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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 471 6132
Email
lynley.anderson@otago.ac.nz
Position
Professor, Head of Department Bioethics, Deputy Dean Dunedin School of Medicine
Department
Bioethics Centre
Qualifications
MHealSc PhD(Otago) DipPhty
Research summary
Clinical ethics, sports medicine ethics, ethical codes, medical education and professional issues.
Teaching

Bioethics teaching occurs throughout the health professional schools at the University of Otago and to undergraduate and postgraduate Bioethics students. I am the convenor of Professional Development for year 2-3 medical students. I also teach senior medical students, physiotherapy, dentistry and oral health students. I also contribute to postgraduate Bioethics teaching and supervision of students.

Memberships
  • Health Research Council Ethics Committee (Chair, until mid-2019)

Research

Clinical ethics are a major interest and have led to collaborations and research outputs on ethical consideration of:

  • Incidental findings in surgery
  • Limits of persuasion / coercion of inpatients for physiotherapy
  • Proactive contraceptive provision
  • The use of surrogacy in NZ

Sports medicine ethics was the topic of my PhD and has led to numerous research outputs and writing a code of ethics for the Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Medicine. I have also written codes of ethics for the NZ Physiotherapy Board and one for Sports Physiotherapy Special Interest Group.

My interest in professional issues and medical education has led to collaboration and the development of the CAPLE project (Creating a Positive Learning Environment). The CAPLE project is a research packed intervention to encourage positive relationships between staff and health professional students.

Publications

Walker, S., Reid, P., Anderson, L., Bull, S., Jonas, M., Manning, J., … Pitama, S., Rennie, S., Snelling, J., Wilkinson, T., & Bagg, W. (2023). Informed consent for medical student involvement in patient care: An updated consensus statement. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1579), 86-95. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

Allen, K., Anderson, L., King, M., & Mullan, S. (2023). Competing interests at the heart of equine sports medicine ethics: A scoping review and thematic analysis. Equine Veterinary Journal. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/evj.13942

McNamee, M., Anderson, L. C., Borry, P., Camporesi, S., Derman, W., Helm, S., Knox, T. R., … Weed, M. (2023). Sport-related concussion research agenda beyond medical science: Culture, ethics, science, policy. Journal of Medical Ethics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1136/jme-2022-108812

Gamble Blakey, A., Anderson, L., Smith-Han, K., Collins, E., Berryman, E., & Wilkinson, T. J. (2023). Supporting bystanders and other staff exposed to negative workplace behaviour: Developing and testing the IMO intervention framework in the clinical workplace. Advances in Medical Education & Practice, 14, 71-86. doi: 10.2147/AMEP.S379429

Rennie, S. C., Anderson, L., Merry, A. F., Pitama, S., Reid, P., Snelling, J., Walker, S., Wilkinson, T., & Bagg, W. (2022). Medical students and informed consent: Response to "Consent for teaching". New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1566), 100-102. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

Anderson, L., & Peart, N. (2019). Healthcare ethics in New Zealand. In V. T. Chuan, R. Huxtable & N. Peart (Eds.), Healthcare ethics, law and professionalism: Essays on the works of Alastair V. Campbell. (pp. 162-178). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.

Chapter in Book - Research

Pickering, N., Anderson, L., & Skegg, P. (2019). Healthcare ethics education at the University of Otago - and the Master of Bioethics and Health Law. In V. T. Chuan, R. Huxtable & N. Peart (Eds.), Healthcare ethics, law and professionalism: Essays on the works of Alastair V. Campbell. (pp. 181-196). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.

Chapter in Book - Research

Hay Smith, J., Brown, M., Anderson, L., & Treharne, G. J. (2018). Blurred researcher-participant boundaries in critical research: Do non-clinicians and clinicians experience similar dual-role tensions? In C. I. Macleod, J. Marx, P. Mnyaka & G. J. Treharne (Eds.), The Palgrave handbook of ethics in critical research. (pp. 145-161). Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-74721-7

Chapter in Book - Research

Nie, J.-B., & Anderson, L. C. (2003). Bioethics in New Zealand: A historical and sociological review. In J. F. Peppin & M. J. Cherry (Eds.), The annals of bioethics: Regional perspectives in bioethics. (pp. 341-361). Lisse, Netherlands: Swets & Zeitlinger.

