The presentation will focus on the theoretical and clinical assessment of mental capacity in the hospital setting. Medical professionals are commonly involved in assessment of mental capacity and also are called to carry out mental capacity assessments in legal settings.
The aim of the presentation is to improve the knowledge and clinical skills of the assessing professionals.
Our Speaker
Dr. Rajesh Jacob
Psychiatrist
Dr. Rajesh Jacob is a senior consultant psychiatrist in Promises (Winslow ) clinic since 2015. He was previously working in IMH as a consultant psychiatrist between 2009 to 2015 and worked in the NHS, UK prior to moving to Singapore. He also worked as a visiting Consultant in NUH between 2017 and 2020 and was actively involved in consultation-liaison psychiatry. Dr. Jacob conducts regular medico legal assessments for civil and criminal cases and has carried out mental capacity assessments in the clinical setting and for medicolegal purposes.