Medicine, Doctors and The Law Seminar 2

An educational series for professional development of medical doctors offered by the Singapore Medical Association Centre for Medical Ethics and Professionalism (SMA CMEP).

SEMINAR 2: Professional Accountability - What Are The Routes To Bring Doctors To Account And How Do We Respond Effectively?

1. Core concepts in professional accountability.
2. Duty of care, standard of care, standard of conduct
3. The Medical Registration Act
4. The SMC disciplinary process
5. Responding to a SMC Complaint
6. Concept of Team competence
7. Systems issues in patient complaints

Date: 16 May 2026, Saturday
Time: 2.00pm - 4.00pm (Registration and lunch will commence at 1.00pm)
No. of MME points: 2 (pending SMC's approval)
Venue: Centre for Healthcare Innovation (CHI) Hall 1-2, 18 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308443 
Faculty: Dr Charmain Heah, Ms Mak Wei Munn & Ms Michelle Wee

Registration Fees:
SMA Members: $109 (includes 9% GST)
Non Members: $218 (includes 9% GST)

**For doctors employed under the following organisations, we have gotten the approval to bill directly to your organisation. Please indicate Bill to Organisation and put your organisations acronym in all the fields required under 
Bill to Organisation.

• Alexandra Hospital (AH)
• Changi General Hospital (CGH)
• Institute of Mental Health (IMH)
• National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS)
• National University Hospital (NUH)

Guidelines and Requirements

Withdrawals/Refunds of Fees.

1. Written notice of withdrawal must be received at least one (1) week prior to the event.

2. No-shows will not be accepted as a valid reason for withdrawal or refund.

MME Attendance Submission

1. SMA will submit MME attendance for participants who attend at least 75% of the live session.

2. Submission will be completed within two (2) to four (4) weeks after the seminar.

3. To ensure accurate records, SMA will only be able to submit attendance for participants who provided complete and correct MCR numbers during registration.

Funding Support for Self-Sponsored Participants:

1) UTAP Funding

The Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP) provides NTUC members with financial support for skills upgrading. NTUC members can receive a 50% reimbursement of their out-of-pocket course fee, up to $250 per calendar year or up to $500 a year for NTUC Members aged 40 and above. This reimbursement covers the course fee (including GST) but excludes materials, registration, and other miscellaneous fees.

Steps to apply for UTAP funding:

• Register for the approved course and make full payment.
• After the course ends, submit your UTAP claim via the UTAP system within 6 months to receive your 50% reimbursement on the unfunded course fee.