Law Lecturer in Australian Centre for Health Law Research at QUT. Medical law, particularly capacity and mental illness.
Joined November 2019
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Sam Boyle retweeted
26 Jul 2025
The law pertaining to adolescent consent in Australia and ethical challenges in this area
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Sam Boyle retweeted
Join the @OttawaHealthLaw Summer Institute in Mental Health Law, June 16–20! Engage with leading experts like @jnfrchandler, @vanessagruben, @Pmiltenb, @DrSamBoyle2, @Lorian_H, @tesssheldon, and @mcmahon_meaghan. Apply now: ottawahealthlaw.ca/institute
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8 Apr 2025
Applications are now open for the University of Ottawa Summer Institute in Mental Health Law, running online June 16–20. Designed for a wide range of attendees, no experience or legal training is required. ottawahealthlaw.ca/institute
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Sam Boyle retweeted
Online First #OpenAccess
Presenting the initial results of a new program in Australia that aims to lower the risk of reoffending among young people by providing targeted healthcare assistance #CriminalJustice #YoungOffenders #Criminology #Nursing
🔗doi.org/10.5204/ijcjsd.3665
ALT Improving Health to Reduce Risk of Youth Reoffending: Results of a Nurse Navigator Program for People Involved in the Youth Justice System
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Sam Boyle retweeted
27 Oct 2024
1/5 📜My response to ‘Do compulsory mental health patients have a right to receive a second psychiatric opinion on their treatment under Australian mental health legislation?’ by @DrSamBoyle2 & co.
I support the paper argue for the below.
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Sam Boyle retweeted
Thank you @DrSamBoyle2 for a very informative presentation on the state of Community Treatment Orders and Adjudication of them in Ontario!
LAMDA members appreciate your work and thoughtful insights. Looking forward to the recommendations from the study!
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Sam Boyle retweeted
You can still register for this session being held tomorrow evening featuring @DrSamBoyle2 who will present his research on Community Treatment Orders! Link to register is embedded in the quoted tweet with link to blog post about the Event - Join us!
Opening up some spots if available for this talk by Dr. Sam Boyle presenting his research on CTOs
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Sam Boyle retweeted
Join @ottawahealthlaw 21 October to hear about the results of a study and the role of the Consent and Capacity Board in community treatment orders, featuring @DrSamBoyle2 and @FionaAJager. All welcome! ottawahealthlaw.ca/events/bo…
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16 Oct 2024
I'm looking forward to giving this talk at the University of Ottawa on Monday. Thanks to the Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics for having us: ottawahealthlaw.ca/events/bo…
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Sam Boyle retweeted
19 Sep 2024
New 3 year #postdoc position on #voluntaryassisteddying with @HealthLawQUT. An interdisciplinary team so applicants outside law welcome. Applications close 26 October 2024: tinyurl.com/mwxdrtkt
Come join this #EOL team! 👇
#assisteddying #VAD @qutlaw @PhDVoice @PostdocVoice
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16 Aug 2024
Do compulsory mental health patients have a right to receive a second opinion on their treatment under Australian mental health legislation (we ask)? It's not a simple answer, and it very much depends where you are: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
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12 Aug 2024
Dr Jullia Duffy and I have written about Australia's lack of full implementation of OPCAT. We question the government's assumption that private homes can never be places of detention. Disability Royal Commission findings show how important this is: uofllawreview.org/current-ed… #OPCAT
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Sam Boyle retweeted
Are you an #agedcare #provider wanting to upskill #nurses in #endoflife decision-making and #palliativecare? #RACF #homecare services can join a new Pilot Study @HealthLawQUT . Benefits available. Learn more at shorturl.at/0xxfe EOIs close 13 Sept #residentialagedcare
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Sam Boyle retweeted
This Dying2KnowDay #d2kday learn about #law at #endoflife @HealthLawQUT in our updated free online training for #doctors #nurses #alliedhealth . Register for free at bit.ly/2QEa30P #CPDhours available. Hear from #ELLC’s 10,000th registrant shorturl.at/EV9YT
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30 May 2024
Autonomy vs best interests in mental health law. What if 'balance' is the wrong metaphor? We think so, at least in regard to mental health tribunals: tandfonline.com/eprint/A9THX…
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Sam Boyle retweeted
28 Mar 2024
📢Attn @AABHL S/ECRs - you're invited to a (virtual) Research Cafe! A chance to connect with others working in #Bioethics #HealthLaw
Come along, bring a drink, have a chat!
Tuesday 23rd April 14:00-15:00 AEST
Register (it's free!): t.ly/fKsMf
ALT a flyer advertising an event. Text reads: join us for a (virtual) student/ecr only research cafe! Bring a coffee, come hear about what others are working on chat about your own research. This is your chance to catch up with new and old faces in our AABHL S/ECR community, share resources possibly seed future collaborations (or at the very least, break up your afternoon)
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12 Mar 2024
Should someone who has depression and ALSO has a terminal illness be able to access assisted dying? We think the answer comes down to capacity: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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Sam Boyle retweeted
4 Mar 2024
Here's "E"'s story as told by a Consultant in Eating Disorders Psychiatry, Ty Glover.
"E" changed his life too. She was his first Court of Protection patient her case led to him becoming a very frequently consulted "expert witness" in COP.
openjusticecourtofprotection…
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