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All Courses for Health Professionals in Singapore

Fifty-three self-paced online courses for professionals registered with the SMC, SNB, SDC, SPC, AHPC and OOB, in six groups that run from ethics and conduct to patient safety, records and the path after a complaint. Each course is built on Singapore law and your board's code; the tables below list every course with its hours, price and the main Singapore rules behind it.

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Ethics and professional conduct 8

Ethics and professional conduct3 hours

Probity and Honesty in Practice

Honesty in records, medical certificates, MediSave and MediShield Life claims, declarations, advertising and conflicts of interest, mapped to the SMC ECEG and other Singapore codes.

20-question final assessment, 80% pass

Ethics and professional conduct3 hours

Ethics for Singapore Health Practitioners

Ethical reasoning for Singapore practice: a seven-step framework, the boards' codes, section 37 consent, family-centred decisions, the Mental Capacity Act and end-of-life law.

20-question final assessment, 80% pass

Ethics and professional conduct3 hours

Chaperones and Intimate Examinations

Offer, choose and record chaperones for sensitive examinations in Singapore: SMC C4(4), SDC guidance, acting as a chaperone, teleconsultations, images, sedation and Board conditions.

20-question final assessment, 80% pass

Ethics and professional conduct3 hours

Cultural Competence and Respectful Care

Fair, respectful care for Singapore's multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multilingual patients, including interpreters, families, migrant workers, older patients and bias.

20-question final assessment, 80% pass

Ethics and professional conduct3 hours

Financial Integrity in Practice

MediSave, MediShield Life and CHAS claims, TOSP coding, panels and TPAs, fees, packages, dispensing and conflicts of interest, mapped to MOH rules and the SMC and SDC codes.

20-question final assessment, 80% pass

Ethics and professional conduct3 hours

Social Media and Online Professionalism

Protect patients and your registration online: confidentiality, WhatsApp groups, boundaries, public comment, advertising rules, reviews and AI for Singapore health professionals.

20-question final assessment, 80% pass

Profession-specific standards 13

Profession-specific standards3 hours

Working Within Your Scope of Practice

Registration types, conditions, titles and credentialing, plus aesthetic, telemedicine and delegation boundaries and safe ways to extend practice in Singapore.

20-question final assessment, 80% pass

Profession-specific standards3 hours

Ethics for Doctors

The SMC Ethical Code applied to self-treatment, prescribing, MCs, fees and referrals, advertising, AI, end-of-life care and colleagues.

20-question final assessment, 80% pass

Profession-specific standards3 hours

Professional Standards for Doctors

SMC standards in practice: registration and titles, clinical care and results, prescribing, aesthetic rules, supervision, teaching and telemedicine.

20-question final assessment, 80% pass

Profession-specific standards3 hours

Ethics for Nurses and Midwives

The SNB Code for Nurses and Midwives applied to refusal of care, family requests, restraint, covert medication, delegation, unsafe staffing and errors.

20-question final assessment, 80% pass

Profession-specific standards3 hours

Ethics for Dental Professionals

The SDC ECEG applied to fees and conflicts, consent, OHTs, aesthetic procedures, clinic advertising, disclosure, records and fair care.

20-question final assessment, 80% pass

Profession-specific standards3 hours

Ethics for Pharmacists

The ten principles of the SPC Code of Ethics 2015 applied to supply, prescriptions, misuse, supplements, incentives, conscience, errors and collaboration.

20-question final assessment, 80% pass

Profession-specific standards3 hours

Professional Standards for Pharmacists

SPC competency standards and Code of Ethics in practice, registration and CPE, safe supply, HSA licence duties, supervision and the SPC complaints process.

20-question final assessment, 80% pass

Profession-specific standards2 hours

Ethics for Optometrists and Opticians

The OOB Code applied to sales targets, conflicts, consent and costs, honest advertising, errors, confidentiality, driving, children, older people and colleagues.

20-question final assessment, 80% pass

Profession-specific standards2 hours

Ethics for Allied Health Professionals

The AHPC Code in practice: respect, autonomy and capacity, dual loyalties, touch and boundaries, fairness, gifts, conflicts of interest, evidence and speaking up.

20-question final assessment, 80% pass

Consent, privacy and communication 7

Consent, privacy and communication3 hours

Patient Confidentiality and the PDPA

The PDPA obligation by obligation for clinical practice, with disclosure decisions involving families, insurers and police, HIV rules, digital risks and data breach response.