Chapter in Book - Research

Anderson, L., & Pelvin, B. (2010). Ethical frameworks for practice. In S. Pairman, S. Tracy, C. Thorogood & J. Pincombe (Eds.), Midwifery: Preparation for practice. (2nd ed.) (pp. 283-297). Chatswood, Australia: Elsevier.

Chapter in Book - Other

Anderson, L., & Ellis, E. (2009). Ethics, practice regulation and physiotherapy. In J. Higgs, M. Smith, G. Webb, M. Skinner & A. Croker (Eds.), Contexts of physiotherapy practice. (pp. 177-188). Sydney, Australia: Churchill Livingstone.

Chapter in Book - Other

Anderson, L., & Pelvin, B. (2006). Ethical frameworks for practice. In Midwifery: Preparation for practice. (pp. 208-222). Sydney, Australia: Elsevier.

Chapter in Book - Other

Gamble Blakey, A., Anderson, L., Smith-Han, K., Collins, E., Berryman, E., & Wilkinson, T. J. (2023). Supporting bystanders and other staff exposed to negative workplace behaviour: Developing and testing the IMO intervention framework in the clinical workplace. Advances in Medical Education & Practice, 14, 71-86. doi: 10.2147/AMEP.S379429

Journal - Research Article

McNamee, M., Anderson, L. C., Borry, P., Camporesi, S., Derman, W., Helm, S., Knox, T. R., … Weed, M. (2023). Sport-related concussion research agenda beyond medical science: Culture, ethics, science, policy. Journal of Medical Ethics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1136/jme-2022-108812

Journal - Research Article

Walker, S., Reid, P., Anderson, L., Bull, S., Jonas, M., Manning, J., … Pitama, S., Rennie, S., Snelling, J., Wilkinson, T., & Bagg, W. (2023). Informed consent for medical student involvement in patient care: An updated consensus statement. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1579), 86-95. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

Journal - Research Article

Gilbert, A. W., Bering, J. M., & Anderson, L. C. (2022). Addressing head injury risk in youth football: Are heading guidelines the answer? Science & Medicine in Football, 6(3), 340-346. doi: 10.1080/24733938.2021.1967435

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Knox, T., & Anderson, L. (2022). Kid’s cage-fighting: It should be banned, right? Sport, Ethics & Philosophy, 16(3), 300-317. doi: 10.1080/17511321.2021.1933153

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Martínková, I., Knox, T., Anderson, L., & Parry, J. (2022). Sex and gender in sport categorization: Aiming for terminological clarity. Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 49(1), 134-150. doi: 10.1080/00948705.2022.2043755

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Treharne, G. J., Gamble Blakey, A., Graham, K., Carrington, S. D., McLachlan, L. A., Withey-Rila, C., Pearman-Beres, L., & Anderson, L. (2022). Perspectives on expertise in teaching about transgender healthcare: A focus group study with health professional programme teaching staff and transgender community members. International Journal of Transgender Health, 23(3), 334-354. doi: 10.1080/26895269.2020.1870189

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Woodhouse, J., Carr, A., Liebergreen, N., Anderson, L., Beausoleil, N. J., Zobel, G., & King, M. (2021). Conceptualizing indigenous human-animal relationships in Aotearoa New Zealand: An ethical perspective. Animal, 11, 2899. doi: 10.3390/ani11102899

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Smith-Han, K., Collins, E., Asil, M., Gamble Blakey, A., Anderson, L., Berryman, E., & Wilkinson, T. J. (2020). Measuring exposure to bullying and harassment in health professional students in a clinical workplace environment: Evaluating the psychometric properties of the clinical workplace learning NAQ-R scale. Medical Teacher, 42(7), 813-821. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2020.1746249

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Duncan, R., Anderson, L., & Pickering, N. (2019). Closing the gap between need and uptake: A case for proactive contraception provision to adolescents. Asian Bioethics Review, 11(1), 95-109. doi: 10.1007/s41649-019-00082-6

