Ethics and Medico-legal
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Waste not, want not - ethics, stewardship and patient care
15 Jun 2015
By Dr Michael GannonWhen it comes to managing health care resources, doctors must balance their primary ethical obligation to care for the patient with their secondary obligation... -
Why saying no to the death penalty is the ethical thing to do
20 Apr 2015
The harrowing circumstances of Australians Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan, the death row inmates facing the very real possibility of execution by firing squad in Indonesia for... -
Honouring courageous colleagues, past and present
10 Jun 2014
At this year’s AMA National Conference, we had the unique opportunity to show our support for colleagues, both past and present, who demonstrate exceptional service as... -
Do you know what to do when disaster strikes?
15 Apr 2014
At the time Hurricane Katrina made landfall, Lindy Boggs Hospital in New Orleans had 126 patients in addition to staff members, family members, pets, and families from the... -
Doctors uniquely equipped to help others prepare for one of life’s biggest decisions
18 Feb 2014
A recent New York Times article entitled ‘How Doctors Die: Showing Others the Way’ portrays the end of life experience of Dr Elizabeth McKinley, who battled breast... -
Direct to consumer genetic testing
29 Jan 2013
In my last column, I highlighted some of the challenges posed by direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing more broadly. In this column, I ask the question: As a medical... -
Involuntary or coerced sterilisation of people with disabilities: a confronting issue
25 Mar 2013
The AMA’s Ethics and Medico-Legal Committee (EMLC) discusses difficult, often emotionally divisive, issues facing the medical profession and society more generally.... -
Thought provoking to the end
15 Jul 2013
The 2013 AMA National Conference Policy Discussion Session Finding Ways to Provide the Best Possible End of Life Care proved to be both thought provoking and confronting for... -
Are doctors obliged to heed disaster’s call?
04 Nov 2013
Last month’s bushfires in NSW are a timely reminder for members to consider whether you are prepared to respond to a major public health emergency such as a natural or man-... -
Are doctors obliged to heed disaster’s call?
04 Nov 2013
Last month’s bushfires in NSW are a timely reminder for members to consider whether you are prepared to respond to a major public health emergency such as a natural or man-...
