Dr Donella Piper
Lecturer, Faculty of The Professions, School of Law
Qualifications
BA LLB (Grad) (Hons) (UNE), LLM (Flin), GDLP (ANU), PhD (UTS), GradCert Compliance (CSU), GradCert Med (Family) (UniSA), Dip Corporate Director (UNE)
Contact
| Email: | dpiper@une.edu.au |
| Room: | Agricultural Economics 2/3 (W38) LG10 |
| Phone: | 02 6773 2640 (or +61 2 6773 2640 overseas) |
| Fax: | 02 6773 2580 |
Affiliations
Lawyer(NSW)(ACT)(High Court).
Research interests
Health Law & Medico-legal issues
Research grants and funding
Donella Piper Consulting Pty Ltd Patient-Centred Health Care Discussion Paper (2010) Quotation accepted by the Australian Commission for Safety and Quality in Health Care. $60,000.
Iedema, R., Sorensen, R., Perrott, B., Merrick, E., Piper, D., Elliott, D. (2009) Evaluation of the Codesign Project Program 1 Stage 2. Tender awarded by NSW Health, Health Services Performance Improvement Branch, $20,000.
Iedema, R., Sorensen, R., Perrott, B., Merrick, E., Piper, D., Elliott, D. (2009) Evaluation of the Codesign Project Program 2 Stage 1. Tender awarded by NSW Health, Health Services Performance Improvement Branch, $20,000.
Iedema R, Slade D., Scheeres H., Sorensen R., Piper D., Manias E., Williams A., Allen A., Grbich, C., Meyer, S. Dadich, A., Fitzgerald, A., et al (2008). ‘100 patient stories and Open Disclosure indicator development project’. Tender awarded by the Australian Commission for Safety and Quality in Health Care $490,000.
Iedema R, Sorensen R., Slade D., Scheeres H., Piper D., Walsh, J. (2008) Evaluation of the Emergency Department Codesign Initiative. Tender awarded by NSW Health. $27,750.
Iedema R, Sorensen R., Piper, D. and Brownhill, S. (2007) Open Disclosure: An International Literature Review. Quotation accepted by the Australian Commission for Safety and Quality in Health Care $13,000.
Iedema, R., Manias, E., Westbrook, M. Hegney, D., Piper, D., Forsyth, R., Nugus, P., Hor, S., Mallock, N., Williams, A, Perrot, B., Scheeres, H. Sorensen, R., McManus, J., Braithwaite, J., (2007) Data collection, analysis and evaluation of The Open Disclosure Standard: A national standard for open communication in public and private hospitals following an adverse event in health care. Tender awarded by Queensland Health: $158,282.
Book Chapters
Piper, D., Dunbar, N., (2008) “Health Care Rights: Will Patients Rights Be Respected?” Chapter 3, National Report on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care Annual Report. Jorm, C. (ed). Sydney: Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. ISBN 978-0-9803462 – 5.
Iedema, R., Sorensen, R. Jorm, C. and Piper, D. “Co-producing Care”. In Sorensen, R and Iedema R. (eds) (2008), Managing Clinical Work. Sydney: Elsevier.
Periodical Contributions
Piper, D. (2011 in press) The insurance implications of open disclosure Precedent.
Iedema,I., Allen, S., Britton, K., Piper, D., Baker, A., Grbich C., Allan, A., Jones, L., Tuckett, A., Williams A., Manias, E. & Gallagher T. (2011 in press) The ‘100 patient stories’ project: Patient and family member views on how clinicians enact and how they should enact incident disclosure – a qualitative study, British Medical Journal.
Studdert, D., Piper, D., Iedema, R. (2010) Legal Aspects of Open Disclosure II – Findings from a national survey Medical Journal Australia 193(6) 351-355.
Iedema, R., Merrick, E. Piper, D., Britton, K. Gray, J. Verma, R. & Manning, N. (2010) Codesigning as a Discursive Practice in Emergency Health Services: The Architecture of Deliberation. Journal of Applied Behavioural Sciences 46(1) 73-91.
