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    • 03 Oct 2024
    • 30 Jun 2025
    • University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland, UK)

    This part-time evening course at the University of Strathclyde is hosted by the Centre for Forensic Science and runs over 30 weeks, covering a broad range of topics from the fields of forensic science, forensic medicine, and the law. This course is available both in-person and online, to cater particularly for those living at a distance or abroad. 

    Successful completion of the full course is a requirement for sitting the examination for the Diploma in Forensic Medical Sciences (DipFMS), set by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London. 

    More information can be found on the Forensic Medical Sciences Evening Seminar Series webpage.

    Attendee Category Cost      
    1. Full Course - In Person £749.00 [Read More]
    2. Full Course - Online £949.00
    • 10 Oct 2024
    • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
    • Virtual Zoom Webinar

    Exploring Legal Medicine: AI, Child Consent in Medical Decision and Advance Directives

    Organisers:

    World Association for Medical Law (WAML)- ASEAN-Australasian- Pacific Regional Affiliate and Education Committee

    Hong Kong Health Education and Health Promotion Foundation (HEP)

    Supporting Organisers:

    Centre for Medical Ethics and Law, University of Hong Kong (HKU)

    Allied World Assurance Company- Healthcare Division (Asia Pacific)

    Centre for Health Education and Health Promotion, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)

    Date: 10 October 2024

    Time: 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm (HK Time)

    Venue: Zoom Webinar

    Fee: Free

    Registration: https://cuhk.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0ED_Fa6iQqWjYwmmdg5rPQ


    Topics and speakers

    Moderator: Professor Albert LEE

    Vice President (Asia) and Member of Board of Governor; WAML; Emeritus Professor of Public Health and Primary Care, CUHK; Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Medical Ethics and Law, HKU; President of HEP.

    Tentative Program

    Brief introduction of the seminar by Moderator

    Opening remark and introduction of WAML and upcoming 2025 Congress by President of WAML, Professor Thierry Vansweevelt , Antwerp Health Law and Ethics Chair, University Antwerp, Belgium   (5 minutes)

    Advance Directives in China: Can People Decide Death in Advance (20 minutes)

    Dr. Manman YANG, Lecturer, Law School, West Anhui University, Lu An, Anhui, China

    Development of a locally designed questionnaire to determine the capability of the pediatric population to actively participate in the assent process based on the relevant domains and factors in the Philippines (20 minutes)

    Dr. Lester Lloyd Vinz C. Ngo, Paediatrician, Department of Pediatrics, Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines

    Navigating Medical Error and Negligence in the Age of AI Healthcare (20 minutes)

    Dr. Man Teng IONG, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Macau, Macao SAR

    Q &A and concluding remarks: 25 minutes

    About the speakers

    Dr. Manman YANG obtained a doctoral degree in law from the University of Macau with particular interest in medical law. She is currently Lecturer at West Anhui University, Anhui, China and secretary of the Academic Committee of the Faculty of Law. She teaches Civil Law, Contract Law, Tort Law. She is also Lawyer of Anhui Yingrui Legal Firm

    Manman is principal investigator of a research project on the liability of telemedicine damage in China (2023-2026).  She presented “Research on the China Liability of Telemedicine Malpractice” remote at 2023 Australasian College of Legal Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting on Law& Regulation of Healthcare.

    Dr. Meng Teng IONG obtained his doctoral degree in law from University of Minho, Portugal. He is currently Assistant Professor of Faculty of Law, University of Macau and programme coordinator of Master of Law in Macau law and practice. His research interest areas are Health Law, Medical Malpractice, Patient Safety and Patient Rights, AI Ethics, and Private Law.

    Men Teng is currently a collaborating researcher at Research Centre for Justice and Governance, Law School, University of Minho, Portugal. He worked as Legal Advisor of Health Bureau of Macau.  He has published in different international journals and presentation in international conferences. He received award of the Incentive Scheme for Outstanding Academic Staff in Research of Faculty of Law, University of Macau.

    Dr. Lester LLOYD VINZ C. NGO, M.D. He obtained Doctor of Medicine from College of Medicine, University of the Philippines and completed Paediatrics Residency at Department of Paediatrics, University of the Philippines Manila – Philippine General Hospital. He is currently Pediatrician, University of the Philippines – Philippine General Hospital.

    Lester’s research interest areas are developmental paediatrics, public health, bioethics and medical law. He is principal Investigator of project, “Development of a locally designed questionnaire to determine the capability of the paediatric population to actively participate in the assent process based on the relevant domains and factors in the Philippines”.  He received the Young Scientist Award from the 28th World Congress of Medical Law of the World Association of Medical Law at Batam Island, Indonesia.


