The law should allow greater communication between health professionals, families and carers even if this impacts on patients’ rights of confidentiality.
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At least one-third of patients receive non-beneficial treatments at the end of their life. Having a good advance care directive that you share with others helps them know and respect your wishes.
Harsh tales of mothers and fathers thrust into the court system as they seek the best treatment for a sick child are a warning.
The rise of personalised medicine, which is mainly based on genetic testing, needs adequate regulation so privacy rights aren’t breached. That’s only one of several issues that must be considered.
Decades have passed and yet the issue of financial compensation for the remaining “survivors” of the thalidomide tragedy has, in many instances, remained unresolved.
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Chen Su Lan Centennial Professor in Medical Ethics, National University of Singapore; Distinguished Visiting Professor in Law, University of Melbourne; Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor of Law (Health Law), Deakin University
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Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
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Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Tasmania
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Lecturer, Queen's University Belfast
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Senior Teaching Fellow, University of Warwick
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Associate professor, Menzies School of Health Research
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Professor of Healthcare Law & Feminist Ethics, University of Sussex
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Teaching Assistant, Curtin Law School, Curtin University
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Lecturer in Law, Sydney Law School, University of Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Research Fellow, Deakin University
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Senior Researcher, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
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Associate Professor in Health Technology Law, The University of Melbourne