Biography
Dominique is Associate Professor in Bioethics and Professionalism in the School of Medicine at Deakin University. She studied Medicine and Arts as undergraduate degrees, with majors in Philosophy and English. She completed a PhD in Applied Ethics at the University of Melbourne in 2011 on the topic of markets in human biological materials. Her bioethics research focuses primarily on issues related to procurement, use, and distribution of medical products of human origin such as organs and tissues for transplantation, or gametes used in assisted reproductive treatments. She is also interested in the ethics of dialysis, and professionalism issues relating to sale of unproven stem cell interventions.
Dominique is a member of NHMRC Organ and Tissue Working Committee and of the Doha International Academy for Organ Donation, and an Associate Editor of Transplantation. She is past co-chair of the Declaration of Istanbul Custodian Group and of the Ethics Committee of The Transplantation Society. Dominique has worked with the World Health Organization and the Australian Organ and Tissue Authority on ethical issues in donation and transplantation.
Dominique has authored or co-authored more than 35 peer reviewed journal articles and book chapters, and regularly presents at Australian and international medical and bioethics conferences
Research interests
Ethical issues of medical products of human origin, international travel for health care, dialysis, and unproven stem cell interventions
Health professionalism
Organ trafficking
Affiliations
Declaration of Istanbul Custodian Group
Doha International Academy of Organ Donation
International Association of Bioethics
International Society of Nephrology
The Transplantation Society
Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand
Teaching interests
Health ethics and professionalism
Bioethics
Knowledge areas
Bioethics; applied ethics; professional ethics
Media appearances
Newspaper, blogs and magazines
Julie Lambert, 'Early intervention: nipping poor practice in the bud', Medical Republic, 7 Feb 2018. Available at: http://medicalrepublic.com.au/early-intervention-nipping-poor-practice-bud/12919
Michelle Starr, 'Frankensteins in history. It's alive!', CNET Magazine, 26 Oct 2017. Available at: https://www.cnet.com/news/dr-frankenstein-a-brief-history-of-real-life-monsters/
Agnès Noël, 'Les migrants, cibles du trafic d'organes', Le Monde, 5 Sep 2017. Available at: http://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2017/09/04/les-migrants-cibles-du-trafic-d-organes_5180796_1650684.html
Olivia Campbell, 'This New App Is Tinder For Sperm And Egg Donors', Huffington Post, 5 May 2017. Available at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sperm-egg-donation-app-just-baby_us_58ffa2d5e4b091e8c71100af
Rebecca Feller, 'Paying for pregnancy? The cost of commercial surrogacy', This., Mar 2017. Available at: http://this.deakin.edu.au/culture/paying-for-pregnancy-the-cost-of-commercial-surrogacy
'International academy for organ donation launched', Middle East Monitor, Nov 2016. Available at: http://www.middleeasthealthmag.com/nov2016/meupdate.htm
Television, YouTube and Streaming
Hilary Harper, 'Dead Calm: Bodies', The Wheeler Centre, 1 Nov 2018. Available at: https://www.wheelercentre.com/broadcasts/dead-calm-bodies
Allison Langdon, 'Saying Thanks', Sixty Minutes, 29 Jul 2018. Available at: https://www.9now.com.au/60-minutes/2018/extras/extra-mins/july/saying-thanks-2
Jason McLure, 'The 'Red Market' in human organs', Global Journalist, 26 Apr 2018. Available at: http://www.kbia.org/post/global-journalist-red-market-human-organs#stream/0
Radio
Sheridan Stewart, 'Ethics and attitudes towards organ donation', Drive (ABC Sunshine Coast), 31 Jul 2018. Available at: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/south-queensland-drive/organ-ethics/10058148
