Professor Al Dowie
- Professor of Medical Ethics and Law (Undergraduate Medical School)
telephone:
01413308343
email:
Al.Dowie@glasgow.ac.uk
School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, Main Campus, 59 Oakfield Avenue, Room 405, Glasgow, G12 8LL
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6590-9034Biography
Professor Al Dowie is the lead for ethics and law in the undergraduate Medical School, Dental School, and Nursing and Health Care School.
His work outside of University of Glasgow, present and past, includes roles with the medical Royal Colleges, NHS National Services ethics governance, NHS postgraduate ethics training, and General Medical Council guidance:
- Associate Editor for History and Medical Humanities, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
- Faculty of Dental Surgery membership exam training courses (Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow)
- Royal College of Physicians (London) membership exam: PACES Scenario Editorial Committee
- Chair, Expert Panel on Pre-implantation Genetic Testing (NHS Scotland National Services Division)
- West Region training courses in ethics and law for all hospital registrars (NHS Education for Scotland)
- General Medical Council, Confidentiality guidance: Task and Finish Group
- Trustee, Board member, and Education Group member of the Institute of Medical Ethics
- Founder, Community of Practice for Scottish medical schools ethics theme leaders under the Scottish Deans Medical Curriculum Group.
His first degree at the University of Glasgow is in the pure sciences (mathematics, natural philosophy). Later studies in the humanities, via a master’s degree in Princeton, led to a doctorate from the University of Edinburgh at the intersection of ethics, hermeneutics (interpretation theory, from the philosophy of knowledge, which is epistemology), and social anthropology. His PhD thesis on the interpretation of organisational culture comprises qualitative empirical research and is a study in the social construction of ethical practice. The ethnography was published in 2002.
His philosophical interests are in the areas of moral sense; moral motivation (especially in David Hume); the Scottish Enlightenment philosophers generally; the post-Newtonian constraints on the limits of knowledge; and the hermeneutical theory of Hans-Georg Gadamer.
His interests in medical ethics and law centre on confidentiality, consent, capacity; ethical reasoning and decision making in clinical practice across specialties; medical ethics education; and the history of medical ethics in Britain since John Gregory (1724–73) and Thomas Percival (1740–1804).
Professor Dowie is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
Research interests
- Health care ethics education
- Professionalism in health care
- Practical reason (phronesis) in health care and its relation to identities, values, and society.
Publications
2023
Dowie, A. (2023) Can A.I. Do Ethics? British Alliance of Research in Dental Education & Scholarship (BARDES 2023), Glasgow, Scotland, 09-10 Nov 2023.
Dowie, A. (2023) Ethical sense, medical ethics education, and maieutics. Medical Teacher, 45(8), pp. 838-844. (doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2023.2178885) (PMID:36820837)
Omran, R. and Dowie, A. (2023) Increased demand for orthodontic treatments during the COVID-19 pandemic: a commentary. British Dental Journal, 234(2), pp. 84-87. (doi: 10.1038/s41415-023-5451-3) (PMID:36707571) (PMCID:PMC9880911)
2022
Dowie, A. (2022) Everyday Ethics. University of Glasgow, General Practice and Primary Care Teaching and Learning Event, 6 Sept 2022.
Dowie, A. (2022) Teaching Ethics by Maieutics. Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE 2022), Lyon, France, 31 Aug 2022.
2021
Dowie, A. (2021) Robin Downie. Quality of Life: A Post-Pandemic Philosophy of Medicine. Scottish Medical Journal, 66(3), pp. 162-163. (doi: 10.1177/00369330211027443)[Book Review]
Dowie, A. (2021) Making Ethical Decisions in Clinical Practice [Invited Talk]. ECHO Highland (Online), Highland Hospice, Inverness, Scotland, 07 May 2021.
Dowie, A. (2021) The enigma of health: cultural, health political, and philosophical aspects. Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 51(1), pp. 37-42. (doi: 10.4997/JRCPE.2021.109) (PMID:33877132)
2020
Dowie, A. (2020) What are Euthanasia, Assisted Dying, and Assisted Suicide? Kyle Academy Medical Ethics Conference, Ayr, United Kingdom, 15 Dec 2020.
2019
Dowie, A. (2019) Medical Ethics and Law for the Plastic Surgeon. [Invited talk]. Pan Scotland Plastic Surgery Registrars Study Day, Glasgow, Scotland, 25 Feb 2019.
Dowie, A. (2019) Ethics. In: Staten, A. P. and Staten, P. (eds.) Practical General Practice, 7th Edition. Elsevier: Amsterdam, pp. 19-25. ISBN 9780702055522
Dowie, A. and Dowie, S. (2019) Teaching and Learning Medical Ethical Reasoning. Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE 2019), Vienna, Austria, 25 Aug 19.
2018
Dowie, A. (2018) Hot Topics in Medical Ethics. [Invited talk]. MRCP(UK) PACES Scenario Writing Group. Royal College of Physicians, 13 Nov 2018.
