Sydney Health Ethics: Recent submissions
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Caring for young people with cancer: Practical implications of qualitative engagement with cancer survivors and those who care for them
Published 2014-09-03Many adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors live with ongoing adverse consequences of their cancer experience. While an increasing number of these young Australians have direct access to care in the specialised ...Open AccessArticle -
Death of the ‘Blockbuster’and ‘Pivotal’ Clinical Trial: Rethinking the Drug Development Process
Published 2011-01-01Unprecedented developments in genomics, proteomics, immunology and cellular biology have promised a plethora of new targets for pharmacotherapy. The hope has been that targeting pharmacotherapy to ...Open AccessArticle, Letter -
The illness trajectory or the illness journey – what’s in a metaphor?
Published 1999-01-01Open AccessArticle -
Trouble in the gap: a bioethical and sociological analysis of informed consent for high-risk medical procedures.
Published 2013-01-01Concerns are frequently raised about the extent to which formal consent procedures actually lead to “informed” consent. As part of a study of consent to high-risk medical procedures, we analyzed in-depth interviews with ...Open AccessArticle -
How Do Homeopaths Reason and Make Decisions? Integrating Theory, Practice, and Education
Published 2010-01-01Background:Homeopathy is a major modality in complementary and alternative medicine. Significant tensions exist between homeopathic practice and education, evident in the diversity of practice styles and pedagogic models. ...Open AccessArticle