Danny Tran, 'Bid to end 'transplant tourism': experts', PM (ABC), 9 May 2017. Available at: http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2016/s4666254.htm
Podcasts
Dominique Martin with Megan Munsie, presented by Elisabeth Lopez, 'Celll sell: the ethics of the transnational human tissue market,' Up Close, 9 Oct 2015. Available at: https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/podcasts/cell-sell-the-ethics-of-the-transnational-human-tissue-market
Commentaries
Sanjay Nagral, Vivek Jha and Dominique Martin, 'Rewarding families of deceased organ donors is an ethical minefield, especially in India', Scroll.in, 28 Sep 2017. Available at: https://scroll.in/pulse/852124/rewarding-families-of-deceased-organ-donors-is-an-ethical-minefield-especially-in-india
Dominique Martin, ‘Organ donation boost requires action, not just talk’, The Conversation, 25 Feb 2013. Available at: http://theconversation.edu.au/organ-donation-boost-requiresaction-not-just-talk- 12274
Dominique Martin, ‘Action to stop thriving global organ trade must start at home’ The Conversation, 1 Jun 2012. Available at: http://theconversation.edu.au/action-to-stopthriving-global-organ-trade- must-start-at-home-7333
Publications
Deciding about living organ donation: balancing risk management and autonomy
Dominique Martin
(2022), Vol. 3, pp. 133-150, Ethical Challenges of Organ Transplantation Current Debates and International Perspectives, Transcript Verlag, B1
S Then, D Martin
(2022), Vol. 48, pp. 112-117, Journal of Medical Ethics, England, C1
First clinical-grade porcine kidney xenotransplant using a human decedent model
Paige Porrett, Babak Orandi, Vineeta Kumar, Julie Houp, Douglas Anderson, A Killian, Vera Hauptfeld-Dolejsek, Dominque Martin, Sara Macedon, Natalie Budd, Katherine Stegner, Amy Dandro, Maria Kokkinaki, Kasinath Kuravi, Rhiannon Reed, Huma Fatima, John Killian, Gavin Baker, Jackson Perry, Emma Wright, Matthew Cheung, Elise Erman, Karl Kraebber, Tracy Gamblin, Linda Guy, James George, David Ayares, Jayme Locke
(2022), pp. 1-17, American Journal of Transplantation, Chichester, Eng., C1
Moral Distress and Moral Injury in Nephrology During the COVID-19 Pandemic
K Ducharlet, M Trivedi, S Gelfand, H Liew, L McMahon, G Ashuntantang, F Brennan, M Brown, D Martin
(2021), Vol. 41, pp. 253-261, Seminars in Nephrology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
In Defense of Patient Autonomy in Kidney Failure Care When Treatment Choices Are Limited
D Martin, E Muller
(2021), Vol. 41, pp. 242-252, Seminars in Nephrology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Addressing ethical confusion in deceased donation and transplantation research: the need for dedicated guidance
Dominique Martin, Antonia Cronin, Anne Dalle Ave, Frank van Haren, Jayme Locke, Eduardo Minambres, Gabriel Oniscu, Brendan Parent
(2021), Vol. 34, pp. 2459-2468, Transplant International, London, Eng., C1
The role of kidney transplantation as a component of integrated care for chronic kidney disease
P O'Connell, M Brown, T Chan, R Claure-Del Granado, S Davies, S Eiam-Ong, M Hassan, K Kalantar-Zadeh, A Levin, D Martin, E Muller, S Ossareh, I Tchokhonelidze, M Trask, A Twahir, A Were, C Yang, A Zemchenkov, P Harden
(2020), Vol. 10, pp. E78-E85, Kidney International Supplements, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Developing the ethical framework of end-stage kidney disease care: from practice to policy
V Luyckx, D Martin, M Moosa, A Bello, E Bellorin-Font, T Chan, R Claure-Del Granado, W Douthat, S Eiam-Ong, F Eke, B Goh, V Jha, E Kendal, A Liew, Y Mengistu, E Muller, I Okpechi, E Rondeau, M Sahay, M Trask, T Vachharajani
