Ethics | National Cancer Centre Singapore

Ethics Programme

Our ethics programme is currently in the planning phase. More details to be shared later.

Research Funding Awarded

SingHealth Medical Student Talent Development Award - Impact of death and dying on the personhood of physicians and advanced practice nurses (APN)s in National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS): A Qualitative Study. Ho Chong Yao ($5,000)
SingHealth Medical Student Talent Development Award - In pursuit of a “good death”: Challenges and conflicts faced by palliative physicians in a terminal cancer patient’s journey. Nicole-Ann Lim ($5,000)
SingHealth Medical Student Talent Development Award. Theory-based assessment of dignity in dying patients. Keith Chua. ($5,000)
SingHealth Medical Student Talent Development Award - A systematic scoping review on dignity and euthanasia. Elaine Quah ($5,000) • SingHealth Medical Student Talent Development Award - A systematic scoping review on moral distress amongst physicians. Chrystie Quek ($5,000)

Publications

Cheong, Clarissa, Chia, Elisha, Tay, Kuang Teck, Chua, Wen, Lee, Fion, Koh, Eugene, Chin, Annelissa, Toh, Ying Pin, Mason, Stephen, Krishna, Lalit. (2020). A systematic scoping review of ethical issues in mentoring in internal medicine, family medicine and academic medicine. Advances in Health Sciences Education. 25. 10.1007/s10459-019-09934-0.
Yoon, N.Y.S., Ong, Y.T., Yap, H.W. et al. Evaluating assessment tools of the quality of clinical ethics consultations: a systematic scoping review from 1992 to 2019. BMC Med Ethics 21, 51 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-020-00492-4
Kow, C.S., Teo, Y.H., Teo, Y.N. et al. A systematic scoping review of ethical issues in mentoring in medical schools. BMC Med Educ 20, 246 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-020-02169-3
Kuek, J.T.Y., Ngiam, L.X.L., Kamal, N.H.A. et al. The impact of caring for dying patients in intensive care units on a physician’s personhood: a systematic scoping review. Philos Ethics Humanit Med 15, 12 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13010-020-00096-1
Wong, M. K., Hong, D. Z. H., Wu, J., Ting, J. J. Q., Goh, J. L., Ong, Z. Y., … Radha Krishna, L. K. (2021). A systematic scoping review of undergraduate medical ethics education programs from 1990 to 2020. Medical Teacher, 44(2), 167–186. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2021.1970729
Chan, N.P.X., Chia, J.L., Ho, C.Y. et al. Extending the Ring Theory of Personhood to the Care of Dying Patients in Intensive Care Units. ABR 14, 71–86 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41649-021-00192-0
Chiam, M., Ho, C.Y., Quah, E. et al. Changing self-concept in the time of COVID-19: a close look at physician reflections on social media. Philos Ethics Humanit Med 17, 1 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13010-021-00113-x
Quah Elaine, Chua Keith, Lua Jun Kiat, Wan Darius, Chi Sum Chong, Lim Yun Xue & Krishna Lalit. (2022). A Systematic Review of Stakeholder Perspectives of Dignity and Assisted Dying. Journal of pain and symptom management. 65. 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.10.004.
Ting JJQ, Phua GLG, Hong DZ, et al. Evidence-guided approach to portfolio-guided teaching and assessing communications, ethics and professionalism for medical students and physicians: a systematic scoping review. BMJ Open 2023;13:e067048. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067048
Ho, C.Y., Lim, NA., Rahman, N.D.A. et al. Physician-patient boundaries in palliative care. BMC Palliat Care 22, 41 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-023-01161-0