Dr Susannah Sage Jacobson

Dr Susannah Sage Jacobson
 Position Senior Lecturer
 Org Unit Adelaide Medical School
 Email susannah.sagejacobson@adelaide.edu.au
 Location Floor/Room Fourth Floor ,  AHMS - Adelaide Health and Medical Sciences ,   West End Health Precinct

  • Biography/ Background

    Dr Susannah Sage Jacobson joined the Adelaide Medical School in August 2022 as the Domain lead in Professionalism and Leadership for the BMedSt and MD.

    Susannah commenced her academic career in 2010 after graduating with a research doctorate in law from Monash University (SJD) and building on a decade in legal practice in community law, including human rights and regulation and in a health justice partnership. She was a Senior Lecturer in Law at Flinders University from 2010 specialising in research and teaching in regulation and access to justice. This focus encompassed teaching 'clinical' methods in law, professionalism and person-centred lawyering. Susannah worked at the Adelaide Law School from 2020 to 2022 on interdisciplinary health and technology research projects. Her research interests are in health and aged care regulation, professionalism and leadership in healthcare and access to healthcare in Australia, including through digital technology.

  • Publications

    Selected healthcare and ageing publications;

    Richards, B, Taylor, M and Sage Jacobson, S Technology, Innovation and Healthcare Edward Elgar (Health Law Series 2022 Edward Elgar UK)

    Richards, B., Sage Jacobson, S., Lotz, M., & Rogers, W. (2022). The Regulation of Medical Device Representatives: A Question of Trust?. Law, Technology and Humans, 4(1), 117-128.

    Richards, B, Sage Jacobson, S and Aquino, Y “Regulation of AI in Healthcare: A cautionary tale considering horses and zebras” (2021) 28(4) Journal of Law and Medicine

    Sage-Jacobson, S.L. ‘Access to Justice for Older People in Australia’ (2015) 33(2) Law in Context pp. 142-159.

    McEvoy, K. and Sage-Jacobson, S.L. (2015). CATs: Gains or Losses in Access to Justice? SACAT and Public Housing Appeals. AIAL Forum, 82 pp. 40-54.

    Sage-Jacobson, S.L. and Barry, L. ‘Substitute Decision Making for the Elderly in Australia.’ in International and Comparative Law on the Rights of Older Persons Vandeplas Publishing LLC, USA pp. 286-302.

    Barry, L. and Sage-Jacobson, S.L. ‘Human Rights, Older People and Decision-making in Australia.’ (2015) 9 Elder Law Review pp. 1-21

     

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Entry last updated: Tuesday, 17 Oct 2023

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