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Medico-Legal & Medical Ethics Conference 2012


Medico-Legal & Medical Ethics Conference 2012


13th & 14th July 2012

Friday & Saturday (1 1/2 days)


Swiss-Garden Hotel & Residences, Kuala Lumpur



This year's Medico-Legal & Medical Ethics Conference organised by the Medico-Legal Society of Malaysia is an essential forum for those in healthcare management and lawyers and doctors who have an interest in medical law and medical ethics.

At the top of the agenda for this year’s conference is the unraveling of the Medical (Amendment) Bill 2012 and a round up of the latest cases and developments that affect the practice of medicine in Malaysia. The conference will also be discussing controversial issues like the constitutional right to healthcare and the legal and ethical implications of withholding treatment.

Consider this a quick and effective way of keeping up to speed with what is happening in the medico-legal arena.





ITINERARY


Day One (13th July) Friday


Keynote Address

 

  • The Honourable Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail, Attorney General of Malaysia

 


The Challenges in Regulating Clinical Practice – the Malaysian experience

 

  • Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr. Haji Mohd Ismail bin Merican, Pro-Chancellor & Chairman of Mahsa University College, and former Director General of Health Malaysia

 


The Challenges in Regulating Clinical Practice – the Singapore experience

 

  • Professor K. Satkunanantham, Director of Medical Services, Ministry of Health Singapore

 


A Constitutional Right to Healthcare?

 

  • Mr. Tommy Thomas, Messrs Tommy Thomas, Advocate & Solicitor


Withholding Treatment

 

  • Adjunct Associate Professor Chin Jing Jih, Chairman, Division of Integrated & Community Care, and Senior Consultant Geriatrician, Dept of Continuing & Community Care, Tan Tock Seng Hospital of Singapore


The Medical (Amendment) Bill 2012

 

  • Mr. Darryl S.C. Goon, Partner, Messrs Raja, Darryl & Loh, Advocate & Solicitor


The MLSM Round Up for 2011/2012:
Recent Decisions and Developments Affecting Medico-Legal Claims

 

  • Mr. T. Tharumarajah, Partner, Messrs Azim, Tunku Farik & Wong, Advocate & Solicitor

  • Raja Eileen Soraya binti Raja Aman, Partner, Messrs Raja, Darryl & Loh, Advocate & Solicitor


Legal Implications of Clinical Practice Guidelines

 

  • Mr. Dhinesh Bhaskaran, Partner, Messrs Shearn Delamore & Co, Advocate & Solicitor

 



Day Two (14th July) Saturday - 1/2 day


The Specialist Register

 

  • Dato’ Dr. P. Kandasami, Bursar, The Academy of Medicine


Medical Negligence Actions in Government Hospita
ls

 

  • Tuan Nik Mohd Noor bin Haji Nik Kar, Senior Federal Counsel, Attorney General's Chambers

 


Police Investigations and Your Rights

 

  • SAC Narenasagaran Thangaveloo, Officer in Charge of Criminal Investigations of Pahang

  • Mr. M. Puravelan, Partner, Messrs Valen, Oh & Partners, Advocate & Solicitor



Forum and Discussion on Current Medico-Legal Issues of Concern

 

  • Dato’ Mahadev Shankar, Founding President, Medico-Legal Society of Malaysia and Former Judge, Court of Appeal, Malaysia

  • Dato’ Dr. Jacob Thomas, President, Association of Private Hospitals of Malaysia

  • Dr. S.R. Manalan, President-elect, Malaysian Medical Association

  • Tuan Nik Mohd Noor bin Haji Nik Kar, Senior Federal Counsel, Attorney General's Chambers

  • Dr. Ming Keng Teoh, Head of Medical Services-Asia, The Medical Protection Society

  • Mr. Darryl S.C. Goon, President, Medico-Legal Society of Malaysia


Moderator: Professor Dr. Kulenthran Arumugam, Committee Member, Medico-Legal Society of Malaysia



Closing Address: President, Medico-Legal Society of Malaysia





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