Workshop on Case Analysis for Clinical Ethics Committees
About The Workshop
This half-day workshop offers members of Clinical Ethics Committees (CECs) a structured approach to analysing complex clinical ethics cases using ethical frameworks. Through a combination of expert-led discussions and guided small group activities, participants will deepen their understanding of ethical reasoning in clinical settings and enhance their committee’s capacity for case analysis.
Who Should Attend
Registration is by invitation only. This workshop is for members of Clinical Ethics Committees in hospitals and other healthcare institutions.
Programme
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 12.30pm-1.30pm | Lunch and Registration |
| 1.30pm-2.30pm | Talk: Deliberative Methods for Clinical Ethics Analysis Assoc. Prof Michael Dunn |
| 2.30pm-2.45pm | Case 1: Introduction and Case Clarifications |
| 2.45pm-3.25pm | Case 1, Part 1: Small Group Work Using Different Frameworks |
| 3.25pm-3.45pm | Tea break |
| 3.45pm-4.15pm | Case 1, Part 2: Group Discussions |
| 4.15pm-4.45pm | Presentation Debrief and Key Takeaways Assoc. Prof Michael Dunn |
| 4.45pm-5.15pm | Reflections and Feedback Assoc. Prof Michael Dunn |
Date and Time:
14 July 2025, 12.30pm to 5.15pm
Venue:
NUS, Level 1 Collaboration Spaces, Medicine+Science Library, located at 11 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119083 (Map)
Registration:
This is an invitation-only workshop. Registration details will be provided to invited participants.
Continuing Professional Education:
Doctors: Up to 2 non-core CME points (Note: These are not MME points) *
Nurses: Up to 2 CPE points
Pharmacists: Up to 2 CPE points
Nurses: Up to 2 CPE points
Pharmacists: Up to 2 CPE points
Contact:
For enquiries, please contact Fion (fion.lai@nus.edu.sg) or Gayathriy (gayathriy@nus.edu.sg)
Speaker
A/Prof Michael Dunn is an Associate Professor and the Co-Director of Education at the Centre for Biomedical Ethics (CBmE) in the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. Reflecting his varied academic background and interests, his scholarship spans healthcare ethics, medical law, socio-legal studies and health/social care services research.
Michael’s current research projects focus predominantly on the ethical aspects of community-based and long-term care practice, policy and law. For the past 20 years, he has also been critically examining the ethical and legal dimensions of decision-making within adult caregiving relationships. Michael has written more than 100 peer reviewed papers, authored or edited 5 books, and obtained over S$6m in competitive research grants.
Michael leads CBmE’s undergraduate programme in health ethics, law and professionalism, now responsible for educating 2,700 medical, dental, pharmacy and nursing students at any one time. He also teaches postgraduate courses in bioethics to PhD students and refresher workshops in ethical skills to health professionals. Michael is an associate faculty member at the Ethox Centre, University of Oxford, and has held visiting academic positions in Japan, Hong Kong, the USA, the Netherlands and Norway. He obtained his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from the University of Cambridge in the UK.
Michael’s current research projects focus predominantly on the ethical aspects of community-based and long-term care practice, policy and law. For the past 20 years, he has also been critically examining the ethical and legal dimensions of decision-making within adult caregiving relationships. Michael has written more than 100 peer reviewed papers, authored or edited 5 books, and obtained over S$6m in competitive research grants.
Michael leads CBmE’s undergraduate programme in health ethics, law and professionalism, now responsible for educating 2,700 medical, dental, pharmacy and nursing students at any one time. He also teaches postgraduate courses in bioethics to PhD students and refresher workshops in ethical skills to health professionals. Michael is an associate faculty member at the Ethox Centre, University of Oxford, and has held visiting academic positions in Japan, Hong Kong, the USA, the Netherlands and Norway. He obtained his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from the University of Cambridge in the UK.
Chair
Dr Sumytra Menon is Deputy Director of CBmE & Co-Director of the Clinical Ethics Network + Research Ethics Support (CENTRES) initiative, which develops educational activities in clinical and transplant ethics to enhance capabilities in ethics committees work in Singapore. She is also CBmE’s Co-Director of Education and the Programme Director of Science, Health and Policy-relevant Ethics in Singapore (SHAPES).
Sumy is a lawyer by training, and her particular research interests are in healthcare decision-making, the law on mental capacity and at the end of life. Sumy teaches on the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and designs and develops the curriculum for CENTRES’ continuing education programmes.
Previously, Sumy was Deputy Director of the PACE Programme at the Lien Centre for Palliative Care (Duke-NUS) where she conducted research in advance care planning and spearheaded the Centre’s e-educational initiatives in offering a blended learning platform for palliative care education.
Sumy is a lawyer by training, and her particular research interests are in healthcare decision-making, the law on mental capacity and at the end of life. Sumy teaches on the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and designs and develops the curriculum for CENTRES’ continuing education programmes.
Previously, Sumy was Deputy Director of the PACE Programme at the Lien Centre for Palliative Care (Duke-NUS) where she conducted research in advance care planning and spearheaded the Centre’s e-educational initiatives in offering a blended learning platform for palliative care education.
Facilitators
Shizuko is a Research Fellow at the Center for Biomedical Ethics (CbmE) for the CENTERS program. She is trained in reproductive medicine and has worked as a certified Obstetrician, Gynecologist, and Clinical Geneticist at multiple hospitals in Tokyo. In 2011, she became the first physician to earn a PhD from the University of Tokyo’s Department of Biomedical Ethics.
Her research is deeply interdisciplinary, encompassing domestic and international ethical regulations, government policies, public attitudes, and practices, with a strong focus on reproductive technologies. She has been an educator at the University of Tokyo and Yale University, teaching bioethics and medical ethics to students worldwide.
In addition to her academic work, Shizuko is also a children’s book writer and illustrator. She was awarded the Women’s Challenge Award at the G7 ministerial meeting in Japan in 2023 for her book, *The World Caught a Cold*, which addresses the COVID-19 pandemic.
Her recent projects continue to reflect her ongoing interest in genetics, reproductive medicine, and pediatrics.
Her research is deeply interdisciplinary, encompassing domestic and international ethical regulations, government policies, public attitudes, and practices, with a strong focus on reproductive technologies. She has been an educator at the University of Tokyo and Yale University, teaching bioethics and medical ethics to students worldwide.
In addition to her academic work, Shizuko is also a children’s book writer and illustrator. She was awarded the Women’s Challenge Award at the G7 ministerial meeting in Japan in 2023 for her book, *The World Caught a Cold*, which addresses the COVID-19 pandemic.
Her recent projects continue to reflect her ongoing interest in genetics, reproductive medicine, and pediatrics.
Mathavi Senguttuvan joined the Centre for Biomedical Ethics (CBmE) in 2019. She is currently a Research Associate with the Clinical Ethics Network + Research Ethics Support (CENTRES) programmes, and had previously worked under the Patient Activation through Community Empowerment/Engagement for Diabetes Management (PACE-D) Programme. A lawyer by training called to the Indian Bar in 2018, she holds a B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore and an LL.M. from the NUS Faculty of Law. In hopes of specialising in public health ethics, she is also pursuing a Ph.D. part time with CBmE. Her research focus is on issues relating to stigma, vulnerability and health disparities rising from the infectious disease setting.