Bjørn Hofmann

Hofmann in 2019 Bjørn Morten Hofmann (born in Oslo, 20 July 1964) is a Norwegian researcher in philosophy of medicine and ethics with special interest for the relationship between epistemology and ethics.

His main subjects in the ''philosophy of medicine'' have been the concepts of health and disease. In the philosophy of medicine he has studied causation, rationality, evidence, bias, diagnosis, overdiagnosis, medicalization and futility. Reproductive technologies, biobanks, organ transplantation, organoids, and artificial intelligence (AI/ML) have been his main topics in the ethics of biotechnologies. Additionally, Hofmann has published in research ethics, ethics in health technology assessment (HTA), medical ethics, health services research, and science and technology studies. Provided by Wikipedia
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    On the Social Construction of Overdiagnosis; Comment on "Medicalisation and Overdiagnosis: What Society Does to Medicine"

    On the Social Construction of Overdiagnosis; Comment on "Medicalisation and Overdiagnosis: What Society Does to Medicine" by Bjørn Hofmann

    Published 2017
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    Hvordan vurdere etiske aspekter ved moderne helse- og velferdsteknologi?

    Hvordan vurdere etiske aspekter ved moderne helse- og velferdsteknologi? by Bjørn Hofmann

    Published 2019
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    Private practice dentists' conceptions of overtreatment: A qualitative study from Norway

    Private practice dentists' conceptions of overtreatment: A qualitative study from Norway by Julie Skrede Edvinsen, Bjørn Hofmann

    Published 2024
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    Ethics in HTA: Examining the "Need for Expansion"

    Ethics in HTA: Examining the "Need for Expansion" by Payam Abrishami, Wija Oortwijn, Bjørn Hofmann

    Published 2017
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    What can we learn from the SARS-COV-2 pandemic about the value of specific radiological examinations?

    What can we learn from the SARS-COV-2 pandemic about the value of specific radiological examinations? by Bjørn Hofmann, Eivind Richter Andersen, Elin Kjelle

    Published 2021
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    What Makes Some Diseases More Typical than Others? A Survey on the Impact of Disease Characteristics and Professional Background on Disease Typicality

    What Makes Some Diseases More Typical than Others? A Survey on the Impact of Disease Characteristics and Professional Background on Disease Typicality by Tore Hofstad, James A. Hampton, Bjørn Hofmann

    Published 2020
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    Variations in wait times for imaging services: a register-based study of self-reported wait times for specific examinations in Norway

    Variations in wait times for imaging services: a register-based study of self-reported wait times for specific examinations in Norway by Bjørn Hofmann, Ingrid Øfsti Brandsaeter, Elin Kjelle

    Published 2023
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    Ethical analysis to improve decision-making on health technologies

    Ethical analysis to improve decision-making on health technologies by Samuli I Saarni, Bjørn Hofmann, Kristian Lampe, Dagmar Lühmann, Marjukka Mäkelä, Marcial Velasco-Garrido, Ilona Autti-Rämö

    Published 2008
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