Papers by Lisa N Billington
The content of this document is published in good faith by the Australian Commission on Safety an... more The content of this document is published in good faith by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care for information purposes. The document is not intended to provide guidance on particular healthcare choices. You should contact your healthcare provider on particular healthcare choices. This document includes the views or recommendations of its authors and third parties. Publication of this document by the Commission does not necessarily reflect the views of the Commission, or indicate a commitment to a particular course of action. The Commission does not accept any legal liability for any injury, loss or damage incurred by the use of, or reliance on, this document. Key findings The key findings of the report on patient journey and tracer methodologies (hereafter referred to as 'patient journey methodologies') are discussed according to the evidence of its effectiveness and considerations for its use in the AHSSQA Scheme.
PubMed, May 1, 2023
Technologically enhanced surveillance systems have been proposed for the task of monitoring and r... more Technologically enhanced surveillance systems have been proposed for the task of monitoring and responding to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in both human, animal and environmental contexts. The use of these systems is in their infancy, although the advent of COVID-19 has progressed similar technologies in response to that pandemic. We conducted qualitative research to identify the Australian public's key concerns about the ethical, legal and social implications of an artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning-enhanced One Health AMR surveillance system. Our study provides preliminary evidence of public support for AI/machine learning-enhanced One Health monitoring systems for AMR, provided that three main conditions are met: personal health care data must be deidentified; data use and access must be tightly regulated under strong governance; and the system must generate high-quality, reliable analyses to guide trusted health care decision-makers.
The content of this document is published in good faith by the Australian Commission on Safety an... more The content of this document is published in good faith by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care for information purposes. The document is not intended to provide guidance on particular healthcare choices. You should contact your healthcare provider on particular healthcare choices. This document includes the views or recommendations of its authors and third parties. Publication of this document by the Commission does not necessarily reflect the views of the Commission, or indicate a commitment to a particular course of action. The Commission does not accept any legal liability for any injury, loss or damage incurred by the use of, or reliance on, this document. Key findings The key findings of the report on short-notice and unannounced surveys are discussed according to the evidence for their effectiveness and considerations for their use in the AHSSQA Scheme.
The World Health Organisation’s Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance calls upon countri... more The World Health Organisation’s Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance calls upon countries to strengthen antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance. Australian governments have responded with a plan to implement a nationally coordinated, technologically enhanced surveillance program that takes a One Health approach. Introducing Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) technologies to healthcare will necessitate new forms of governance and regulation. While regulatory mechanisms for these technologies are rapidly evolving, they are not yet fit for purpose in healthcare-related applications. We conducted in-depth qualitative research with members of the Australian public to understand their knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours around the use of technologically enhanced monitoring systems for antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Australian residents who participated in our research demonstrated that there is a willingness to allow AI- and ML-enabled monitoring system...
Legal Education Review
The provision of high quality, effective feedback is critical to supporting student learning. In ... more The provision of high quality, effective feedback is critical to supporting student learning. In tertiary legal education, student feedback is commonly provided in written form, with the benefits of audio or multimodal feedback underexplored. Academics regularly express dissatisfaction regarding the time it takes to provide assessment feedback and a perceived lack of student engagement with it. Students also report concerns relating to the tone, quality and timeliness of the feedback they receive. This article discusses the findings of a program which used electronic audio feedback amongst undergraduate and postgraduate law students at an Australian university to explore whether a change in mode from written to audio or multimodal feedback could offer a solution to these challenges. It explains the pedagogical implications that arose from the use of electronic audio feedback, including that the provision of feedback in an audio mode allowed for the provision of more detailed feedbac...
A submission in response to the Australian Law Reform Commission's 'Incarceration Rates of Aborig... more A submission in response to the Australian Law Reform Commission's 'Incarceration Rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People' Discussion Paper (No 84, 2017).
Journal articles by Lisa N Billington
Brief, 2018
On 30 March 2015, Western Australia police (WAPOL) officers began issuing $500 on-the-spot fines,... more On 30 March 2015, Western Australia police (WAPOL) officers began issuing $500 on-the-spot fines, referred to as 'criminal code infringement notices' or 'CCINs' for two offences: stealing anything up to the value of $500, and disorderly conduct. The CCIN regime was progressively rolled out across the State. Although the past three years have seen exponential growth in the number of CCINs being issued by WAPOL officers, preliminary research suggests WA legal practitioners and community legal organisations are largely unaware of the breadth and depth of the impact which these on-the-spot fines are having on the WA community-particularly on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and vulnerable populations. This is not surprising. The civil (rather than criminal) nature of the expiation processes, the lack of protections inherent in the CCIN regime, and the wide and opaque use of discretion in the issue (and withdrawal) of CCINs by WAPOL officers, make CCINs particularly resistant to public attention and scrutiny. It is, indeed, the strong discretion-dependence of the CCIN regime and the concomitant lack of oversight which make it so vital for WA legal practitioners and community organisations supporting vulnerable people to have clear and unambiguous information regarding the legal and administrative mechanics of CCINs; the legal (and non-legal) options available for people who receive CCINs; and the key findings of the recent WA Ombudsman's review of the CCIN regime. This article addresses this gap in practitioner and community knowledge by providing a practical guide to, and conducting a critical analysis of, CCINs.
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Papers by Lisa N Billington
Journal articles by Lisa N Billington