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Drinking behaviours that increase the risk of alcohol-related harm (ie risky drinking) occur in one-quarter of Australian adult general practice attendees.1 General practitioners (GPs) are...

Risky alcohol use is a problem in Australia. The general population has consistently perceived ‘excessive alcohol consumption’ as the ‘drug of most serious concern’.1 It is common – 30% of people...

The National statement on ethical conduct in human research1 (National Statement) describes research as investigations undertaken to gain knowledge and understanding, or to train researchers. Human...

Alcohol consumption accounts for 3.2% of the burden of disease and injury in Australia,1 and is second only to tobacco as the greatest preventable cause of drug-related deaths and hospitalisation.2...

CaseYou have been approached by university researchers seeking your help to recruit patients to a research study. The study would involve your elderly, frail patients answering a survey about their...

Are we doing ethical health research or just complying with research ethics and technical requirements?Like others,1 we have observed a tendency for 1) ethical issues in clinical and health...

It is well known that Australia has an ageing population. Morbidity and mortality rates increase with ageing1 and increase the burden on the healthcare system. In recent years, emergency department...

General practitioners (GPs) are at the frontline in reducing the health burden of alcohol-related harms. Australian and international guidelines recommend a preventive approach – early detection of...

We previously described in Australian Family Physician a survey experiment that demonstrated patients’ acceptance of alcohol enquiry from their general practitioners (GPs) varied markedly depending...

Why have research ethics?Researchers endeavour to gain, develop, generate, construct and improve upon ideas, knowledge and understanding.1 Human research is ‘conducted with or about people, or...