20-question final assessment, 80% pass

Consent, privacy and communication3 hours

Informed Consent and Communication

Practical consent for Singapore professionals: Hii Chii Kok and section 37, ECEG C6, the Mental Capacity Act, minors, families, interpreters and chaperones.

20-question final assessment, 80% pass

Consent, privacy and communication3 hours

Clinical Handover and Patient Safety

Safe transfer of information and responsibility at shift change, escalation, inter-hospital transfer, step-down to community care and discharge in Singapore.

20-question final assessment, 80% pass

Consent, privacy and communication3 hours

Teamwork and Collaboration

Interprofessional teamwork in Singapore: role clarity, individual accountability, MDTs, families as partners, psychological safety, conflict, bullying and harassment.

20-question final assessment, 80% pass

Patient safety and medicines 11

Patient safety and medicines3 hours

Human Factors and Patient Safety

Why capable professionals make errors and how to prevent them: cognition, fatigue, situational awareness, design, AI, teamwork, speaking up and fair accountability.

20-question final assessment, 80% pass

Patient safety and medicines3 hours

Adverse Event Reporting and Learning

Recognise, grade and report harm and near misses, from your institution's incident system to MOH serious reportable events, HSA, the PDPC and the coroner, then turn the report into learning.

20-question final assessment, 80% pass

Patient safety and medicines3 hours

Infection Prevention and Control

Hand hygiene, PPE, sharps, sterilisation, CPE and outbreaks, notification under the Infectious Diseases Act, needlestick injuries and antimicrobial stewardship for Singapore practice.

20-question final assessment, 80% pass

Patient safety and medicines3 hours

Medication Safety and Error Prevention

Prevent, catch and respond to medication errors across prescribing, reconciliation, dispensing, administration and monitoring, built on Singapore law and the national high-alert medication guidelines.

20-question final assessment, 80% pass

Patient safety and medicines3 hours

Prescribing Standards for Health Practitioners

Prescribe safely and lawfully in Singapore: prescribing authority, valid prescriptions under regulation 2, collaborative prescribing, controlled drugs and hypnotics, telemedicine and boundaries.

20-question final assessment, 80% pass

Patient safety and medicines3 hours

Quality Improvement and Clinical Audit

Learn to set aims, test changes with PDSA cycles, read run charts and run a clinical audit that changes practice, with Singapore governance, PDPA and fairness built in.

20-question final assessment, 80% pass

Patient safety and medicines3 hours

Systems Analysis After Adverse Events

Root cause analysis and systems review of harm in Singapore: SRE licence conditions, QACs, interviews, contributory factors, strong actions and just culture.

20-question final assessment, 80% pass

Patient safety and medicines3 hours

Clinical Risk Management

Find, rate and control clinical risk in Singapore: the HCSA framework, MOH serious reportable events, human factors, the hierarchy of controls, WSH duties and learning that lasts.

20-question final assessment, 80% pass

Patient safety and medicines3 hours

Sepsis and the Deteriorating Patient

Recognise and escalate sepsis early using early warning scores, sepsis screening and the first-hour bundle, in Singapore hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and the community.

20-question final assessment, 80% pass

Records, competence and development 7

Records, competence and development2 hours

Reflective Practice for Health Practitioners

Reflect with purpose: Gibbs, Driscoll, Johns and Brookfield, CME and CPE requirements across the Boards, statements after a concern and the legal limits on reflective notes.

20-question final assessment, 80% pass

Records, competence and development3 hours

Clinical Documentation and Record Keeping

Clear, honest and defensible notes for Singapore practice: what a good entry contains, late entries and corrections, AI scribes, PDPA access requests and MOH retention periods.

20-question final assessment, 80% pass

Records, competence and development3 hours

Maintaining Clinical Competence

Keep knowledge, skills and judgement current in Singapore practice: six causes of competence erosion, CME and CPE that change practice, knowing your limits and engaging with a Board inquiry.

20-question final assessment, 80% pass

Records, competence and development3 hours

Returning to Practice

A safe, honest return after a break: each board's thresholds and requirements, the PC application, a written return plan, supervision and the first months back.

20-question final assessment, 80% pass

Complaints, insight and remediation 7

Complaints, insight and remediation3 hours

Responding to a Complaint or Board Inquiry

What happens after a complaint to your clinic or your board in Singapore, from the SMC Inquiry Committee to the SNB and SPC, and how to write an honest, well-evidenced response.