(2020), Vol. 10, pp. e72-e77, Kidney International Supplements, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Ethical challenges in nephrology: a call for action
D Martin, D Harris, V Jha, L Segantini, R Demme, T Le, L McCann, J Sands, G Vong, P Wolpe, M Fontana, G London, B Vanderhaegen, R Vanholder
(2020), Vol. 16, pp. 603-613, Nature Reviews Nephrology, England, C1
Conflicts of interest in the context of end of life care for potential organ donors in Australia
F van Haren, A Carter, E Cavazzoni, M Chapman, R D'Costa, S Jones, A McGee, S Moodie, L Nunnink, M O'Leary, H Opdam, S Radford, A Turner, D Martin
(2020), Vol. 59, pp. 166-171, Journal of Critical Care, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Ethics of kidney care in the era of COVID-19
D Martin, J Parsons, F Caskey, D Harris, V Jha
(2020), Vol. 98, pp. 1424-1433, Kidney International, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Increasing access to integrated ESKD care as part of universal health coverage
D Harris, S Davies, F Finkelstein, V Jha, J Donner, G Abraham, A Bello, F Caskey, G Garcia, P Harden, B Hemmelgarn, D Johnson, N Levin, V Luyckx, D Martin, M McCulloch, M Moosa, P O'Connell, I Okpechi, R Pecoits Filho, K Shah, L Sola, C Swanepoel, M Tonelli, A Twahir, W van Biesen, C Varghese, C Yang, C Zuniga, A Abu Alfa, H Aljubori, M Alrukhaimi, S Andreoli, G Ashuntantang, E Bellorin-Font, B Bernieh, F Ibhais, P Blake, M Brown, E Brown, S Bunnag, T Chan, Y Chen, R Claure-Del Granado, S Claus, A Collins, C Couchoud, A Cueto-Manzano, B Cullis, W Douthat, G Dreyer, S Eiam-Ong, F Eke, J Feehally, M Ghnaimat, B Goh, M Hassan, F Hou, K Jager, K Kalantar-Zadeh, R Kazancioglu, A Levin, A Liew, M McKnight, Y Mengistu, R Morton, E Muller, F Murtagh, S Naicker, M Nangaku, A Niang, G Obrador, S Ossareh, J Perl, M Rahman, H Rashid, M Richards, E Rondeau, M Sahay, A Saleh, D Schneditz, I Tchokhonelidze, V Tesar, M Trask, K Tungsanga, T Vachharajani, R Walker, R Walker, A Were, Q Yao, K Yeates, X Yu, E Zakharova, A Zemchenkov, M Zhao
(2019), Vol. 95, pp. S1-S33, Kidney international, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
D Martin, K Van Assche, B Domínguez-Gil, M López-Fraga, R García Gallont, E Muller, A Capron
(2019), Vol. 5, pp. 1-13, Transplantation direct, Philadelphia, Pa., C1
Chasing cures: rewards and risks for rare disease patient organisations involved in research
D Pinto, D Martin, R Chenhall
(2018), Vol. 13, pp. 123-147, Biosocieties, Basingstoke, Eng., C1
B Domínguez-Gil, G Danovitch, D Martin, M López-Fraga, K Van Assche, M Morris, J Lavee, G Erlich, R Fadhil, M Busic, G Rankin, M Al-Rukhaimi, P O'Connell, J Chin, T Norman, P Massari, R Kamel, F Delmonico
(2018), Vol. 102, pp. e2-e9, Transplantation, Philadelphia, Pa., C1
D Martin
(2018), Vol. 3, pp. 59-65, Proceedings of the XXIII World Congress of Philosophy, Athens, Greece, E1
Ethical aspects of medical products of human origin
D Martin
(2017), Vol. 12, pp. 281-287, ISBT science series, London, Eng., C1
Ethical issues in transnational eye banking
D Martin, R Kelly, G Jones, H Machin, G Pollock
(2017), Vol. 36, pp. 252-257, Cornea, Philadelphia, Pa., C1
Ethical issues in dialysis therapy
V Jha, D Martin, J Bargman, S Davies, J Feehally, F Finkelstein, D Harris, M Misra, G Remuzzi, A Levin, International Society of Nephrology Ethical Dialys
(2017), Vol. 389, pp. 1851-1856, Lancet, London, Eng., C1
D Martin, M Guillemin, R McDougall, A Brookes, N Hallowell, L Gillam
(2017), Vol. 8, pp. 99-105, AJOB empirical bioethics, Abingdon, Eng., C1
D Martin, G Danovitch
(2017), Vol. 42, pp. 537-558, Journal of medicine and philosophy, Oxford, Eng., C1
Report on the Community Consultative Forum: Contact between donor families and transplant recipients
D Martin
(2017), Melbourne, Vic., A6-1
Prevention of transnational transplant-related crimes-What more can be done?
