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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 471 6132
Email
lynley.anderson@otago.ac.nz

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Position
Professor, Head of Department of Bioethics, and Deputy Dean Dunedin School of Medicine
Department
Department of Bioethics (Dunedin)
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

Rudland, J., Al-Busaidi, I., Aldabe, D., Bryant, K., Gray, A., Jones, V., Kane, P., Ma, S., Moffat, S., Noller, G., Peterson, A., Ross, J., Sopoaga, F., & Anderson, L. (2026). Unacceptable behaviours towards health professional students: Suggestions for improvement. Proceedings of the Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) Conference: Weaving Connection Nau te routou, naku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi. 417. Retrieved from https://www.anzahpe.org Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Madgwick, J., Anderson, L., & Cornwall, J. (2026). Medical students' initial experiences of the dissection room and interaction with body donors: A qualitative study of professional identity formation, educational benefits, and the experience of Pasifika students. Anatomical Sciences Education, 19, 280-300. doi: 10.1002/ase.2504 Journal - Research Article

Anderson, L. (2025, August). Ethical and professional practice: From classroom to clinic. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Inaugural Professorial Lecture]. Other Research Output

Carter, S., Degeling, C., Entwistle, V., & Anderson, L. (2025). Universities in crisis: How can, and should, bioethics respond? [Panel session]. Proceedings of the Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law (AABHL) Conference. Retrieved from https://aabhl2025.w.events4you.currinda.com Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Anderson, L. (2025, June). Informed consent in clinical practice. Verbal presentation at the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) Aotearoa Annual Scientific Meeting, Dunedin, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

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