2023

Should AI-enabled Medical Devices be Explainable? Rita Matulionyte1, Macquarie University Law School Macquarie Park 1Macquarie University Law School, Macquarie Park, NSW, Australia Abstract Despite its exponential growth, artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare faces various challenges. One of them is a...

Constructing Maternal Responsibility: The Precarious Concept of “Maternal Care” in Behavioural Epigenetics Research Courtney McMahon1, Monash University Melbourne 1Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Abstract Behavioural epigenetics research is linking the degree of “maternal care” received by rat offspring to later-life...

The Use and Abuse of “Gillick competence” in clinical practice. Sarah Martin1, Queensland Children’s Hospital South Brisbane, Brisbane 1Queensland Children’s Hospital, South Brisbane, Brisbane, QLD, Australia Abstract The concept of “Gillick competence” is inconsistently applied in clinical practice. My observations...

Applying the Open Future Argument to the Pre-implantation Embryo Michelle de Souza1, University of New England 1University of New England Abstract Joel Feinberg’s Open Future argument suggests that parents should provide their children with an open future. According to Feinberg,...

Legal and ethical conflicts of the Transplantation and Anatomy Act 1979 (Qld) and the Coroners Act 2003 (Qld) Scott Kitchener1, ACHLR Brisbane 1ACHLR, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Abstract The Transplantation and Anatomy Act 1979 (Qld) (T&AA) specifically refers to consideration of...

Online modules to improve health professionals’ end-of-life law knowledge and confidence: A pre-post survey study Rachel Feeney1, QUT 1QUT Abstract Dr Rachel Feeney, Professor Lindy Willmott, Ms Penny Neller, Professor Shih-Ning Then, Distinguished Professor Patsy Yates AM and Professor Ben...

The Commonwealth Criminal Code: Will it restrict access to voluntary assisted dying in South Australia and is there a way forward? (V) Julia Matteo1, Michaela Okninski1, The University of Adelaide 1The University of Adelaide South Australia , Australia Abstract South...

EdTech and Ethics: Monitoring Suicide Risk in UK Schools Jessica Lorimer1, University Of Oxford 1University Of Oxford Abstract Suicide is a leading cause of death for British adolescents, and there is evidence that rates are increasing for this cohort. For...

COVID and healthcare rationing Stephen Honeybul1, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital PERTH 1Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, PERTH, WA, Australia Abstract Many would attest to the extreme pressures that were placed on healthcare resources during the recent COVID pandemic where healthcare administrators...

FLOORS AND CEILINGS: COORDINATION, COHERENCE AND CONSISTENCY IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THERAPEUTIC GOODS REGULATION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION Marco Rizzi1, Penny Gleeson2, Jeannie Marie Paterson3, University Of Western Australia Perth2, Melbourne Vic3, Vic Australia 1University Of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia2Deakin...