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Ethics
Dismantling barriers to research and clinical care for individuals with a vision impairment
Accessibility in research is an ongoing commitment that will continue to change based on the needs and preferences of the community. We must weigh up the impact of incorporating accessibility practices in research with the social cost of forgoing them
Eden G Robertson · Kate Hetherington · Meredith Prain · Julia Hall · Leighton Boyd AM · Rosemary Boyd OAM · Emily Shepard · Hollie Feller · Sally Karandrews · Fleur O'Hare · Kanae Yamamoto · Matthew P Simunovic · Robyn V Jamieson · Alan Ma · Lauren Ayton AM · Anai Gonzalez‐Cordero
Physician advocacy, international humanitarian law, and the protection of health care workers in conflict zones
International humanitarian law in its current form cannot be relied upon as the sole mechanism of prevention and response to attacks on health care in conflict zones
Irma Bilgrami · Christopher Guy · Vanessa Carnegie · Sandra Lussier
Murru Minya: a national exploration of ethical research and research ethics in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and medical research
This work is an invitation to address the urgent systemic change required to safeguard Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities on our terms
Felicity Collis (Gomeroi) · Michelle Kennedy (Wiradjuri)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community experiences and recommendations for health and medical research: a mixed methods study
Researchers, funding bodies and institutions should invest in communities to lead, control and govern their own research
Felicity Collis (Gomeroi) · Kade Booth · Jamie Bryant · Tanika Ridgeway (Worimi) · Catherine Chamberlain (Palawa) · Jaquelyne Hughes (Wagadagam) · Kalinda E Griffiths (Yawuru) · Mark Wenitong (Kabi Kabi) · Peter O'Mara (Wiradjuri) · Alex Brown (Yuin) · Sandra J Eades (Noongar) · Kelvin M Kong (Worimi) · Michelle Kennedy (Wiradjuri)
Researchers’ self‐reported adherence to ethical principles in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and medical research and views on improving conduct: a mixed methods study
Structural and individual change is required to accommodate community priority setting, governance, consultation, leadership and translation in ethical research
Kade Booth · Jamie Bryant · Felicity Collis (Gomeroi) · Catherine Chamberlain (Palawa) · Jaquelyne Hughes (Wagadagam) · Breanne Hobden · Kalinda E Griffiths (Yawuru) · Mark Wenitong (Kabi Kabi) · Peter O'Mara (Wiradjuri) · Alex Brown (Yuin) · Sandra J Eades (Noongar) · Kelvin M Kong (Worimi) · Raymond W Lovett (Wongaibon Ngiyampaa) · Michelle Kennedy (Wiradjuri)
Reported processes and practices of researchers applying for human research ethics approval for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research: a mixed methods study
We join calls for the establishment and appropriate resourcing of state-based AHRECs in every jurisdiction
Jamie Bryant · Kade Booth · Felicity Collis (Gomeroi) · Catherine Chamberlain (Palawa) · Jaquelyne Hughes (Wagadagam) · Breanne Hobden · Kalinda E Griffiths (Yawuru) · Mark Wenitong (Kabi Kabi) · Peter O'Mara (Wiradjuri) · Alex Brown (Yuin) · Sandra J Eades (Noongar) · Kelvin M Kong (Worimi) · Raymond W Lovett (Wongaibon Ngiyampaa) · Michelle Kennedy (Wiradjuri)
Human research ethics committee processes and practices for approving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research: a mixed methods study
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and AHRECs carry an important role in the review of health research involving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Michelle Kennedy (Wiradjuri) · Kade Booth · Jamie Bryant · Felicity Collis (Gomeroi) · Catherine Chamberlain (Palawa) · Jaquelyne Hughes (Wagadagam) · Romany McGuffog · Breanne Hobden · Kalinda E Griffiths (Yawuru) · Mark Wenitong (Kabi Kabi) · Peter O'Mara (Wiradjuri) · Alex Brown (Yuin) · Sandra J Eades (Noongar) · Kelvin M Kong (Worimi) · Raymond W Lovett (Wongaibon Ngiyampaa)
Beyond ethical guidelines: upholding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ethical governance in health and medical research. A scoping review
We found a concerning lack of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ethical governance reported in health and medical research
Felicity Collis (Gomeroi) · Kade Booth · Jamie Bryant · Michelle Kennedy (Wiradjuri)
How well are researchers applying ethical principles and practices in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and medical research? A cross‐sectional study
Urgent attention is needed to develop and implement routine evaluations of research practices in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and medical research
Michelle Kennedy (Wiradjuri) · Kade Booth · Jamie Bryant · Felicity Collis (Gomeroi) · Catherine Chamberlain (Palawa) · Jaquelyne Hughes (Wagadagam) · Breanne Hobden · Kalinda E Griffiths (Yawuru) · Mark Wenitong (Kabi Kabi) · Peter O'Mara (Wiradjuri) · Alex Brown (Yuin) · Sandra J Eades (Noongar) · Kelvin M Kong (Worimi) · Raymond W Lovett (Wongaibon Ngiyampaa)
Ethical challenges of multiple organ transplant in cystic fibrosis
Examination of the complexities of multiple organ transplant for patients with cystic fibrosis, using a hypothetical patient
Mark R Oliver · John Massie · Miranda Paraskeva · Avik Majumdar · Lynn H Gillam · Dominic JC Wilkinson
The New South Wales Pharmacy Trial for herpes zoster: on the nose?
