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Sydney Health Ethics is a centre for academic research, for teaching and learning in bioethics and the medical humanities, and for ethical consultation and discussion. We aim to stimulate creative thought, dialogue and action. Our work engages different disciplinary perspectives and fosters a community based on collegiality and critical inquiry. More
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Therapeutic misunderstandings in modern research
Published 2023Clinical trials play a crucial role in generating evidence about healthcare interventions and improving outcomes for current and future patients. For individual trial participants, however, there are inevitably trade-offs ...Open AccessArticle -
Experiences of risk in Australian hotel quarantine: a qualitative study
Published 2022BackgroundIn response to the threat of COVID-19 infection, Australia mandated a 14 day quarantine period in a designated facility for all travellers returning from overseas from late March 2020. These facilities were usually ...Article -
Response - Liminality and the Mirage of Settlement
Published 2022Little and colleagues’ (1998) paper describing a key aspect of cancer patients’ experience, that of “liminality,” is remarkable for giving articulation to a very common and yet mostly overlooked aspect of patient experience. ...Article -
The abandonment of Australians in India: an analysis of the right of entry as a security right in the age of COVID-19
Published 2022In May 2021, when the Delta variant of SARS-CoV2 was wreaking havoc in India, the Australian Federal Government banned its citizens and residents who were there from coming back to Australia for 14 days on penalty of fines ...Article -
Sexuality and Gender Diverse Populations
Published 2021This chapter reviews the risk factors and treatment options for sexuality and gender diverse populations. Sexuality is a person’s sense of themselves as a sexual person and usually reflects their sexual attraction and ...Open AccessBook chapter