Sorensen, R., Iedema, R., Piper, D., Manias, E., Williams, A. and Tuckett, A. (2009) Disclosing medical error to patients: can practice inform policy? 13(2) Health Expectations: 148-159.
Iedema, R., Sorensen, R., Manias, E., Tuckett, A., Piper, D., Mallock, N., Williams, A. & Jorm, C. (2008) Patients’ and Family Members’ Experiences of Open Disclosure Following Adverse Events. International Journal for Quality in Health Care 20(6): 421-432.
Iedema, R., Mallock N, Sorensen, R. Manias, E., Tuckett, A., Williams, A. Perrot, B., Brownhill, S., Piper, D., Hor, S., Hegney, D., Scheeres, H. Jorm, C. (2008) The National Open Disclosure Pilot: Evaluation of a Policy Implementation Initiative. Medical Journal of Australia 188: 397-400.
Sorensen, R., Iedema, R., Piper, D., Manias, E. and Tuckett, A. (2008). Health care professionals’ views of implementing a policy of open disclosure. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy 13(4): 227-32.
Other Public Output (Book Reviews, Conference and Seminar Presentations, Letters to the Editor, Submissions to Law Reform Bodies etc)
Letters to the Editor
Iedema, R & Piper D. (2011 in press) The implications of mandatory reporting laws for clinician-researchers involved in observational research in health services Medical Journal of Australia.
Tuckett, A., Iedema, R., Sorensen, R., Mallock, N., Manias, E., Williams, A., & Piper, D. In response to: Johnstone, M-J., (2008) “Clinical risk management and the ethics of open disclosure Part 1. Benefits and risks to patient safety,.” Letter to the Editor/Commentary. Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal. 11(2008) 88-94.
Submissions
Studdert, D., and Piper, D. (2008) Legal Issues with Open Disclosure, Paper prepared for the Australian Commission for Safety and Quality in Health Care for presentation to the Australian Health Ministers Conference May 2008.
Reports
Piper D. & Iedema R. (2011 in press ) Literature Review: Incident Disclosure research, policy and Legal Reforms since 2008, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care: Centre for Health Communication, University of Technology Sydney.
Iedema R., Allen S., Britton K., Gallagher T., Piper D., Sloan T., Dadich A., Grbich C., Sorensen R., Allan A., Scheeres H., Fitzgerald A., Manias E., Williams A., Jones L., Watson B., Tuckett A., Elliott D. (2010) Final Report: The Open Disclosure Research and Indicator Development Including the ‘100 Patient Stories’ Project. Sydney: UTS Centre for Health Communication & Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, pp1-156.
Luxford K., Piper D., Dunbar N., Poole N. (2010) Improving Safety and Quality by Focusing Care on Patients and Consumers: Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, pp1-85.
Piper, D., Iedema, R. and Merrick, E. (2010) Experience-based Co-design Evaluation Program 2 Stage 1– Final Report to Health Services Performance Improvement Branch, NSW Health. Sydney: Centre for Health Communication, University of Technology Sydney. ISBN: 978-0-9807908-1-8.
Piper, D., Iedema, R. and Merrick, E. (2010) Emergency Department Co-Design Evaluation Program 1 Stage 2 – Final Report to Health Services Performance Improvement Branch, NSW Health. Sydney: Centre for Health Communication, University of Technology Sydney. ISBN: 978-0-9807908-0-1.
Iedema, R., Merrick, E., Piper, D and Walsh, J. (2008) Emergency Department Co-Design Evaluation Stage 1 – Final Report to Health Services Performance Improvement Branch, NSW Health. Sydney: Centre for Health Communication, University of Technology Sydney. ISBN: 978-0-646-50725-5.
Iedema, R., Sorensen, R., Piper, D., Brownhill, S. (2008). Open Disclosure: A Literature Review. Sydney: Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care & University of Technology, Sydney.
Iedema, R., Mallock, N., Sorensen, R., Manias, E., Tuckett, A., Williams, A., Perrott, B., Brownhill, S., Piper, D., Hor, S., Hegney, D., & Scheeres, H. (2007). Final Report: Evaluation of the National Open Disclosure Pilot Program. Sydney: Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care & University of Technology, Sydney.
