Overview
Background
My research interests cover a number of areas within history and philosophy of science and medicine, moral psychology, bioethics and medical ethics, health law, and medical education, with particular interests in philosophy of psychiatry, end-of-life care and decisions, reproductive medicine, medical professionalism, research ethics, evidence-based medicine and complementary medicine.
Areas of particular interest include:
- Conceptual research in bioethical methodology, particularly principlism and global bioethics
- Ethical aspects of the doctor-patient relationship
- End-of-life issues including euthanasia, mandatory psychiatric review of requests for assisted death, psychiatric medicalisation, withdrawal of treatment, causation of death, competence determination, end-of-life policy-making
- Reproductive issues including prenatal testing, posthumous conception and embryo research
- Human research ethics
- Changes in medical negligence and tort law
- Evidence-based medicine: implications for medical ethics and relations to clinical judgement
- Complementary and alternative medicine: scientific and ethical status, regulation, negligence, integration with orthodox medicine
- Education in medical ethics, medical and health law, professionalism, medical humanities
- Assessment of personal and professional behaviour of medical students
- Statutory regulation of clinical competence and professional conduct
Availability
- Emeritus Professor Malcolm Parker is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and Medical Science, The University of Queensland
- Masters (Coursework), University of New England Australia
- Masters (Coursework), University of Melbourne
- Doctoral Diploma of Medicine, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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List of interests
• Conceptual research in bioethical methodology, particularly principlism and global bioethics • Ethical aspects of the doctor-patient relationship • End-of-life issues including euthanasia, mandatory psychiatric review of requests for assisted death, psychiatric medicalisation, withdrawal of treatment, causation of death, competence determination, end-of-life policy-making • Reproductive issues including prenatal testing, posthumous conception and embryo research • Human research ethics • Changes in medical negligence and tort law • Evidence-based medicine: implications for medical ethics and relations to clinical judgement • Complementary and alternative medicine: scientific and ethical status, regulation, negligence, integration with orthodox medicine • Education in medical ethics, medical and health law, professionalism, medical humanities • Assessment of personal and professional behaviour of medical students • Statutory regulation of clinical competence and professional conduct
Research impacts
My research has had direct or indirect impact in the following areas:
- Management of impaired doctors and medical students - leader in development of curriculum, teaching and assessment of medical professionalism and student behaviour, via publications, research-based developments at UQ and invited national and international contributions.
- Medical education - improving and expanding medical ethics and law education in Australia, via publication and research-based development of curricum, teaching and assessment.
- Human research ethics - broadening the remit of the National Statement on Research Involving Humans beyond the medical categories, via collaborative contributions to the research literature.
Works
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2007
Journal Article
Posthumous sperm procurement and conception: ethical reflections
Parker, M. (2007). Posthumous sperm procurement and conception: ethical reflections. O&G Magazine, 9 (4), 48-49.
2007
Journal Article
Irrationality, evidence-based medicine and the standard of care
Parker, M. (2007). Irrationality, evidence-based medicine and the standard of care. Journal of Law and Medicine, 15 (3), 383-393.
2007
Journal Article
Two steps forward, one step back: advance care planning, Australian regulatory frameworks and the Australian Medical Association
Parker, M, Stewart, C, Willmott, L and Cartwright, C (2007). Two steps forward, one step back: advance care planning, Australian regulatory frameworks and the Australian Medical Association. Internal Medicine Journal, 37 (9), 637-643. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2007.01437.x
2006
Journal Article
Ceasing warfarin
Parker, Malcolm Holbrook (2006). Ceasing warfarin. Australian Family Physician, 35 (6), 377-377.
2006
Journal Article
Patients as rational traders: response to Stewart and DeMarco
Parker, M. H. (2006). Patients as rational traders: response to Stewart and DeMarco. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 3 (3), 133-136. doi: 10.1007/s11673-006-9021-6
2006
Other Outputs
Report to NHMRC: Medical Decisions at the End of Life. Attitudes and Practices of Australian Medical Practitioners
C Cartwright, G Williams, M Steinberg and M Parker (2006). Report to NHMRC: Medical Decisions at the End of Life. Attitudes and Practices of Australian Medical Practitioners.
2006
Journal Article
Does being against euthanasia legislation equate to being anti-euthanasia?
Cartwright, C. M., Williams, G. M., Parker, M. H. and Steinberg, M. A. (2006). Does being against euthanasia legislation equate to being anti-euthanasia?. Internal Medicine Journal, 36 (4), 256-259. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2006.01053.x
2006
Journal Article
Prenatal diagnosis: discrimination, medicalisation and eugenics
Parker, M. H. (2006). Prenatal diagnosis: discrimination, medicalisation and eugenics. Monash Bioethics Review, 25 (3), 41-53. doi: 10.1007/BF03351456
2006
Journal Article
Competence by consequence: Ambiguity and incoherence in the law
Parker, M. H. (2006). Competence by consequence: Ambiguity and incoherence in the law. Medicine and Law, 25 (1), 1-12.