Dowie, A. (2018) Creating a passion for learning. In: Harden, R.M. and Lilley, P. (eds.) The Eight Roles of the Medical Teacher: The Purpose and Function of a Teacher in the Healthcare Professions. Elsevier, p. 64. ISBN 9780702068959
Dowie, A. (2018) Abortion - for and Against [Invited talk]. Glasgow University Medical Arts and Humanities Society, 26 Apr 2018.
Dowie, A. (2018) What’s in a Name? [Invited talk]. Glasgow Odontological Society Annual Dinner. Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK, 24 Feb 2018.
Dowie, A. (2018) The Only Way is Ethics — But how do I teach it? University of Glasgow, General Practice and Primary Care Teaching and Learning Event, 11 Sept 2018.
2017
Dowie, A. (2017) Ethics, Psychiatry, and the Government Prevent Strategy [Invited talk]. Advanced Psychiatric Trainees Teaching Day, Glasgow, Scotland, 23 Nov 2017.
Dowie, A. (2017) What Should the Generalist Know about Ethics in Modern Medicine? [Invited talk]. Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Symposium, Ayr General Hospital, 1 March 2017.
Dowie, A. (2017) The Hidden Curriculum [Invited talk]. Institute of Medical Ethics Education Conference, London, UK, 3 Feb 2017.
Dowie, A. (2017) Assisted Suicide — To be, or not to be? University of Glasgow, General Practice and Primary Care Teaching and Learning Event, 12 Sept 2017.
2016
Dowie, A. (2016) Assisted Suicide: For and Against [Invited talk]. Bloody Scotland International Crime Writers Festival, Stirling, Scotland, 10 Sept 2016.
Dowie, A. (2016) Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide, and Assisted Dying [Invited talk]. Kyle Academy Medical Ethics Conference, Ayr, UK, 19 Feb 2016.
2015
Dowie, A. (2015) Ethics in PACES Station 4 [Invited talk]. MRCP(UK) PACES Scenario Writing Group, Royal College of Physicians, 10 Nov 2015.
Dowie, A. (2015) Whatever ought not to be spoken of abroad: formation (of medical students) and information (of patients). Journal of Medical Law and Ethics, 3(1-2), pp. 25-43. (doi: 10.7590/221354015X14319325749991)
Dowie, A. (2015) What is a Fair Resource Allocation Decision? [Invited talk]. Thrombotic Microangiopathies — Tomorrow’s Answers, Today. Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Symposium, 5 Jun 2015.
Dowie, A. (2015) Overview of Ethics in the Context of a Training Programme for Special Care Dentistry [Invited talk]. Special Care Dentistry Registrars Study Day, Glasgow Dental Hospital & School, Glasgow, Scotland, 17 Apr 2015.
Dowie, A. (2015) Practice makes ethics. MedEdWorld,
Dowie, A. (2015) A Psychogeographic Approach to the Educational Experiences of Medical Students Undertaking Clinical Placements in a Glasgow Teaching Hospital. Oral presentation. Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE 2015), Glasgow, Scotland, 9 Sept 2015.
Goldie, J., Dowie, A. , Goldie, A., Cotton, P. and Morrison, J. (2015) What makes a good clinical student and teacher? An exploratory study. BMC Medical Education, 15, 40. (doi: 10.1186/s12909-015-0314-5) (PMID:25779409) (PMCID:PMC4358722)
Goldie, J., Dowie, A. , Goldie, A., Cotton, P. and Morrison, J. (2015) The influence of structural and institutional change on teaching and culture in clinical settings: an exploratory study. Medical Teacher, 37(2), pp. 189-195. (doi: 10.3109/0142159X.2014.947943)
2014
Dowie, A. (2014) Moral Philosophy and the Arts in my Medical Ethics Teaching [Invited talk]. University of Glasgow Medical School seminar with the Durham University Centre for Medical Humanities New Generation Scholars, 10 Dec 2014.
Dowie, A. (2014) Whatever… Ought not to be Spoken of Abroad — Formation (of Students) and Information (of Patients) [Invited paper]. , Wellcome Trust International Symposium, ‘Medical Confidentiality and Privacy: Past, Present and Future’, University of Glasgow, 26 Apr 2014.
Dowie, A. (2014) 'Post it, pin it, tweet it like a pro' Case Study of Hospital Flu Vaccine Video on YouTube [Invited talk]. Student Conference on Professionalism and Social Media, University of Glasgow, School of Medicine, 19 March 2014.
Dowie, A. (2014) Making sense of assessment in medical ethics and law. Journal of Medical Ethics, 40(10), pp. 717-718. (doi: 10.1136/medethics-2013-101331)
2013
Dowie, A. (2013) Recent systematic reviews on: the Attitudes of UK Doctors to Assisted Suicide (McCormack et al.); and the Attitudes of Patients, Carers and the Public Internationally to Assisted Suicide (Hendry et al.) [Invited talk]. Palliative Medicine National Education Day, Perth Royal Infirmary, 26 Apr 2013.