Iedema, R., Manias, E., Westbrook, M., Hegney, D., Piper, D., Forsyth, R., Hor, S., Nugus, P., Mallock, N., Williams, A., McManus, J., Scheeres, H., Sorensen, R., Perrott, B., & Braithwaite, J. (2007). Interim Report: Evaluation of the National Open Disclosure Pilot Program. 29 June 2007. Sydney: Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care & University of Technology, Sydney.
Conference papers
Abstract submitted to the International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Paris 17─20 April 2012.
The Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Mid-year workshop – Consumer involvement in care processes – Health care’s black hole (August 2011).
The UTS Centre for Health Communication Symposium: A Statutory Duty of Candour (2010), Panel Member.
9th Annual Adverse Event Prevention & Management Conference (2009), Open Disclosure: Consumer Experiences.
Research grants/ funding and accompanying outcomes
Donella Piper Consulting Pty Ltd Patient-Centred Health Care Discussion Paper (2010) Quotation accepted by the Australian Commission for Safety and Quality in Health Care. $60,000.
Outcome: Luxford K., Piper D., Dunbar N., Poole N. (2010) Improving Safety and Quality by Focusing Care on Patients and Consumers: Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, pp1-85.
Iedema, R., Sorensen, R., Perrott, B., Merrick, E., Piper, D., Elliott, D. (2009) Evaluation of the Codesign Project Program 1 Stage 2. Tender awarded by NSW Health, Health Services Performance Improvement Branch, $20,000.
Outcome: Piper, D., Iedema, R. and Merrick, E. (2010) Emergency Department Co- Design Evaluation Program 1 Stage 2 – Final Report to Health Services Performance Improvement Branch, NSW Health. Sydney: Centre for Health Communication, University of Technology Sydney. ISBN: 978-0-9807908-0-1.
Iedema, R., Sorensen, R., Perrott, B., Merrick, E., Piper, D., Elliott, D. (2009) Evaluation of the Codesign Project Program 2 Stage 1. Tender awarded by NSW Health, Health Services Performance Improvement Branch, $20,000.
Outcome: Piper, D., Iedema, R. Perrot, B and Merrick, E. (2010) Experience-based Co-design Evaluation Program 2 Stage 1– Final Report to Health Services Performance Improvement Branch, NSW Health. Sydney: Centre for Health Communication, University of Technology Sydney. ISBN: 978-0-9807908-1-8.
Outcome: Abstract submitted to the International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Paris 17─20 April 2012.
Outcome: Iedema, R., Merrick, E. Piper, D., Britton, K. Gray, J. Verma, R. & Manning, N. (2010) Codesigning as a Discursive Practice in Emergency Health Services: The Architecture of Deliberation. Journal of Applied Behavioural Sciences 46(1) 73-91.
Iedema R, Slade D., Scheeres H., Sorensen R., Piper D., Manias E., Williams A., Allen A., Grbich, C., Meyer, S. Dadich, A., Fitzgerald, A., et al (2008). ‘100 patient stories and Open Disclosure indicator development project’. Tender awarded by the Australian Commission for Safety and Quality in Health Care $490,000.
Outcome: Iedema R., Allen S., Britton K., Gallagher T., Piper D., Sloan T., Dadich A., Grbich C., Sorensen R., Allan A., Scheeres H., Fitzgerald A., Manias E., Williams A., Jones L., Watson B., Tuckett A., Elliott D. (2010) Final Report: The Open Disclosure Research and Indicator Development Including the ‘100 Patient Stories’ Project. Sydney: UTS Centre for Health Communication & Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, pp1-156.
Outcome: Piper, D. (2011 in press) The insurance implications of open disclosure Precedent.
Outcome: Iedema,I.., Allen, S., Britton, K., Piper, D., Baker, A., Grbich C., Allan, A., Jones, L.,Tuckett, A., Williams A., Manias, E. & Gallagher T. (2011 in press) The ‘100 patient stories’ project: Patient and family member views on how clinicians enact and how they should enact incident disclosure – a qualitative study, British Medical Journal.
