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Professor Anne-Marie Slowther

Job Title
Professor of Clinical Ethics
Department
WMS - Health Sciences
Phone
+44(0)24 7657 4513
Research Interests

Ethical decision-making in clinical practice with a particular focus on acute and emergency medicine Ethics of research with vulnerable populations Evaluation of clinical ethic support The role of the family in ethical decision-making

Biography

Anne Slowther qualified in medicine in 1980 and her clinical area is general practice (family medicine). She has a Masters degree in Medical Ethics and Law from King's College London and a DPhil in medical ethics from the University of Oxford. She was a founder member of the UK Clinical Ethics Network and currently combines her academic work with her role as a clinical ethicist at the University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. She leads the Values Law and Ethics theme in the Warwick Medical School Graduate entry course, and she has delivered training workshops for members of clinical ethics committees since 2004. Her main areas of research interest are ethical decision making in clinical practice, particularly around treatment escalation decisions; provision of clinical ethics support; and ethics of research with vulnerable populations including research in emergency settings. Outside the University, she continues to sit on the Board of Trustees of the UK Clinical Ethics Network and is a Trustee of the Institute of Medical Ethics. She is a member of the UK National Screening Committee.

  • Hurst, S. A., Slowther, Anne, Forde, Reidun, Danis, Marion, 2014. The interaction of bedside rationing and the fairness of healthcare systems : physicians' views. Danis, Marion; Hurst, Samia A.; Fleck, Leonard; Førde, Reidun; Slowther, Anne (eds.), Fair Resource Allocation and Rationing at the Bedside, Oxford; New York, Oxford University Press
  • Slowther, Anne, 2014. The United Kingdom context. Danis, Marion; Hurst, Samia A.; Fleck, Leonard; Førde, Reidun; Slowther, Anne (eds.), Fair Resource Allocation and Rationing at the Bedside, Oxford; New York, Oxford University Press
  • Slowther, Anne, Bennett, Benjamin P., 2014. Priority setting as a clinical skill : how do we educate physicians?. Danis, Marion; Hurst, Samia A.; Fleck, Leonard; Førde, Reidun; Slowther, Anne (eds.), Fair Resource Allocation and Rationing at the Bedside, Oxford; New York, Oxford University Press
  • Hurst, S. A., Slowther, Anne, Forde, Reidun, Danis, Marion, 2014. The values at the bedside study : bedside rationing by physicians. Danis, Marion; Hurst, Samia A.; Fleck, Leonard; Førde, Reidun; Slowther, Anne (eds.), Fair Resource Allocation and Rationing at the Bedside, Oxford; New York, Oxford University Press
  • Slowther, Anne, Spicer, J., 2008. Ethical and legal issues. In Carter, Yvonne, 1959-2009; Jackson, Neil (eds.), Medical education and training : from theory to delivery, Oxford ; New York, Oxford University Press, pp. 339-351
  • MacRae, Susan K., Fox, Ellen, Slowther, Anne, 2008. Clinical ethics and systems thinking. In Singer, Peter A.; Viens, A. M. (eds.), The Cambridge textbook of bioethics, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, pp. 313-321
  • Slowther, Anne, 2007. Ethics consultation and ethics committees.. Ashcroft, Richard E.; Dawson, A.; Draper, H. (eds.), Principles of health care ethics, Chicester, John Wiley & Sons Ltd
  • Slowther, Anne, Parker, M, 2007. Ethics support and education in primary care. In Bowman, Deborah; Spicer, John (eds.), Primary care ethics, Abington, Radcliffe, pp. 172-192
  • Slowther, Anne, Kleinman, Irwin, 2007. Confidentiality. In Singer, Peter A.; Viens, A. M. (eds.), The Cambridge textbook of bioethics, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, pp. 43-48
Title Funder Award start Award end
NIHR HTA Stage 2: Pre-hospitAl Randomised triAl of MEDICation route in out-of-hosital cardiac arrest (PARAMEDIC3) National Institute for Health Research (NIHR DoH) 01 May 2021 30 Apr 2025
Evaluating the ReSPECT process in the community setting. National Institute for Health Research (NIHR DoH) 01 May 2021 30 Apr 2023
NIHR HS&DR Full stage. Termination of resuscitation in UK ambulance services PROTECTED National Institute for Health Research (DoH) 01 Sep 2019 31 Aug 2022
Pr-Conception Genetic Screening of the General Population for Conditions of Uncertain or Highly Variable Prognosis: Social and Ethical Implications Wellcome Trust 01 Feb 2017 31 Jan 2022
HTA application 18/33 Valuing the benefits and harms of antenatal and new born screening programmes in the UK: Full Stage National Institute for Health Research (DoH) 01 Jan 2020 30 Dec 2021
Advance Care Planning (ACP) for Children and Young People (CYP) with Palliative Care Needs: The Development of a New Model of Care. NIHR DRF Sarah Mitchell National Institute for Health Research (DoH) 01 Nov 2014 31 Oct 2019
NIHR PDF 2015 - Keith Couper - A feasibility study of the use of the mechanical CPR for in-hospital cardiac arrest. National Institute for Health Research (DoH) 01 Oct 2015 30 Sep 2019
Prevention of fall-related injuries (Pre-FIT) National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), School of Social Care Research NIHR 01 Sep 2010 28 Feb 2018
Gatekeeping in intensive care: Understanding and Improving the decision making process RCF bridging HS&DR Project 13/10/14 University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust 01 Jan 2017 31 Jan 2018
Gatekeeping in intensive care: Understanding and improving the decision-making process surrounding admission to the intensive care unit. National Institute for Health Research (DoH) 01 Feb 2015 31 Jan 2018
Fellowship for Zoe Fritz: Trust, Transparency and the Medical Record: Investigating the risks and benefits of sharing medical notes in an acute setting Wellcome Trust 01 Jun 2013 31 Jan 2018
Exercise in Dementia, DAPA The Human Tissue Authority (HTA) 01 Apr 2011 31 Mar 2017
NIHR HSDR FULL proposal - LYNC: Long term conditions, young people and network communications National Institute for Health Research (DoH) 01 Mar 2014 29 Feb 2016
HS&DR Full application: Do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation decisions DNACPR National Institute for Health Research (DoH) 01 Jan 2013 31 Dec 2013
NIHR HTA FULL: Scoliosis feasibility trial National Institute for Health Research (DoH) 01 Sep 2011 31 Aug 2013
Development and Evaluation of Clinical Ethics Support in the UK. Ethox Foundation 01 Jan 2009 31 Dec 2011
A study of the Level of Understanding among Non-UK Qualified Doctors about Ethics of Medical Practice General Medical Council 01 Jun 2008 30 Nov 2008