D Martin, K Van Assche, B Domínguez-Gil, M López-Fraga, D Budiani-Saberi, J Lavee, A Tibell, F Moazam, E Muller, G Danovitch, I Codreanu, S Naicker, M Al Rukhaimi, S McGuinness, M Bakr, M Moniruzzaman, A Capron, F Delmonico
(2016), Vol. 100, pp. 1-9, Transplantation, Philadelphia, Pa., C1-1
D Pinto, D Martin, R Chenhall
(2016), Vol. 11, pp. 1-15, Orphanet journal of rare diseases, London, Eng., C1-1
Trade in kidneys is ethically intolerable
D Martin
(2016), Vol. 1, pp. 180-184, Indian journal of medical ethics, Mumbai, India, C1
D Martin, A Capron, F Delmonico, B Dominguez-Gil, G Danovitch, J Chapman
(2016), Vol. 100, pp. 2006-2009, Transplantation, Philadelphia, Pa., C1
Therapeutic appropriation: a new concept in the ethics of clinical research
D Martin, R McDougall, L Gillam, N Hallowell, A Brookes, M Guillemin
(2016), Vol. 42, pp. 805-808, Journal of medical ethics, London, Eng., C1
Medical products of human origin: towards global governance tools
L Noel, D Martin
(2015), pp. 383-396, New cannibal markets: globalisation and commodification of the human body, Paris, France, B1-1
D Martin, M Siebelink, B Domínguez-Gil
(2015), Vol. 15, pp. 23-25, American journal of bioethics, London, Eng., C1-1
Financial incentives for living kidney donors: are they necessary?
D Martin, S White
(2015), Vol. 66, pp. 389-395, American journal of kidney diseases, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
Pediatric deceased donation - a report of the Transplantation Society meeting in Geneva
D Martin, T Nakagawa, M Siebelink, K Bramstedt, J Brierley, F Dobbels, J Rodrigue, M Sarwal, R Shapiro, B Dominguez-Gil, G Danovitch, S Sweet, R Trompeter, F Moazam, M Bos, F Delmonico
(2015), Vol. 99, pp. 1403-1409, Transplantation, Philadelphia, Pa., C1-1
D Martin, A Tibell
(2015), Vol. 4, pp. 142-144, Hepatobiliary surgery and nutrition, C1-1
Living and deceased organ donation should be financially neutral acts
F Delmonico, D Martin, B Domínguez-Gil, E Muller, V Jha, A Levin, G Danovitch, A Capron
(2015), Vol. 15, pp. 1187-1191, American journal of transplantation, London, Eng., C1-1
Ethical issues and transplant tourism
D Martin, F Delmonico
(2014), pp. 69-74, Kidney transplantation : practical guide to management, Berlin, Germany, B1-1
The Doha model of organ donation and transplantation: thinking beyond citizenship
D Martin, R Fadhil
(2014), Vol. 2, pp. 293-329, Griffith journal of law & human dignity, Gold Coast, Qld., C1-1
D Martin, S Kane
(2014), Vol. 7, pp. 10-44, International journal of feminist approaches to bioethics, Ontario, Canada., C1-1
Comment faire face au trafic d'organes ? Le point de vue du Declaration of Istanbul Custodian Group
D Martin
(2014), Vol. 14, pp. 62-65, Le courrier de la transplantation, Courbevoie, France., C1-1
G Danovitch, J Chapman, A Capron, A Levin, M Abbud-Filho, M Al Mousawi, W Bennett, D Budiani-Saberi, W Couser, I Dittmer, V Jha, J Lavee, D Martin, M Masri, S Naicker, S Takahara, A Tibell, F Shaheen, V Anantharaman, F Delmonico
(2013), Vol. 95, pp. 1306-1312, Transplantation, Philadelphia, Pa., C1-1
Perilous Voyages: Travel Abroad for organ transplants and stem cell treatments.
D Martin
(2012), pp. 138-166, Risks and challenges in medical tourism : understanding the global market for health services, Santa Barbara, Calif., B1-1
G Crozier, D Martin
(2012), Vol. 12, pp. 45-54, Developing world bioethics, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
D Martin
(2011), Vol. 8, pp. 1-12, PORTAL journal of multidisciplinary international studies, Sydney, N.S.W., C1-1
Caution: deceased donor organ commercialism!
M Epstein, D Martin, G Danovitch
(2011), Vol. 24, pp. 958-964, Transplant international, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
D Martin
(2010), Vol. 10, pp. 377-395, Global social policy, London, Eng, C1-1
Professional and public ethics united in condemnation of transplant tourism
D Martin
(2010), Vol. 10, pp. 18-20, American journal of bioethics, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Other Public Sector Funding
Ethical Investigation and Consultation on Contact between Donor Families and Transplant Recipients
A/Prof Dominique Martin
Organ & Tissue Authority Australia
- 2018: $6,000
- 2017: $30,000
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report