Informed Consent for Healthcare Practitioners (Classroom and Asynchronous e-learning)

This course will cover the following learning objectives: *Definition of consent vs informed consent *Understand the legal principles in informed consent from Bolam to Montgomery *Index cases of legal cases involving informed consent in Singapore *The ethics of informed consent *The Civil Law (amendments) Bill 2020 *Understand the Mental Capacity Act *The practice of taking informed consent *Informed consent in specific populations (paediatrics, loss of mental capacity, emergencies, national servicemen) *Informed consent in research Through faculty presentations, facilitations, supported by case studies, scenario plays, industry guest speakers, and peer discussions, learners will review details of consent in medical practice.