AABHL 2011

2011 AABHL Conference

Expectations, Hope and Futility: Law and Bioethics in Contemporary Healthcare.

What is the role of Expectations (realistic or otherwise) in driving contemporary health care?
To what extent can, or should, Hope be fostered – what are the harms and benefits?
After 3 decades of defining, measuring and critiquing medical Futility, where are we in 2011?
Do health consumers’ expectations and hope drive futile care measures across the spectrum of our healthcare system?
Do health professionals’ misunderstanding of what would constitute a good outcome from the patient’s perspective drive futile care measures?
What impact does this have on health service budgets?
How are these considerations supported or denied in law within Australia and New Zealand?
What are the roles of expectation and hope in medical research?
How should we best frame these questions- ethically, legally or professionally?

Dinner Sponsor

As one of Australia’s top ten research universities*, Griffith University is focused on creating a healthy future for Australia and the world.

Spearheaded by the Griffith Health Institute, an organisation of almost 300 research staff and 275 higher degree by research students, Griffith Health focuses its health research in the areas of chronic disease prevention, cardiovascular science, genomics, musculoskeletal development and function, mental health, neuroscience, immunology, drug discovery, community practice and public health.

This research has major applications in sustaining healthy communities, from children to the elderly, and at local, national and international levels. As well as improving our understanding of disease, the research aims to inform the development of improved treatments and preventions, health services, health education and health policy.

Griffith University is now the home of Australia’s first Centre of Research Excellence in nursing, with $2.5 million funding awarded by the National Health and Medical Research Council. The Centre will develop strategies to influence nursing practices and policy, with a special focus on nursing intervention and making the right decisions for patients.

The university boasts outstanding research facilities including on-campus laboratories and clinics, together with strong links into hospital and community-based research and practice settings. These links draw together different disciplines and help ensure the research agenda is up-to-date and meeting community needs.

To find out more visit griffith.edu.au/health

* Based on fields of research at the 4-digit level in the Excellence in Research for Australia 2010 National Report

Conference Committee

Dr Eleanor Milligan (GU/QH) - Co-convenor
Dr Sarah Winch (UQ) - Co-convenor
Professor Colleen Cartwright (SCU)
Jaimie Peetz (USC)
Dr Garth Thomas
Associate Professor Ben White (QUT)
Professor Lindy Willmott (QUT)
Associate Professor Malcom Parker (UQ)

Latest Information

2012 AABHL Conference
The 2012 Australasian Association of Bioethics & Health Law 2012 Conference will be held in Auckland, Thursday 12th July to Sunday 15th July.

2011 Presentation Slides
Presentation slides from the 2011 Conference will be posted on the AABHL National website once permission has be received from all presenters.