Goldie, J., Dowie, A. , Cotton, P. and Morrison, J. (2013) Professionalism. In: Walsh, K. (ed.) Oxford Textbook of Medical Education. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199652679
2012
Dowie, A. (2012) An Apprenticeship Model for Ethics Learning in the Clinical Context: A Spoonful of (Alan) Sugar? [Invited talk]. Ayr General Hospital Postgraduate Medical School Education Group, 3 Feb 2012.
Dowie, A. (2012) An Apprenticeship Model for Ethics Learning in the Clinical Context: A Spoonful of (Alan) Sugar? [Invited talk]. Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary Postgraduate Medical Education Group, Glasgow, Scotland, 17 April 2012.
Dowie, A. (2012) An Apprenticeship Model for Ethics Learning in the Clinical Context: A Spoonful of (Alan) Sugar? University of Glasgow, General Practice and Primary Care Teaching and Learning Event, Glasgow, Scotland, 11 Sept 2012.
Dowie, A. (2012) Making Sense of Ethics Education in the Medical Curriculum. Oral presentation. Cumberland Lodge Colloquium, 8th October 2012. From the Classroom to the Clinic: Humanities and Education in Bioethics, 8 Oct 2012.
2011
Dowie, A. and Martin, A. (2011) Ethics and Law in the Medical Curriculum. Series: AMEE Guides in Medical Education, 53. Association for Medical Education in Europe: Dundee. ISBN 9781903934890
Browne, S. , Dowie, A. , Mitchell, L., Wyke, S. , Ziebland, S., Campbell, N. and Macleod, U. (2011) Patients' needs following colorectal cancer diagnosis: where does primary care fit in? British Journal of General Practice, 61(592), pp. 692-699. (doi: 10.3399/bjgp11X606582)
Dowie, A. (2011) When a Patient Rejects Life-Saving Emergency Care [Invited talk]. National Undergraduate Emergency Conferene, University of Glasgow, Scotland, 9 Oct 2011.
Collier, A., Dowie, A. , Ghosh, S., Brown, P.C., Malik, I. and Boom, S. (2011) Diabetic foot ulcer: amputation on request? Diabetes Care, 34(10), e159. (doi: 10.2337/dc10-2183)
Dowie, A. (2011) An Apprenticeship Model for Ethics Learning in the Clinical Context: A Spoonful of (Alan) Sugar? [Invited talk]. British Society of Paediatric Dentists Study Day, Glasgow, Scotland, 13 Sept 2011.
Dowie, A. (2011) Teaching Ethics in the Context of Palliative Medicine [Invited talk]. West of Scotland Palliative Medicine Registrars Study Day, Glasgow, Scotland, 3 June 2011.
Dowie, A. (2011) Ethics in Palliative Medicine [Invited Talk]. West of Scotland Palliative Medicine Training Day: 'Nutrition and Ethics', Glasgow, Scotland, 3 Jun 2011.
Dowie, A. (2011) Making sense of ethics and law in the medical curriculum. Medical Teacher, 33(5), pp. 384-387. (doi: 10.3109/0142159X.2011.550966)
Dowie, A. (2011) Confidentiality Today. [Opening address]. University of Glasgow and Institute of Medical Ethics Conference. What are you Doing with my Information? Use and Disclosure of Personal Health Data: Law, Ethics and Practice., 24 June 2011.
Dowie, A. and Martin, A. (2011) Ethics and Law in the Medical Curriculum, 29 August 2011. Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE 2011), Vienna, Austria, 27-31 Aug 2011.
Dowie, A. and Vernon, B. (2011) Ethics Teaching: Sharing Best Practice, 27 August 2011. Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE 2011), Vienna, Austria, 27-31 Aug 2011.
2010
Dowie, A. (2010) An Ethnographic Study of the Clinical Setting, and its Hidden Curriculum, on Students' Professional identity and the Barriers to Obtaining Effective Support in their Formation. Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE 2010), Glasgow, Scotland, 7 Sept 2010.
Dowie, A. (2010) Research Using Patient Health Records [Invited talk]. University of Glasgow, Emergency Medical Society, 28 Jan 2010.
Bal, A. M., Collier, A., Dowie, A. and Ghosh, S. (2010) Policy needs to be revisited. British Medical Journal, 341, c6147. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.c6147)
Dowie, A. (2010) Patient Safety: A Topic for Ethics education? [Oral presentation]. University of Glasgow, General Practice and Primary Care Teaching and Learning Event, 15 Sept 2010.
Dowie, A. and Vernon, B. (2010) Ethics Teaching: The Challenges, 4 September 2010. Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE 2010), Glasgow, Scotland, 4-5 Sept 2010.
2009
Dowie, A. and Martin, A. (2009) Private wisdom and public practice: formation and governance in the medical profession in the United Kingdom. Ethics and Social Welfare, 3(2), pp. 145-157. (doi: 10.1080/17496530902951905)
Dowie, A. (2009) An Online Community of Practice for Medical School Ethics Teachers [Oral presentation]. Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE 2009), Malaga, Spain, 29 Aug - 2 Sept 2009.
