Dr Tania Moerenhout

2026

Journal - Research Article

Moerenhout, T., Hunter, I., & Ballantyne, A. (2026). A novel pathway for integrating ethics into digital technology design: A person-centred co-design approach developed in the context of assistive technologies for older adults. Science & Engineering Ethics, 32, 18. doi: 10.1007/s11948-026-00584-1

2025

Chapter in Book - Research

Moerenhout, T., & Gabriels, K. (2025). Good patients manage their health: A critical conceptual analysis of the patient as health manager using smart technology. In J. Anderson, L. Frank & A. Spahn (Eds.), Ethics of behaviour change technologies: Beyond nudging and persuasion. (pp. 183-200). New York, NY: Bloomsbury Academic.

Journal - Research Other

Leitch, S., Pigden, A., Ryde, A., Atmore, C., Li, J.-R., Moerenhout, T., Yeo, W., Williams, A., Smith, A., Turner, R., & Stokes, T. (2025). The Southern Primary Care Research Network 3 years on: Reflections from the end of the beginning. Journal of Primary Health Care, 17(3), 269-275. doi: 10.1071/HC25020

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Owen, H., Licorish, S., Moerenhout, T., & Robertson, K. (2025). AI-assisted injury risk prediction for older New Zealanders: A proposed co-design approach. Proceedings of the New Zealand Association of Gerontology (NZAG) Conference: Ageing Together. (pp. 32). Retrieved from http://gerontology.org.nz

Moerenhout, T., Papanikitas, A., Nadal Agost, C., Drinkwater, M., Aziz, T., & Jacovides, T. (2025). Navigating ethics in primary care: Case reflections and clinical ethics support [Workshop]. Revista Portuguesa de Medicina Geral e Familiar, 41(Suppl. 15), ID 5010. doi: 10.32385/rpmgf.v41i.15

Moerenhout, T., & Papanikitas, A. (2025). Ethical use of artificial intelligence in primary care: Position statement developed by the Working Party on Ethics and Professionalism. Revista Portuguesa de Medicina Geral e Familiar, 41(Suppl. 15), ID 835. doi: 10.32385/rpmgf.v41i.15

Moerenhout, T., & Yeo, W. (2025). Lessons from an ethical framework for the secondary use of primary healthcare data in Aotearoa New Zealand. Revista Portuguesa de Medicina Geral e Familiar, 41(Suppl. 15), ID 830. doi: 10.32385/rpmgf.v41i.15

Drinkwater, M. J., & Moerenhout, T. (2025). Death by a thousand paper cuts? Clinical ethics in primary care. Proceedings of the Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law (AABHL) Conference. Retrieved from https://aabhl2025.w.events4you.currinda.com

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Moerenhout, T. (2025, July). An ethical framework for the secondary use of primary healthcare data in Aotearoa New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) Conference for General Practice: GP25, Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand.

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

National Ethics Advisory Committee, including Moerenhout, T., McMillan, J., Pickering, N., & Towns, C. (2025). Finding balance: Ethical principles for epidemics and pandemics. (pp. 1-112). Wellington, New Zealand: National Ethics Advisory Committee (NEAC), Ministry of Health. Retrieved from https://neac.health.govt.nz

Other Research Output

Moerenhout, T., & Yeo, W. (2025, July). From clinic to research: An ethical framework for the secondary use of primary healthcare data. Bioethics Centre, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Department Seminar].

2024

Journal - Research Article

Moerenhout, T., Vandenhoudt, H., Daems, W., Vigneron, L., Vandensande, T., & the Teckno 2023 stakeholder group. (2024). Eight caring technology principles: Development and implementation of a framework for responsible health technology innovation. Journal of Responsible Innovation, 11(1), 2408815. doi: 10.1080/23299460.2024.2408815

Reid, M., & Moerenhout, T. (2024). Ethical assessment of virtual consultation services: Scoping review and development of a practical ethical checklist. Journal of Primary Health Care, 16(3), 288-294. doi: 10.1071/HC24027

Journal - Research Other

Reid, M., & Moerenhout, T. (2024). Ethical assessment of virtual consultation services: Application of a practical ethical checklist to direct-to-consumer services in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of Primary Health Care, 16(3), 295-300. doi: 10.1071/HC24030

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Moerenhout, T. (2024). Smart home technology for ageing-in-place: Prioritising values. Proceedings of the Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law (AABHL) Conference. Retrieved from https://aabhlconference.com

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Moerenhout, T., & Hunter, I. (2024, December). Embedding ethics into AI design for healthcare. Verbal presentation at the Digital Health Week NZ, Hamilton, New Zealand.

Moerenhout, T. (2024, December). A practical ethical checklist for direct-to-consumer virtual consultation services in Aotearoa New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the Digital Health Week NZ, Hamilton, New Zealand.

2023

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Moerenhout, T., Nadal, C., Al Ali, A., & Aziz, T. (2023). Active patient participation in the electronic health record: Ethical and professional considerations [Workshop]. Australian Journal of General Practice, (Suppl. 2), (pp. 93). Retrieved from https://www1.racgp.org.au/ajgp/home

2022

Journal - Research Other

Moerenhout, T. (2022). We're not on a holodeck, yet: A social experiment approach to introducing extended reality in forensic psychiatry. AJOB Neuroscience, 13(3), 168-170. doi: 10.1080/21507740.2022.2082588

Papanikitas, A., & Moerenhout, T. (2022). Global primary care as an incubator for good ethical practice. British Journal of General Practice, 72(720), 310-311. doi: 10.3399/bjgp22X719813

Moerenhout, T. (2022). Mind the gap please: Ethical considerations in the transition of virtual consultations from crisis to usual care. Journal of Medical Ethics, 48(1), 36-37. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2021-108059

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Moerenhout, T., & Gabriels, K. (2022). Water use as remote monitoring technology: An ethical analysis [Extended abstract]. In J. Koskinen, K. K. Kimppa, O. Heimo, J. Naskali, S. Ponkala & M. M. Rantanen (Eds.), Proceedings of the ETHICOMP Conference: Effectiveness of ICT Ethics: How do We Help Solve Ethical Problems in the Field of ICT? (pp. 528-532). Turku, Finland: University of Turku. Retrieved from https://sites.utu.fi/ethicomp2022/

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Moerenhout, T. (2022, December). Can ethical technology assessment help create better digital health tools? An analysis of virtual consultations as a case study. Verbal presentation at the Health Informatics New Zealand (HiNZ) Conference, Rotorua, New Zealand.

