Roger Worthington PhD MA
Assistant Professor (Adjunct) of Medicine (General Medicine)
Research Interests
ethics; professionalism; public policy; medical education
Research Summary
Current project: editing a workbook on professional behaviors in medicine; Radcliffe, 2013
Previous book: Health Policy and Ethics (with Prof R Rohrbaugh) Radcliffe, 2011
Recent papers: policy paper for Health Quality and Safety Commission, New Zealand, and articles for The Clinical Teacher.
Selected Publications
- MACDONALD A, and WORTHINGTON R (Policy document). 2012 New Zealand Health and Safety Quality Commission The role of clinical ethics within the health care system of New Zealand http://www.hqsc.govt.nz/assets/Other-Topics/QS-challenge-reports/Clinical-Ethics-Network-Final-Report.pdf
- WORTHINGTON R and HAYS R. Responding to Unprofessional Behaviours. Clinical Teacher. 2012; 9(2): 71–74. DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-498X.2011.00516.x
- WORTHINGTON R, CARRINGTON K, and GEMEDA M (Original article) Cultural Values and Personal Professional Development Excellence in Education (Academy of Medical Educators) Inaugural edition. Oct 2011. http://www.medicaleducators.org/index.cfm/news/academy-launches-excellence-in-medical-education/
- WORTHINGTON R and ROHRBAUGH R [authors] Health policy and Ethics: A critical examination of values from a global perspective. Radcliffe Publishing, Oxford [2011] ISBN 9781846193101
- WORTHINGTON R and GOGNE A Cultural aspects of primary healthcare in india: A case- based analysis. Asia Pacific Family Medicine 2011, 10:8 doi:10.1186/1447-056X-10-8. Available online at: http://www.apfmj.com/content/10/1/8
- WORTHINGTON R and MERCURIO M [contributors] Family Beliefs and the Medical Care of Children. In: DIEKEMA, DS [editor] Clinical Ethics in Pediatrics. Cambridge University Press, USA [2011] ISBN 9780521173612
- WORTHINGTON R [chapter] Ethical and Policy Considerations of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation In: LOFTUS R [editor] Out-of-hours GP Toolkit Macmillan Cancer Support, Medicines Management Network UK, 2009
- WORTHINGTON R and OBHRAI M. Original article and Educational toolkit Learning and Teaching Medical Ethics and Law: A new model developed for doctors in training. AAMC ‘MedEd Portal’ (ID:1690) 2009. http://services.aamc.org/30/mededportal/servlet/segment/mededportal/information/
