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Ethical Issues in Immunisation

26 March 2012, 10 am to 5 pm; Darlington Centre, University of Sydney


This seminar will address the major ethical issues facing immunisation programs in Australia today. It asks:

  • What level of vaccine risk is acceptable and who decides?
  • Is it unethical not to have a no-fault compensation scheme for serious adverse events attributed to vaccination?
  • How far can we go in getting people to be vaccinated?
  • Is the current system for funding vaccines in Australia sufficient?
  • How can vaccine programs incorporate public values?


Speakers and chairs include: Marie Bismark, Stacy Carter, Andrea Forde, Claire Hooker, David Issacs, Heath Kelly, Ian Kerridge, Julie Leask, Kristine Macartney, Roger Magnusson, Helen Marshall, Peter Massey, Terry Nolan, Cameron Stewart, Glenn Salkeld

Regular Events

Conversation


Conversation is a weekly seminar series that encourages Velimers to discuss aspects of their research work in a collegial manner. In 2012 VELiM conversations are held on Thursdays 12:00-1:00pm at VELiM, Medical Foundation Building, 92-94 Parramatta Road, Camperdown. VELiM staff and students as well as visiting fellows and associates participate in and present their work during these conversations. If you would like to attend a conversation relevant to your area of interest please contact for details of upcoming presentations.

Biopolitics of Science Seminar Series


The social study of Science and Medicine is a rapidly growing area, both in Australia and internationally. Interest in the field is driven by the perception that technological progress often outstrips the social capacity to assess risk, develop governance and safely embed scientific innovations. Moreover, developments in the sciences are frequently provocations to the categories and assumptions of social science and the humanities – to the distinction between nature and society, technology and culture, and to our understandings of the origins, meanings, ends and value of human life. The Biopolitics of Science Research Network hosts a series of seminars that address these concerns.

For further information about the Biopolitics of Science Network, email Network Director .

For the seminar series program for Semester 1, 2012, please click here.

For the seminar series program for Semester 2, 2012, please click here.


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