Dr Lynn Woodward ~ Senior Lecturer

Dr Lynn Woodward is a Senior Lecturer in the College of Medicine & Dentistry. In 2011 she was awarded the Monash WHO Bioethics Fellowship and undertook work in the Ethics in Health Unit of the World Health Organization in Geneva. She has developed an Introductory Bioethics course for medical students and is involved in various other courses delivering lectures on research and clinical ethics. Lynn also works for the Australian Institute of Tropical Health & Medicine, where she has developed the AITHM Biobank and established the research laboratory on Thursday Island.  She is currently the Clinical Trials Coordinator for AITHM and is heavily involved with developing protocols for an upcoming Phase I clinical trial.  Lynn has a background in laboratory based research, having completed her PhD in the area of vaccine development utilizing genetic engineering techniques.

Lynn is interested in a range of research areas, including the involvement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in biobanks, and was involved with the community consultation for QIMR’s Genomic Partnerships: Guidelines for genomic research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Queensland. She is also interested in the education of medical, allied health and science students in the ethical considerations of their work, their research and their community involvement.

Lynn currently sits on the Human Research Ethics Committees for JCU, the Townsville Hospital and Health Service and the Sunshine Coast University and was a member of the Townsville Hospital Clinical Ethics committee.  She is also a member of the Gene Technology Ethics and Community Consultative Committee (GTECCC), and is the Secretary for the Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law (AABHL).

 

 

Teaching

• HS7405: Research Methodologies for Health Professionals (Level 7; TSV)
• MD1010: Introduction to Integrated Medical Studies Part 1 of 2 (Level 1; CNS & TSV)
• MD2012: Integrated Human System Pathophysiology Part 2 of 2 (Level 2; TSV)
• MD3011: Introduction to Clinical Healthcare Part 1 of 2 (Level 3; TSV)
• MD3012: Introduction to Clinical Healthcare Part 2 of 2 (Level 3; TSV)
• MD6010: Advanced Clinical Medicine Part 1 of 3 (Level 6; TSV)
• MD6020: Advanced Clinical Medicine Part 2 of 3 (Level 6; TSV)
• MD6030: Advanced Clinical Medicine Part 3 of 3 (Level 6; TSV)

Interests

Research

• Medical Product of Human Origin
• Indigenous participation in Biobanks
• Medical student placements

Teaching

• Scientific integrity and the responsible conduct of research
• Medical ethics

Experience

• 2014 to present - HREC member, Townsville Hosptial and Health Service (Townsville, Australia)
• 2012 to present - HREC member, JCU (Townsville, Australia)
• 2000 to 2001 - Assistant Professor, Okayama University, Graduate School of Medicine & Dentistry (Okayama, Japan)
• 1993 to 1994 - Senior Research Assistant, U of Qld, CRC for Cardiac Technology (Brisbane, Australia)
• 1991 to 1993 - Scientific Officer, Medical Research Council, Human Biochemical Genetics Unit (London, England)

Research Disciplines

• Paediatrics (3213)
• Health services and systems (4203)
• Reproductive medicine (3215)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Pacific Peoples health (2111)

Fellowships

• 2011 - Monash-WHO Bioethics Fellowship

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Ireland S, Ray R, Larkins S and Woodward L (2021) Exploring implicit bias in the perceived consequences of prematurity amongst health care providers in North Queensland – a constructivist grounded theory study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 21.
• Lovo E, Woodward L, Larkins S, Preston R and Baba U (2021) Indigenous knowledge around the ethics of human research from the Oceania region: a scoping literature review. Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine, 16.
• Ireland S, Larkins S, Ray R and Woodward L (2020) Negativity about the outcomes of extreme prematurity a persistent problem - a survey of health care professionals across the North Queensland region. Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology, 6.
• Newman R, Ray R, Woodward L and Glass B (2020) Factors contributing to the preferred method of feeding in end‑stage dementia: a scoping review. Dysphagia, 35. pp. 616-629
• Elsum I, McEwan C, Kowal E, Cadet-James Y, Kelaher M and Woodward L (2019) Inclusion of Indigenous Australians in biobanks: a step to reducing inequity in health care. Medical Journal of Australia, 211 (1). pp. 7-9e1
• Ireland S, Ray R, Larkins S and Woodward L (2019) Perspectives of time: a qualitative study of the experiences of parents of critically ill newborns in the neonatal nursery in North Queensland interviewed several years after the admission. BMJ Open, 9 (5).
• Ireland S, Larkins S, Ray R, Woodward L and Devine K (2019) Adequacy of antenatal steroids, rather than place of birth, determines survival to discharge in extreme prematurity in North Queensland. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 55 (2). pp. 205-212
• Yu H, Moran C, Trollope A, Woodward L, Kinobe R, Rush C and Golledge J (2016) Angiopoietin-2 attenuates angiotensin II-induced aortic aneurysm and atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice. Scientific Reports, 6. pp. 1-11
• Ireland S, Ray R, Larkins S and Woodward L (2015) Factors influencing the care provided for periviable babies in Australia: a narrative review. Reproductive Health, 12. pp. 1-11
• Emeto T, Moxon J, Biros E, Rush C, Clancy P, Woodward L, Moran C, Jose R, Nguyen T, Walker P and Golledge J (2014) Urocortin 2 is associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm and mediates anti-proliferative effects on vascular smooth muscle cells via corticotrophin releasing factor receptor 2. Clinical Science, 126 (7). pp. 517-527
• Emeto T, Moxon J, Rush C, Woodward L and Golledge J (2011) Relevance of urocortins to cardiovascular disease. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, 51 (3). pp. 299-307
• Woodward L, Arimitsu H, Hirst R and Oguma K (2003) Expression of Hc subunits from Clostridium botulinum types C and D and their evaluation as candidate vaccine antigens in mice. Infection and Immunity, 71 (5). pp. 2941-2944

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 14+ research outputs authored by Dr Lynn Woodward from 2002 onwards.

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Enhancing Current International Human Research Ethics Guidelines by Including Indigenous Principles of Human Research Ethics. The Cases of the Pacific Island Nations of Fiji and Tonga. (PhD , Secondary Advisor)

Completed

• 'Do you people even think about the lives you ruin?' Perspectives and influences on the provision of care for extreme preterm and periviable babies in North Queensland (2021, PhD , Secondary Advisor)

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