20-question final assessment, 80% pass

Complaints, insight and remediation3 hours

Remediation After a Concern

Turn a concern into a credible remediation plan: precise definition, root-cause analysis, testable objectives, supervision and audit, and an evidence bundle that shows real change.

20-question final assessment, 80% pass

Complaints, insight and remediation3 hours

How to Avoid a Complaint in Singapore Practice

Prevention built on SMC complaint categories: communication and manner, prescribing, unnecessary treatment, misdiagnosis, fees, profession patterns and early-resolution habits.

20-question final assessment, 80% pass

Complaints, insight and remediation3 hours

Raising Concerns and Speaking Up

Speaking up at the bedside, reporting colleagues to the boards, using speak-up policies and HCSA roles, and the real limits of whistleblower protection in Singapore.

20-question final assessment, 80% pass

Complaints, insight and remediation3 hours

Rebuilding Trust After a Complaint

Repair trust after a complaint with patients, families, colleagues, your employer and your Board, using a five-stage approach suited to Singapore practice.

20-question final assessment, 80% pass

All 53 courses and the Singapore rules behind them

Every course is online and self-paced, with knowledge checks, a 20-question final assessment (pass mark 80%, or 16 of 20), a structured reflective account and a certificate of completion. Forty-eight courses take about 3 hours (S$125). Five take about 2 hours (S$95): Reflective Practice, and the ethics and professional standards courses for optometrists and opticians and for allied health professionals. The last column names the main law, code or guidance behind each course; the course page lists everything it covers. The twelve board-specific ethics and standards courses are written for one profession each; every other course is open to all six board groups.

Ethics and professional conduct (8)

CourseHoursPriceSingapore anchor
Ethics for Singapore Health Practitioners3S$125Board codes of ethics and conduct; Civil Law Act s 37; Mental Capacity Act 2008; Advance Medical Directive Act 1996
Professionalism in Practice for Health Practitioners3S$125Registration Acts and practising certificates; board codes; Healthcare Services (Advertisement) Regulations 2021
Probity and Honesty in Practice3S$125Board codes on honesty; Healthcare Services Act 2020; Wong Meng Hang v SMC [2018] SGHC 253
Professional Boundaries with Patients, Families and Colleagues3S$125SMC ECEG and Handbook on Medical Ethics; SNB, SDC, SPC, AHPC and OOB codes; Mental Capacity Act 2008
Financial Integrity in Practice3S$125Board codes on fees and conflicts of interest; AHPC circular on overservicing, overcharging and fee splitting
Social Media and Online Professionalism3S$125SMC Handbook C12.2 (social media and internet presence); Healthcare Services (Advertisement) Regulations 2021
Chaperones and Intimate Examinations3S$125Board codes on respect, consent and boundaries; SMC Handbook on Medical Ethics; Mental Capacity Act 2008
Cultural Competence and Respectful Care3S$125Board codes on respect and fair treatment; communicating across languages and cultures in Singapore practice

Profession-specific ethics and standards (13)

CourseHoursPriceSingapore anchor
Ethics for Doctors3S$125SMC Ethical Code and Ethical Guidelines (2016) and Handbook on Medical Ethics; SMC Circular 2/2018
Professional Standards for Doctors3S$125SMC ECEG and Handbook; amended Medical Registration Act; CME and mandatory medical ethics points
Ethics for Nurses and Midwives3S$125SNB Code for Nurses and Midwives (2018); Nurses and Midwives Act 1999
Professional Standards for Nurses and Midwives3S$125SNB Code (2018), scope of practice and core competencies; APN practising certificate rules
Ethics for Dental Professionals3S$125SDC Ethical Code and Ethical Guidelines (2018); Dental Registration Act 1999
Professional Standards for Dental Professionals3S$125SDC ECEG (2018); SDC CPE requirements and Ethics Self-Assessment Exercise
Ethics for Pharmacists3S$125SPC Code of Ethics (2015); Pharmacists Registration Act 2007
Professional Standards for Pharmacists3S$125SPC Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Registered Pharmacists; SPC CPE requirements
Ethics for Optometrists and Opticians2S$95OOB Code of Professional Conduct and Professional Practice Guidelines; Optometrists and Opticians Act 2007
Professional Standards for Optometrists and Opticians2S$95OOB Code and Professional Practice Guidelines; OOB CPE requirements
Ethics for Allied Health Professionals2S$95AHPC Code of Professional Conduct; Allied Health Professions Act 2011
Professional Standards for Allied Health Professionals2S$95AHPC supervised practice and delegation guidelines (2023); AHPC CPE from 2027
Working Within Your Scope of Practice3S$125Registration Acts; SNB scope of practice; AHPC supervised practice and delegation guidelines

