The University of Queensland

Technology, innovation and healthcare: an evolving relationship

Richards, Bernadette J., Taylor, Mark and Jacobson, Susannah Sage (2022). Technology, innovation and healthcare: an evolving relationship. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781788973144

Beyond Autonomy: Limits and Alternatives to Informed Consent in Research Ethics and Law

David G. Kirchhoffer and Bernadette J. Richards eds. (2019). Beyond Autonomy: Limits and Alternatives to Informed Consent in Research Ethics and Law. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.

Tort Law Principles

Richards, Bernadette and de Zwart, Melissa (2017). Tort Law Principles. Australia: Thomson Reuters.

Law and Popular Culture in Australia

Melissa de Zwart, Bernadette Richards and Suzanne Le Mire eds. (2015). Law and Popular Culture in Australia. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: LexisNexis Butterworths.

Medical Law and Ethics a Problem-Based Approach

Richards, Bernadette and Louise, Jennie (2014). Medical Law and Ethics a Problem-Based Approach. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: LexisNexis Butterworths.

Reflections on these leading works

Richards, Bernadette (2024). Reflections on these leading works. Leading works in health law and ethics. (pp. 255-268) edited by Sara Fovargue and Craig Purshouse. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003146612-18

Reproductive technologies and reproductive rights: the role of law and ethics

Bennett, Belinda and Richards, Bernadette (2022). Reproductive technologies and reproductive rights: the role of law and ethics. The Cambridge handbook of information technology, life sciences and human rights. (pp. 113-121) edited by Marcello Ienca, Oreste Pollicino, Laura Liguori, Elisa Stefanini and Roberto Andorno. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781108775038.011

A court of morals, a court of law, or a little bit of both?

Richards, Bernadette J. (2020). A court of morals, a court of law, or a little bit of both?. Religion matters: the contemporary relevance of religion. (pp. 55-66) edited by Paul Babie and Rick Sarre. Singapore: Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-2489-9_4

Autonomy and the law widely used, poorly defined

Richards, Bernadette J. (2019). Autonomy and the law widely used, poorly defined. Beyond Autonomy: Limits and Alternatives to Informed Consent in Research Ethics and Law. (pp. 17-32) edited by David G. Kirchhoffer, and Bernadette J. Richards. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781108649247.002

General principles of consent to medical treatment

Richards, Bernadette (2018). General principles of consent to medical treatment. Health Law in Australia . (pp. 135-157) edited by Ben White, Fiona McDonald and Lindy Willmott. Australia: Thomson Reuters.

Medical law and ethics: divergence and convergence

Richards, Bernadette (2015). Medical law and ethics: divergence and convergence. Law and Popular Culture in Australia. (pp. 61-77) edited by Melissa de Zwart, Bernadette Richards and Suzanne Le Mire. Australia: LexisNexis Butterworths.

Negligence and tort law: the corruption myth

Richards, Bernadette (2015). Negligence and tort law: the corruption myth. Law and Popular Culture in Australia. (pp. 17-29) edited by Melissa de Zwart, Bernadette Richards and Suzanne Le Mire. Australia: LexisNexis Butterworths.

Informed choice not informed consent: Shifting focus and protecting interests

Richards, Bernadette (2013). Informed choice not informed consent: Shifting focus and protecting interests. Ethics, Law and Society. (pp. 183-199) edited by Nicky Priaulx and Anthony Wrigley. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315094342-13

Patient consent conversation

Richards, Bernadette (2013). Patient consent conversation. Legal and Forensic Medicine. (pp. 853-864) Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-32338-6_32

When will death be? Legal considerations and regulatory safeguards in predictive modelling applications for end of life care

Chan, Hui Yun and Richards, Bernadette (2023). When will death be? Legal considerations and regulatory safeguards in predictive modelling applications for end of life care. Journal of Law and Medicine, 30 (3), 745-760.

