Caring for Challenging Patients and Families: Severe disabilities and/or cognitive impairments
Channel: NUS CBmE
Date: 2024-03-27

We're back with the next set of videos in our CENTRES series of modules in Clinical Ethics beyond more commonly debated themes after a short break! Dr Anita Lim, Senior Consultant Rheumatologist at Gleneagles Medical Centre and Adjunct Assistant Professor at the NUS Centre for Biomedical Ethics speaks about 'Caring for Challenging Patients and Families'. 

In the third video from a set of 4, Dr Lim explores the complexities involved in caring for patients with severe disabilities and/or cognitive impairments. The composite case study of Shirley, a 21-year-old female with autism and intellectual disabilities, helps us navigate ethical considerations such as making decisions when capacity is lacking, caregiver/family involvement, etc.

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