Privacy and Confidentiality

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Reviewed March 2009

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Title:   HIV recent diagnosis
Publisher:   Queensland Health
Description:   Recently you had an HIV test and in a follow-up consultation with your doctor it was confirmed that the result was positive. This means that at some point in time you have been infected with HIV. Having HIV does not mean you have AIDS.
Date:   Oct 2009

Title:   About school counsellors
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   We often say 'talk to a trusted adult', and put school counsellor on the list, but what is a school counsellor? A school counsellor is a person who has been trained to help kids with their problems.
Date:   Aug 2009

Title:   Human genetics and genetic technologies
Publisher:   National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Description:   Nationally and internationally advances in genetic research and genetic testing are ongoing. Information on ethical aspects of genetic research and genetic testing including privacy and confidentiality, are provided.
Date:   Aug 2009

Title:   Media release. First step taken towards national e-health system
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   In an out-of-session communique, the Australian Health Ministers' Conference has announced that the first step has been taken towards a national e-health system. National consultations are set to begin on the legislative framework to underpin the governance, privacy and agreed uses for national healthcare identifier numbers essential to a secure national e-health system.
Date:   Jul 2009

Title:   Gossip
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Gossip is a way of talking about someone that can lead to that person feeling unhappy or angry.
Date:   Jun 2009

Title:   Challenging ethical issues in contemporary research on human beings
Publisher:   National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Description:   AHEC acknowledges that Human Research Ethics Committee(HRECs) tackle complex and sensitive issues such as participant consent, patient safety and welfare, privacy and disclosure, and the scientific merit of research proposals. The kinds of dilemmas faced by HRECs are illustrated in the ten case studies included in the report.
Date:   Dec 2006

Title:   Data linkage protocols using a statistical linkage key
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This report examines the quality of the data available for undertaking statistical data linkage between aged care services programs and describes the protocols followed to ensure that the privacy of individuals is not compromised.
Date:   Nov 2005

Title:   The regulation on health information privacy in Australia
Publisher:   National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Description:   This paper describes the various privacy provisions relevant to health information and, in places, includes analysis of or comment on those provisions.
Date:   Jan 2004

Title:   Issues for use of unique patient identifiers in statistical collections
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This paper discusses some of the issues for health and statistical data set management raised by proposals for the introduction of unique patient identifiers (UPIs).
Date:   Oct 2002

Title:   Disclosing to parents newborn carrier status identified by routine blood spot screening
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   No guidance is available on the best approach to disclosing to parents newborn carrier status inadvertently identified by routine newborn blood spot screening....
Date:   Oct 2002

Title:   The secrecy of drug regulatory information (Editorial)
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Can some reconciliation be achieved between the potential public benefit available from the release of currently confidential drug regulatory information, and the understandable commercial and possibly individual wish for continued secrecy of this information?
Date:   Aug 2002

Title:   Toward a national approach to information sharing in mental health crisis situations
Publisher:   Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care
Description:   This report outlines findings and recommendations relating to information sharing between police and mental health services. Particular consideration is given to ethical and legislative issues, an information/referral network, and joint service protocols.
Date:   Feb 2000

Title:   Ethical aspects of human genetic testing - an information paper
Publisher:   National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Description:   This publication focuses on the key ethical issues related to genetic testing, such as consent, counselling, and privacy and confidentiality.
Date:   Feb 2000

Title:   Getting the best from your visit to your GP
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   Your GP's role is to help you look after your health needs and the health needs of families and others in the community.
Date:   Jul 1997

Title:   Women and HIV - Fact Sheet No 2 - Newly Diagnosed
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   Fact Sheet 2 of 6.A series of fact sheets for women about HIV. It discusses issues relating to a positive diagnosis following HIV testing and offers you some information and ideas to consider about your immediate future.
Date:   Mar 1997

Title:   Women and HIV - Fact Sheet No 1 - Testing
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   Fact Sheet 1 of 6A series of fact sheets for women about HIV. It discusses issues relating to HIV testing.
Date:   Mar 1997
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