Moerenhout, T. (2022, June-July). How can we make virtual care good care? An ethical analysis of virtual-only consultation services and lessons for general practice. Verbal presentation at the 27th WONCA Europe Conference, London, UK.

Moerenhout, T., & Shaarani, I. (2022, June-July). Teaching ethics to medical students: Where are we and where do we go from here? A journey to a core curriculum in medical ethics. Verbal presentation at the 27th WONCA Europe Conference, London, UK.

Other Research Output

Moerenhout, T. (2022, September). Smart technology for ageing in place: Can monitoring water use provide an ethical solution to more invasive monitoring methods? Bioethics Seminar, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Department Seminar].

2021

Journal - Research Article

Saelaert, M., Mertes, H., Moerenhout, T., Van Cauwenbergh, C., Leroy, B. P., Devisch, I., & De Baere, E. (2021). A qualitative study among patients with an inherited retinal disease on the meaning of genomic unsolicited findings. Scientific Reports, 11, 15834. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-95258-2

Moerenhout, T., Devisch, I., Cooreman, L., Bernaerdt, J., De Sutter, A., & Provoost, V. (2021). Patients’ moral attitudes toward electronic health records: Survey study with vignettes and statements. Health Informatics Journal, 21(1). doi: 10.1177/1460458220980039

Bernaerdt, J., Moerenhout, T., & Devisch, I. (2021). Vulnerable patients' attitudes towards sharing medical data and granular control in patient portal systems: An interview study. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 27, 429-437. doi: 10.1111/jep.13465

Cova, F., Strickland, B., Abatista, A., Allard, A., Andow, J., Attie, M., … Moerenhout, T., … Zhou, X. (2021). Estimating the reproducibility of experimental philosophy. Review of Philosophy & Psychology, 12(1), 9-44. doi: 10.1007/s13164-018-0400-9

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Moerenhout, T., & Gabriels, K. (2021). The patient as 'health manager' assisted by smart technology: Patient empowerment or technological paternalism? [Extended abstract]. In M. Arias-Oliva, J. Pelegrín-Borondo, K. Murata & E. Reinares-Lara (Eds.), Proceedings of the ETHICOMP 19th International Conference on the Ethical and Social Impacts of ICT. (pp. 73). Logroño, Spain: Universidad de La Rioja. Retrieved from https://www.unirioja.es/ethicomp/2021

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Berridge, C., Ho, A., & Moerenhout, T. (2021, October). A good old age in modern times: Ethical challenges of remote monitoring technologies used in elder care. Verbal presentation at the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) 23rd Annual Conference, [Online].

2020

Journal - Research Article

Moerenhout, T., Fischer, G. S., Saelaert, M., De Sutter, A., Provoost, V., & Devisch, I. (2020). Primary care physicians' perspectives on the ethical impact of the electronic medical record. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 33(1), 106-117. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2020.01.190154

Saelaert, M., Mertes, H., Moerenhout, T., De Baere, E., & Devisch, I. (2020). Ethical values supporting the disclosure of incidental and secondary findings in clinical genomic testing: A qualitative study. BMC Medical Ethics, 21(1), 9. doi: 10.1186/s12910-020-0452-0

Moerenhout, T., Fischer, G. S., & Devisch, I. (2020). The elephant in the room: A postphenomenological view on the electronic health record and its impact on the clinical encounter. Medicine, Health Care & Philosophy, 23, 227-236. doi: 10.1007/s11019-019-09923-5

2019

Journal - Research Article

Saelaert, M., Mertes, H., Moerenhout, T., De Baere, E., & Devisch, I. (2019). Criteria for reporting incidental findings in clinical exome sequencing: A focus group study on professional practices and perspectives in Belgian genetic centres. BMC Medical Genomics, 12(1), 123. doi: 10.1186/s12920-019-0561-0

2018

Journal - Research Article

Moerenhout, T., Devisch, I., & Cornelis, G. C. (2018). E-health beyond technology: Analyzing the paradigm shift that lies beneath. Medicine, Health Care & Philosophy, 21(1), 31-41. doi: 10.1007/s11019-017-9780-3

Gabriels, K., & Moerenhout, T. (2018). Exploring entertainment medicine and professionalization of self-care: Interview study among doctors on the potential effects of digital self-Tracking. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 20(1), e10. doi: 10.2196/jmir.8040

2013

Journal - Research Article

Moerenhout, T., Borgermans, L., Schol, S., Vansintejan, J., Van De Vijver, E., & Devroey, D. (2013). Patient health information materials in waiting rooms of family physicians: Do patients care? Patient Preference & Adherence, 7, 489-497. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S45777

2011

Journal - Research Article

Devroey, D., Senesael, E., Moerenhout, T., Van De Vijver, E., & Vandevoorde, J. (2011). Follow-up of a cardiovascular prevention campaign. Central European Journal of Public Health, 19(4), 190-196. doi: 10.21101/cejph.a3656