Conference: Healthcare Disparities: Disruptive Healthcare Technologies and the Patient in Manchester

12-14 June 2019

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION EXTENDED TO 30th April 2019

The question of health inequalities worldwide has become increasingly significant and there is now a wide range of active researchers from a variety of disciplines working in this field. This conference is intended to bring these people together for the first meeting of what is hoped will be an ongoing global academic network.

The conference is sponsored by the Hallsworth Endowment and the School of Law at the University of Manchester. Collaborative institutional support is provided by Queen Mary, University of London with further support from the European Association of Health Law and the World Association of Medical Law. The conference will combine keynote and breakout sessions. Further details about this are available from Nicola.Glover-Thomas [at] manchester.ac.uk.

The conference PGR day for postgraduate students will be held on Wednesday 12th June 2019. Details about this event are available from Ajmal Mubarik (ajmal.mubarik [at] postgrad.manchester.ac.uk).

NB There are 12 free PGRs places for the PGR pre-conference workshop available thanks to funding from the Society of Legal Scholars. PGRs may apply for funding for the conference and travel and subsistence

The conference organisers have secured a special issue of The Journal of Medical Law and Ethics to enable selected papers from the conference to be published. Those who are presenting papers and are interested in publishing their paper in the journal, please get in touch with Nicola Glover-Thomas.

Cost: £200 (Registration closes: 31 May 2019)

Early Bird Registration: £175 (Early Bird Registration closes 5 May 2019)

Discounted price for PGRs/ECRs/Members of WAML and EAHL: £150

The conference dinner will be held on Friday 14 June 2019. This is not included in the conference fee. A wine reception, included in the conference fee, will be held in the Schuster Building, University of Manchester on Thursday 13 June 2019 from 7pm – 9pm.

Accommodation at The Crowne Plaza, Oxford Road, has been secured at a reduced rate of £112 for the room per night and £10 for breakfast. We have a limited number of hotel rooms for delegates and places will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

Consultation: GMC Consent guidance

We’re consulting on our revised Consent guidance which outlines what doctors should consider when discussing treatment and care with patients. 

The updated guidance focuses on the importance of communication, personalised conversations, and doctors and patients making decisions about treatment and care together.

We’ve restructured it and made it clearer, so it’s easier for doctors to apply in practice. And we’ve provided more advice, including steps to follow when making decisions in different circumstances.

The guidance reflects the law, policy and healthcare settings in all four countries of the UK.

Tell us what matters to you

The consultation is open until Wednesday 23 January 2019 and there are several ways you can take part.

• Full questionnaire for medical and lay professionals (approx #22 questions) – aimed at those with a detailed working knowledge of the policy, practice and law around consent. You’ll need to read the guidance to answer the questions.
• A survey for doctors and other healthcare professionals (approx #21 questions) – aimed at those with a detailed working knowledge of the issues, but who may not have time to respond to the full questionnaire.
• A survey for patients, carers and members of the public (approx #14 questions)– aimed at those who may not be familiar with our guidance, but will have views on good consent practice.

Accessing the consultation in other languages and formats

We can provide paper copies and other formats (such as large print) on request. The consultation documents are also available in Welsh.

Please email marketingcommunications@gmc-uk.org for further details.

Questions?

If you have any questions about the review or consultation please contact our Consent review team on gmcconsent@gmc-uk.org or 020 7189 5404.

If you’d like to submit a consultation response in hardcopy please send it to: Consent Review Team, General Medical Council, 350 Euston Road, London NW1 3JN.

What have we done so far?

We’ve gathered evidence through our own and commissioned research as well as engagement, to understand what issues to address.

We’ve worked with our Task and Finish group who provided expert input from a legal, medical, health, social care and patient perspective to review the evidence.

We’ve now redrafted our guidance to:

• focus on how doctors can support patient decision making and involve patients in decisions about their care as far as possible
• focus on the importance of doctors finding out what is meaningful for their patients and helping them explore the different options
• include practical suggestions and examples to explain how the principles apply
• make it more accessible by referring less to the law and more to the principles on which the law is based.

Why are we updating the guidance?

Good consent practice is at the heart of the doctor-patient relationship, but we know it’s sometimes challenging to get this right. Our guidance sets out good practice principles for making decisions about care, from the treatment of minor conditions to major interventions with significant risks or side effects.

Since it was last published in 2008, there have been shifts in the legal, policy and workplace environments. Doctors are telling us that increasing pressures and demands on their practice can make it difficult to seek and record a patient’s consent in line with our guidance and the law.