Consent, confidentiality and communication (7)

CourseHoursPriceSingapore anchor
Informed Consent and Communication3S$125Civil Law Act s 37; Hii Chii Kok v Ooi Peng Jin London Lucien [2017] SGCA 38; SMC ECEG C6; Mental Capacity Act 2008
Patient Confidentiality and the PDPA3S$125PDPA 2012 and PDPC Advisory Guidelines for the Healthcare Sector (2023); SMC ECEG C7
Open Disclosure After Harm: Honest Communication When Care Goes Wrong3S$125SMC ECEG C13; board codes; MOH serious reportable event licence conditions
Effective Communication with Patients and Families3S$125Board codes on communication; Civil Law Act s 37; interpreters and family involvement
Mental Capacity and the Mental Capacity Act 20083S$125Mental Capacity Act 2008 and Code of Practice; Lasting Powers of Attorney; deputies
Teamwork and Collaboration3S$125Board codes on working with colleagues; SMC ECEG on team leadership
Clinical Handover and Patient Safety3S$125Board codes on continuity of care; Healthcare Services Act 2020 governance

Patient safety and medicines (11)

CourseHoursPriceSingapore anchor
Adverse Event Reporting and Learning3S$125Healthcare Services Act 2020; MOH serious reportable event licence conditions (2 working days; 60-day review)
Human Factors and Patient Safety3S$125Serious reportable event reviews; quality assurance committees under the Healthcare Services Act
Systems Analysis After Adverse Events3S$125Quality assurance committee reviews of serious reportable events; Healthcare Services Act 2020
Clinical Risk Management3S$125Healthcare Services Act 2020: Key Appointment Holders, Principal Officer, Clinical Governance Officer
Medication Safety and Error Prevention3S$125MOH National Guidelines on High Alert Medications (2021); Health Products Act and HSA
Controlled Drugs: Safe Prescribing and Supply3S$125Misuse of Drugs Act 1973; HSA controlled drugs and psychotropic substances controls
Prescribing Standards for Health Practitioners3S$125Health Products Act and HSA product classes; SMC ECEG and Circular 2/2018 on telemedicine
Infection Prevention and Control3S$125CDA national infection prevention and control guidelines and standards; Infectious Diseases Act 1976
Sepsis and the Deteriorating Patient3S$125Board codes on clinical standards; recognising, escalating and documenting deterioration
Quality Improvement and Clinical Audit3S$125Healthcare Services Act 2020 governance; PDPA 2012; Human Biomedical Research Act 2015
Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults3S$125Children and Young Persons Act 1993; Vulnerable Adults Act 2018; Women's Charter

Records, competence and development (7)

CourseHoursPriceSingapore anchor
Clinical Documentation and Record Keeping3S$125Board codes on records; Healthcare Services Act 2020; PDPA access and correction requests
Reflective Practice for Health Practitioners2S$95Board CME and CPE requirements; writing reflections after a concern
Maintaining Clinical Competence3S$125Registration Acts; board codes on competence; CME and CPE frameworks
Building Your CME and CPE Portfolio for Renewal3S$125SMC CME, SNB, SDC, SPC, AHPC and OOB CPE requirements and qualifying periods
Returning to Practice3S$125Registration Acts and practising certificate requirements of each board
Clinical Supervision and Professional Development Planning3S$125AHPC supervised practice and tele-supervision guidelines; board CME and CPE planning
Work-Based Learning and Professional Competence3S$125Board CME and CPE frameworks; learning from everyday practice

Complaints, insight and remediation (7)