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Duncan, R., Paterson, H., Anderson, L., & Pickering, N. (2019). 'We're kidding ourselves if we say that contraception is accessible': A qualitative study of general practitioners' attitudes towards adolescents' use of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC). Journal of Primary Health Care, 11(2), 138-145. doi: 10.1071/HC18105

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Duncan, R., Paterson, H., Anderson, L., & Pickering, N. (2019). A qualitative analysis on adolescents' opinions of proactive long-lasting reversible contraceptive (LARC) provision. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1488), 38-48. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Gamble Blakey, A., Smith-Han, K., Anderson, L., Collins, E., Berryman, E. K., & Wilkinson, T. (2019). It's 'probably the teacher!' A strategic framework for clinical staff engagement in clinical student bullying intervention. BMC Medical Education, 19(1), 116. doi: 10.1186/s12909-019-1552-8

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Gamble Blakey, A., Smith-Han, K., Anderson, L., Collins, E., Berryman, E., & Wilkinson, T. (2019). "They cared about us students:" Learning from exemplar clinical teaching environments. BMC Medical Education, 19, 119. doi: 10.1186/s12909-019-1551-9

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Knox, T., Anderson, L. C., & Heather, A. (2019). Transwomen in elite sport: Scientific and ethical considerations. Journal of Medical Ethics, 45, 395-403. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2018-105208

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McKenzie, R., Diong, J., Snelling, J., Anderson, L., & van Rij, A. M. (2018). Incidental findings during a surgical procedure: Current practice and ethical implications. New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1469), 10-19. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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van Rij, A., Thomas, J., McKenzie, R., Diong, J., Frizelle, F., Snelling, J., & Anderson, L. (2018). Incidental findings during a surgical procedure: Patient and public perspectives. New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1469), 20-31. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Chester, A. N., Walthert, S. E., Gallagher, S. J., Anderson, L. C., & Stitely, M. L. (2017). Patient-targeted Googling and social media: A cross-sectional study of senior medical students. BMC Medical Ethics, 18, 70. doi: 10.1186/s12910-017-0230-9

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Anderson, L., & Delany, C. (2016). From persuasion to coercion: Responding to the reluctant patient in rehabilitation. Physical Therapy, 96(8), 1234-1240. doi: 10.2522/ptj.20150586

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Hay-Smith, E. J. C., Brown, M., Anderson, L., & Treharne, G. J. (2016). Once a clinician, always a clinician: A systematic review to develop a typology of clinician-researcher dual-role experiences in health research with patient-participants. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 16, 95. doi: 10.1186/s12874-016-0203-6

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McNamee, M. J., Partridge, B., & Anderson, L. (2016). Concussion ethics and sports medicine. Clinics in Sports Medicine, 35, 257-267. doi: 10.1016/j.csm.2015.10.008

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Osborne, H., Anderson, L., Burt, P., Young, M., & Gerrard, D. (2016). Australasian College of Sports Physicians—position statement: The place of mesenchymal stem/stromal cell therapies in sport and exercise medicine. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 50(20), 1237-1244. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2015-095711

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Anderson, L., Snelling, J., & van Rij, A. (2015). Incidental findings in surgery. British Journal of Surgery, 102(5), 433-435. doi: 10.1002/bjs.9719

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McNamee, M. J., Partridge, B., & Anderson, L. (2015). Concussion in sport: Conceptual and ethical issues. Kinesiology Review, 4(2), 190-202. doi: 10.1123/kr.2015-0011

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Anderson, L., & Jackson, S. (2013). Competing loyalties in sports medicine: Threats to medical professionalism in elite, commercial sport. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 48(2), 238-256. doi: 10.1177/1012690211435031

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Snelling, J., Anderson, L., & van Rij, A. (2013). “Incidental findings” during surgery: A surgical dilemma or the price paid for autonomy? Otago Law Review, 13(1), 81-106.