Outcome: Studdert, D., Piper, D., Iedema, R. (2010) Legal Aspects of Open Disclosure II Findings from a national survey Medical Journal Australia 193(6) 351-355.
Iedema R, Sorensen R., Slade D., Scheeres H., Piper D., Walsh, J. (2008) Evaluation of the Emergency Department Codesign Initiative. Tender awarded by NSW Health. $27,750.
Outcome: Iedema, R., Merrick, E., Piper, D and Walsh, J. (2008) Emergency Department Co-Design Evaluation Stage 1 – Final Report to Health Services Performance Improvement Branch, NSW Health. Sydney: Centre for Health Communication, University of Technology Sydney. ISBN: 978-0-646-50725-5.
Iedema R, Sorensen R., Piper, D. and Brownhill, S. (2007) Open Disclosure: An International Literature Review. Quotation accepted by the Australian Commission for Safety and Quality in Health Care $13,000.
Outcome: Iedema, R., Sorensen, R., Piper, D., Brownhill, S. (2008). Open Disclosure: A Literature Review. Sydney: Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care & University of Technology, Sydney.
Iedema, R., Manias, E., Westbrook, M. Hegney, D., Piper, D., Forsyth, R., Nugus, P., Hor, S., Mallock, N., Williams, A, Perrot, B., Scheeres, H. Sorensen, R., McManus, J., Braithwaite, J., (2007) Data collection, analysis and evaluation of The Open Disclosure Standard: A national standard for open communication in public and private hospitals following an adverse event in health care. Tender awarded by Queensland Health: $158,282.
Outcome: Sorensen, R., Iedema, R., Piper, D., Manias, E., Williams, A. and Tuckett, A. (2009) Disclosing medical error to patients: can practice inform policy? 13(2) Health Expectations: 148-159.
Outcome: Iedema, R., Sorensen, R., Manias, E., Tuckett, A., Piper, D., Mallock, N., Williams, A. & Jorm, C. (2008) Patients’ and Family Members’ Experiences of Open Disclosure Following Adverse Events. International Journal for Quality in Health Care 20(6): 421-432.
Outcome: Iedema, R., Mallock N, Sorensen, R. Manias, E., Tuckett, A., Williams, A. Perrot, B., Brownhill, S., Piper, D., Hor, S., Hegney, D., Scheeres, H. Jorm, C. (2008) The National Open Disclosure Pilot: Evaluation of a Policy Implementation Initiative. Medical Journal of Australia 188: 397-400.
Outcome: Tuckett, A., Iedema, R., Sorensen, R., Mallock, N., Manias, E., Williams, A., & Piper, D. In response to: Johnstone, M-J., (2008) “Clinical risk management and the ethics of open disclosure Part 1. Benefits and risks to patient safety,.” Letter to the Editor/Commentary. Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal. 11(2008) 88-94.
Outcome: Sorensen, R., Iedema, R., Piper, D., Manias, E. and Tuckett, A. (2008). Health care professionals’ views of implementing a policy of open disclosure. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy 13(4): 227-32.
Outcome: Iedema, R., Mallock, N., Sorensen, R., Manias, E., Tuckett, A., Williams, A., Perrott, B., Brownhill, S., Piper, D., Hor, S., Hegney, D., & Scheeres, H. (2007). Final Report: Evaluation of the National Open Disclosure Pilot Program. Sydney: Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care & University of Technology, Sydney.
Outcome: Iedema, R., Manias, E., Westbrook, M., Hegney, D., Piper, D., Forsyth, R., Hor, S., Nugus, P., Mallock, N., Williams, A., McManus, J., Scheeres, H., Sorensen, R., Perrott, B., & Braithwaite, J. (2007). Interim Report: Evaluation of the National Open Disclosure Pilot Program. 29 June 2007. Sydney: Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care & University of Technology, Sydney.
Outcome: The UTS Centre for Health Communication Symposium: A Statutory Duty of Candour (2010), Panel Member.
Outcome: 9th Annual Adverse Event Prevention & Management Conference, OpenDisclosure: Consumer Experiences (2009), Panel Member.