Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Law and Genetics, University of Tasmania
Dr Rebekah McWhirter is a senior research fellow with the Centre for Law and Genetics, Faculty of Law, with an adjunct appointment at the Menzies Institute of Medical Research, University of Tasmania. Her research interests include ethical and legal issues in genetic research, Indigenous genetics, empirical research methods in ethical and legal research, and methods for identifying genetic risk factors for disease in isolated populations. She is currently working on an ARC Discovery Grant project, “Genomic Data Sharing: Issues in Law, Research Ethics and Society”.
Patients have rights. Here's how to use yours
Aug 15, 2019 17:46 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Working your way around the health-care system can be overwhelming. This is especially hard when care takes place in health systems under stress. However as a patient, you have rights about how youre treated. This...
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