Morrison, J.M., Dowie, A., Cotton, P. and Goldie, J.G. (2009) A medical education view on sociological perspectives on professionalism. Medical Education, 43(9), pp. 824-825. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2009.03444.x)
2008
Dowie, A. (2008) Needlestick Injury and HIV - an Ethical and Legal Quandary [Invited talk]. Ayr General Hospital. Combined Divisional Hospital Meeting, 11 Aug 2008.
Dowie, A. (2008) Adults with Incapacity [Invited talk]. British Geriatrics Society Symposium. Ethical Issues in Care Homes. Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, 28 Feb 2008.
Collier, A., Ghosh, S., Dowie, A., Walsh, K. and O'Leary, C.P. (2008) HIV testing in dementia: clinical, ethical and patient safety implications. British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 69(9), pp. 500-503.
Dowie, A. (2008) Professional Wisdom: Public practice, Private Wisdom, 28 March 2008. Towards Professional Wisdom Conference, Edinburgh, UK, 26-28 March 2008.
Dowie, A. (2008) Virtual Patients, Real Ethics: Developing Cases for Online Learning. University of Glasgow, General Practice and Primary Care Teaching and Learning Event, 11 Sept 2008.
2007
Dowie, A. (2007) The Values We Hold [Invited talk]. Royal College of General Practitioners North Faculty Annual General Meeting, Inverness, Scotland, 3 Oct 2007.
Dowie, A. (2007) The Scottish Doctor and Medical Ethics Curricula [Invited talk]. General Practice Tutors Conference, University of Aberdeen, Scotlan, 27 May 2007.
Dowie, A. (2007) Teaching Professionalism in the Early Years of a Medical Curriculum: a Qualitative Study. [Oral presentation]. Scottish Medical Schools Departments of General Practice, 18 Jan 2007.
Dowie, A. (2007) Teaching Professionalism in the Early Years of a Medical Curriculum: a Qualitative Study. [Oral presentation]. Association for the Study of Medical Education, Keele University, 11-13 July 2007.
Goldie, J.G., Dowie, A., Cotton, P. and Morrison, J.M. (2007) Teaching professionalism in the early years of a medical curriculum: a qualitative study. Medical Education, 41, pp. 610-617. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2007.02772.x)
McNaughton, E., Marsden, W. and Dowie, A. (2007) Innovative specialist training programme for general practice in Angus, Scotland: a qualitative evaluation. Education for Primary Care, 18(1), pp. 35-44.
2005
Dowie, A. (2005) Introduction to Qualitative Research [Invited Talk]. One-Day Workshop at the University of Glasgow Department of General Practice and Primary Care, Glasgow, Scotland, 23 Jun 2005.
Ker, J.S., Dowie, A. , Dowell, J., Dewar, G., Dent, J.A., Ramsay, J., Benvie, S., Bracher, L. and Jackson, C. (2005) Twelve tips for developing and maintaining a simulated patient bank. Medical Teacher, 27(1), pp. 4-9. (doi: 10.1080/01421590400004882)
2004
Dowie, A. (2004) Poster: Evaluation of a New Model for Vocational Training in General Practice in Angus. NHS Education for Scotland (NES) Conference: 'NES Educational Research: Today and Tomorrow', Glasgow, Scotland, 1 April 2004.
2002
Dowie, A. (2002) Poster: Peer Participant Observation of Teaching (PPOT). Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE 2002), Lisbon, Portugal, 30 Aug 2002.
Dowie, A. (2002) Micro-Politically Sensitive Ethnography. University of Oxford Department of Sociology: ‘Dangerous, Difficult and Delicate: A Workshop on Problematic Qualitative Research’, Oxford, UK, 10 May 2002.
Dowie, A. (2002) Interpreting Culture in a Scottish Congregation. Series: Pastoral Theology, 3. Peter Lang: Oxford, UK. ISBN 9780820456591
2001
Dowie, A. (2001) Book review: The GP Quiz Book 2, Alick Munro, Radcliffe Medical Press, 189pps, ISBN: 1857753836. Scottish Medical Journal, 46(6), p. 189. (doi: 10.1177/003693300104600615)[Book Review]
2000
Dowie, A. (2000) Book review: Involving Patients and the Public, Ruth Chambers, Radcliffe, 171pps, ISBN: 1857753933. Scottish Medical Journal, 45(6), p. 191. (doi: 10.1177/003693300004500625)[Book Review]
Dowie, A. (2000) Phronesis or "practical wisdom" in medical education. Medical Teacher, 22(3), pp. 240-241. (doi: 10.1080/01421590050006188)
1999
Preece, P.E., Morgan, C. and Dowie, A. (1999) The development of medical ethics for the new millennium. Scottish Medical Journal, 44(6), p. 165. (doi: 10.1177/003693309904400603) (PMID:10703087)
1998
Dowie, A. (1998) Identity and culture in congregations. Contact : the Interdisciplinary Journal of Pastoral Studies, 125(1), pp. 10-16. (doi: 10.1080/13520806.1998.11758826)
Dowie, A. (1998) The interpathic self: beyond sympathy and empathy. Theology in Scotland, 5(1), pp. 45-53.