2006
Journal Article
Assessing professionalism: theory and practice
Parker, M. (2006). Assessing professionalism: theory and practice. Medical Teacher, 28 (5), 399-403. doi: 10.1080/01421590600625619
2006
Book Chapter
Competency issues for young persons and older persons
Devereux, John and Parker, Malcolm (2006). Competency issues for young persons and older persons. Disputes and Dilemmas in Health Law. (pp. 54-76) edited by Ian R. Freckelton and Kerry Anne Petersen. Annandale, N.S.W., Australia: Federation Press.
2005
Journal Article
End games: Euthanasia under interminable scrutiny
Parker, Malcolm (2005). End games: Euthanasia under interminable scrutiny. Bioethics, 19 (5-6), 523-536. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2005.00462.x
2005
Journal Article
Changes to confidentiality for young people
Parker, Malcolm H. (2005). Changes to confidentiality for young people. Doctor Q, 12, 30-31.
2005
Conference Publication
Assessing professionalism: Theory and practice
Parker, M. H. (2005). Assessing professionalism: Theory and practice. First International Clinical Skills Conference, Prato, Italy, 9-11 May 2005. Melbourne, Australia: Monash University, Kings College London and Clinical Skills Network.
2005
Book Chapter
Mental capacity in medical practice and advance care planning: Clinical, ethical and legal issues
Parker, M. and Cartwright, C. (2005). Mental capacity in medical practice and advance care planning: Clinical, ethical and legal issues. Mental Capacity: Powers of Attorney and Advance Health Directives. (pp. 56-92) edited by B. Collier, C. Coyne and K. Sullivan. Sydney, Australia: Federation Press.
2005
Journal Article
Obfuscating clinical and political views on demoralization - Reply
Parker, M (2005). Obfuscating clinical and political views on demoralization - Reply. Australian And New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 39 (5), 424-425. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1614.2005.01595.x
2005
Journal Article
False dichotomies: EBM, clincal freedom and the art of medicine
Parker, M. H. (2005). False dichotomies: EBM, clincal freedom and the art of medicine. Medical Humanities, 31 (1), 23-30. doi: 10.1136/jmh.2004.000195
2005
Book Chapter
Medical law and ethics (ie component throughout dictionary)
Parker, M. H. (2005). Medical law and ethics (ie component throughout dictionary). Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions. (pp. ---) edited by P. Harris, S. Nagy and N. Vardaxis. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Mosby-Elsevier.
2005
Journal Article
Physicians' attitudes towards end-of-life decisions: a comparison between seven countries
Miccinesi, Guido, Fischer, Susanne, Paci, Eugenio, Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Bregje D., Cartwright, Colleen, van der Heide, Agnes, Nilstrun, Tore, Norup, Michael, Mortier, Freddy, Williams, Gail, Parker, Malcolm, Steinberg, Margaret, Bilsen, Johan, Deliens, Luc, Van Geluwe, Julie, Dencker, Annemarie, Paldam Folker, Anne, Cecioni, Riccardo, Simonato, Lorenzo, Franchini, Silva, Finarelli, Alba Carola, Van Delden, Johannes J. M., Van Der Wal, Gerrit, Van Der Maas, Paul J., Lofmark, Rurik, Bosshard, Georg, Faisst, Karin and Zellweger, Ueli (2005). Physicians' attitudes towards end-of-life decisions: a comparison between seven countries. Social Science & Medicine, 60 (9), 1961-1974. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.08.061
2005
Journal Article
Obfuscating clinical and political views on demoralization (multiple letters) [2]
Kissane, David and Parker, Malcolm (2005). Obfuscating clinical and political views on demoralization (multiple letters) [2]. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 39 (5), 423-425. doi: 10.1080/j.1440-1614.2005.01594.x
Funding
Supervision
Availability
- Emeritus Professor Malcolm Parker is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
General practice trainee help-seeking, and supervisor input, during trainee consultations with patients
Principal Advisor
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Capacity and Treatment Refusal: How Law Should Deal with the Case of Anorexia Nervosa
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Tamara Walsh
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Unpacking Affective Learning: A Longitudinal, Qualitative Study Exploring How Junior Doctors Learn To Be Compassionate Through Practice.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Di Eley, Dr Emma Bartle
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Contested Concepts: The Salience of Metaphysics to Bioethical Debate.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor William Grey
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Measuring Professional Behaviour of Medical Students, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC)
Associate Advisor
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
A contextual approach for ethical analysis in clinical genetics
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor William Grey
Media
Enquiries
Contact Emeritus Professor Malcolm Parker directly for media enquiries about:
- Bioethics
- Biology and ethics
- Doctors - professional development
- Education - medicine
- Ethics - biology
- Ethics - medical
- Ethics and biology
- Health law
- History of medicine
- Law - health
- Law - medical
- Medical education
- Medical ethics
- Medical history
- Medical law
- Medicine - philosophy of
- Philosophy and medicine
- Professional development - medicine
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