Does legislation impede data sharing in Australia across institutions and jurisdictions? A scoping review

Scheibner, James, Kroesche, Nicole, Wakefield, Luke, Cockburn, Tina, McPhail, Steven M. and Richards, Bernadette (2023). Does legislation impede data sharing in Australia across institutions and jurisdictions? A scoping review. Journal of Medical Systems, 47 (1) 116, 1-13. doi: 10.1007/s10916-023-02009-z

An ethical code for collecting, using and transferring sensitive health data: outcomes of a modified Policy Delphi process in Singapore

Lysaght, Tamra, Chan, Hui Yun, Scheibner, James, Toh, Hui Jin and Richards, Bernadette (2023). An ethical code for collecting, using and transferring sensitive health data: outcomes of a modified Policy Delphi process in Singapore. BMC Medical Ethics, 24 (1) 78, 78. doi: 10.1186/s12910-023-00952-7

Comment on "Lung Transplantation for Elderly Patients With End-stage COVID-19 Pneumonia"

Baquero, Ashley, Beyda, David H., Singh, Maria Fiatarone, Gilcrease, Glynn, Gutierrez, Joseph E., Lavee, Jacob, Matas, David, Paul, Norbert, Richards, Bernadette, Robertson, Matthew P., Rogers, Wendy, Scalettar, Raymond, Shapiro, Michael, Sharif, Adnan, Toledo, Alexander H. and Trey, Torsten (2022). Comment on "Lung Transplantation for Elderly Patients With End-stage COVID-19 Pneumonia". Annals of Surgery, 276 (1), E65-E66. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004413

Health technology and big data: social licence, trust and the law

Richards, Bernadette and Scheibner, James (2022). Health technology and big data: social licence, trust and the law. Journal of Law and Medicine, 29 (2), 388-399.

The Regulation of Medical Device Representatives: A Question of Trust?

Richards, Bernadette, Jacobson, Susannah Sage, Lotz, Mianna and Rogers, Wendy (2022). The Regulation of Medical Device Representatives: A Question of Trust?. Law, Technology and Humans, 4 (1), 117-128. doi: 10.5204/lthj.2281

Ethical and regulatory implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for the medical devices industry and its representatives

Blakely, Brette, Rogers, Wendy, Johnson, Jane, Grundy, Quinn, Hutchison, Katrina, Clay-Williams, Robyn, Richards, Bernadette and Maddern, Guy (2022). Ethical and regulatory implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for the medical devices industry and its representatives. BMC Medical Ethics, 23 (1) 31. doi: 10.1186/s12910-022-00771-2

Lost in translation: overcoming practical barriers in the operation of advance care directives and enduring powers of attorney in South Australia

Pandos, Olga C. and Richards, Bernadette J. (2022). Lost in translation: overcoming practical barriers in the operation of advance care directives and enduring powers of attorney in South Australia. Adelaide Law Review, 43 (1), 271-297.

Regulation of AI in health care: A cautionary tale considering horses and zebras

Richards, Bernadette, Sage Jacobson, Susannah and James Aquino, Yves Saint (2021). Regulation of AI in health care: A cautionary tale considering horses and zebras. Journal of Law and Medicine, 28 (3), 645-654.

Consumer law, technology and health care: A shift in focus, a panacea or a confounder?

Grieger, Joel, Giancaspro, Mark and Richards, Bernadette (2020). Consumer law, technology and health care: A shift in focus, a panacea or a confounder?. Journal of Law and Medicine, 28 (1), 54-67.

Reply to Chen et al

Sharif, Adnan, Lavee, Jacob, Baquero, Ashley, Fiatarone Singh, Maria, Matas, David, Richards, Bernadette, Shapiro, Michael E., Trey, Torsten and Rogers, Wendy (2020). Reply to Chen et al. Transplant International, 33 (7), 819-820. doi: 10.1111/tri.13632

Mitochondrial donation: The Australian story

Nicol, Dianne and Richards, Bernadette (2020). Mitochondrial donation: The Australian story. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 17 (2), 161-164. doi: 10.1007/s11673-020-09988-5

Challenging mutual mistrust: Medico‐legal interprofessional learning

Boylan, Adelaide, Thomas, Josephine and Richards, Bernadette (2020). Challenging mutual mistrust: Medico‐legal interprofessional learning. Medical Education, 54 (5), 476-477. doi: 10.1111/medu.14118

Health care, technology and innovation: What's law got to do with it?

