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Research interests
Pat's research interests include end of life decision-making particularly in regard to patients in a persistent vegetative state and those with progressive dementia and questions of social justice and the provision of health care. More recently her research has focussed on the ethical issues arising from autism
Teaching
Graduate
Research interests (short)
Medical ethics; social justice; political philosophy; ethics of autism
Biographical details
Pat Walsh joined the Centre of Medical Law and Ethics in 1994 after teaching philosophy at University College London, LSE and Kingston University. She teaches a wide range of philosophical and ethical issues on both of the Centre's Masters programmes - the MA in Medical Ethics and Law, and the MA in Human Values and Contemporary Global Ethics. She is currently a member of the Ethics Advisory Committee of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and chairs and coordinates a group of experts in the field of autism, called the Autism Ethics Group.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
External Examiner, University of Hertfordshire
2014 → …
Member of Ethics and Law Advisory Committee, 5. Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
2010 → …
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Ethics (Revised)
Walsh, P., Jan 2018, Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Volkmar, F. R. (ed.). 2 ed. New York: Springer, 10 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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In search of biomarkers for autism:scientific, social and ethical challenges
Walsh, P., Elsabbagh, M., Bolton, P. & Singh, I., Oct 2011, In: NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE. 12, 10, p. 603-612 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Asperger syndrome and the supposed obligation not to bring disabled lives into the world
Walsh, P., Sept 2010, In: Journal of Medical Ethics. 36, 9, p. 521 - 524 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ethics in an era of globalization
Walsh, P., 2009, In: International Affairs (London). 85, 4, p. 875 - 876 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
Projects
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Mental Health and Justice
Owen, G. (Primary Investigator), Craigie, J. (Co-Investigator), David, A. (Co-Investigator), Happe, F. (Co-Investigator), Kienzler, H. (Co-Investigator), Richardson, G. (Co-Investigator), Roush, S. (Co-Investigator), Shea, N. (Co-Investigator), Stanton-Ife, J. (Co-Investigator), Venkatapuram, S. (Co-Investigator), Walsh, P. (Co-Investigator), Pollitt, A. (Co-Investigator) & Rubin, J. (Co-Investigator)
1/01/2017 → 8/09/2022
Project: Research
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Autism, ethics and the good life
Walsh, P. (Primary Investigator)
2/04/2012 → 11/04/2012
Project: Research
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Autism: ethical issues
Walsh, P. (Primary Investigator), Craigie, J. (Co-Investigator) & Glover, J. (Co-Investigator)
1/09/2010 → 31/07/2011
Project: Research