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Ethics and law

2016

Time to repeal outdated abortion laws in New South Wales and Queensland

Heather Douglas and Caroline M de Costa

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (8): 353-354 Free

Teledermatology and clinical photography: safeguarding patient privacy and mitigating medico-legal risk

Paul Stevenson, Anna R Finnane and H Peter Soyer

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (5): 198-200

Conclaves and concurrent expert evidence: a positive development in Australian legal practice?

Bill Madden and Tina Cockburn

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (2): 82-83

Compensated transnational surrogacy in Australia: time for a comprehensive review

Ainsley J Newson

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (1): 33-35 Free

2015

Transplantation of the heart after circulatory death of the donor: time for a change in law?

James Tibballs and Neera Bhatia

Med J Aust 2015; 203 (6): 268-270 Free

Sexual harassment in the medical profession: legal and ethical responsibilities

Ben Mathews and Marie M Bismark

Med J Aust 2015; 203 (4): 189-192 Free

Ethical considerations in the management of Ebola virus disease

Thomas Solano, Gwendolyn L Gilbert, Ian H Kerridge, Vineet Nayyar and Angela Berry

Med J Aust 2015; 203 (4): 193-195 Free

Records access and management on closure of a medical practice

David J Carter

Med J Aust 2015; 203 (2): 109-110 Free

The Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Act: evidence, ethics and the law

Fiona Lander, Dennis Gray and Edward Wilkes

Med J Aust 2015; 203 (1): 47-49 Free

Is research ethics regulation really killing people?

David Hunter

Med J Aust 2015; 202 (6): 338-339 Free

Disclosing genetic information to at-risk relatives: new Australian privacy principles, but uniformity still elusive

Margaret F A Otlowski

Med J Aust 2015; 202 (6): 335-337 Free

Treatment for gender dysphoria in children: the new legal, ethical and clinical landscape

Malcolm K Smith and Ben Mathews

Med J Aust 2015; 202 (2): 102-104 Free

2014

Medical-setting deaths and the coroner: laws, penalties and guidelines

Sarah Middleton and Michael D Buist

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (11): 679-681 Free

Firearms, mental illness, dementia and the clinician

Anne P F Wand, Carmelle Peisah, Julie-Anne Strukovski and Henry Brodaty

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (11): 674-678 Free

Collaboration between the coroner and emergency physicians: efforts to improve outcomes from aortic dissection

George A Jelinek, Lyndal C Bugeja, Paresa A Spanos, Sandra L Neate, Ruth L Bergman and David L Ranson

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (10): 607-609 Free

Withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatment in a patient's best interests: Australian judicial deliberations

Lindy Willmott, Ben White, Malcolm K Smith and Dominic J C Wilkinson

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (9): 545-547 Free

Evaluation of legal capacity by doctors and lawyers: the need for collaborative assessment

Kelly J Purser and Tuly Rosenfeld

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (8): 483-485 Free

Consent, capacity and the right to say no

Hayden A Snow and Bill R Fleming

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (8): 486-488 Free

Ethics series — 5

Broken doctor–patient relationships: why won't they listen?

Michael Jefford and John R Zalcberg

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (6): 347-349 Free

Ethics series — 5

Legal issues when a doctor's relationship with a “difficult” patient breaks down

Loane L C Skene

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (6): 350-351 Free

Don't be scared, be angry: the politics and ethics of Ebola

L Claire Hooker, Christopher Mayes, Chris Degeling, Gwendolyn L Gilbert and Ian H Kerridge

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (6): 352-354 Free

Information provision in cervical screening in Australia

Jane H Williams, Stacy M Carter and Lucie Rychetnik

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (5): 295-297 Free

Ethics series - 4

The help that John does not want

Peter A Roberts

Med J Aust 2014; 200 (6): 347

Mental health emergency transport: the pot-holed road to care

Joanne F Bradbury, Matt Ireland and Helen Stasa

Med J Aust 2014; 200 (6): 348-351 Free

Potentially incapable patients objecting to treatment: doctors’ powers and duties

Kerri Eagle and Christopher J Ryan

Med J Aust 2014; 200 (6): 352-354 Free