Christian P Pappas · Timothy R Holmes · Minas T Coroneo
Young voices, healthy futures: the rationale for lowering the voting age to 16
Lowering the voting age to 16 years would empower young people and the political system to address inequities and build an inclusive society that promotes wellbeing
Kevin Kapeke · Planning Saw · Edward Krutsch · Claudia Burgner · Hannah Pitt · Ravin Desai · Khalid Muse · Jennifer Rowan · Charlize Nalupta · Judith Bessant · Susan M Sawyer · Sara Wardak
A community within social and ecological communities: a new philosophical foundation for a just residential aged care sector
Residential aged care: proposing a shift to communities within social and ecological communities
Lachlan Green · Bridget Pratt · David Kirchhoffer
Aligning legislation with clinical practice: off‐label prescribing under the microscope
A legal analysis of off-label prescribing in Australia. Can we harmonise legislation with clinical practice?
Narcyz Ghinea
Cost barriers to medication access in Australia: an analysis of the Patient Experience Survey in context
Medicines are less affordable for women, the ill, the young, and the socio-economically disadvantaged
Narcyz Ghinea
Towards a best practice framework for eHealth with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples — important characteristics of eHealth interventions: a narrative review
Foundational qualities of culturally safe and sustainable eHealth interventions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
the eHRCATSIH Group
Should medical eponyms continue to be used in everyday practice?
Medical nomenclature should ideally describe the pathophysiological processes or clinical criteria relevant to the entity being defined
Leya Nedumannil · Diana Lewis
Optimisation during transition to dialysis commencement
Social and cultural determinants of health and health care are patient-important factors navigated by many families and communities accessing excellence in health support for dialysis-requiring kidney failure
Paayal Naidu · Onika Paolucci (Muran‐Iwaidja) · Relma Luta (Kaurareg) · Jaquelyne T Hughes (Wagadagam)
Seeking a voice: the inadequacy of the “four principles” and the need for care ethics in the provision of health care to vulnerable populations
The moral and practical justification for Indigenous representation at all levels of health care provision
Kenneth JE Barns · Louis Peachey (Girrimay/Djirribal)
Knowledge translation in Indigenous health research: voices from the field
Researchers and institutions should be accountable for ensuring that knowledge translation is embedded throughout the research process
Michelle Kennedy (Wiradjuri) · Melody Morton Ninomiya · Maya Morton Ninomiya · Simon Brascoupé (Anishinabeg/Haudenausanee) · Janet Smylie (Mѐtis) · Tom Calma (Kungarakan, Iwaidja) · Janine Mohamed (Narrunga Kaurna) · Paul J Stewart (Taungurung) · Raglan Maddox (Bagumani, Modewa)
Gender CARE beyond the courts: an alternative framework for resolving disputes over gender health care for children and adolescents
An alternative framework for resolving disputes over gender care for Gillick competent children and adolescents
Georgina Dimopoulos · Michelle Taylor‐Sands
Ethics of artificial intelligence in supportive care in cancer
Addressing the ethical implications helps physician and patient engagement with AI in supportive cancer care
Ian N Olver
Pharmaceutical company payments to Australian doctors reported to Medicines Australia, 2019–22: a cross‐sectional analysis
Greater transparency is needed, and linkage with AHPRA numbers would facilitate the identification of individual recipients
Malcolm Forbes · Yeshna Bhowon · Barbara Mintzes
Should voluntary assisted dying in Victoria be extended to encompass people with dementia?
Voluntary assisted dying for people with dementia would require a new framework, presenting social, ethical and clinical challenges
Paul A Komesaroff · Michael Chapman · Geetanjali Lamba · Ian H Kerridge · Cameron L Stewart · Alex Holmes · Sophie Lewis · Jennifer Philip