Milligan, C. and Dowie, A. (1998) What Do Children Need from their Fathers? University of Edinburgh, Centre for Theology and Public Issues. ISBN 1870126386
1997
Dowie, A. (1997) Resistance to change in a Scottish Christian Congregation. Scottish Journal of Religious Studies, 18(2), pp. 147-162.
Dowie, A. (1997) Resistance to Change in a Scottish Christian Congregation. Association of Social Anthropologists of the UK and Commonwealth. Inaugural New Scholars Conference: ‘In whom, then, do we trust? Religion in a changing world’, University of Edinburgh, 18-19 March 1997.
Articles
Dowie, A. (2023) Ethical sense, medical ethics education, and maieutics. Medical Teacher, 45(8), pp. 838-844. (doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2023.2178885) (PMID:36820837)
Omran, R. and Dowie, A. (2023) Increased demand for orthodontic treatments during the COVID-19 pandemic: a commentary. British Dental Journal, 234(2), pp. 84-87. (doi: 10.1038/s41415-023-5451-3) (PMID:36707571) (PMCID:PMC9880911)
Dowie, A. (2021) The enigma of health: cultural, health political, and philosophical aspects. Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 51(1), pp. 37-42. (doi: 10.4997/JRCPE.2021.109) (PMID:33877132)
Dowie, A. (2015) Whatever ought not to be spoken of abroad: formation (of medical students) and information (of patients). Journal of Medical Law and Ethics, 3(1-2), pp. 25-43. (doi: 10.7590/221354015X14319325749991)
Dowie, A. (2015) Practice makes ethics. MedEdWorld,
Goldie, J., Dowie, A. , Goldie, A., Cotton, P. and Morrison, J. (2015) What makes a good clinical student and teacher? An exploratory study. BMC Medical Education, 15, 40. (doi: 10.1186/s12909-015-0314-5) (PMID:25779409) (PMCID:PMC4358722)
Goldie, J., Dowie, A. , Goldie, A., Cotton, P. and Morrison, J. (2015) The influence of structural and institutional change on teaching and culture in clinical settings: an exploratory study. Medical Teacher, 37(2), pp. 189-195. (doi: 10.3109/0142159X.2014.947943)
Dowie, A. (2014) Making sense of assessment in medical ethics and law. Journal of Medical Ethics, 40(10), pp. 717-718. (doi: 10.1136/medethics-2013-101331)
Browne, S. , Dowie, A. , Mitchell, L., Wyke, S. , Ziebland, S., Campbell, N. and Macleod, U. (2011) Patients' needs following colorectal cancer diagnosis: where does primary care fit in? British Journal of General Practice, 61(592), pp. 692-699. (doi: 10.3399/bjgp11X606582)
Collier, A., Dowie, A. , Ghosh, S., Brown, P.C., Malik, I. and Boom, S. (2011) Diabetic foot ulcer: amputation on request? Diabetes Care, 34(10), e159. (doi: 10.2337/dc10-2183)
Dowie, A. (2011) Making sense of ethics and law in the medical curriculum. Medical Teacher, 33(5), pp. 384-387. (doi: 10.3109/0142159X.2011.550966)
Bal, A. M., Collier, A., Dowie, A. and Ghosh, S. (2010) Policy needs to be revisited. British Medical Journal, 341, c6147. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.c6147)
Dowie, A. and Martin, A. (2009) Private wisdom and public practice: formation and governance in the medical profession in the United Kingdom. Ethics and Social Welfare, 3(2), pp. 145-157. (doi: 10.1080/17496530902951905)
Morrison, J.M., Dowie, A., Cotton, P. and Goldie, J.G. (2009) A medical education view on sociological perspectives on professionalism. Medical Education, 43(9), pp. 824-825. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2009.03444.x)
Collier, A., Ghosh, S., Dowie, A., Walsh, K. and O'Leary, C.P. (2008) HIV testing in dementia: clinical, ethical and patient safety implications. British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 69(9), pp. 500-503.
Goldie, J.G., Dowie, A., Cotton, P. and Morrison, J.M. (2007) Teaching professionalism in the early years of a medical curriculum: a qualitative study. Medical Education, 41, pp. 610-617. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2007.02772.x)
McNaughton, E., Marsden, W. and Dowie, A. (2007) Innovative specialist training programme for general practice in Angus, Scotland: a qualitative evaluation. Education for Primary Care, 18(1), pp. 35-44.
