Bjørn Hofmann

Academic interests

• Health technology
• Philosophy of medicine
• (Bio)medical ethics
• Ethics in health technology assessment
• Philosophy of health sciences and technology

More information about Hofmann's academic interests

Courses taught

• Medical ethics
• Philosophy of science
• Philosophy of medicine and health care (basic concepts)
• Hva er sykdom [Ethical and epistemological challenges with the concept of disease]

Background

• Ph.D in philosophy of medicine
• M.Sc. in biomedical engineering
• Philosophy and history of ideas

Positions held

• United Nations Scientific Committee for Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR), member of expert group Attribution of health effects to radiation exposure, 2009-2011.
• Member of the National Board for Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis, 2010-14.
• Member of the Council for The Norwegian University for Science and Technology’s strategic program for medical technology, Trondheim 2009-2013.
• Member of working group on newborn screening by the Directorate of Health, 2008.
• Member of the Directorate for Health and Social Affairs, reference group for biopolitical issues (Bioreferansegruppa), 01.07.2007-01.07.2010.
• Member of working group in EUNETHTA (European Network for HTA Agencies) in the elaboration of a ”core model” for integrating ethics in health technology assessment, 2006.
• Board member, Ethics program, University of Oslo, 2006-9.

Collaboration

• EUNETHTA (European Network for HTA Agencies)
• Working Group on Ethics i International Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessments (INAHTA), 2005-