Certificate in Healthcare Ethics & Law (CHEL)

Advanced Ethics Training for CEC Leaders

CHEL is a specialised programme designed for Chairpersons, Deputy Chairpersons, and senior members of Clinical Ethics Committees (CECs), nominated by their Chairs. It equips participants to navigate complex ethical and legal issues in clinical practice.

What You’ll Learn:

  • Apply structured ethical reasoning and legal analysis in clinical settings
  • Explore key topics including end-of-life care, mental capacity, shared decision-making, paediatrics, and innovative treatments
  • Simulate real-world CEC deliberations using anonymised cases
  • Understand current regulatory and professional frameworks

Topics covered:

  1. Moral & legal reasoning in bioethics
  2. Singapore’s legal and regulatory landscape
  3. Mental capacity
  4. End-of-life care
  5. Shared decision-making
  6. Paediatric ethics
  7. Medical negligence & misconduct
  8. Reproductive ethics
  9. Patient confidentiality
  10. Vulnerable populations
  11. Open case-sharing by CEC Chairs
  12. Mock CEC review of innovative treatment

Next Run:

January–February 2026
Participation is by invitation only.

Course Format:

12 Sessions (24 Hours Total)
11 Online Seminars via Zoom
1 in-person mock CEC deliberation

Continuing Professional Education:

Doctors: Non-core CME points approved
Pharmacists & Nurses: CPE points approved

Educators

The workshop is led by the following educators.

Dr Sumytra Menon

Director, CBmE
National University of Singapore

Assoc. Prof Lee See Muah

Adjunct Associate Professor, CBmE
National University of Singapore

Past Workshops

2023