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Anderson, L., & Bowyer, L. (2012). Engaging the professional community: Rewriting a code of ethics for NZ physiotherapists. Physical Therapy Reviews, 17(3), 190-196. doi: 10.1179/1743288X11Y.0000000058

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Anderson, L., Exeter, D., & Bowyer, L. (2012). Sudden cardiac death: Mandatory exclusion of athletes at risk is a step too far. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 46, 331-334. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2011-090260

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Anderson, L., Snelling, J., & Tomlins-Jahnke, H. (2012). The practice of surrogacy in New Zealand. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 52(3), 253-257. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2012.01419.x

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Nie, L., Anderson, L., & Henaghan, M. (2012). Surrogacy and s 2(a)(ii): Interpreting the "medical condition" requirement in ACART's Guidelines on Surrogacy Arrangements involving Providers of Fertility Services (2007). New Zealand Family Law Journal, (March), 130-134.

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Sopoaga, F., Connor, J. L., Dockerty, J. D., Adams, J., & Anderson, L. (2012). Training medical students in Pacific health through an immersion programme in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 125(1349). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Anderson, L. (2010). Travelling light: Sports physiotherapists administering medications in the absence of a doctor. New Zealand Journal of Sports Medicine, 37(2), 38-42.

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Anderson, L. C., & Pickering, N. J. (2010). The student code: Ethical and professional expectations of medical students at the University of Otago. New Zealand Medical Journal, 123(1318). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/123-1318/4216/content.pdf

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Anderson, L. (2009). Writing a new code of ethics for sports physicians: Principles and challenges. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 43, 1079-1082. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2008.051086

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Anderson, L. (2008). Contractual obligations and the sharing of confidential health information in sport. Journal of Medical Ethics, 34(9), e6. doi: 10.1136/jme.2008.024794

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Anderson, L., & Pickering, N. (2008). Ethical review of physiotherapy research. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 36(3), 138-143.

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Anderson, L. (2007). Doctoring risk: Responding to risk-taking in athletes. Sport, Ethics & Philosophy, 1(2), 119-134.

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Anderson, L. C., & Gerrard, D. F. (2005). Ethical issues concerning New Zealand sports doctors. Journal of Medical Ethics, 31(2), 88-92.

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Elkin, S., & Anderson, L. C. (1999). Challenges Within Professional Relationships. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 28(1), 15-17.

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Elkin, S., & Anderson, L. C. (1999). Ethics and Physiotherapy: The Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 27(1), 17-20.

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Elkin, S., & Anderson, L. C. (1999). How much to disclose: health information and the physiotherapist. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 27(3), 27-32.

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Elkin, S., & Anderson, L. C. (1998). Ethics and physiotherapy : an introduction. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 26(3), 9-12.

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McMillan, J. R., & Anderson, L. C. (1997). Knowledge and power in the clinical setting. Bioethics, 11(3-4), 265-270.

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Allen, K., Anderson, L., King, M., & Mullan, S. (2023). Competing interests at the heart of equine sports medicine ethics: A scoping review and thematic analysis. Equine Veterinary Journal. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/evj.13942

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Anderson, L., Walker, S., Zaharic, T., Kenrick, K., & Subramaniam, R. M. (2022). The responsibilities of medical students in providing advice on the COVID-19 vaccination programme. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1552), 136-138. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

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Rennie, S. C., Anderson, L., Merry, A. F., Pitama, S., Reid, P., Snelling, J., Walker, S., Wilkinson, T., & Bagg, W. (2022). Medical students and informed consent: Response to "Consent for teaching". New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1566), 100-102. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

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Duncan, R., Paterson, H., Anderson, L., & Pickering, N. (2021). Proactively providing contraception to New Zealand adolescents [Short communication]. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 61, 484-486. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13343

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Hamilton, B., Burt, P., & Anderson, L. (2021). Decision-making in sport during a pandemic. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 31, 516-521. doi: 10.1097/jsm.0000000000000968

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Anderson, L. C., & Knox, T. R. (2020). On Loland's conception of fair equality of opportunity in sport. Journal of Medical Ethics, 46(9), 595-596. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2020-106748

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Hamilton, B., Anderson, L., Anglem, N., Armstrong, S., Baker, S., Beable, S., … Burt, P., … Gerrard, D. (2020). Medical considerations for supporting elite athletes during the post-peak phase of the New Zealand COVID-19 pandemic: A New Zealand sporting code consensus. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1517), 107-116. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Anderson, L., Knox, T., & Heather, A. (2019). Trans-athletes in elite sport: Inclusion and fairness. Emerging Topics in Life Sciences, 3(6), 759-762. doi: 10.1042/ETLS20180071

