Audio recording doctor-patient consultations

Monday Lunch Livestream

With Dr Megan Prictor Melbourne Law School and Amelia Hyatt, Department of Cancer Experiences Research, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.

15 February 2021

Listening to a recording of a consultation with their health provider can help patients remember and understand what was discussed while giving them the opportunity to share information about a diagnosis or treatment regime with family members. New technologies to facilitate consultation recording are being developed globally - including the SECOND Ears smartphone app. This presentation explores the legal questions the SECOND Ears app has raised, and the results of a comprehensive analysis of Australian law pertaining to consultation recording.

Aim: To explore the legal questions the SECOND Ears app has raised

Learning objective: Participants will further develop their awareness of leagal questions around new technologies to facilitate consultation recording.