Medico-Legal Conference 2014

CPD Points from Malaysian Medical Association*
CPD Points from Bar Council Malaysia*




PROGRAMME OUTLINE


DAY ONE

Keynote Address
YBhg. Prof. Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr. Haji Mohd Ismail Merican (Invited)
Chairman of MAHSA University


Medico-Legal Issues In Hospital Administration
Dato' Dr Jacob Thomas (invited)
President of the Association of Private Hospitals of Malaysia and
Chairman of Ramsay Sime Darby Healthcare


Acting for the Aged Care Patient:
Lessons in Accountability
Dr. Yau Weng Keong
Consultant Physician and Geriatrician
Hospital Kuala Lumpur


Panel Discussion:
Mental Capacity Assessment

Dr. Abdul Kadir Abu Bakar
Director
Hospital Permai Johor Bahru

Professor Dr. Kulenthran Arumugam
Professor, Department of Medicine
Universiti Malaya Medical Centre

Mr. Edwin Tong
Partner
Allen & Gledhill LLP, Singapore


Technology & Ethics – How do changes in technology
influence ethical principles in law, medicine & research?
Ms. Mariette Peters
Partner
Intellectual Property and Knowledge Management
Messrs Zul Rafique & Partners






DAY TWO

What Lawyers Look for in Medical Reports?
Mr. Edwin Tong
Partner
Allen & Gledhill LLP, Singapore


Misdiagnosis In The Emergency Department
– A Major Source Of Medico-legal Risk For Practitioners
Assoc. Professor Dr. Mohd Idzwan Zakaria
President, College of Emergency Medicine
Universiti Malaya Medical Centre


Getting Privacy Compliance Ready
Mr. Bahari Yeow Tien Hong (invited)
Head, Intellectual Property Practice
Messrs Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill

Ms Adlin Abdul Majid
Partner
Messrs Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill


Panel Discussion:
Mediation Bureau vs Going to Court

Moderator:
Mr. Darryl S C Goon
Managing Partner, Messrs Raja, Darryl & Loh

Dr. Milton Lum
Director
Medical Defence Malaysia Berhad

Mr. Harry Jaila
Head and Senior Legal Counsel
Prince Court Medical Centre

Dato' Paul Selva Raj
Secretary General
Federation of Malaysian Consumer Associations


Highlights of Recent Medico-Legal Cases of Interest
Raja Eileen Soraya
Partner
Messrs Raja, Darryl & Loh






*Pending Approval