Sydney Health Ethics: Recent submissions
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Socioeconomic, Demographic and Policy Comparisons of Living and Deceased Kidney Transplantation Rates Across 53 Countries.
Published 2013-01-01There are more than 1.7 million sufferers of end stage kidney disease (ESKD) worldwide and for many a donated kidney provides the only chance of regaining independence from dialysis. Unfortunately, the demand for kidneys ...Open AccessArticle -
Explaining Failure Through Success: A critical analysis of reduction in road and stroke deaths as an explanation for Australia’s low deceased organ donation rates.
Published 2012-01-01ABSTRACT: During the past 20 years Australian federal and state governments have funded many initiatives to bolster organ donation. Despite large investments of time, effort and money, Australia’s deceased donation rate ...Open AccessArticle -
From altruism to monetization: Australian women’s ideas about money, ethics and research eggs
Published 2013-01-01We report the results of a qualitative study carried out in metropolitan Australia between 2009 and 2011 that canvassed the issue of payment for research oöcyte donation with participants drawn from three potential donor ...Open AccessArticle -
Access to the Kidney Transplant Waiting List – a time for reflection
Published 2012-01-01The limited availability of deceased donor kidneys for transplantation in Australia continues to be a matter of concern. Analysis of registry data suggests that the current renal transplant waiting list under-represents ...Open AccessArticle -
The devil is in the detail: best practice or catholic practice?
Published 2012-01-01Rendell and colleagues state an honorable mission – “to safeguard the rights of research subjects in Catholic institutions” (Rendell, Casey et al. 2012). However we think a close inspection of their paper reveals a concern ...Open AccessArticle