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Wendy Lipworth

Professor

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0234-657X
20022026

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Biography

I am a medically-trained bioethicist and health social scientist. My approach to research might be referred to as “practical bioethics” in that it is deliberately oriented towards finding pragmatic solutions to morally complex and controversial real-world problems. My work aims to assist decision-makers in all spheres of practice (clinicians, researchers, policymakers, industry and educators) to manage uncertainty and moral complexity and to act in the face of disagreement.

Research interests

My research sits at the intersection of bioethics and professional ethics, with a particular focus on the ethics of biomedical research, innovation and translation.

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.

I have received over $5 million in research funding from the NHMRC, ARC and Medical Research Future Fund. 

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

Mentorship: I have formally mentored early career researchers through University mentoring schemes and 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

  • Co-Director, Macquarie University Ethics and Agency Research Centre (2023-present; Co-Director since 2024)
  • President, Australasian Association of Bioethics & Health Law (President since 2024)
  • 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, Rehabilitating the social in biomedical publication: embracing community and intersubjectivity in manuscript review, University of Sydney

Award Date: 10 Jun 2009

Bioethics, Master of Science (MSc), Refiguring of tissue banking consent through enrichment of a restricted debate, 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

Honorary Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney

1 Nov 2021 → …

Senior Associate, Praxis Australia

1 Jan 2018 → …

Adjunct Professor, University of Notre Dame

2016 → …

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    Chong, J. (Chief Investigator), Reyes, L. (Chief Investigator), Clayton, Z. (Chief Investigator), Nguyen, Q. (Chief Investigator), Porrello, E. (Chief Investigator), Lipworth, W. (Primary Chief Investigator), Kerridge, I. (Chief Investigator), Lewis, N. (Chief Investigator), Dingwall, S. (Chief Investigator), Owen, D. (Chief Investigator), Prowse, A. (Associate Investigator), Ramialison, M. (Associate Investigator), Sahyoun, J. (Associate Investigator), Cumberland, M. (Associate Investigator) & Gray, P. (Associate Investigator)

    1/04/25 → 31/03/27

    Project: Research

  • Supporting Australian Brain Cancer Research with an integrated network of platforms

    Lipworth, W. (Chief Investigator) & Jeffree, R. L. (Primary Chief Investigator)

    1/06/23 → 1/08/28

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  • Addressing emerging ethical, legal and social issues in governance of clinical and genomic dataset to improve human health.

    Newson, A. (Chief Investigator), Ankeny, R. (Chief Investigator), Baynam, G. (Chief Investigator), Brion, M.-J. (Chief Investigator), Brown, A. (Chief Investigator), Christodoulou, J. (Chief Investigator), Dawson, A. (Chief Investigator), Delatycki, M. (Chief Investigator), Dive, L. (Chief Investigator), Eckstein, L. (Chief Investigator), Ferrie, M. (Chief Investigator), Gaff, C. (Chief Investigator), Gecz, J. (Chief Investigator), Griffiths, K. (Chief Investigator), Cyngell, C. (Chief Investigator), Hansen, D. (Chief Investigator), Hermes, A. (Chief Investigator), Hofmann, O. (Chief Investigator), Irving, D. (Chief Investigator), Jorm, L. (Chief Investigator), Keogh, L. (Chief Investigator), Kerridge, I. (Chief Investigator), Lipworth, W. (Primary Chief Investigator), MacArthur, D. (Chief Investigator), McWhirter, R. (Chief Investigator), Miller, S. (Chief Investigator), Mumford, J. (Chief Investigator), Nicol, D. (Chief Investigator), Nielsen, J. (Chief Investigator), Otlowski, M. (Chief Investigator), Paterson, J. (Chief Investigator), Peterson, A. (Chief Investigator), Prictor, M. (Chief Investigator), Renton, H. (Chief Investigator), Rizzi, M. (Chief Investigator), Savulescu, J. (Chief Investigator), Leach Scully, J. (Chief Investigator), Smith, M. (Chief Investigator), Stark, Z. (Chief Investigator), Stewart, C. (Chief Investigator), Taylor, M. (Chief Investigator), Vears, D. (Chief Investigator) & Vidgen, M. (Chief Investigator)

    11/01/23 → 10/01/28

    Project: Research

  • MRFF Usyd Led: Development of a generalisable evaluation framework for high upfront-cost therapies: clinical, economic, ethico-legal, social and cultural considerations

    Howard, K. (Chief Investigator), De Abreu Lourenço, R. (Chief Investigator), Watson, J. (Chief Investigator), Mason, K. (Chief Investigator), Lipworth, W. (Primary Chief Investigator), Kerridge, I. (Chief Investigator), Ho, P. J. (Chief Investigator), Norris, S. (Chief Investigator), Viney, R. (Chief Investigator), Rasko, J. E. (Chief Investigator), Roberts, A. W. (Chief Investigator), Stewart, C. (Chief Investigator), Pierce, K. (Chief Investigator), Lynch, G. (Chief Investigator), de Feria Cardet, R. (Chief Investigator), Karnon, J. (Associate Investigator), Silva, D. (Associate Investigator), Raghunandan, R. (Associate Investigator), Rush, A. (Associate Investigator), Upshur, R. (Associate Investigator) & Sagnella, S. (Associate Investigator)

    11/04/24 → 31/01/26

    Project: Research

  • Macquarie University Centre for Agency Values and Ethics (CAVE)

    Mackenzie, C. (Primary Chief Investigator), Rogers, W. (Centre Deputy Director), Meyerson, D. (Centre Member), Kennett, J. (Centre Member), Menary, R. (Centre Member), Barrow, A. (Centre Member), Bernal-Pulido, C. (Centre Member), Deranty, J.-P. (Centre Member), Downey, G. (Centre Member), Faulkner, J. (Centre Member), Formosa, P. (Centre Member), Hochman, A. (Centre Member), Hutchison, K. (Centre Member), Johnson, J. (Centre Member), Levy, N. (Centre Member), Lipworth, W. (Centre Member), Lotz, M. (Centre Member), Pugliese, J. (Centre Member), Ross, R. (Centre Member), Rossmanith, K. (Centre Member), Schier, E. (Centre Member), Sinnerbrink, R. (Centre Member), Smith, N. (Centre Member), Sorial, S. (Centre Member), Sutton, J. (Centre Member), Voyce, M. (Centre Member), Gleeson, K. (Centre Member) & MacDermott, T. (Centre Member)

    1/01/20 → 1/01/22

    Project: Research

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