Month: June 2018

Dr Mary Jean Walker1 1Monash University, Clayton, Australia, 2ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Wollongong, Australia Progress has recently been made into developing tissue cultures grown from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) suitable for testing how particular patients will...

Dr Drew Carter1, Ms Arlene Vogan1, Prof Tracy Merlin1 1Adelaide Health Technology Assessment, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia In 2013 Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) requested a 30% price reduction from the pharmaceutical industry sponsor of crizotinib, a...

Etivina Lovo1 1James Cook University, Townsville, Australia, 2Fiji National University, Suva, Fiji Islands Principles of research bioethics are defined in the context of Western developed countries.  Understandings of Human Research Ethics (HRE) principles vary internationally which may be due to...

Dr Calvin W.l. Ho1 1National University Of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore This paper argues that bridging the equity gap in access to and benefit sharing (ABS) of biological materials must remain firmly on the Global Development Agenda. The Convention on Biological...

Dr Alexander Holden1 1The University of Sydney, Milsons Point, Australia Background:The National Law that regulates the dental and other health care professions in Australia sets out regulations that dictate how dental practices are to advertise. This study examines the extent...

Dr David J. Carter1 1Law | Health | Justice Research Centre, Faculty Of Law University Of Technology Sydney, Broadway , Australia The powers available to the state in the name of advancing or protecting the public’s health or human biosecurity...

A/Prof. David Hunter, Drew Carter  Organised by the Teaching Ethics stream. This workshop aims to share, discuss and develop good practices in assessing medical ethics, both by reflecting on the nature of medical ethics and assessment, sharing practices used elsewhere and...

Dr Jon Wardle1 1University Of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Australia International regulatory and legislative developments are increasingly acknowledging traditional health knowledge – evidence based not on scientific methods but on longstanding traditions of use. For example: the World Intellectual Property Organization...

Benjamin Hofmann1 1Law Graduate, Melbourne, Australia This presentation will focus on the proprietary rights in semen, particularly in relation to artificially assisted human conception that is conducted posthumously. Presently, these rights arise due to exceptions to the long-standing legal rule...

Dr Tina Popa1, Fiona Milnes2 1RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, 2RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia Medical negligence claims arise when a medical practitioner has breached their duty of care and that breach has caused injury to the patient. Despite emphasis on open disclosure...