Core Module in Healthcare Ethics, Law & Professionalism (for Allied Health)
Module Objectives
- Develop a sound ethical and professional approach to practice.
- Acquire essential knowledge of duty of care, consent, mental capacity, confidentiality, accountability, integrity and justice, grounded in the Singapore practice context.
- Able to address the ethical and professional issues that occur in daily practice.
Who Should Attend
Allied health professionals: physiotherapists, speech therapists, and occupational therapists.
Why Attend
- Enhance your professional practice.
Acquire the Core Competencies for Healthcare Professionals in Clinical Ethics crafted by the MOH-appointed National - Ethics Capability Committee (NECC) to enhance the capacity of healthcare professionals in clinical ethics.
Award
Participants who successfully complete this course will be awarded with a Certificate of Completion.
What the Participants Say
Organisers and Trainers
- This module is organised by the NUS Centre for Biomedical Ethics.
- It is taught by experienced allied healthcare practitioners who have completed the NECC Educators’ Course in Healthcare Ethics, Law & Professionalism, and an experienced healthcare ethicist from the NUS Centre for Biomedical Ethics.
Facilitators
Ms Audrey Lim
Senior Lecturer
Health & Social Sciences
SIT
Dr Sumytra Menon
Deputy Director
CBmE, NUS
Dr Isaac Sia
Head
Dept. of Rehabilitation
NUHS
Course Structure
Part 1: Modules & Readings in Clinical Ethics
Format:
Online learning videos
Class Size:
N.A
Duration:
Approx. 4 hours
Content:
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Methods and principles of clinical ethics
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Consent and mental capacity
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End of life
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Communication and documentation
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Other contextual concerns
Part 2: Case-Based Interactive Workshop
Format:
Small group learning conducted via Zoom
Class Size:
Up to 24 (1 trainer to 8 participants)
Duration:
2 half days (9am to 12.50pm)
Content:
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Refusal of treatment
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Professionalism
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Respecting patient preferences
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Nutritional care and the patient’s best interests
Course Fee
| Full Course Fee | $850.00 |
| Less: SSG Grant amount | ($595.00) |
| Net Course Fee | $255.00 |
| 9% GST on Net Course Fee | $22.95 |
| Total Nett Course Fee Payable including GST | $277.95 |
| Less Additional Funding if Eligible Under Various Schemes | ($170.00) |
| Total Nett Course Fee, Payable including GST, after additional funding from the various funding scheme | $107.95 |
| Full Course Fee | $850.00 |
| Less: SSG Grant amount | ($595.00) |
| Net Course Fee | $255.00 |
| 9% GST on Net Course Fee | $20.25 |
| Total Nett Course Fee Payable including GST | $275.25 |
| Less Additional Funding if Eligible Under Various Schemes | – |
| Total Nett Course Fee, Payable including GST, after additional funding from the various funding scheme | $275.25 |
| Full Course Fee | $850.00 |
| Less: SSG Grant amount | ($595.00) |
| Net Course Fee | $255.00 |
| 9% GST on Net Course Fee | $22.95 |
| Total Nett Course Fee Payable including GST | $272.95 |
| Less Additional Funding if Eligible Under Various Schemes | – |
| Total Nett Course Fee, Payable including GST, after additional funding from the various funding scheme | $272.95 |
| Full Course Fee | $850.00 |
| Less: SSG Grant amount | – |
| Net Course Fee | $850.00 |
| 9% GST on Net Course Fee | $76.50 |
| Total Nett Course Fee Payable including GST | $936.50 |
| Less Additional Funding if Eligible Under Various Schemes | – |
| Total Nett Course Fee, Payable including GST, after additional funding from the various funding scheme | $926.50 |
| Full Course Fee | $850.00 |
| Less: SSG Grant amount | ($595.00) |
| Net Course Fee | $255.00 |
| 9% GST on Net Course Fee | $22.95 |
| Total Nett Course Fee Payable including GST | $277.95 |
| Less Additional Funding if Eligible Under Various Schemes | ($170.00) |
| Total Nett Course Fee, Payable including GST, after additional funding from the various funding scheme | $107.95 |
- All self-sponsored Singaporean aged 25 and above can use their SkillsFuture Credit to pay for the course fee.
- Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy (MCES): Singaporean aged 40 and above may enjoy subsidies up to 90% of the course fee.
- Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS): SME-sponsored employee (Singapore Citizens and PRs) may enjoy subsides up to 90% of the course fee.
- Learners must pass all assessment components to successfully complete the course and receive a Certificate of Participation. Please note that learners may have to bear the full course fee if they fail to meet this requirement.