Dr Owen Bradfield

Owen is a Medical Practitioner, Health Lawyer and 2020 Fulbright Future Scholar who aspires to solve complex dilemmas at the intersection of medicine, ethics, and the law. Owen’s MSt in Practical Ethics thesis examines the concept of the intersts and welfare of the child to be born with respect to assisted reproductive treatments. He has recently been appointed Chief Medical Officer of the Medical Indemnity Protection Society, and is also Chairperson of the Patient Review Panel and a Member of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Ethics Committee. In his spare time, Owen enjoys playing the violin and is a member of the World Doctors’ Orchestra.

Email address: owenmb@student.unimelb.edu.au

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-8955-7432

Relevant publications (relating to MSt in Practical Ethics only):

• Bradfield OM, Giubilini A. Spoonful of honey or a gallon of vinegar? A conditional COVID-19 vaccination policy for front-line healthcare workers. Journal of Medical Ethics. 2021 Jul 1;47(7):467-72. https://jme.bmj.com/content/47/7/467.abstract

• Bradfield OM. Shining a light also casts a shadow: Neuroimaging incidental findings in neuromarketing research. Neuroethics. 2021 Dec;14(3):459-65. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12152-021-09463-x

• Bradfield OM. Waving away waivers: an obligation to contribute to ‘herd knowledge’for data linkage research?. Research Ethics. 2022 Apr;18(2):151-62. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/17470161211058311

• Bradfield OM. Sexual identity or religious freedom: could conversion therapy ever be morally permissible in limited urgent situations?. Monash Bioethics Review. 2021 Jul;39(1):51-9. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40592-021-00132-6

• Bradfield OM. Hearing Parents’ Voices: Parental Refusal of Cochlear Implants and the Zone of Parental Discretion. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry. 2022 Mar;19(1):143-50. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11673-021-10154-8