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Seminar Series - Ageing and Ethics
Mode of Delivery
Online (Live)
Duration
4 Seminars
Date / Time
- 04/05/2022 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- 05/05/2022 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- 10/05/2022 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- 12/05/2022 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Programme Highlights
Second Run in May 2022
NUS Centre for Biomedical Ethics (CBmE) is delighted to launch its inaugural Seminar Series. Our aim is to offer continuing professional education (CET) programmes for healthcare professionals and other professionals with an interest in biomedical ethics. The topic for this seminar series is Ageing & Ethics.
Ageing and ageing societies reframe many questions in contemporary bioethics. These seminars will explore questions on:
- How to deal with living longer
- Relationships and loneliness in old age
- Needing and arranging care as one ages
- Dementia and advance care planning
Who Should Attend
Healthcare professionals, academics, policymakers and those with an interest in health and social care in the context of ageing and ethics.
Trainer Profile
The series is led by Dr Jacqueline Chin, a bioethicist whose work focuses on issues concerning ageing.
Dr Jacqueline Chin
Seminar Structure
The series consists of four seminars. Participants may choose to attend one or more seminars, although the recommended combination is Seminars 1 & 2, and Seminars 3 and 4.
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Topics
Seminar 1: How Should We Age
Wednesday, 4 May 2022 (5.00pm to 7.00pm)
Chronic illness and frailty are on the rise in Singapore. In the face of this reality, what does it mean to age successfully? In this session, we consider the project compressing years of frailty, as means to ease pressures on ageing societies and support the cultural preference for good lives among Singaporeans.
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Topics
Seminar 2: Changing Relationships and Loneliness in Old Age
Thursday, 5 May 2022 (5.00pm to 7.00pm)
Good care at home is at the intersection of health and social care. Particularly in ageing societies, recent attention has focused on social-based interventions that meet health needs better than purely healthcare interventions e.g. care through community organisations and family arrangements, care services related to social work or social care. What ethical frameworks are being developed for health and social care systems that aim fro justice for both professional and non-professional stakeholders, and paid and unpaid informal caregivers? Can clinical ethics offer clarity on roles and responsibilities of professionals and non-professionals?
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Topics
Seminar 3: An Ethical Framework for Good Care at Home
Tuesday, 10 May 2022 (5.00pm to 7.00pm)
Good care at home is at the intersection of health and social care. Particularly in ageing societies, recent attention has focused on social-based interventions that meet health needs better than purely healthcare interventions e.g. care through community organisations and family arrangements, care services related to social work or social care. What ethical frameworks are being developed for health and social care systems that aim fro justice for both professional and non-professional stakeholders, and paid and unpaid informal caregivers? Can clinical ethics offer clarity on roles and responsibilities of professionals and non-professionals?
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Topics
Seminar 4: Dementia, The Good Life and Advance Care Planning
Thursday, 12 May 2022 (5.00pm to 7.00pm)
Dementia is not part of normal ageing, but affects 10% of people over 60 in Singapore. Despite the fear and stigma, is a good life achievable for people living with dementia? What needs to be done to improve their lives? We consider the issue of advance care planning for future loss of mental capacity, and the moral and legal force of such directives.
Course Fee
Registration fee per seminar is SGD 80.25 including GST.
Application Deadline
Participants are strongly advised to apply at least 3 weeks in advance.
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