Ker, J.S., Dowie, A. , Dowell, J., Dewar, G., Dent, J.A., Ramsay, J., Benvie, S., Bracher, L. and Jackson, C. (2005) Twelve tips for developing and maintaining a simulated patient bank. Medical Teacher, 27(1), pp. 4-9. (doi: 10.1080/01421590400004882)
Dowie, A. (2000) Phronesis or "practical wisdom" in medical education. Medical Teacher, 22(3), pp. 240-241. (doi: 10.1080/01421590050006188)
Preece, P.E., Morgan, C. and Dowie, A. (1999) The development of medical ethics for the new millennium. Scottish Medical Journal, 44(6), p. 165. (doi: 10.1177/003693309904400603) (PMID:10703087)
Dowie, A. (1998) Identity and culture in congregations. Contact : the Interdisciplinary Journal of Pastoral Studies, 125(1), pp. 10-16. (doi: 10.1080/13520806.1998.11758826)
Dowie, A. (1998) The interpathic self: beyond sympathy and empathy. Theology in Scotland, 5(1), pp. 45-53.
Dowie, A. (1997) Resistance to change in a Scottish Christian Congregation. Scottish Journal of Religious Studies, 18(2), pp. 147-162.
Books
Dowie, A. and Martin, A. (2011) Ethics and Law in the Medical Curriculum. Series: AMEE Guides in Medical Education, 53. Association for Medical Education in Europe: Dundee. ISBN 9781903934890
Dowie, A. (2002) Interpreting Culture in a Scottish Congregation. Series: Pastoral Theology, 3. Peter Lang: Oxford, UK. ISBN 9780820456591
Milligan, C. and Dowie, A. (1998) What Do Children Need from their Fathers? University of Edinburgh, Centre for Theology and Public Issues. ISBN 1870126386
Book Sections
Dowie, A. (2019) Ethics. In: Staten, A. P. and Staten, P. (eds.) Practical General Practice, 7th Edition. Elsevier: Amsterdam, pp. 19-25. ISBN 9780702055522
Dowie, A. (2018) Creating a passion for learning. In: Harden, R.M. and Lilley, P. (eds.) The Eight Roles of the Medical Teacher: The Purpose and Function of a Teacher in the Healthcare Professions. Elsevier, p. 64. ISBN 9780702068959
Goldie, J., Dowie, A. , Cotton, P. and Morrison, J. (2013) Professionalism. In: Walsh, K. (ed.) Oxford Textbook of Medical Education. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199652679
Book Reviews
Dowie, A. (2021) Robin Downie. Quality of Life: A Post-Pandemic Philosophy of Medicine. Scottish Medical Journal, 66(3), pp. 162-163. (doi: 10.1177/00369330211027443)[Book Review]
Dowie, A. (2001) Book review: The GP Quiz Book 2, Alick Munro, Radcliffe Medical Press, 189pps, ISBN: 1857753836. Scottish Medical Journal, 46(6), p. 189. (doi: 10.1177/003693300104600615)[Book Review]
Dowie, A. (2000) Book review: Involving Patients and the Public, Ruth Chambers, Radcliffe, 171pps, ISBN: 1857753933. Scottish Medical Journal, 45(6), p. 191. (doi: 10.1177/003693300004500625)[Book Review]
Conference or Workshop Item
Dowie, A. (2023) Can A.I. Do Ethics? British Alliance of Research in Dental Education & Scholarship (BARDES 2023), Glasgow, Scotland, 09-10 Nov 2023.
Dowie, A. (2022) Everyday Ethics. University of Glasgow, General Practice and Primary Care Teaching and Learning Event, 6 Sept 2022.
Dowie, A. (2022) Teaching Ethics by Maieutics. Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE 2022), Lyon, France, 31 Aug 2022.
Dowie, A. (2021) Making Ethical Decisions in Clinical Practice [Invited Talk]. ECHO Highland (Online), Highland Hospice, Inverness, Scotland, 07 May 2021.
Dowie, A. (2020) What are Euthanasia, Assisted Dying, and Assisted Suicide? Kyle Academy Medical Ethics Conference, Ayr, United Kingdom, 15 Dec 2020.
Dowie, A. (2019) Medical Ethics and Law for the Plastic Surgeon. [Invited talk]. Pan Scotland Plastic Surgery Registrars Study Day, Glasgow, Scotland, 25 Feb 2019.
Dowie, A. and Dowie, S. (2019) Teaching and Learning Medical Ethical Reasoning. Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE 2019), Vienna, Austria, 25 Aug 19.
Dowie, A. (2018) Hot Topics in Medical Ethics. [Invited talk]. MRCP(UK) PACES Scenario Writing Group. Royal College of Physicians, 13 Nov 2018.
Dowie, A. (2018) Abortion - for and Against [Invited talk]. Glasgow University Medical Arts and Humanities Society, 26 Apr 2018.
Dowie, A. (2018) What’s in a Name? [Invited talk]. Glasgow Odontological Society Annual Dinner. Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK, 24 Feb 2018.
Dowie, A. (2018) The Only Way is Ethics — But how do I teach it? University of Glasgow, General Practice and Primary Care Teaching and Learning Event, 11 Sept 2018.
Dowie, A. (2017) Ethics, Psychiatry, and the Government Prevent Strategy [Invited talk]. Advanced Psychiatric Trainees Teaching Day, Glasgow, Scotland, 23 Nov 2017.