Richards, Bernadette (2020). Health care, technology and innovation: What's law got to do with it?. Journal of Law and Medicine, 27 (3), 561-569.

Breast density notification: An Australian perspective

Ingman, Wendy V., Richards, Bernadette, Street, Jacqueline M., Carter, Drew, Rickard, Mary, Stone, Jennifer and Dasari, Pallave (2020). Breast density notification: An Australian perspective. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 9 (3) 681. doi: 10.3390/jcm9030681

Balancing interests in healthcare: What happens when commercial interests outweigh patient welfare and a brief overview of the swinging pendulum of informed consent in Singapore

Richards, Bernadette (2020). Balancing interests in healthcare: What happens when commercial interests outweigh patient welfare and a brief overview of the swinging pendulum of informed consent in Singapore. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 17 (1), 15-20. doi: 10.1007/s11673-020-09975-w

The ethical, legal and social implications of using artificial intelligence systems in breast cancer care

Carter, Stacy M., Rogers, Wendy, Win, Khin Than, Frazer, Helen, Richards, Bernadette and Houssami, Nehmat (2020). The ethical, legal and social implications of using artificial intelligence systems in breast cancer care. The Breast, 49, 25-32. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2019.10.001

Policy, principle, or values: an exploration of judicial decision-making

Cahill-O'Callaghan, R. J. and Richards, B. J. (2018). Policy, principle, or values: an exploration of judicial decision-making. Louisiana Law Review, 79 (2), 397-418.

Device representatives in hospitals: are commercial imperatives driving clinical decision-making?

Grundy, Quinn, Hutchison, Katrina, Johnson, Jane, Blakely, Brette, Clay-Wlliams, Robyn, Richards, Bernadette and Rogers, Wendy A (2018). Device representatives in hospitals: are commercial imperatives driving clinical decision-making?. Journal of Medical Ethics, 44 (9), 589-592. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2018-104804

Social media: the unnamed plaintiff

Richards, Bernadette J. (2018). Social media: the unnamed plaintiff. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 15 (3), 309-312. doi: 10.1007/s11673-018-9872-7

Assisted dying in Australia and limiting court involvement in withdrawal of nutrition and hydration

Richards, Bernadette and Coggon, John (2018). Assisted dying in Australia and limiting court involvement in withdrawal of nutrition and hydration. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 15 (1), 15-18. doi: 10.1007/s11673-018-9839-8

Enhancing the first year curriculum and experience: Law school 'boot camp'

Webster, Adam, Richards, Bernadette, de Zwart, Melissa, Reilly, Alex and Le Mire, Suzanne M. (2018). Enhancing the first year curriculum and experience: Law school 'boot camp'. SSRN Electronic Journal. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.3138414

Stretching the boundaries of parental responsibility and new legal guidelines for determination of brain death

Richards, Bernadette and Pope, Thaddeus Mason (2017). Stretching the boundaries of parental responsibility and new legal guidelines for determination of brain death. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 14 (3), 323-328. doi: 10.1007/s11673-017-9803-z

Exploring the boundaries of autonomy and the ‘right’ to access innovative stem cell therapies

Lysaght, Tamra, Richards, Bernadette and Muralidharan, Anantharaman (2017). Exploring the boundaries of autonomy and the ‘right’ to access innovative stem cell therapies. Asian Bioethics Review, 9 (1-2), 45-60. doi: 10.1007/s41649-017-0001-4

Regulating the new: A consideration of CRISPR and approaches to professional standards of practitioners of Chinese medicine in Australia and accessing the NDIS

Furrow, Barry R. and Richards, Bernadette J. (2017). Regulating the new: A consideration of CRISPR and approaches to professional standards of practitioners of Chinese medicine in Australia and accessing the NDIS. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 14 (2), 167-172. doi: 10.1007/s11673-017-9785-x

Considering professional misconduct and best interests of a child (palliative orders)

Richards, Bernadette J. and Okninski, Michaela (2017). Considering professional misconduct and best interests of a child (palliative orders). Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 14 (1), 19-22. doi: 10.1007/s11673-016-9765-6

