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James McTavish

Philippines
Institution Verbum Dei Missionaries
Position Zone Philippines responsible
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Email Address jamesmctavishfmvd@yahoo.co.uk
Prior Education Background
  • Studied Medicine at Cambridge University, England (MB, BChir, 1992)
  • Gained Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCSEd, 1997)
  • Bachelor's in Theology at Urbaniana University, Rome (2006)
  • License in Moral Theology, Alphonsianum, Rome (STL)
  • Masters in Bioethics, Regina Apostolorum, Rome (MA)
Research Interests
  • Bioethics/Medical Ethics
  • Fundamental Moral Theology
  • Gender and Sexual Ethics
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Human Rights
  • Social Ethics
  • Spirituality
Past Events
  • Sarajevo 2018
  • Bangalore 2015
Recent Publications
  • “The pediatrician as prophet,” The Linacre Quarterly, Journal of Catholic Medical Association, USA, 87 (1) 2020, 43-52
  • “How should my practice of medicine be different because of my Catholic faith?” The Linacre Quarterly, Journal of Catholic Medical Association, USA, 86 (1) 2019, 134-138
  • Dominic JC Wilkinson, Maria Esterlita Villanueva-Uy, Dean Hayden and James McTavish; on behalf of PSNbM Consensus Working Group “Decision-making around resuscitation of extremely preterm infants in the Philippines: A consensus guideline.” Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (2019), 1-6. doi:10.1111/jpc.14552
  • “Solving ethical conundrums by pressing delete,” Catholic Medical Quarterly, Journal of the Catholic Medical Association (UK), Volume 69 (2) May 2019, Editorial, 3
  • “Same -Sex Attraction and the Priesthood,” Ethics and Medics, National Catholic Bioethics Center, Philadelphia, USA, Vol. 44 No. 4, April 2019, 1-4
  • “Pastoral Accompaniment of Female Teenage Victims of Sexual Abuse,” Boletín Eclesiástico de Filipinas, Vol. XCIV, Nos. 935-936, Sept-Dec 2018, 659-664
  • “Gender Ideology Leads to Gender Confusion,” Ethics and Medics, National Catholic Bioethics Center, Philadelphia, USA, Vol. 43 No. 11, Nov 2018, 3-4
  • “Exterminate! Exterminate,” Babies with Downs at risk. Ethics and Medics, National Catholic Bioethics Center, Philadelphia, USA, Vol. 43 No. 9, Sept 2018, 1-2
  • “Jesus the divine Physician,” The Linacre Quarterly, Journal of Catholic Medical Association, USA, 85 (1) 2018, 18-23
  • “Devastating consequences of sex trafficking on women’s health,” The Linacre Quarterly, Journal of Catholic Medical Association, USA, 84 (4) 2017, 367-379
Professional Activities and Affiliations
  • Member of Catholic Medical Association, USA
  • Member of National Catholic Bioethics Center, Philadelphia, USA
  • Guest lecturer, Verbum Dei Theological Institute, Spain
  • Member of Philippine Society of Newborn Medicine Consensus Working group
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