Titel: Professionalism in Medicine 2006
Termin:
22.8.2006
Veranstaltungsort:
392 Havelock Road
Singapore 169663
Referenten: Dr Audrey Shafer (Stanford University School of Medicine, USA) *** Dr Carol Tan-Goh (Ministry of Health) *** Dr Chan Sui Yung (National University of Singapore) *** Dr Cheong Pak Yean (College of Family Physicians Singapore) *** Dr Chin Jing Jih (Singapore Medical Association) *** Dr Clarence Braddock III (Stanford University School of Medicine, USA) *** Dr Edwin Chan (Clinical Trials & Epidemiology Research Unit) *** Dr Fatimah Lateef (Singapore General Hospital) *** Dr Goh Lee Gan (National University of Singapore) *** Dr Jeffrey Staples (International SOS Pte Ltd) *** Dr Koh Dow Rhoon (National University of Singapore) *** Dr Lee Chien Earn (Ministry of Health) *** Dr Loh Yik Hin (Ministry of Health) *** Dr Malcolm Parker (University of Queensland, Australia) *** Dr Malcolm Paterson (Singapore Health Services) *** Dr Ong Yong Yau (Singapore General Hospital, Singapore) *** Dr Premarani Kannusamy (Ministry of Health) *** Dr Robert K Kamei (Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore) *** Dr T Thirumoorthy (Singapore General Hospital) *** Dr Tan Chi Chiu (Gastroenterology & Medicine International Pte Ltd) *** Dr Tan Chorh Chuan (Agency for Science, Technology & Research) *** Dr Trisha Greenhalgh (University College London, UK) *** Dr Vernon Oh (Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore) *** Mr Clarence Poopalasingam (Singapore Psychological Society) *** Mr Lee Chu Keong (Nanyang Technological University) *** Mr Steven Khoo (Singapore Airlines) *** Ms Genedine Lim (Ministry of Health) *** Ms Pauline Tan (Institute of Mental Health)
Weitere Informationen:
http://www.medpro2006.com/
Medicine must remain a learned profession, and at its core, is a moral enterprise grounded in a covenant of trust. The essence of professionalism is self-regulation and self-governance. It is the responsibility of the medical school to define for the students the characteristics of exemplary behavior in the profession. This ensures consistency of role modelling for students and also serves as a basis for identifying specific measurable behaviours reflecting those characteristics for which medical practitioners will be held accountable.
In Medicine, professional service is highly specialized and focuses on a particular human need for which a particular expertise is relevant. The primary recipients are people distinguished by the specific need, whatever their position in society. We call them patients. The professional's mission is to put his expertise at the disposal of these patients who are in need, bearing in mind that their needs can turn upon either harms or opportunities.
Medical professionals are oriented to serve those who are suffering, be it illness or injury. For this kind of service, they must have compassion, concern and feeling for the anguish of others. Yet they must control their feelings sufficiently to maintain the distance necessary for objective judgment. A strength of character is needed for them to sustain compassion without burning out.
The professional ideal in Medicine is not easy to define. It has to be defined in terms of the basic pattern of intellectual and moral virtues that disposes a practitioner to act in the way idealized in our code of professional ethics. Yet, the virtues also dispose the ideal professional to sometimes act in ways somewhat differently than the norm. There is much room for discussion on this subject and this forum provides the opportunity to share your thoughts on the professional ideal. In essence, this event examines the core of what is good Medicine and healthcare. We believe you will gain new insights from this learning experience.
Kontakt:
Ms Christina Ang / Ms Tan Ee Sia
SGH Postgraduate Medical Institute
Singapore General Hospital
Blk 6 Level 1, Outram Road
Singapore 169608
Tel.:
+65 - 63 21 40 78
Fax: +65 - 62 23 97 89
medpro@sgh.com.sg
Schlagworte: Medizinische Ethik