Voluntary assisted dying in Victoria: Why knowing the law matters to nurses.

In 2017, Victoria became the first state in Australia to pass legislation permitting voluntary assisted dying. Under this law, only those people who are near the end of their lives may access voluntary assisted dying, and because many of these people require nursing care to manage the progression of their illness or their symptoms, it will invariably have an impact on nursing practice. The Victorian law includes a series of procedural steps as safeguards to ensure that the law operates as intended.

Development of Voluntary Assisted Dying Training in Victoria, Australia: A Model for Consideration.

Background: Voluntary assisted dying was legalized in Victoria, Australia in June 2019, and was the first jurisdiction internationally to legislatively mandate training for doctors conducting eligibility assessments of patients. Mandatory training was designed as a safeguard to ensure compliance within the system, so that only eligible patients would gain access to voluntary assisted dying.

Objective: This article outlines the development of training mandated for doctors prior to undertaking eligibility assessments for voluntary assisted dying.

Effect of acetabular labral tears, repair and resection on hip cartilage strain: A 7T MR study.

Background: Tears of the acetabular labrum are frequently present in patients with groin pain. While it is clear that the labrum contributes to the surface area articulating with the femoral head, it is not clear whether labral repair yields different load distribution in the hip compared to labral resection.

Purpose: Determine whether labral repair reduces cartilage strain more effectively than labral resection.

Pediatric and adult three-dimensional cervical spine kinematics: effect of age and sex through overall motion.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Objective: To determine the effect of age and sex on the three-dimensional kinematics of the cervical spine.

Summary Of Background Data: Spine kinematics information has important implications for biomechanical model development, anthropomorphic test device development, injury prevention, surgical treatment, and safety equipment design.

The effect of donor age and low-dose gamma irradiation on the initial biomechanical properties of human tibialis tendon allografts.

Background: Most tissue banks recover and irradiate tibialis tendon allografts from donors aged up to 65 years. It is unknown whether donor age and low-dose gamma irradiation affect the initial biomechanical properties of tibialis allografts.

Hypothesis: Donor age up to 65 years and low-dose gamma irradiation do not significantly affect the initial biomechanical properties of tibialis allografts.