Programme

Day 1, 18 Sept 2023

Time	Session

07:30 08:20	Registration
08:30 09:00	Opening Ceremony & Welcome by President of Medico-Legal Society of Malaysia Ms Shanti Abraham Chairperson
09:00 09:45	Perspectives of Medical Practice: Past, Present and Future and a Renewed Call to Action Dr Azizan Abdul Aziz Speaker President Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) Ms Shanti Abraham Moderator
09:45 10:10	Coffee Break / Poster Viewing / Exhibition Visit
10:10 11:00	Role of Hospitals in Resolving Grievances in the Private and Public Sector. Should There Be a Divide? Dr Afidah Ali Speaker DirectorHospital Selayang Mr Ashwin Kumar Speaker Assistant Director, LegalSunway Healthcare Group Mr Harish Nair Moderator
11:00 12:10	Mediation: Perspectives of the Bench, Bar and Private Mediation Datuk Kuthubul Zaman Bukhari Speaker Malaysian Mediation Council Datuk Vernon Ong Lam Kiat Speaker Retired JudgeThe Federal Court, Malaysia Mr Aloysius Goh Speaker Founder & CEOSage Mediation, Singapore Dato' Dr Mohamed Hassan Haji Mohamed Ariff Moderator
12:10 13:00	Oral Presentations 1 Dr Sivanandarajah Satgunam Chairperson The Surgical Dissection of the Malaysian Medical Law Mohamed Faizal bin Sikkandar Child Act 2001 and Medical Neglect: Are Our Children Protected? Chin Ming Lee A Study Proposing Good Samaritan Law for Doctors who Volunteer in Malaysia Yang Xiang Yun
13:00 14:00	Lunch and Networking
14:00 14:55	Cross Border Medical Practice and Digital Healthcare - the Winds of Change or a Sleeping Landmine? Dr Shravan Verma Speaker CEOSpeedoc Dr Muhamad Izwan Ab Manan Moderator
14:55 15:50	Decoding Damages: The Impact of Rising Damages in the Past Decade Ms Sharon Palani Speaker FounderPalani Ammal & Co Ms Nurulhuda Mansor Moderator
15:50 16:05	Coffee Break / Poster Viewing / Exhibition Visit
16:05 17:00	The Duty to Provide Professional Advise - Meadows v Khan Coming to Our Shores? Associate Prof Dr Sharon Kaur Gurmukh Singh Speaker Law Faculty, Universiti Malaya Datuk Darryl Goon Siew Chye Speaker ConsultantMessrs Raja, Darryl & Loh Ms Charlaine Adrienne Chin Moderator
17:00 17:45	Medico Legal Updates Mr Sagadaven Thangavelu Speaker PartnerShearn Delamore & Co Dr Geeta Vadivelu Moderator