Kidney paired donation and the "valuable consideration" problem: The experiences of Australia, Canada, and the United States

Toews, Maeghan, Giancaspro, Mark, Richards, Bernadette and Ferrari, Paolo (2017). Kidney paired donation and the "valuable consideration" problem: The experiences of Australia, Canada, and the United States. Transplantation, 101 (9), 1996-2002. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000001778

The best interests of a child: a tragedy in three parts

Richards, Bernadette J. and Okninski, Michaela E. (2017). The best interests of a child: a tragedy in three parts. Medical Law Review, 25 (1), 138-149. doi: 10.1093/medlaw/fww048

Regulating “quack” medicine and decision-making for children re-visited

Richards, Bernadette and Okninski, Michaela E. (2016). Regulating “quack” medicine and decision-making for children re-visited. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 13 (4), 467-471. doi: 10.1007/s11673-016-9746-9

Consent to innovative treatment: No need for a new legal test

Richards, Bernadette and Hutchison, Katrina (2016). Consent to innovative treatment: No need for a new legal test. Journal of Law and Medicine, 23 (4), 938-948.

Medical innovation laws: An unnecessary innovation

Richards, Bernadette (2016). Medical innovation laws: An unnecessary innovation. Australian Health Review, 40 (3), 282-285. doi: 10.1071/AH15081

Decision-Making: At the End of Life and the Provision of Pretreatment Advice

Pope, Thaddeus Mason and Richards, Bernadette J. (2015). Decision-Making: At the End of Life and the Provision of Pretreatment Advice. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 12 (3), 389-394. doi: 10.1007/s11673-015-9652-6

Supporting Innovation in the UK: Care Act 2014: Developments in Social Care Legislation in England and the Medical Innovation Bill

Richards, Bernadette and Williamson, Laura (2015). Supporting Innovation in the UK: Care Act 2014: Developments in Social Care Legislation in England and the Medical Innovation Bill. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 12 (2), 183-187. doi: 10.1007/s11673-015-9637-5

The medical innovation bill: Still more harm than good

Richards, Bernadette, Porter, Gerard, Lipworth, Wendy and Lysaght, Tamra (2015). The medical innovation bill: Still more harm than good. Clinical Ethics, 10 (1-2), 1-4. doi: 10.1177/1477750915575258

Untangling the Surrogacy Web and Exploring Legal Duties Following the Discharge of Mental Health Patients

Richards, Bernadette, Madden, Bill and Cockburn, Tina (2015). Untangling the Surrogacy Web and Exploring Legal Duties Following the Discharge of Mental Health Patients. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 12 (1), 25-29. doi: 10.1007/s11673-014-9592-6

Property in Tissue (Again) and Negligent Conception

Richards, Bernadette (2014). Property in Tissue (Again) and Negligent Conception. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 11 (4), 437-440. doi: 10.1007/s11673-014-9574-8

Wi-fi in the ivory tower: Reducing isolation of the law PhD student through social media networks

De Zwart, Melissa and Richards, Bernadette (2014). Wi-fi in the ivory tower: Reducing isolation of the law PhD student through social media networks. QUT Law Review, 14 (1), 81-93. doi: 10.5204/qutlr.v14i1.524

Investigating Research and Accessing Reproductive Material

Lemmens, Trudo and Richards, Bernadette J. (2014). Investigating Research and Accessing Reproductive Material. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 11 (1), 11-19. doi: 10.1007/s11673-013-9503-2

Who Makes the Decisions, Especially When it Concerns Minors?

Pope, Thaddeus Mason and Richards, Bernadette (2013). Who Makes the Decisions, Especially When it Concerns Minors?. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 10 (4), 441-444. doi: 10.1007/s11673-013-9486-z

Informing Patients and Making Decisions

Richards, Bernadette and Coggon, John (2013). Informing Patients and Making Decisions. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 10 (2), 139-143. doi: 10.1007/s11673-013-9439-6

Professional Conduct and Making Decisions for Minors

Richards, Bernadette and Stewart, Cameron (2013). Professional Conduct and Making Decisions for Minors. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 10 (1), 11-15. doi: 10.1007/s11673-012-9410-y