CourseHoursPriceSingapore anchor
Responding to a Complaint or Board Inquiry3S$125Amended Medical Registration Act; Nurses and Midwives, Dental Registration, Pharmacists Registration, AHP and O&O Acts
Insight: Understanding, Developing and Demonstrating It3S$125SMC Sentencing Guidelines (2020); Wong Meng Hang v SMC [2018] SGHC 253
Remediation After a Concern3S$125Complaints Committee orders for training and counselling; board conditions on practice
Preventing Recurrence After an Error or Misconduct3S$125Serious reportable event reviews; SMC Sentencing Guidelines; board codes
Rebuilding Trust After a Complaint3S$125Board codes; SMC Inquiry and Complaints Committees, mediation, Disciplinary Tribunals
Raising Concerns and Speaking Up3S$125SMC Handbook D4 (colleagues' performance, fitness to practise and conduct); board codes
How to Avoid a Complaint in Singapore Practice3S$125Board codes on communication, consent, records and fees; common complaint themes

Choose by purpose: renewal learning or learning after a concern

For your learning plan and renewal

Start with the gaps in your own practice. Building Your CME and CPE Portfolio for Renewal helps you check points, categories and deadlines board by board, Clinical Supervision and Professional Development Planning helps you set goals, and topic courses such as consent, PDPA confidentiality, record keeping or medication safety fill specific gaps. Remember that our courses do not carry CME or CPE points; use them for the learning, and confirm with your board what you can claim.

After a complaint, inquiry or employer investigation

Responding to a Complaint or Board Inquiry, Insight and Remediation After a Concern work as a set with the topic course that matches what was raised. Preventing Recurrence and Rebuilding Trust suit the later stages, when you need to show that change has held. Our board complaints guide explains how each board's process runs, and the remediation courses page groups courses by concern.

Where a Complaints Committee, Tribunal or board has ordered training or counselling, that body decides what satisfies the order, so ask it, your supervisor or your lawyer before you enrol.

Choose by profession

Buying for a clinic, ward or department? Ask us about group enrolment through the contact page.

Choosing a course: questions

Which course should I take first if I only have time for one?

Start with the biggest gap in your own practice or learning plan. If nothing stands out, Informed Consent and Communication or Clinical Documentation and Record Keeping suit most professionals, because consent, communication and records feature in many complaints. After a concern, choose the course that matches what was actually raised, alongside Responding to a Complaint or Board Inquiry.

Why are some courses S$95 and others S$125?

The price follows the study time. Five courses take about 2 hours and cost S$95: Reflective Practice and the ethics and standards courses for optometrists and opticians and for allied health professionals. The other 48 take about 3 hours and cost S$125. The format is the same for all: knowledge checks, a 20-question final assessment at 80% and a certificate of completion.

Do these courses give me CME or CPE points?

No. The certificate shows the course title, study hours and completion date. Whether any of that learning can be claimed depends on your board's rules, so check with your board before you count it.

Can a nurse take the courses written for doctors, or the other way round?

You can enrol in any course, but the twelve board-specific ethics and standards courses are written around one board's code and will be most useful to that profession. The other 41 courses are shared and point to each board's standards inside the material, so they suit everyone.

Can I take several courses together after a complaint?

Yes. Many professionals combine Responding to a Complaint or Board Inquiry, Insight and Remediation After a Concern with the matching topic course, then add Preventing Recurrence once the immediate response is done. This does not replace legal advice or training ordered by a committee or board, and no course can promise an outcome.

Are prices in Singapore dollars?

Yes: S$125 for each 3-hour course and S$95 for each 2-hour course. The checkout shows the final amount before you pay. Clinics and employers who want several places can ask about group enrolment, and each learner receives their own certificate.

Is a profession-specific ethics course better than the general one?

It depends on your goal. The six board-specific ethics courses go deep into one code, such as the SMC Ethical Code and Ethical Guidelines or the SNB Code for Nurses and Midwives. Ethics for Singapore Health Practitioners covers the shared framework, including section 37 consent, the Mental Capacity Act and family-centred decisions, with examples across professions. Many professionals take one now and the other later.

Official sources

Checked October 2026. Rules and processes change, so confirm the current position with the official source. This page is general information, not legal advice.

How these courses are built

Official sources only

Every legal and regulatory point comes from primary sources: the Acts that set up each professional board, the boards' own codes and guidance, and the Ministry of Health. Anything we cannot confirm is left out.

Original, edition by edition

Lessons, scenarios and assessment questions are written by us for each edition separately, then checked for accuracy, teaching quality and fair assessment before publication.

Reviewed when rules change

When a code, standard or law changes, the affected courses are reviewed and updated. Reported errors in legal or regulatory facts are corrected first.

Page updated 25 October 2026 · 10 official sources cited

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