Dowie, A. (2017) What Should the Generalist Know about Ethics in Modern Medicine? [Invited talk]. Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Symposium, Ayr General Hospital, 1 March 2017.
Dowie, A. (2017) The Hidden Curriculum [Invited talk]. Institute of Medical Ethics Education Conference, London, UK, 3 Feb 2017.
Dowie, A. (2017) Assisted Suicide — To be, or not to be? University of Glasgow, General Practice and Primary Care Teaching and Learning Event, 12 Sept 2017.
Dowie, A. (2016) Assisted Suicide: For and Against [Invited talk]. Bloody Scotland International Crime Writers Festival, Stirling, Scotland, 10 Sept 2016.
Dowie, A. (2016) Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide, and Assisted Dying [Invited talk]. Kyle Academy Medical Ethics Conference, Ayr, UK, 19 Feb 2016.
Dowie, A. (2015) Ethics in PACES Station 4 [Invited talk]. MRCP(UK) PACES Scenario Writing Group, Royal College of Physicians, 10 Nov 2015.
Dowie, A. (2015) What is a Fair Resource Allocation Decision? [Invited talk]. Thrombotic Microangiopathies — Tomorrow’s Answers, Today. Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Symposium, 5 Jun 2015.
Dowie, A. (2015) Overview of Ethics in the Context of a Training Programme for Special Care Dentistry [Invited talk]. Special Care Dentistry Registrars Study Day, Glasgow Dental Hospital & School, Glasgow, Scotland, 17 Apr 2015.
Dowie, A. (2015) A Psychogeographic Approach to the Educational Experiences of Medical Students Undertaking Clinical Placements in a Glasgow Teaching Hospital. Oral presentation. Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE 2015), Glasgow, Scotland, 9 Sept 2015.
Dowie, A. (2014) Moral Philosophy and the Arts in my Medical Ethics Teaching [Invited talk]. University of Glasgow Medical School seminar with the Durham University Centre for Medical Humanities New Generation Scholars, 10 Dec 2014.
Dowie, A. (2014) Whatever… Ought not to be Spoken of Abroad — Formation (of Students) and Information (of Patients) [Invited paper]. , Wellcome Trust International Symposium, ‘Medical Confidentiality and Privacy: Past, Present and Future’, University of Glasgow, 26 Apr 2014.
Dowie, A. (2014) 'Post it, pin it, tweet it like a pro' Case Study of Hospital Flu Vaccine Video on YouTube [Invited talk]. Student Conference on Professionalism and Social Media, University of Glasgow, School of Medicine, 19 March 2014.
Dowie, A. (2013) Recent systematic reviews on: the Attitudes of UK Doctors to Assisted Suicide (McCormack et al.); and the Attitudes of Patients, Carers and the Public Internationally to Assisted Suicide (Hendry et al.) [Invited talk]. Palliative Medicine National Education Day, Perth Royal Infirmary, 26 Apr 2013.
Dowie, A. (2012) An Apprenticeship Model for Ethics Learning in the Clinical Context: A Spoonful of (Alan) Sugar? [Invited talk]. Ayr General Hospital Postgraduate Medical School Education Group, 3 Feb 2012.
Dowie, A. (2012) An Apprenticeship Model for Ethics Learning in the Clinical Context: A Spoonful of (Alan) Sugar? [Invited talk]. Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary Postgraduate Medical Education Group, Glasgow, Scotland, 17 April 2012.
Dowie, A. (2012) An Apprenticeship Model for Ethics Learning in the Clinical Context: A Spoonful of (Alan) Sugar? University of Glasgow, General Practice and Primary Care Teaching and Learning Event, Glasgow, Scotland, 11 Sept 2012.
Dowie, A. (2012) Making Sense of Ethics Education in the Medical Curriculum. Oral presentation. Cumberland Lodge Colloquium, 8th October 2012. From the Classroom to the Clinic: Humanities and Education in Bioethics, 8 Oct 2012.
Dowie, A. (2011) When a Patient Rejects Life-Saving Emergency Care [Invited talk]. National Undergraduate Emergency Conferene, University of Glasgow, Scotland, 9 Oct 2011.
Dowie, A. (2011) An Apprenticeship Model for Ethics Learning in the Clinical Context: A Spoonful of (Alan) Sugar? [Invited talk]. British Society of Paediatric Dentists Study Day, Glasgow, Scotland, 13 Sept 2011.
Dowie, A. (2011) Teaching Ethics in the Context of Palliative Medicine [Invited talk]. West of Scotland Palliative Medicine Registrars Study Day, Glasgow, Scotland, 3 June 2011.
Dowie, A. (2011) Ethics in Palliative Medicine [Invited Talk]. West of Scotland Palliative Medicine Training Day: 'Nutrition and Ethics', Glasgow, Scotland, 3 Jun 2011.
Dowie, A. (2011) Confidentiality Today. [Opening address]. University of Glasgow and Institute of Medical Ethics Conference. What are you Doing with my Information? Use and Disclosure of Personal Health Data: Law, Ethics and Practice., 24 June 2011.