    • 06 Aug 2025
    • 08 Aug 2025
    • Istanbul, Turkey


    29th World Congress on Medical Law (WAML)

    Vulnerability in 21st Century: Respect and Protection

    August 5 - 8, 2025

    Istanbul, Turkey

    Program Chair:  Professor Berna Arda

    Topics:

    Vulnerability: Respect and Protection

    Gender Issues

    Patient Safety

    Human Rights in Medicine and Law

    Varia


    • 05 Aug 2026
    • 07 Aug 2026
    • Antwerp, Belgium


Past events

28 Sep 2024 International Sharing Forum on Gender & Human Rights "Aging and Temporary Health Issue"
11 Sep 2024 BIOMED-AI SUMMER SCHOOL
24 Jul 2024 16th World Conference on Bioethics, Medical Ethics, and Health Law
20 Jul 2024 28th Annual World Congress on Medical Law, Batam, Indonesia
18 Mar 2024 WAML 2nd FREE Webinar "Child Health"
12 Dec 2023 WAML FREE Webinar "Recent Challenges of Informed Consent"
06 Nov 2023 CURRENTLY POSTPONED - The Future of Medical Liability: Adversarial System vs. No-Fault System
07 Sep 2023 The Influence of Judicial Reform on Public Health and Human Rights
26 Jun 2023 UN SDGs, AI, and the Future of Legal Professions: Fostering Equality and Access to Law
12 May 2023 FFLM 16th Annual Conference
25 Mar 2023 ACLM 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting & Awards Dinner
15 Oct 2022 ACLM 2022 ASM & Dinner
06 Oct 2022 2022 Australasian Military Medicine Association
25 Feb 2022 American College of Legal Medicine Virtual 62nd Annual Meeting
07 Dec 2021 Medical Law Professionals Association of Nigeria (MELPAN)
22 Oct 2021 National Mid-Year Conference of ACLM & ABLM "A Day With The Judges"
11 Sep 2021 2021 Annual Australasian College of Legal Medicine (ACLM) Meeting: LEGAL ASPECTS OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT HEALTH
29 Mar 2021 Australasian College of Legal Medicine "Legal Reflections" Free Webinar Series Beginning Monday 29 March 2021
18 Nov 2019 Paving the Way for Personalized Medicine
26 Oct 2019 Legal Aspects of Rehabilitation Medicine
26 Sep 2019 7th EAHL Conference
13 Jun 2019 Healthcare Disparities: Disruptive Healthcare Technologies and the Patient
04 Nov 2018 HCCA Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Conference
12 Oct 2018 52nd NAME Annual Meeting
23 Feb 2018 58th Annual Health Law & Legal Medicine (ACLM)
16 Oct 2017 2nd Conference on Medical Law “Asian Perspectives on Bioethics, Medical Ethics & Medical Law” (WAML Endorsed)
11 Sep 2017 10th International Symposium Advances in Legal Medicine (ISALM)
21 Aug 2017 IAFS 2017
24 Feb 2017 ACLM 57th Annual Meeting
09 Dec 2016 First Nigerian Medical Law Summit
20 Oct 2016 Third International Conference on Incident Disclosure
15 Oct 2016 2016 Australasian College of Legal Medicine Annual Meeting
21 Jun 2016 2016 IALM Symposium in Venice
25 May 2016 Fourth International Conference on Ethics Education
11 May 2016 Euthanasia 2016
18 Sep 2015 ACLM Annual Scientific Meeting
17 Sep 2015 ACLM Expert Witness Course
09 Sep 2015 5th International Conference on Advance Care Planning and End of Life Care
19 Jun 2015 International Council of Nurses
07 Jun 2015 Law & Medicine Down Under: Shared Experiences, Divergent Paths
27 Feb 2015 2015 ACLM Annual Meeting
19 Jan 2015 Congress of the International Academy of Legal Medicine
06 Jan 2015 10th World Conference on Bioethics, Medical Ethics and Medical Law
23 Nov 2014 2014 International Conference of Japan
14 Nov 2014 IX Latin America Congress of Medical Law
19 Oct 2014 International Conference on Health Law and Bioethics
02 Oct 2014 Australasian Association of Bioethics & Health Law Conference
21 Aug 2014 20th WAML World Congress (WAML Endorsed)
16 Jul 2014 Bioethics Roundtable (WAML Endorsed)
16 Jun 2014 9th International Symposium on Advances in Legal Medicine
21 May 2014 2nd International Conference on Ethics Education
27 Feb 2014 54th Annual Meeting of the American College of Legal Medicine
17 Feb 2014 66th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences
19 Nov 2013 UNESCO Chair in Bioethics 9th World Conference (WAML Endorsed)
09 Oct 2013 European Association of Health Law - 4th Conference (WAML Endorsed)
04 Oct 2013 Ethics in Forensic Pathology
24 Jun 2013 Summer School on Health Law and Ethics
08 May 2013 International Focus Programme -Health Law (WAML Endorsed)
26 Apr 2013 International Scientific and Practical Health Law Conference "Protection of Rights of Health Care Professionals as a Prerequisite for Patients' Rights Protection" (WAML Endorsed)
21 Feb 2013 American College of Legal Medicine 53rd Annual Meeting
05 Oct 2012 National Association of Medical Examiners
02 Sep 2012 UNESCO Chair in Bioethics 8th International Conference on Bioethics Education: Contents, Methods, Trends
20 Aug 2012 UNESCO Ethics Teacher Training Course
07 Aug 2012 19th WCML Congress
05 Jul 2012 22nd Congress of the International Academy of Legal Medicine (IALM 2012)
26 Apr 2012 Medical Law of Ukraine: Theoretical and Methodological Aspects of Medical Law Lecturing
19 Apr 2012 THE INTERNATIONAL (THIRD ALL-UKRAINIAN) CONGRESS ON MEDICAL LAW, PHARMECEUTICAL LAW, BIOETHICS AND SOCIAL POLICY
19 Dec 2011 International Conference on Bioethics Education
24 Nov 2011 National Congress of Psychiatry
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