Ethics

Published resources

Journal articles

2007

Cunningham J, Dunbar T (2007)
Consent for long-term storage of blood samples by Indigenous Australian research participants: the DRUID study experience.
Epidemiologic Perspectives and Innovations;4(7)
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2006

Kowal E (2006)
Mutual obligation and Indigenous health: thinking through incentives and obligations.
Medical Journal of Australia;184(6):292-293
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Peachey LG, McBain KE, Armstrong RM (2006)
Indigenous health: burden or opportunity? [editorial]
Medical Journal of Australia;184(10):483-484
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Sanson-Fisher RW, Campbell EM, Perkins JJ, Blunden SV, Davis BB (2006)
Indigenous health research: a critical review of outputs over time.
Medical Journal of Australia;184(10):502-505
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Thomas DP, Anderson IP (2006)
Getting the most from Indigenous health research [editorial].
Medical Journal of Australia;184(10):500-501
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2005

McNeill PM, Macklin R, Wasunna A, Komesaroff PA (2005)
An expanding vista: bioethics from public health, Indigenous and feminist perspectives.
Medical Journal of Australia;183(1):8-9
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Thomson N (2005)
Cultural respect and related concepts: a brief summary of the literature.
Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin;5(4):Review 1
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2003

Rawsthorne M (2003)
Working better with Indigenous people, communities and issues.
SPRC Newsletter;84:6
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2002

Henderson R, Simmons DS, Bourke L, Muir J (2002)
Development of guidelines for non-Indigenous people undertaking research among the Indigenous population of north-east Victoria.
Medical Journal of Australia;176:482-485.
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2001

Humphery K (2001)
Dirty questions: Indigenous health and 'Western research'.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;25(3):197-202.
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2000

Dunne E (2000)
Consultation, rapport, and collaboration: essential preliminary stages in research with urban Aboriginal groups.
Australian Journal of Primary Health - Interchange;6(1):6-14.
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Reports and publications

2006

National Health and Medical Research Council (2006)
Keeping research on track: a guide for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples about health research ethics.
Canberra: National Health and Medical Research Council
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2005

Shibasaki S, Stewart P (2005)
Workshop report: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people involved in ethics.
Darwin: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health
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Stewart P, Pyett P (2005)
Victorian Aboriginal ethics project report.
Melbourne: Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit, University of Melbourne
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2004

Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council (2004)
Australian Senate Select Committee on the administration of Indigenous affairs.
Redfern: Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council
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Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council (2004)
Increasing access to services in NSW for Aboriginal people at risk of contracting of who have blood borne infections.
Redfern: Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council
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Thomas DP (2004)
Reading doctors' writing: race, politics and power in Indigenous health research, 1870-1969.
Canberra: Aboriginal Studies Press
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2002

McAullay D, Griew R, Anderson I (2002)
The ethics of Aboriginal health research: an annotated bibliography.
Melbourne: VicHealth Koori Health Research and Community Development Unit
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2001

Sanders WG, Arthur WS (2001)
Autonomy rights in Torres Strait: from whom, for whom, for or over what?
Canberra: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, Australian National University
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Prior to 2000

Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council (1999)
Guidelines for research into Aboriginal health.
Redfern: Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council
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Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council (1999)
Primary, secondary and tertiary health care services to Aboriginal communities.
Redfern: Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council
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Conference proceedings and abstracts

2005

7th World Congress of Bioethics
9 – 12 November 2004, Sydney, New South Wales
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2003

Ethics in Human Research Conference
April 2 - April 4 2003, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
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Guidelines

Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council (1999)
Guidelines for research into Aboriginal health.
Redfern: Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council
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Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (2000)
Guidelines for ethical research in Indigenous studies.
The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Canberra.
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National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (nd)
NACCHO Position on Research and Ethical Guidelines.
Retrieved 3/9/2004 from http://www.naccho.org.au/Paper4.html
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National Health and Medical Research Council (2003)
Values and ethics: guidelines for ethical conduct in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research.
Canberra: National Health and Medical Research Council
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Other web-based information

Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council (AH&MRC)
The AH&MRC is the recognized peak body and voice of Aboriginal communities on Aboriginal health matters in NSW. Its more than 60 member organisations, are comprised of Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHS), also known as Aboriginal Medical Services (AMS); Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Related Services (ACCHRS) and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Committees (ACCHC). The activities of the Council focus on the provision of support and assistance to member organizations to provide culturally appropriate holistic primary health care for the improvement of Aboriginal health.
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Aboriginal Health Research and Ethics Committee (AHREC)
The AHREC, based within the Aboriginal Health Council of SA, aims to: monitor and coordinate medical and health research in Aboriginal communities in South Australia; offer advice to communities on the ethics, methodology and potential benefits of research proposals; and review research needs of Aboriginal communities in order to determine priorities for research.
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Centre for Indigenous Natural & Cultural Resource Management (CINCRM)
The Centre, located at Charles Darwin University, outlines its research ethics and protocols.
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Last updated: 2 June 2008