The Phil Walker memorial ethics lecture 2023
You are invited to the 2023 Phil Walker Memorial ethics lecture with keynote speaker, Professor Jose Miola.
The lecture is a special tribute to the life of Professor Walker, and a wonderful opportunity to bring together members of the medical, university and general community.
Who's Afraid of Dynamic Consent?
Dynamic Consent is a progressive and participant-centric approach to the use of personal data and samples in biomedical research. It empowers individuals by giving them greater control over how their information is accessed, shared and used by researchers.
With ever-evolving data protection frameworks and emerging legislation, it’s crucial to adapt the changing landscape of research ethics.
Join Professor Jose Miola, a Professor of Medical Law from University of Leicester, who will shed light on Dynamic Consent, including a review of the outcomes of focus groups conducted and the invaluable insights gained from participant’s perspectives around using their data and samples. He will also explore some thought-provoking misgivings surrounding Dynamic Consent.
RSVP: For catering purposes please RSVP by Thursday 3rd August 2023
Keynote speaker: Professor Jose Miola
Professor Jose Miola is a Professor of Medical Law at the University of Leicester, having previously been a Professor of Law with the University of Leeds. His research interests lie in medical law and ethics, particularly on consent to treatment and information disclosure and medical negligence with books published by Hart/Bloomsbury and Cambridge University Press. More recently, his research has considered access to innovative and experimental medical treatments, including 'right to try' legislation in the United States and questions of blame and fault in relation to AI entities involved in healthcare.
In 2007, Professor Miola received a British Academy grant to take up visiting scholar posts at the Universities of Melbourne and Otago. His work on informed consent has also been sited by the Scottish Parliament.
Professor Miola is also currently the Co Editor-in-Chief of the Medical Law Review, Europe's leading medical law journal, and Co-Director of the Centre for Rights and Equality in Health Law at the University of Leicester
About The Phil Walker memorial ethics lecture 2023
Professor Phil Walker made a tremendous contribution to the Faculty of Medicine and leaves behind a great legacy. He was intensely proud of his surgical profession and his role in the Faculty. He was a passionate advocate for academic surgery, widely regarded as an exceptional clinician and surgeon, an excellent teacher and an outstanding researcher.
True leaders in academic medicine must possess all of these qualities and Professor Walker was richly endowed with these traits. He had a keen interest in ethics and values in medicine. This lecture series came about through his generous bequest to the Discipline of Medical Ethics, Law and Professionalism at UQ.