We want to support doctors and patients to have meaningful conversations and to make shared decisions. Therefore we have updated the guidance to ensure that it is still clear and helpful, relevant to doctors’ needs, and consistent with the law.

We want the final guidance to be shaped by doctors on the medical front line, patients, and healthcare organisations. It’s therefore vital that we hear as many views as possible.

Job: Research Assistant in Law and Healing Reflecting on English Medico-Legal History and why it Matters at University of Manchester

Job Reference : HUM-12583

Location : Oxford Road, Manchester

Closing Date : 01/10/2018

Salary : £26,495 to £30,688 per annum

Employment Type : Fixed Term

Faculty / Organisational Unit : Humanities

Division : Centre for Social Ethics and Policy

Hours Per week : Full Time

Contract Duration : Starting October 2018 until 30 September 2019

A research assistant is sought at Grade 5.3 to assist in the research funded by a Leverhulme Trust Emeritus Fellowship which has been awarded to Professor Margot Brazier. No DBS will be required. The research is desk based and archival.

The research will focus on:

• Completion of my monograph Law and Healing: A History of a Stormy Marriage.

• Further research into legal and ethical ‘lessons’ arising from a critical analysis of the regulation of midwives in the 16^th to 18^th centuries and the prototype for codes of professional ethics to be found therein.

• Further research into the gradual rise of judicial deference to doctors and the era of Bolamisation from 1858 to 1998•

Job: Lecturer in Medical Ethics and Law at St George’s University of London

Institute of Medical and Biomedical Education
Salary: £39,992 to £47,772 plus London Allowance of £3,027

Permanent, full time position
Closing Date: Monday 16 October 2017
Interview Date: Thursday 02 November 2017
Reference: 670-17

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Lecturer in Medical Ethics and Law to deliver teaching and learning and to contribute to educational provision in medical ethics and law. You will undertake innovative research in an area of medical ethics and law and contribute to exciting new curriculum development opportunities.

You should be an enthusiastic teacher and have experience of educational development, teaching and assessment in medical ethics and law, ideally at undergraduate and postgraduate level. You should have excellent written and oral communication skills and be committed to the development of your own research in medical ethics and law.

 

Conference: The Abortion Act: A Promise Fulfilled?

24 October 2017 – 25 October 2017
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 27 Sussex Pl, Regent’s Park, London NW1 4RG

Tickets and information

The passing of the 1967 Abortion Act was a landmark moment for our reproductive rights, achieved at the vanguard of a wave of liberalising change across the western world, and directly inspiring reform in a number of other countries.

But fifty years later, how well does the Act serve women today?

In the week of the Act’s fiftieth anniversary, this two-day conference will examine its impact, its shortcomings, and the extent to which its liberal proponents’ hopes have been realised.  Contributors including leading health care professionals, academics, policymakers, politicians, campaigners and service providers will address a range of important socio-legal, historical, political and clinical practice-based questions.

The conference is co-sponsored by the Universities of Bristol, Kent, and Leeds, and bpas, with generous funding from Wellcome.  It will be hosted by the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Course: Summerschool on Health Law and Ethics, Rotterdam

28 June – 7 July 2017

The Erasmus Observatory on Health Law / Institute of Health Policy & Management (Erasmus University Rotterdam) announces the annual Summer school on Health Law and Ethics, providing students, academics, professionals and practitioners, with an opportunity for intensive training in various aspects of health law and ethics over a two-weeks period (you can sign up for 1 week or 2 weeks), while absorbing the sights, sounds and culture unique to Rotterdam and the Netherlands. The Summer school offers a custom-developed course taught by leading academics in their field. A flyer is available here.

• Registration

• Payment and refund policies

• Accommodation and cost of living in the Netherlands

• Transport and campus map

Job: Policy Analyst (Humanities) at the PHG Foundation, Cambridge

Salary: £28,000 to £35,000 p.a. plus benefits
Closes: 7th April 2017
Full time or part time (min 28 hours p.w.)
Fixed Term contract for 3 years

This is a great opportunity for a social scientist/philosopher/lawyer with an interest in health policy to work with a world-leading think tank that uses research, analysis and advocacy to accelerate the impact of cutting edge biomedical science in healthcare.

As part of our busy team, you will have many opportunities to challenge yourself and to learn more about both exciting advances in biomedicine and the social, ethical, political and legal contexts that impact on their use in healthcare.

