Medicine, Doctors and The Law Seminar 3

A professional-education series for Leaders in Medicine at the Associate Consultant or Consultant level, offered by the Centre of Medical Ethics and Professionalism, SMA.

SEMINAR 3: Medical Negligence - Understanding The Concepts, Processes And Defence

1. Introduction to Concept of Medical Malpractice
2. Elements of Medical Negligence
3. Duty of Care. Standard and Breach of Care
4. Causation. Damage
5. Contributory Negligence
6. Damages
7. Vicarious Liability
8. Role of Medical experts
9. The Litigation process

Date: 15 Aug 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: A/Prof Seow Wan Tew, Mr Hong Qibin & Ms Michelle Wee

Target Audience
All doctors and healthcare professionals involved in professional governance and risk management of healthcare organisations

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.