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View article: Ethical Management of Elective Surgery Waiting Lists
Ethical Management of Elective Surgery Waiting Lists Open
Waiting time for elective surgery in public health systems has long been a focus for health institutions and governments. Such focus, and existing ethics literature, tends to hover at a policy or systems level. However, long waiting lists …
View article: Visitor restrictions in hospitals during infectious disease outbreaks: An ethical approach to policy development and requests for exemptions
Visitor restrictions in hospitals during infectious disease outbreaks: An ethical approach to policy development and requests for exemptions Open
In this paper, we explore the ethics of restricting visitation to hospitals during an infectious disease outbreak. We aim to answer three questions: What are the features of an ethically justified hospital visitor restriction policy? Shoul…
View article: Anticipated impacts of voluntary assisted dying legislation on nursing practice
Anticipated impacts of voluntary assisted dying legislation on nursing practice Open
Background: The Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 passed into law in Victoria, Australia, on the 29 November 2017. Internationally, nurses have been shown to be intimately involved in patient care throughout the voluntary assisted dying pr…
Practical ethical challenges and moral distress among staff in a hospital <span>COVID</span>‐19 screening service Open
The COVID‐19 pandemic has led to unprecedented disruptions to established models of healthcare and healthcare delivery, creating a host of new ethical challenges for healthcare institutions, their leadership and their staff. Hospitals and …
View article: Supporting cancer care clinicians to ‘hold’ their patients during and beyond the <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 pandemic: a role for reflective ethics discussions
Supporting cancer care clinicians to ‘hold’ their patients during and beyond the <span>COVID</span>‐19 pandemic: a role for reflective ethics discussions Open
The COVID‐19 pandemic has placed an overwhelming burden on healthcare delivery globally. This paper examines how COVID‐19 has affected cancer care clinicians' capacity to deliver cancer care in the Australian context. We use the lens of ‘h…
View article: Junior doctors and conscientious objection to voluntary assisted dying: ethical complexity in practice
Junior doctors and conscientious objection to voluntary assisted dying: ethical complexity in practice Open
In jurisdictions where voluntary assisted dying (VAD) is legal, eligibility assessments, prescription and administration of a VAD substance are commonly performed by senior doctors. Junior doctors’ involvement is limited to a range of more…
View article: Introducing Voluntary Assisted Dying: Staff Perspectives in an Acute Hospital
Introducing Voluntary Assisted Dying: Staff Perspectives in an Acute Hospital Open
Background: Voluntary assisted dying (VAD) was legalised in Victoria, Australia in June 2019. Physicians can now assist patients to end their lives by providing drugs for self-administration at their voluntary and competent request (or for…
A Strategy To Advance the Evidence Base in Palliative Medicine: Formation of a Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group Open
Palliative medicine has made rapid progress in establishing its scientific and clinical legitimacy, yet the evidence base to support clinical practice remains deficient in both the quantity and quality of published studies. Historically, t…
View article: Balancing health worker well-being and duty to care: an ethical approach to staff safety in COVID-19 and beyond
Balancing health worker well-being and duty to care: an ethical approach to staff safety in COVID-19 and beyond Open
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the risks that can be involved in healthcare work. In this paper, we explore the issue of staff safety in clinical work using the example of personal protective equipment (PPE) in the COVID-19 crisis. …
Medical ethics in the era of <span>COVID</span>‐19: Now and the future Open
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Restricting Conversations About Voluntary Assisted Dying: Implications for Clinical Practice Open
Objectives: On 19 June 2019, assisted dying became lawful in Victoria, the second most populous state in Australia. Section 8 of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act is a legislative safeguard that is designed to ensure a patient’s request for…
Restricting conversations about voluntary assisted dying: implications for clinical practice Open
Objectives On 19 June 2019, assisted dying became lawful in Victoria, the second most populous state in Australia. Section 8 of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act is a legislative safeguard that is designed to ensure a patient’s request for …