Making Decisions

Richards, Bernadette, Hayes, Tom and Tsui, Mabel (2012). Making Decisions. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 9 (4), 385-393. doi: 10.1007/s11673-012-9399-2

Organ Donation, Discrimination After Death, Anti-Vaccination Sentiments, and Tuberculosis Management

Coggon, John, Madden, Bill, Cockburn, Tina, Stewart, Cameron, Singh, Jerome Amir, Bhan, Anant, Upshur, Ross E. and Richards, Bernadette (2012). Organ Donation, Discrimination After Death, Anti-Vaccination Sentiments, and Tuberculosis Management. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 9 (2), 125-133. doi: 10.1007/s11673-012-9370-2

Perceptions of embryo status and embryo use in an Australian community

De Lacey, Sheryl, Rogers, Wendy, Braunack-Mayer, Annette, Avery, Jodie, Smith, David and Richards, Bernadette (2012). Perceptions of embryo status and embryo use in an Australian community. Reproductive BioMedicine Online, 24 (7), 727-744. doi: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2012.01.014

Regulating Consent to Organ and Embryo Donation: The Legal Dimensions of the Problem

Naffine, Ngaire and Richards, Bernadette (2012). Regulating Consent to Organ and Embryo Donation: The Legal Dimensions of the Problem. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 9 (1), 49-55. doi: 10.1007/s11673-011-9348-5

Sale of Sperm, Health Records, Minimally Conscious States, and Duties of Candour

Stewart, Cameron, Richards, Bernadette, Huxtable, Richard, Madden, Bill and Cockburn, Tina (2012). Sale of Sperm, Health Records, Minimally Conscious States, and Duties of Candour. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 9 (1), 7-14. doi: 10.1007/s11673-011-9347-6

Who controls the uses of organs after death? Law in the books, law in practice and the view of the people

Naffine, Ngaire, Richards, Bernadette, de Lacey, Sheryl, Braunack-Mayer, Annette and Rogers, Wendy (2012). Who controls the uses of organs after death? Law in the books, law in practice and the view of the people. Journal of law and medicine, 20 (2), 295-305.

Considering the "Born-Alive" Rule and Possession of Sperm Following Death

Richards, Bernadette, Madden, Bill and Cockburn, Tina (2011). Considering the "Born-Alive" Rule and Possession of Sperm Following Death. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 8 (4), 323-327. doi: 10.1007/s11673-011-9324-0

Recent Developments

Richards, Bernadette, Madden, Bill and Cockburn, Tina (2011). Recent Developments. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 8 (2), 113-119. doi: 10.1007/s11673-011-9300-8

Recent Developments

Stewart, Cameron and Richards, Bernadette (2010). Recent Developments. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 7 (4), 341-343. doi: 10.1007/s11673-010-9256-0

Directed embryo donation: free choice or discrimination?

de Lacey, Sheryl, Rogers, Wendy and Richards, Bernadette (2010). Directed embryo donation: free choice or discrimination?. Journal of law and medicine, 18 (1), 169-177.

Scaring us all to death: the need for responsible legal scholarship on post-mortem organ donation

Naffine, Ngaire, Richards, Bernadette and Rogers, Wendy (2009). Scaring us all to death: the need for responsible legal scholarship on post-mortem organ donation. Journal of law and medicine, 16 (4), 696-707.

Organ donation after cardiac death: Legal and ethical justifications for antemortem interventions

Rogers, Wendy A. and Richards, Bernadette J. (2008). Organ donation after cardiac death: Legal and ethical justifications for antemortem interventions. Medical Journal of Australia, 188 (3). doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01574.x

Organ donation after cardiac death: Legal and ethical justifications for antemortem interventions

Richards, Bernadette and Rogers, Wendy A. (2007). Organ donation after cardiac death: Legal and ethical justifications for antemortem interventions. Medical Journal of Australia, 187 (3), 168-170. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01178.x

Integrating artificial intelligence into medical education: a path to future ready healthcare professionals

Ledger, Alison, Richards, Bernadette and Pather, Nalini (2024). Integrating artificial intelligence into medical education: a path to future ready healthcare professionals. Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 15-21 January 2024.