Tuesday, 9th December Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law Conference

Justice David Collins - Wellington, NZ

The address will explore the ethical implications of allowing prisoners to access end of life services thereby reducing the term of imprisonment in cases where the prisoner is not suffering from a terminal condition.

• The National Australian Citizens' Jury on using genomics in newborn bloodspot screening - Stacy Carter
• Omics Data Beyond Borders addressing legal issues in cross-border genomic data-sharing with scenario-based analysis  - Ainsley Newson
• Legal privacy protections of shared genomic data in international research collaborations – ‘transplants’ or ‘irritants’? - Minna Paltiel

• Philosophical perspectives on A.J. London's Egalitarian Research Imperative - Anantharaman Muralidharan

• Divided Minds, Divided Ethics: A Meta-Ethical Framework Grounded in Hemisphere Theory - Hugh J Brosnahan
• Eating meat, drinking milk, mRNA vaccination and selective mistrust - Jane Williams
• Towards clarifying healthcare’s duty to minimise its environmental impacts - Bridget Pratt

• High-cost gene therapies and the law of the public purse: who decides and who pays? - Sara Attinger
•  Ethics of anticipated regret and gender-affirming care for young people - James H Lyons
• The ethics of risk and vaccines: A scoping review of the literature - Kari Pahlman
• Reform of Guardianship and Administration Laws in Western Australia: The Value of Community Voices - Meredith J Blake

• Regulating homebirths - Continuity, Consent & Catastrophe - Liz Associate Professor Sutton
• Beyond guidelines: reclaiming ethical responsibility in primary care genomics - Isabella Holmes
• Does the Relational Nature of Genetic Risk Demand New Clinical Mechanisms and Professional Responsibilities? - Joey Mackle
• Translational Bioethics as Preventive Ethics  - Teck Chuan Voo

• Scientific evidence in reproductive ethics: epigenetics and procreative responsibility - Catherine Mills

• What does AI optimisation mean for the farmer?  - Megan F Moss
• Personalized patient preference predictors, being-towards-death and human autonomy - Zachary Daus
• Transparency fallacy: Insights from clinicians on the safe use of Medical AI - Tatiana Aranovich and Rita Matulionyte

Dr Jo Prendergast, Christchurch 

In 2021 psychiatrist Dr Jo Prendergast was diagnosed with breast cancer and writing comedy was one of the main things that helped her through the experience. 

Dr Jo shares her experiences as a doctor with a life threatening illness, important public health messaging through the medium of comedy, the things having cancer has taught her and the importance of humour and a sense of purpose as coping mechanisms for tough stuff in our lives. She reflects on iniquities within the healthcare system, providing thought-provoking insight into the reality and aspirations of healthcare.

Talk includes an experiential laughter component!

Dr Jo Prendergast - Christchurch NZ