Dowie, A. and Martin, A. (2011) Ethics and Law in the Medical Curriculum, 29 August 2011. Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE 2011), Vienna, Austria, 27-31 Aug 2011.
Dowie, A. and Vernon, B. (2011) Ethics Teaching: Sharing Best Practice, 27 August 2011. Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE 2011), Vienna, Austria, 27-31 Aug 2011.
Dowie, A. (2010) An Ethnographic Study of the Clinical Setting, and its Hidden Curriculum, on Students' Professional identity and the Barriers to Obtaining Effective Support in their Formation. Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE 2010), Glasgow, Scotland, 7 Sept 2010.
Dowie, A. (2010) Research Using Patient Health Records [Invited talk]. University of Glasgow, Emergency Medical Society, 28 Jan 2010.
Dowie, A. (2010) Patient Safety: A Topic for Ethics education? [Oral presentation]. University of Glasgow, General Practice and Primary Care Teaching and Learning Event, 15 Sept 2010.
Dowie, A. and Vernon, B. (2010) Ethics Teaching: The Challenges, 4 September 2010. Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE 2010), Glasgow, Scotland, 4-5 Sept 2010.
Dowie, A. (2009) An Online Community of Practice for Medical School Ethics Teachers [Oral presentation]. Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE 2009), Malaga, Spain, 29 Aug - 2 Sept 2009.
Dowie, A. (2008) Needlestick Injury and HIV - an Ethical and Legal Quandary [Invited talk]. Ayr General Hospital. Combined Divisional Hospital Meeting, 11 Aug 2008.
Dowie, A. (2008) Adults with Incapacity [Invited talk]. British Geriatrics Society Symposium. Ethical Issues in Care Homes. Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, 28 Feb 2008.
Dowie, A. (2008) Professional Wisdom: Public practice, Private Wisdom, 28 March 2008. Towards Professional Wisdom Conference, Edinburgh, UK, 26-28 March 2008.
Dowie, A. (2008) Virtual Patients, Real Ethics: Developing Cases for Online Learning. University of Glasgow, General Practice and Primary Care Teaching and Learning Event, 11 Sept 2008.
Dowie, A. (2007) The Values We Hold [Invited talk]. Royal College of General Practitioners North Faculty Annual General Meeting, Inverness, Scotland, 3 Oct 2007.
Dowie, A. (2007) The Scottish Doctor and Medical Ethics Curricula [Invited talk]. General Practice Tutors Conference, University of Aberdeen, Scotlan, 27 May 2007.
Dowie, A. (2007) Teaching Professionalism in the Early Years of a Medical Curriculum: a Qualitative Study. [Oral presentation]. Scottish Medical Schools Departments of General Practice, 18 Jan 2007.
Dowie, A. (2007) Teaching Professionalism in the Early Years of a Medical Curriculum: a Qualitative Study. [Oral presentation]. Association for the Study of Medical Education, Keele University, 11-13 July 2007.
Dowie, A. (2005) Introduction to Qualitative Research [Invited Talk]. One-Day Workshop at the University of Glasgow Department of General Practice and Primary Care, Glasgow, Scotland, 23 Jun 2005.
Dowie, A. (2004) Poster: Evaluation of a New Model for Vocational Training in General Practice in Angus. NHS Education for Scotland (NES) Conference: 'NES Educational Research: Today and Tomorrow', Glasgow, Scotland, 1 April 2004.
Dowie, A. (2002) Poster: Peer Participant Observation of Teaching (PPOT). Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE 2002), Lisbon, Portugal, 30 Aug 2002.
Dowie, A. (2002) Micro-Politically Sensitive Ethnography. University of Oxford Department of Sociology: ‘Dangerous, Difficult and Delicate: A Workshop on Problematic Qualitative Research’, Oxford, UK, 10 May 2002.
Dowie, A. (1997) Resistance to Change in a Scottish Christian Congregation. Association of Social Anthropologists of the UK and Commonwealth. Inaugural New Scholars Conference: ‘In whom, then, do we trust? Religion in a changing world’, University of Edinburgh, 18-19 March 1997.
Grants
Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.
- Scottish medical schools - online community of practice for medical ethics teachers
Higher Education Academy
2007 - 2012
Supervision
Professor Dowie’s recent and ongoing supervision of PhD research covers topics in international health care volunteering; oral health policy and governance in African States; and interpretations of informed medical consent in practice.
Teaching
Topics throughout the MBChB, BDS, and BN curricula:
• Introduction to ethics
• Ethical reasoning
• Values clarification
• Conscience
• Value of life
• Patient advocacy
• Introduction to law
• Confidentiality and disclosure
• Information law
• Consent
• Capacity law
• Law of negligence
• Equality law
• Family law
• Research ethics
• Human factors in patient safety
• Termination of pregnancy and the law
• Assisted suicide and the law
• Fatal Accident Inquiries
• Death certification
Global Health intercalated BSc: Introduction to epistemology
MSc Oral Sciences module: Medical and Research Ethics (whole semester).
