Expectations, Hope and Futility: Law and Bioethics in Contemporary Healthcare

The Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law 2011 conference is titled "Expectations, Hope and Futility: Law and Bioethics in  Contemporary Healthcare."  Here are some of the questions that will be addressed:

• What is the role of Expectations (realistic or otherwise) in driving contemporary health care?
• To what extent can, or should, Hope be fostered ? what are the harms and bene?ts? 
• After 3 decades of de?ning, measuring and critiquing medical Futility, where are we in 2011?
• Do health consumers? Expectations and Hope drive Futile care measures across the spectrum of our healthcare system? 
• Do health professionals? misunderstanding of what would constitute a good outcome from the patient?s perspective drive Futile care measures? 
• What impact does this have on health service budgets?  
• How are these considerations supported or denied in law within Australia and New Zealand?
• How should we best frame these questions ? ethically, legally or professionally?

Source: http://medicalfutility.blogspot.com/2010/12/expectations-hope-and-futility-law-and.html

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