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Unconventional practice, 'innovative' interventions and the national law

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posted on 2023-05-20, 15:12 authored by Stewart, C, Kerridge, I, Waldby, C, Lipworth, W, Munsie, M, Lysaght, T, Rudge, C, Ghinea, N, Lisa EcksteinLisa Eckstein, Jane NielsenJane Nielsen, Jenny KaldorJenny Kaldor, Dianne NicolDianne Nicol
This column explores a recent health profession disciplinary case which throws light on the problems of unconventional interventions by medical practitioners under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009 (Qld). The case involved "innovative" practices which were later found to have been scientifically unsupported, dangerous to patients and grounds for cancelling the health practitioner's registration. This column looks at common features of these kinds of cases in Australia and then examines recent attempts by the Medical Board of Australia to draft policy guidance around the use of unconventional practice in medicine. This column concludes with a number of changes to improve the effectiveness of the proposed policy.

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Publication title

Journal of Law and Medicine

Volume

27

Pagination

574-589

ISSN

1320-159X

Department/School

Faculty of Law

Publisher

Lawbook Co.

Place of publication

Australia

Rights statement

Copyright 2020 Health Law Reporter

Repository Status

  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Law reform; Other law, politics and community services not elsewhere classified

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