The Bioethics Education program aims to promote a culture of ethically informed clinical decision-making and high ethical standards of clinical practice through a range of activities including:
- Professional development for hospital staff through an existing program of bioethics seminars, departmental meetings and grand rounds
- Formal education through the development of an ethics component for existing education programs for junior medical staff, nursing and allied health staff
- Input into bioethics, public health and other relevant subjects and programs at the University of Melbourne and in relevant Colleges and institutions
Departmental Education
Ethics education sessions are available in person or using Zoom / Teams. We can fit in with your regular department meeting dates.
To make enquiries, please contact our Ethics Project Officer,
karen.fellows@rch.org.au or
book a session.
To discuss how education sessions might be delivered, please contact
Clare Delany
Bioethics Forum
The Bioethics Forum (formerly the CBC Journal Club) will host monthly ethics discussions and events to encourage and explore topics of interest to those involved in paediatric healthcare. The Bioethics Forum
will remain a relaxed and collegial get-together of individuals interested in
reading about, hearing about and discussing challenging and fascinating ethical
aspects of patient care.
We offer a mix of curated topics each month, for which we will provide a short list of journal articles and book
chapters to read and discuss, as well as some presentations from CBC interns
and those joining us on sabbaticals and overseas visitors (in the future!) on
topics of interest. You remain welcome to bring along your lunch or breakfast
to the meeting, and feel free to invite anybody who might be
interested in coming along. If you would like to join our Bioethics Forum mailing list, please contact our Education Officer, Dr Georgina Hall.
Bioethics Forum dates and topics for 2022:
Wednesday 2nd March: 8.30am-9:30am. “Doctor, is there anything more you can do?” Dr Giuliana Antolovich presented a project she was
working on while on sabbatical at the CBC- Clinical empathy
Monday 4th April: 12:30pm-1:30pm "Parental involvement in clinical ethics consultations"
Wednesday 4th May: 8:30am-9:30am
Monday 6th June: 12:30pm-1:30pm
Wednesday 6th July: 8:30am-9:30am
Monday 8th August: 12:30pm-1:30pm
7-9th September: Please see our 13th National Paediatrics Bioethics Conference
Monday 10th October: 12:30pm-1:30pm
Wednesday 9th November: 8:30am-9:30am
Monday 12th December: 12:30pm-1:30pm
Committee Member Training
Annual ethics training workshops are run for members of the Clinical Ethics Response Group and Clinical Ethics Committee. The next scheduled training sessions for CERG members will be held on:
SESSION 1
(Evening session): Wed 11th
May 5.00pm-6.00pm
SESSION 2
(Morning session):
Wed 18th May 8.00am-9.00am
For further details, please contact the Ethics Education Officer, Dr Georgina Hall.