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Clinical Ethics Grand Round Series: Discharge Dilemma Involving A Person with Disability

Apr 28, 2022
01.00 PM - 02.00 PM
Zoom

Date: 28 April 2022 (Thursday)

Time: 12.00-1.00pm

Venue: Zoom 

Speakers: Assoc. Prof Dr Julia Patrick Engkasan (UM), Dr Tan Hui Siu (Ampang Hospital), Dr Mark Tan Kiak Min (UiTM)

Moderator: Dr Chong Lee Ai (UM)

The session for this month discussed the ethical conundrums faced when discharging patients with disability, especially through the facets of home care, dependency, safety and the many uncertainties that caregivers and clinicians may encounter. The case was presented by our consultant rehabilitation physician, Associate Professor Dr Julia Patrick Engkasan, with insights suggested by Dr Tan Hui Siu, ethicist from Ampang Hospital and Dr Mark Tan Kiak Min, Medical Lecturer, UiTM

The Clinical Ethics Grand Rounds Series is a CME (Continuing Medical Education) initiative offering a wide range of clinical ethics topics from a diverse group of esteemed and experienced speakers. It is not only to help keep up likeminded people with the current and latest advances in medicine but also to guide clinicals with everyday ethics dilemmas that healthcare professionals face every day. It provides a forum for teaching participants to resolve cases based on the best ethical practices. All those interested, for example, physicians, clinicians, biomedical researchers, nurses, ethicists, philosophers, other healthcare professionals including students) are welcomed to attend.

To view the recording, please click here