Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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Are my religious beliefs anyone’s business? A framework for declarations in health and biomedicine
Published 2020-01-01Conflicts of interests (COIs) are typically divided into those that are financial and those that not. While there is general agreement that financial COIs have a significant impact on decisions and need to be declared and ...Open AccessArticle -
Unconventional Practice, “Innovative” Interventions and the National Law
Published 2020-01-01This column explores a recent health profession disciplinary case which throws light on the problems of unconventional interventions by medical practitioners under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009 ...Open AccessArticle -
The direct-to-consumer market for stem cell-based interventions in Australia: Exploring the experiences of patients Special Report
Published 2020-01-01The prevalence of businesses selling autologous stem cell-based interventions (ASCBI) to patients in Australia has raised serious concerns about how weaknesses in regulation have enabled the emergence of an industry that ...Open AccessArticle -
Transvaginal mesh, gender, and the ethics of clinical innovation
Published 2020-01-01On the 10th of October 2018, Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt issued a national apology to the Australian women who experienced “horrific outcomes” following surgery using transvaginal mesh—acknowledging the “historic ...Open AccessArticle -
Does consumer engagement in health technology assessment enhance or undermine equity?
Published 2020-01-01Consumer engagement in decisions about the funding of medicines is often framed as a good in and of itself, and as an activity that should be universally encouraged. A common justification for calls for consumer engagement ...Open AccessArticle