Sydney Health Ethics: Recent submissions
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Clinical Ethics Committee case 5: Should we discharge our vulnerable patient to a family who seem unable to look after her?
Published 2009-01-01Referral to the Clinical Ethics Committee: A 55 year-old woman with Alzheimer’s Disease Mrs. A is 55 years old and suffers from Alzheimer’s Disease. She has had to take early retirement from her job at the checkout in a ...Open AccessArticle -
Clinical Ethics Case Study 8: Should we carry out a predictive genetic test in our young patient?
Published 2009-01-01Referral to the Clinical Ethics Committee: A request for genetic testing in childhood. S, a five-year old boy, has recently been seen with his mother C in the paediatric outpatient clinic. Sadly his father N died from ...Open AccessArticle -
Paternity testing: how to progress
Published 2005-08-15If statements on paternity testing websites are to be believed, the decision to have a paternity test is a straightforward process for the curious father. Send away for a free, no-obligation kit, post it back with your ...Open AccessArticle -
Preconception testing and screening: Has the HGC covered all the bases?
Published 2011-07-25Has the Human Genetics Commission (HGC)'s recent report on population-wide preconception genetic testing and screening (1) convincingly demonstrated that this practice raises 'no specific ethical, legal or social principles' ...Open AccessArticle -
Clinical ethics committee case 7: Our young patient is in heart failure but has multiple co-morbidities. How can we best care for him and his family?
Published 2009-01-01Referral to the Clinical Ethics Committee: A young patient with severe and progressive illness requiring organ support T is 17 months old. He has been diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, an often-inherited life-limiting ...Open AccessArticle