The Asian Pediatric Ethical Conference is a regional academic initiative dedicated to advancing ethical reflection, dialogue, and practice in the care of children across diverse healthcare settings.
Deliberating complex clinical and biomedical care issues including proxy decision-making, minor research participant protections, and children rights frameworks.
Fostering cross-border collaborative partnerships and building professional scholarship networks spanning the wider Asia-Pacific domain community.
Pediatric healthcare presents unique ethical questions involving:
This conference aims to provide a platform for thoughtful deliberation on these and other contemporary issues from clinical, research, and policy perspectives.
The conference is envisioned as an intimate residential academic gathering, designed to promote meaningful participation, critical thinking, and deep engagement rather than large-scale formal proceedings.
By bringing together a carefully selected group of participants, the meeting seeks to:
10 – 11 October 2026 | Bengaluru, India
Academic Associate
Senior Consultant in Paediatric Haematology/Oncology at KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore. Chair of the Hospital Clinical Ethics Committee.
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Visiting Professor
Professor of Medical Ethics at the University of Oxford. Consultant in newborn intensive care. Director of Medical Ethics at the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics.
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Emeritus Professor
Director of the Paediatric Ethics Programme at CBmE, NUS. Chairs the National Medical Ethics Committee and the Health Ethics Capability Committee in Singapore.
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