To succeed in the role you will have humanities and scientific expertise with ideally a good first degree in a relevant humanities subject (e.g. law, social sciences or philosophy). A postgraduate academic or professional qualification in health/medical law and ethics or biological science, medicine, public health or public policy is desirable.

You will have strong project management skills, a talent for writing and communicating complex issues to a variety of audiences and an ambition to influence public policy through your work. You must have the personal qualities to work well with fellow professionals and experts in a multidisciplinary environment, on interesting policy projects that combine the latest science and technologies with their ethical, legal, social and economic implications. You will also be committed to helping the PHG Foundation to further develop its reputation as an independent health policy think-tank.

You can download an application pack and details of how to apply from our website.

For an informal discussion contact Alison Hall at alison.hall [at] phgfoundation.org

Interviews will be held in Cambridge on 3 May 2017.

Play: Bodies by Vivienne Franzmann

 

“We should have brought a gift.”

“We’ve brought a gift. It’s called 22 thousand pounds.”

Purchased from Russia. Developed in India. Delivered to the UK.

A global transaction over nine months that offers ‘a lifetime of happiness’ to all involved.

“What do you think will happen to a baby girl in India that nobody wants?”

Vivienne Franzmann’s previous work at the Royal Court includes Pests and The Witness. Her new play Bodies will be directed by Jude Christian (Lela & Co.).

Wed 5 Jul – Sat 12 Aug

Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, Royal Court Theatre

Tickets from £12. General booking opens on Wed 22 Feb at 10am.

Study: Health Law and Ethics at Erasmus University Rotterdam

The Erasmus Observatory on Health Law / Institute of Health Policy & Management (Erasmus University Rotterdam) announces the annual Summer school on Health Law and Ethics, providing students, academics, professionals and practitioners, with an opportunity for intensive training in various aspects of health law and ethics over a two-weeks period (you can sign up for 1 week or 2 weeks), while absorbing the sights, sounds and culture unique to Rotterdam and the Netherlands. The Summer school offers a custom-developed course taught by leading academics in their field.

The course is designed to enhance the preparation of health professionals confronted with legal and ethical issues. The course focuses on both theoretical and practical aspects of health law and ethics. A Certificate of Attendance will be presented to participants who wish to take the course for academic credit. 

Conference: BIOETHICS, MEDICAL ETHICS & HEALTH LAW

St. Raphael Hotel Resort & Congress Center Limassol, Cyprus  March 21-23, 2017

Invitation and Call for Abstracts
The UNESCO Chair in Bioethics is pleased to invite you to become an active participant at the 12th World Conference. The Conference is designed to offer a platform for the exchange of information and knowledge and to hold discussions, lectures, workshops and exhibition of programs and databases. If you wish to take part in the scientific program, submit your abstract to: confer [at] isas.co.il

Abstracts of approximately 250 words on any of the listed topics are invited for oral or poster presentation.

Target Groups
physicians
nurses
social workers
psychologists
psychiatrists
doctors involved in legal medicine
lawyers
judges
bioethicists
philosophers
researchers
writers
ethics committee members
teachers
educators
rectors, deans and administrators of academic institutes
hospital managers
teachers and students of medical, nursing, ethics, psychology, philosophy and law schools and faculties
professional, cultural and volunteer organizations and associations
governmental & public bodies
speech and language therapists
veterinarians
nutritionists & dietitians

Main Topics
Alcohol
Assisted Suicide
Autonomy
Benefit & Harm
Bioethics: Gender
Bioethics: General
Bioethics: History & Future
Clinical Trials
Confidentiality
Cultural Pluralism
Dentistry, Law and Ethics
Discrimination
Drugs
End of Life
Environment’s Protection
Equality
Ethical Aspects of E-Medicine
Ethical Aspects of Toxicology
Ethical Education: Skills & Technology
Ethical Ethics: The Digital Era
Ethics and Immigration
Ethics Committees
Ethics Education: Tools and Methods
Ethics Education: Youth and Children
Food and Death
Forensic Medicine
Genetics: Ethical Aspects
Healthcare Services and Costs
Human Dignity
Human Life: Sacred Life, Quality of Life
Human Rights
Informed Consent
Justice
Medical Errors
Medical Ethics
Medical Ethics and Law: Patents
Medical Ethics in Times of Crisis
Medical Ethics: Globalization
Medical Ethics: Management
Medical Ethics: Surgery
Medical Law
Medical Negligence
Medical Research
Mental Disorders
Neuro-ethics
Nursing, Law and Ethics
Organ Transplantation
Psychiatry, Law and Ethics
Psychology, Law and Ethics
Reproduction
Solidarity