Membership

Membership of the Medico-Legal Society of Victoria is limited to currently registered or retired members of either the medical or legal profession. However, because of the quality and range of expert speakers at the scientific meetings, attendance at these is open to any guest(s) of a member and is actively encouraged. more information

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Past Meetings - 1994-2002

Introduction Office Bearers 1994-2002 Constitution and Foreword

Concepts of Liability – Female Genital Mutilation and Negligent Barristers Julian Burnside 28th May, 1994

Where Should we let Molecular Genetics Take Us? David Danks 29th August, 1994

Matters of Living and Dying - Some Ethical Considerations Davis McCaughey 25th March, 1995

Just Another Smear Campaign Gabriele Medley 12th August, 1995

The Relationship between Stress and Cancer Gabriel Kune 13th May, 1995

The Paranoia of Pioneer Anaestheticsts – Stories from the Early Days of Anaesthetic Tony Atkinson 13th April, 1996

The Impaired Physician Tony Weeks 18th May, 1996

Repressed Memory Evidence in Sexual Cases – A Legal Perspective David Grace 21st March, 1997

Medical Records – Doctor’s or Patient’s? David Curtain 9th May, 1997

The Provision of Medical Services in an Anarchy Phoebe Wynne-Pope and John Herron 11th October, 1997

Cults and Sects Louise Samway 27th March, 1998

Bringing Them Home Ronald Wilson and Murray Kellam 9th May, 1998

Remote Obstetric and Gynaecologial Services to Indigenous Communities Michael Humphrey 22nd August, 1998

Drugs in Sport Peter A. Larkins 9th October, 1998

The Whistle-Blower in Medicine Stephen Bolsin 19th March, 1999

Reproductive Technology – Who Owns What? John McBain and Jack Forrest 7th May, 1999

Crisis Management of the Siege/Hostage Situation Michael Andrews and Megan Fulford 13th August, 1999

The Liability of Adolescents for Criminal Behaviour Michael Can Gregg and Robert Richer 9th October, 1999

Telling Lies for God Ian Plimer 13th November, 1999

The History of Plastic Surgery – The Australasian Connection Wayne Morrison 4th March, 2000

How the Law Abets Medicine in Promoting Pseudo-illness: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder David Bell 5th May, 2000

Sex and the Medical Profession John Ellard 12th August, 2000

The Work of Medicines Sans Frontieres Rob Moodie 6th October, 2000

Olympic Champions Herb Elliott 11th November, 2000

The Genetic Modification of Food By Professor Nancy Millis 2nd March, 2001

Death, Disaster and Destruction - Part 1 John Clement and David Ranson 12th May, 2001

Death, Disaster and Destruction - Part 2 John Clement and David Ranson 12th May, 2001

Depression – A Medical and Legal Problem Graham D. Burrows 1st September, 2001

Medicine at the Extreme Jeffrey Rosenfeld 12th October, 2001

The Royal Flying Doctor Service Michael Long 17th November, 2001

No Fault Personal Injury Compensation. What can we Learn from New Zealand? Denys Court 1st March, 2002

Stem Cells Alan Trounson and Rufus Black 4th May, 2002

Australia’s Refugee Policy: Hypocrisy and Human Right Julian Burnside 30th August, 2002

Body Dysmorphic Disorder and the Implications of Plastic Surgery Bryan Mendelson and David Castle 12th October, 2002

The Civil Jury System – An Appropriate Method of Trail? Howard Nathan and Ross Gi 16th November, 2002

Does a doctor have a duty to provide information and advice about complementary and alternative medicine? Elizabeth Brophy 2002

List of Members 2002