Public Forum on Bioethics

The Catholic Doctor’s Association of Malaysia invites you to a public forum on:


“BIOETHICS & THE GIFT OF LIFE ”


Topics & Speakers:

“Principles & Current Issues in Catholic Bioethics” Dr Chong Khin Yam
“Good Palliative Care-An Alternative to Euthanasia” Dr Francis Lopez
“Ethical Dilemmas in Critical Care” Dr Alex Delilkan
“Medico-legal aspect of life& death issues” Mr Robert Lazar


Date: 27 January 2007 (Saturday)
Time: 4.00pm
Venue: Lecture Hall, Tun Tan Cheng Lock School of Nursing
(behind Assunta Hospital, Jalan Templer, Petaling Jaya)
Light snacks & refreshments will be provided after the talk


Am I allowed to conceive by the test tube (in vitro) method or other assisted reproductive techniques?
Are my babies allowed to be vaccinated by all current available vaccines?
Can I withhold food and nutrition from my sick and dying relatives?
Can I use condoms if I have HIV infection?
Can I request to stop life support treatments for my dying relative?

If you wish to have answers to the above questions, you should attend this interesting talk.

Annual General Meeting

We recently concluded our AGM at the Fatima Cgurch in Brickfields on 14th Oct 2006.
The newly elected council members are:
President: Dr Anthony Samy
Immediate Past President: Dr Andrew Choo
Vice-President: Dr Frederick Yap
Hon. Secretary: Dr Gladis Lawrence
Hon. Treasurer: Dr Malcom Pushparaj
Committee Members:
Dr Chong Khin Yam, Dr Bernard R. Wijesuria,Dr Assunta Devadas

Our congratulations to our newly elected council