Article Types
Ethics and law
The Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Act: evidence, ethics and the law
Use of a medical intervention to deal with a perceived social problem should concern clinicians
Fiona Lander MB BS(Hons), LLB(Hons), MPH · Dennis Gray MA, MPH, PhD · Edward Wilkes AO, BA
Is research ethics regulation really killing people?
Not substantially, but we have strong obligations to reduce delays and increase efficiency
David Hunter PhD
Disclosing genetic information to at-risk relatives: new Australian privacy principles, but uniformity still elusive
The need for a uniform system across Australia
Margaret F A Otlowski LLB(Hons), PhD
Treatment for gender dysphoria in children: the new legal, ethical and clinical landscape
Understanding recent legal developments will help doctors negotiate the complexities of consent
Malcolm K Smith PhD, LLM, LLB(Hons) · Ben Mathews PhD, LLB, BA
Medical-setting deaths and the coroner: laws, penalties and guidelines
Developing coroners’ guidelines in all jurisdictions would help health practitioners comply with reporting obligations
Sarah Middleton BA/LLB(Hons), PhD, GDLP · Michael D Buist FRACP, FCICM, MD
Firearms, mental illness, dementia and the clinician
Doctors should screen patients with dementia for firearm possession and assess capacity to own and use guns safely
Anne P F Wand MB BS, MPsychiatry, FRANZCP · Carmelle Peisah MB BS, MD, FRANZCP · Julie-Anne Strukovski RN · Henry Brodaty MD, DSc, FRANZCP
Collaboration between the coroner and emergency physicians: efforts to improve outcomes from aortic dissection
Improving risk assessment through better communication between paramedics, nurses and clinicians
George A Jelinek MD, DipDHM, FACEM · Lyndal C Bugeja PhD · Paresa A Spanos BA LLB · Sandra L Neate MB BS, DA(UK), FACEM · Ruth L Bergman DipAppSc(Nursing), BN(CommunityHealth), MPH · David L Ranson BM BS, LLB, FRCPA
Withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatment in a patient's best interests: Australian judicial deliberations
Withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatment in a patient’s best interests: Australian judicial deliberations
Lindy Willmott LLB(Hons), LLM, PhD · Ben White LLB, DPhil · Malcolm K Smith LLB(Hons), LLM, PhD · Dominic J C Wilkinson MB BS, DPhil, FRACP
Evaluation of legal capacity by doctors and lawyers: the need for collaborative assessment
Assessing capacity to make legally binding decisions requires doctors and lawyers to work together
Kelly J Purser BA LLB(Hons), PhD · Tuly Rosenfeld MB BS, FAAG, FRACP
Consent, capacity and the right to say no
A case study highlights the complexities of assessing a patient’s capacity to consent to treatment
Hayden A Snow MB BS · Bill R Fleming MB BS, FRACS, FRCS
Broken doctor–patient relationships: why won't they listen?
How to manage challenging doctor–patient relationships
Michael Jefford MB BS, PhD, FRACP · John R Zalcberg MB BS, PhD, FRACP
Legal issues when a doctor's relationship with a “difficult” patient breaks down
Obligations don’t end at the last consultation
Loane L C Skene LLB, LLM, LLD
Don't be scared, be angry: the politics and ethics of Ebola
Lessons for public health priorities in Australia
L Claire Hooker PhD · Christopher Mayes PhD · Chris Degeling PhD, BVSc · Gwendolyn L Gilbert MD, FRACP, FRCPA · Ian H Kerridge BMed(Hons), FRACP, FRCPA
Information provision in cervical screening in Australia
It is time to improve communications about risks and bene?ts
Jane H Williams BA, MDevStud · Stacy M Carter BAppSci, MPH(Hons), PhD · Lucie Rychetnik BSc(Hons), MPH, PhD
The help that John does not want
How should we treat patients who may lack the capacity to decide in their own best interests?
Peter A Roberts MB BS, FACEM
Mental health emergency transport: the pot-holed road to care
How should we treat patients who may lack the capacity to decide in their own best interests?
Joanne F Bradbury BNat(Hons), BA(Psych), PhD · Matt Ireland BA(Psych)(Hons) · Helen Stasa BA(Hons), PhD
Potentially incapable patients objecting to treatment: doctors’ powers and duties
How should we treat patients who may lack the capacity to decide in their own best interests?
Kerri Eagle LLB(Hons), LLM, FRANZCP · Christopher J Ryan MB BS, MHL, FRANZCP
Liability in the context of misdiagnosis of melanoma in Australia
Doctors may be liable for failing to diagnose atypical presentations of melanoma
Melody R Abikhair MB BS(Hons) · Patrick D Mahar MB BS(Hons), LLB(Hons), MBA · Adrian R Cachia FRCPA, LLB(Hons), FACLM · John W Kelly MB BS, MD, FACD
Research using autologous cord blood — time for a policy change
With consumer demand for storage of cord blood increasing, regulatory bodies need to develop policies to enable research that may lead to novel uses of cord blood.
Michael X Han · Maria E Craig MB BS, PhD, FRACP
Ethical and legal issues raised by cord blood banking — the challenges of the new bioeconomy
Application of property law and the development of hybrid banking models may help to resolve the ethical and legal tensions between public and private cord blood banking.
Cameron L Stewart BEc, LLB(Hons), PhD · Lorena C Aparicio MPE · Ian H Kerridge MPhil, FRACP, FRCPA
Life insurance and genetic test results: a mutation carrier's fight to achieve full cover
A case study highlights the need for collaboration between the insurance industry, government and researchers to ensure that consumer interests are protected.
Louise A Keogh BSc, MA, PhD · Margaret F A Otlowski LLB(Hons), PhD
Access to the Commonwealth electoral roll for medical research
In the context of a recent reduction in the number of approvals granted by the Australian Electoral Commission for access to the electoral roll to conduct public health research, these authors provide advice for maintaining the roll’s integrity and preserving privacy, while also using it to support medical research
Bebe Loff LLB, MA, PhD · Elissa A Campbell BA LLB(Hons), MPH(PP) · Deborah C Glass MA, MSc, PhD · Helen L Kelsall MB BS, MPH, PhD · Claudia Slegers BA, GradDip(Soc), PhD · Deborah R Zion BA(Hons), MA, PhD · Ngaire J Brown BMed, MPHTM, FRACGP · Lin Fritschi MB BS, PhD
Direct-to-consumer genetic testing — clinical considerations
What doctors should know about do-it-yourself mail-order genetic tests
Ronald J Trent FRACP, FRCPA, FTSE
Direct-to-consumer genetic testing — where should we focus the policy debate?
What policy measures are actually needed and appropriate?
Timothy Caulfield LLM, FRSC, FCAHS · Pascal Borry PhD
Direct-to-consumer genetic testing — a regulatory nightmare?
Will Australia’s current regulatory framework protect consumers?
Dianne Nicol PhD(Biology), LLM · Meredith Hagger LLB(Hons)