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Gamble Blakey, A., Smith-Han, K., Anderson, L., Collins, E., Berryman, E., & Wilkinson, T. (2019). Interventions addressing student bullying in the clinical workplace: A narrative review. BMC Medical Education, 19, 220. doi: 10.1186/s12909-019-1578-y

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Gamble Blakey, A., Anderson, L., Smith-Han, K., Wilkinson, T., Collins, E., & Berryman, E. (2018). Time to stop making things worse: An imperative focus for healthcare student bullying research. New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1479), 81-85. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Kerruish, N., & Anderson, L. C. (2016). It started with a kiss [Response to the article Is it acceptable for medical professionals to kiss paediatric patients?]. Journal of Medical Ethics, 42(10), 638-639. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2016-103619

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Crampton, P., Wilkinson, T., Anderson, L., Walthert, S., & Wilson, H. (2015). Bullying in health care settings: Time for a whole-of-system response. New Zealand Medical Journal, 128(1424). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

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Pickering, N., Anderson, L., & Paterson, H. (2015). Authors' reply re: Teens and young adults should be started on longacting reversible contraceptives before sexual activity commences: An opt-out programme to avoid teen pregnancy. BJOG, 122(13), 1848-1849. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.13703

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Pickering, N., Anderson, L., & Paterson, H. (2015). Teens and young adults should be started on long-acting reversible contraceptives before sexual activity commences: For: An opt-out programme would avoid teen pregnancy and associated costs [Debate]. BJOG, 122(8), 1052. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.13465

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Anderson, L., & Burt, P. (2014). Metal bars: A case study. New Zealand Journal of Sports Medicine, 41(1), 8-10. [Case Study].

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Anderson, L., & Partridge, B. (2014). Coaches and doctors need to recognise when they are vulnerable to "win or else" pressure [Blog post]. British Journal of Sports Medicine. Retrieved from http://blogs.bmj.com/bjsm/2014/02/03/coaches-and-doctors-need-to-recognise-when-they-are-vulnerable-to-win-or-else-pressure/

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Ahmed, O. H., Sullivan, S. J., Schneiders, A. G., Anderson, L., Paton, C., & McCrory, P. R. (2013). Ethical considerations in using Facebook for health care support: A case study using concussion management. PM&R, 5(4), 328-334. doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2013.03.007

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Anderson, L. (2012). Physiotherapists administering medications under instruction. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 46(4), 222-223. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2011.083782

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Anderson, L., & Bowyer, L. (2012). Sudden cardiac death screening: Notes of caution [Blog post]. British Journal of Sports Medicine. Retrieved from http://blogs.bmj.com/bjsm/2012/05/31/sudden-cardiac-death-screening-notes-of-caution/#disqus_thread

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Delany, C., & Anderson, L. (2012). Responding to the moral dimensions of physical therapy practice. Physical Therapy Reviews, 17(3), 141-142. doi: 10.1179/1083319612Z.00000000033

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Harland, T., Pickering, N., & Anderson, L. (2012). Valuing teaching and teaching values. Journal of Primary Health Care, 4(4), 346-348.

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Anderson, L. (2011). Bloodgate: Were the punishments fair? [Editorial]. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 45(12), 948-949. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2011.083881

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Jordens, C., & Anderson, L. (2005). Should we be concerned about direct-to-consumer advertising of prescripton drugs? [Editorial]. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 2(2), 61-62.

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Nie, J.-B., & Anderson, L. (2005). Bioethics of being social cultural movement (Reprinted from The annals of bioethics: Regional perspectives in bioethics by J. F. Peppin & M. J. Cherry (Eds.), 2003, Lisse, Netherlands: Swets and Seitlilnger B. V.). Medicine & Philosophy, 26(9), 28-30.

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Nie, J.-B., & Anderson, L. (2005). From medical ethics to bioethics (Reprinted from The annals of bioethics: Regional perspectives in bioethics by J. F. Peppin and M. J. Cherry (Eds.), 2003 Lisse, Netherlands: Swets and Seitlilnger B. V.). Medicine & Philosophy, 26(10), 36-38.

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