Plunkett Centre for Ethics
A University Research Centre of Australian Catholic University (ACU National) and St. Vincents & Mater Health, Sydney.
About the Centre
The Plunkett Centre is an ACU National centre for the study of ethical issues in health care and biomedical research. It conducts research, engages in teaching (both clinical education and post-graduate supervision) and provides an ethics consultancy service for health care practitioners.
The Centre was formally established in 1992 on the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement between St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, and Australian Catholic University.
It is named after John Hubert Plunkett (1802-1869), the first Catholic Solicitor-General and Attorney-General of the colony of New South Wales and a great friend and benefactor of the first Sisters of Charity in Australia. The centre is located on the Darlinghurst Campus of what is now known as The Campus of St. Vincents and Mater Health, Sydney.
Mission Statement
The Mission of the Plunkett Centre is to promote the values of compassion and fellowship, intellectual and professional excellence, and fairness and justice. Its primary focus is on the realisation of these values in the provision and the allocation of health care. The Centre expresses this commitment through research, teaching and community engagement, and by bringing a Catholic perspective to all its endeavours.
The objectives of the Centre are:
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To deepen and advance knowledge and understanding of the ethical standards relevant to human health and well-being, and in particular to clinical practice, medical research, business and management practice, and the allocation of healthcare resources.
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To offer courses in philosophical ethics and in the ethics of health care provision, medical research and health care resource allocation.
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To engage and where appropriate to collaborate with local, national and international bodies as they seek to respond to their intellectual and ethical needs.
The Centre realises these objectives by:
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Providing research training and supervision.
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Conducting ethical reviews of professional practice.
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Offering an ethics consultation service.
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Participating in public discussion.
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