Ian Freckelton
Ian Freckelton
Spit hoods have been used for decades to reduce the ability of people to spit and bite police officers, corrective services officers, paramedics, doctors and nurses. However, historically and in public consciousness they have sinister reson...
Meredith Blake,Marilyn Bromberg,Stephanie Milan
Meredith Blake
Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are associated with overweight/obesity and linked to chronic diseases. A levy or tax on SSBs has been introduced in many jurisdictions globally as a way to lower sugar consumption and/or reformulate lower su...
The Continuing Problem of Expert Evidence in Medical Litigation - A Surgical Perspective with Reference to Daubert [0.03%]
医学诉讼中专家证据的持续问题-参考Daubert的外科视角
Arthur Richardson,Helen Pham,Michael Hollands
Arthur Richardson
The tension that exists between the medical and legal professions regarding expert evidence is longstanding. In this article, we will examine some of the issues regarding expert evidence particularly as it relates to matters involving surge...
Supporting the Involvement of Adults with Cognitive Disabilities in Research: The Need for Reform [0.03%]
支持认知障碍成人参与研究：改革的必要性
Shih-Ning Then,John Chesterman,Yuu Matsuyama
Shih-Ning Then
This article examines current legal and ethical requirements concerning research about adults with cognitive disabilities. These requirements, the article argues, are complex, difficult to navigate, and inevitably act as a disincentive for ...
Anthony Gray
Anthony Gray
The law has slowly recognised the concept of a transgender person. After initially fixating on someone's physical birth gender, it has now accepted the concept of gender identity. It has been challenged by young people experiencing gender d...
Christian Poland
Christian Poland
Once someone is diagnosed with a genetic abnormality or disorder, that information can be extremely valuable to their biological relatives. It may allow them to access preventive treatment or make informed decisions, such as whether to have...
The Statutory Standard of Care in Australia and its Application to Experimental Medical Practice [0.03%]
澳大利亚的法定注意标准及其在实验性医疗实践中的应用
Perry Peralta
Perry Peralta
Clinical innovation is essential in the development and improvement of interventions used to treat medical conditions. In Australia, the States and Territories have statutorily reintroduced the Bolam principle in a modified form which provi...
The Duty of Care to Protect Employees against the Risk of Psychiatric Harm from Vicarious Trauma: Kozarov v Victoria [0.03%]
为保护雇员免受替代创伤引起的精神伤害风险的关爱义务：Kozarov 诉维多利亚案
Russ Scott,Ian Freckelton
Russ Scott
An employer owes every employee a duty to take all reasonable steps to provide a safe place and system of work. Whether an employer will be liable for psychological harm suffered by an employee will depend on the particular circumstances of...
Legal Liability of Clinical Ethics Services in Australia: "Should I Be More Worried Than I Am?" [0.03%]
澳大利亚临床伦理服务的法律责任：“我应该比我现在更担心吗？”
Sharon L Feldman,Carolyn Johnston
Sharon L Feldman
A key function of clinical ethics services (CESs) is to provide decision-making support to health care providers in ethically challenging cases. Cases referred for ethics consultation are likely to involve diverging views or conflict, or to...
Sharing of Genomic Data: Exploring the Privacy Implications of the Changing Status of Genomic Data [0.03%]
基因组数据的共享：探讨基因组数据变化状态中的隐私影响
Margaret Otlowski,Lisa Eckstein
Margaret Otlowski
This article explores the privacy implications of the changing status of genomic data and the consequences for genomic data-sharing. It sets out the theoretical framework for privacy protection in Australia and the centrality of the concept...