Overview of Professionals' Responsibilities - Neeta Satku
Channel: NUS CBmE
Date: 22/01/2024

Next up in our CENTRES series of modules on Clinical Ethics beyond more commonly debated themes, Dr Neeta Satku, Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the NUS Centre for Biomedical Ethics, speaks about "Rights and Responsibilities of Healthcare Professionals".

In the second video in a set of three, we delve into the various responsibilities of doctors, including meeting the standards of care and professional conduct, upholding patients' welfare and best interests, and maintaining patient confidentiality, whilst simultaneously adhering to other legal obligations towards the state and society that may give rise to tensions in fulfilling duties towards patients. 

Some sources from which these responsibilities are derived include:
1. Singapore Medical Council, _Ethical Code and Ethical Guidelines_ (2016 version), accessible at https://www.healthprofessionals.gov.sg/smc/guidelines/smc-ethical-code-and-ethical-guidelines-(2002-and-2016-editions)-and-handbook-on-medical-ethics-(2016-edition)
2. Applicable legal and regulatory framework in Singapore:
~ _Medical Registration Act_ 1997 (https://sso.agc.gov.sg/Act/MRA1997?WholeDoc=1)
~ _Healthcare Services Act_ 2020 (https://sso.agc.gov.sg/Act/HSA2020?WholeDoc=1)
3. Prominent principles of biomedical ethics and professional values. 

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