Introductory Webinar: Psychosocial and Ethical Perspectives in Transplantation

Introductory Webinar

Other than discussing the societal perceptions and acceptance of organ donation, we will have a round-table debate on presumed consent legislation. Participants will gain knowledge through the in-depth sharing of clinical experience and best practices through our programme.

Introductory Webinar: Psychosocial and Ethical Perspectives in Transplantation

Date	28 May 2022, Saturday
Time	9.00am to 6.00pm
Venue	Zoom
Who should attend?	Medical Students Specialist Trainees Transplant Physicians Transplant Coordinators Nurses

Registration Cost

Registration Type	Ticket Cost
Introductory Webinar only	$50
Introductory Webinar and Transplant Coordinator Preceptorship	$75

Programme

Time	Session
9.00am to 9.05am	Welcome Address A/Prof Alfred Kow National University Hospital, Singapore
9.05am to 9.50am	“Am I my brother’s keeper?”: Is this an Obligation Dr Sumytra Menon Centre for Biomedical Ethics, Singapore
9.50am to 10.35am	The Art of DCD: Approaching the DCD donor family Dr Benjamin Goh National University Hospital, Singapore
10.35am to 10.50am	Q&A
10.50am to 11.00am	Tea Break
11.00am to 12.30pm	Debate: The house believes that presumed consent legislation is an ethically acceptable and effective way to increase Organ Donation for Transplantation
12.30pm to 1.30pm	Lunch
1.30pm to 2.00pm	Religious Issues and Deceased Organ Donation Prof Gurch Randhawa Institute for Health Research, United Kingdom
2.00pm to 2.30pm	Singapore’s Perspective on Deceased Organ Donation A/Prof Tan Hui Ling Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
2.30pm to 3.00pm	Deceased Organ Donation: Challenges and Solutions Mr Samsudin Bin Nordin National Organ Transplant Unit, Singapore
3.00pm to 3.15pm	Q&A
3.15pm to 3.30pm	Tea Break
3.30pm to 4.15pm	Optimising Deceased Organ Donation in Critical Care Setting Dr Pardeep Gill Regional Clinical Lead for Organ Donation, South East England
4.15pm to 4.45pm	Cultural and Gender Nuances in Living Donation Prof A Vathsala National University Hospital, Singapore
4.45pm to 5.15pm	The Altruistic Donor A/Prof Alfred Kow National University Hospital, Singapore
5.15pm to 5.45pm	Engaging the Youths: Raising Awareness on the Importance of Organ Donation Mr Benjamin Ho National Organ Transplant Unit, Singapore
5.45pm to 6.00pm	Q&A

*The programme may be revised without prior notice.