{"id":1552,"date":"2018-03-14T12:30:49","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T01:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.rch.org.au\/grandrounds\/?p=1552"},"modified":"2018-03-16T14:49:40","modified_gmt":"2018-03-16T03:49:40","slug":"the-charter-of-human-rights-in-victoria-does-it-matter-for-practice-at-rch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.rch.org.au\/grandrounds\/2018\/03\/14\/the-charter-of-human-rights-in-victoria-does-it-matter-for-practice-at-rch\/","title":{"rendered":"The Charter of Human Rights in Victoria: Does it matter for practice at RCH?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/260162861\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Grand Rounds 14 Mar 2018\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Victoria was the first Australian State to adopt a comprehensive human rights law in the form of the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006. Human rights can help build stronger and transparent decision making that focuses on the person, and is particularly beneficial in strengthening healthcare decision making.<\/p>\n<p>This \u201cHypothetical\u201d grand round will explore some of the thornier issues and moral dilemmas we have to face as healthcare professionals using real life case studies as inspiration. \u00a0Dexterously facilitated by Professor Lynn Gillam, seasoned experts will grapple with these difficult scenarios using the Charter as a guide, illustrating its usefulness in making the best call.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Professor Lynn Gillam<\/strong> is the Academic Director of the Children\u2019s Bioethics Centre at RCH, and Professor of Health Ethics in the School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbourne.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A\/Prof Clare Delany<\/strong> is a clinical ethicist at the Children\u2019s Bioethics Centre and health professional educator in the Department of Medical Education at the University of Melbourne.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John Croker<\/strong> is Project Manager at the HRU managing the Charter Education Project that seeks to build awareness and engagement with the Charter of Human Rights in Victoria. John is a solicitor and has previously worked as a lawyer and migration agent for individuals seeking asylum in Australia, along with previous roles in the Commonwealth and ACT Governments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lauren Matthews<\/strong> is Manager Education Partnerships at Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission, and is part of the team responsible for education and consultancy services under the Equal Opportunity Act, Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act, and Racial and Religious Tolerance Act. \u00a0Within this role, Lauren coordinates the Culture of Human Rights Project engaging directly with public authorities to strengthen human rights culture within their organisations. Lauren has worked as a solicitor in various jurisdictions within Australia, including human rights law, discrimination, refugee, family, child protection, family violence and criminal law. For 10 years, Lauren worked internationally, primarily with the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights at Headquarters in Geneva, as well as in deployments to field operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Nepal. \u00a0She served as an International Legal Adviser in Sri Lanka for the International Independent Group of Eminent Persons monitoring the national Commission of Inquiry into serious human rights violations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Victoria was the first Australian State to adopt a comprehensive human rights law in the form of the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006. 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