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Research interests
My work draws on a variety of methods—both empirical (qualitative and quantitative) and theoretical. It is also interdisciplinary and synthesises insights from ethics, law, sociology, policy, economics, epidemiology and other disciplines and involves engagement with all stakeholders to elicit the full range of perspectives and ensure legitimacy.
- MRFF Stem Cell Therapies Mission (APP2007623)
- Title: Improving decisions about access to stem cell interventions
- Chief Investigators: Lipworth W, Stewart C, Munsie M, Kerridge I, Lysaght T, Hooker C, Petersen A, Tanner C, Gyngell C, Rudge C
- Amount awarded: $799,543
- Medical Research Future Fund Genomics Health Futures Mission
- Title: Ethical governance for clinical and genomic data
- Chief Investigators: Newson A, et al.
- Amount awarded: $5 million
- NHMRC Ideas Grant (APP1181401)
- Addressing commercial influences on assisted reproductive technology
- Chief Investigators: Lipworth W, Kerridge I, Ledger W, Norman R, Newson A, Stewart C, Karpin I, Mills C, Waldby C, Mayes C
- Amount awarded: $789,576.70
I am passionate about finding innovative ways to translate research into tools that help clinicians, researchers and policymakers to think about ethical issues. Of particular note, I have developed an online decision tool that helps people understand how to identify conflicts of interest (COIs), appraise them and generate justifiable management plans.
ACCESSING MY PUBLICATIONS:
For full-text access to my publications prior to November 2021, please see https://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/discover?query=lipworth&submit=
Full-text versions of subsequent articles are included in the publications section below.
Teaching
I teach applied ethics units of study in the Department of Philosophy.
Research student supervision
I am currently co-supervising two postgraduate research students:
- Ms Miriam Wiersma: PhD on doctors' motivations to engage in clinical innovation
- Dr Sarah Heynemann: Phd on the ethics of ethics of novel oncology trial designs
I have co-supervised to completion four PhD students, one MPhil student and one Honours Student.
I have supervised to completion 4 PhD students and 1 Honours student (First Class Honours) as co-primary supervisor and two PhD and one MPhil student as auxiliary supervisor.
Mentorship: I have formally mentored 5 early career researchers through University mentoring schemes and mentored 8 students from other disciplines (medicine, law and public health) through ethics research projects.
Research training: Since 2018 I have been a Senior Associate of Praxis Australia, a not-for-profit research training organisation.
Research engagement
- Member, Royal Australasian College of Physicians Ethics Committee (2021-)
- Committee Member, Australasian Association of Bioethics & Health Law (2014-)
- Associate Editor, Journal of Bioethical Inquiry (2012-)
- Advisory Board Member, Bioethics Open Research (2022-)
- Steering Committee member, Australian Ethical Health Alliance (AEHA) representing Praxis Australia (2019-)
- Steering Committee member, Brain Cancer Australia (2014-)
Education/Academic qualification
Bioethics, PhD, University of Sydney
Award Date: 10 Jun 2009
Bioethics, Master of Science (MSc), University of Sydney
Award Date: 4 Nov 2005
Medicine, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), The University of New South Wales
Award Date: 31 Dec 1999
Medical Science, Bachelor of Science (Medicine) Hons I, The University of New South Wales
Award Date: 31 Dec 1994
External positions
Affiliate, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
1 Nov 2021 → …
Senior Associate, Praxis Australia
1 Jan 2018 → …
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Addressing emerging ethical, legal and social issues in governance of clinical and genomic dataset to improve human health.
Newson, A., Ankeny, R., Baynam, G., Brion, M., Brown, A., Christodoulou, J., Dawson, A., Delatycki, M., Dive, L., Eckstein, L., Ferrie, M., Gaff, C., Gecz, J., Griffiths, K., Cyngell, C., Hansen, D., Hermes, A., Hofmann, O., Irving, D., Jorm, L., Keogh, L., Kerridge, I., Lipworth, W., MacArthur, D., McWhirter, R., Miller, S., Mumford, J., Nicol, D., Nielsen, J., Otlowski, M., Paterson, J., Peterson, A., Prictor, M., Renton, H., Rizzi, M., Savulescu, J., Leach Scully, J., Smith, M., Stark, Z., Stewart, C., Taylor, M., Vears, D. & Vidgen, M.
11/01/23 → 10/01/28
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Supporting Australian Brain Cancer Research with an integrated network of platforms
Lipworth, W. & Jeffree, R. L.
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Virtual care Implementation and Transformation in AustraLia - VITAL Research
Lipworth, W. & Chow, C. K.
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Macquarie University Ethics and Agency Research Centre
Mackenzie, C., Rogers, W., Meyerson, D., Kennett, J., Menary, R., Barrow, A., Bernal-Pulido, C., Deranty, J., Downey, G., Faulkner, J., Formosa, P., Hochman, A., Hutchison, K., Johnson, J., Levy, N., Lipworth, W., Lotz, M., Pugliese, J., Ross, R., Rossmanith, K., Schier, E., Sinnerbrink, R., Smith, N., Sorial, S., Sutton, J., Voyce, M., Gleeson, K. & MacDermott, T.
1/01/20 → 31/12/22
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Clinical innovation ethics frameworks: a systematic narrative review
Wiersma, M., Kerridge, I. & Lipworth, W., Mar 2023, In: Health Policy. 129, p. 1-10 10 p., 104706.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Disruptions to the hearing health sector
Boisvert, I., Dunn, A. G., Lundmark, E., Smith-Merry, J., Lipworth, W., Willink, A., Hughes, S. E., Nealon, M. & Calvert, M., Jan 2023, In: Nature Medicine. 29, 1, p. 19-21 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/opinion › peer-review
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Going the distance: ethics of space and location on accessing reproductive services in Australia
Sassano, A., Mayes, C., Kerridge, I. & Lipworth, W., 20 Mar 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry. 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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When research becomes practice: the concept of the therapeutic misconception and challenges to consent in clinical trials
Heynemann, S., Lipworth, W., McLachlan, S-A., Philip, J., John, T. & Kerridge, I., Feb 2023, In: Internal Medicine Journal. 53, 2, p. 271-274 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A discursive exploration of values and ethics in medicine: the scholarship of Miles Little
Hooker, C., Kerridge, I., Mackay, K. & Lipworth, W., Mar 2022, In: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry. 19, 1, p. 15-20 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
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Using institutional theory to explore disagreements about 'conflict of interest' in medicine
Wendy Lipworth (Speaker) & Kathleen Montgomery (Speaker)
2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation