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Associate Professor Bernadette Richards
Associate Professor

Bernadette Richards

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Overview

Background

Bernadette Richards, BA, LLB (Hons), PhD is the Associate Professor of Ethics and Professionalism and Director Higher Degree Research at the University of Queensland Medical School. Prior to that she was working on the Future Health Technologies Project at the Singapore ETH Centre, Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE), Singapore, exploring trustworthy data governance. She is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Law at the Queensland University of Technology Australian Centre for Health Law Research. She is recent past member of the NHMRC’s Australian Health Ethics Committee, the Embryo Research Licensing Committee and current member of the Dietary Guidelines Governance Committee. She was previously a member of the South Australian Voluntary Assisted Dying Taskforce and was also the Chair of the Mitochondrial Donation Expert Working Committee and was involved in the proposed amendment to the law. Bernadette was the President of the Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law (AABHL, 2014-2024) and is now the ‘Teaching Ethics’ Stream Lead and has been awarded Life-Time Membership. She is an active researcher, having completed major projects on organ donation, consent to treatment and legal issues around innovative surgery. She is a chief investigator on four current major grants, MRFF 2021 Genomic Health Futures Mission, “Ethical governance for clinical and genomic data”, NHMRC Partnership Grant, “Strategies for the inclusion of vulnerable populations in developing complex and sensitive public policy: A case study in Advance Care Planning”, NHMRC Ideas Grant, 'The algorithm will see you now: ethical, legal and social implications of adopting machine learning systems for diagnosis and screening' and ARC Discovery Grant, 'Support or Sales? Medical Device Representatives in Australian Hospitals'. Her co-authored book, ‘Technology, Innovation and Healthcare: An evolving relationship’ was published in February 2022 and she has over 100 other scholarly publications.

Availability

Associate Professor Bernadette Richards is:
Available for supervision

Works

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82 works between 2007 and 2025

1 - 20 of 82 works

2025

Journal Article

Device reps in theatre: blurred boundaries or regulatory gaps?

Richards, Bernadette, Jacobson, Susannah Sage, Blakely, Brette and Johnson, Jane (2025). Device reps in theatre: blurred boundaries or regulatory gaps?. Monash Bioethics Review, 1-24. doi: 10.1007/s40592-025-00252-3

Device reps in theatre: blurred boundaries or regulatory gaps?

2025

Journal Article

Protecting children from tobacco products in retail environments: a review of Australian tobacco control laws

Rooney, Tess, Okninski, Michaela, Morphett, Kylie, Richards, Bernadette and Gartner, Coral (2025). Protecting children from tobacco products in retail environments: a review of Australian tobacco control laws. Drug and Alcohol Review, 44 (4), 1062-1078. doi: 10.1111/dar.14033

Protecting children from tobacco products in retail environments: a review of Australian tobacco control laws

2025

Journal Article

The Australian LINEAGE Study: advancing and implementing international guidance on genomic data within local governance frameworks

Lysaght, Tamra, Ankeny, Rachel, Brown, Alex, Mcwhirter, Rebekah, Nicol, Dianne, Otlowski, Margaret, Richards, Bernadette and Newson, Ainsley J. (2025). The Australian LINEAGE Study: advancing and implementing international guidance on genomic data within local governance frameworks. Npj Genomic Medicine, 10 (1) 34, 34. doi: 10.1038/s41525-025-00492-6

The Australian LINEAGE Study: advancing and implementing international guidance on genomic data within local governance frameworks

2024

Conference Publication

Medical device representatives in Australian hospitals – Where to now?

Johnson, Jane, Blakeley, Brette, Richards, Bernadette and Rogers, Wendy (2024). Medical device representatives in Australian hospitals – Where to now?. Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 1-4 December 2024.

Medical device representatives in Australian hospitals – Where to now?

2024

Conference Publication

Turning the tables, rewarding professionalism: A positive approach to fostering professionalism in medical education

Jeanneret, Ruthie and Richards, Bernadette (2024). Turning the tables, rewarding professionalism: A positive approach to fostering professionalism in medical education. Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 1-4 December 2024.

Turning the tables, rewarding professionalism: A positive approach to fostering professionalism in medical education

2024

Journal Article

Defining change: exploring expert views about the regulatory challenges in adaptive artificial intelligence for healthcare

Aquino, Yves Saint James, Rogers, Wendy A., Jacobson, Susannah Louise Sage, Richards, Bernadette, Houssami, Nehmat, Woode, Maame Esi, Frazer, Helen and Carter, Stacy M. (2024). Defining change: exploring expert views about the regulatory challenges in adaptive artificial intelligence for healthcare. Health Policy and Technology, 13 (3) 100892, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.hlpt.2024.100892

Defining change: exploring expert views about the regulatory challenges in adaptive artificial intelligence for healthcare

2024

Conference Publication

The Future is Now: Are we adequately preparing our students?

Pather, N., Richards, B. and Ledger, A. (2024). The Future is Now: Are we adequately preparing our students?. Australian and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators, Adelaide, SA Australia, 1-4 July 2024.

The Future is Now: Are we adequately preparing our students?

2024

Conference Publication

Whose responsibility is it to develop future-ready academics who can thrive amid transformation?

Pather, Nalini, Richards, Bernadette and Ledger, Alison (2024). Whose responsibility is it to develop future-ready academics who can thrive amid transformation?. HERDSA Annual Conference, Adelaide, SA Australia, 8-11 July 2024.

Whose responsibility is it to develop future-ready academics who can thrive amid transformation?

2024

Conference Publication

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.

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

2024

Book Chapter

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

Reflections on these leading works

2023

Journal Article

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.

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

2023

Conference Publication

Best interests: advancing the argument for ambiguity

Dunn, Michael, Okninski, Michaela, Ives, Jonathan and Richards, Bernadette (2023). Best interests: advancing the argument for ambiguity. Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 19-22 Nov 2023.

Best interests: advancing the argument for ambiguity

2023

Conference Publication

Embryo-related research and innovation: changed or changing regulatory landscape?

Richards, Bernadette, Whitton, Tesws, Jonhnston, Molly and Ives, Janathan (2023). Embryo-related research and innovation: changed or changing regulatory landscape?. Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 19-22 Nov 2023.

Embryo-related research and innovation: changed or changing regulatory landscape?

2023

Journal Article

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

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

2023

Journal Article

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

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

2022

Conference Publication

Do we need ‘more law’ to address the problem of ethical debt in use of big health data? – an exploration of the fiduciary model in health data governance

Patel, Minna and Richards, Bernadette (2022). Do we need ‘more law’ to address the problem of ethical debt in use of big health data? – an exploration of the fiduciary model in health data governance. Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law, Hobart, TAS, Australia, 12-14 September 2022.

Do we need ‘more law’ to address the problem of ethical debt in use of big health data? – an exploration of the fiduciary model in health data governance

2022

Journal Article

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

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

2022

Journal Article

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.

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

2022

Journal Article

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

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

2022

Journal Article

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

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

Funding

Current funding

  • 2022 - 2027
    Ethical Governance for clinical genomic data (MRFF grant led by University of Sydney)
    University of Sydney
    Open grant

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