Blar i NTNU Open på forfatter "Hofmann, Bjørn"
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PGD-ens paradokser
Hofmann, Bjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Bakgrunn: Preimplantasjonsgenetisk diagnostikk (PGD) er en genetisk undersøkelse av befruktede egg før de settes inn i livmoren i forbindelse med assistert reproduksjon. Hensikten med PGD er å unngå at det fremtidige barnet ... -
PGD-ens paradokser
Hofmann, Bjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Bakgrunn: Preimplantasjonsgenetisk diagnostikk (PGD) er en genetisk undersøkelse av befruktede egg før de settes inn i livmoren i forbindelse med assistert reproduksjon. Hensikten med PGD er å unngå at det fremtidige barnet ... -
Q-SEA – a tool for quality assessment of ethics analyses conducted as part of Health technology assessments
Scott, Anna Mae; Hofmann, Bjørn; Gutiérrez-Ibarluzea, Iñaki; Lysdahl, Kristin Bakke; Sandman, Lars; Bombard, Yvonne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Introduction: Assessment of ethics issues is an important part of health technology assessments (HTA). However, in terms of existence of quality assessment tools, ethics for HTA is methodologically underdeveloped in ... -
Research Integrity Among PhD Students at the Faculty of Medicine: A Comparison of Three Scandinavian Universities
Hofmann, Bjørn; Bredahl Jensen, Lone; Eriksen, Mette Brandt; Helgesson, Gert; Juth, Niklas; Holm, Søren (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This study investigates research integrity among PhD students in health sciences at three universities in Scandinavia (Stockholm, Oslo, Odense). A questionnaire with questions on knowledge, attitudes, experiences, and ... -
Smart-Glasses: Exposing and Elucidating the Ethical Issues
Hofmann, Bjørn; Haustein, Dusan; Landeweerd, Laurens (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)The objective of this study is to provide an overview over the ethical issues relevant to the assessment, implementation, and use of smart-glasses. The purpose of the overview is to facilitate deliberation, decision making, ... -
Surge in publications on early detection
Hofmann, Bjørn; Skolbekken, John-Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Articles in the medical literature on early detection tend to focus on benefits rather than harms, but does evidence on outcomes warrant this difference ask Bjørn Hofmann and John-Arne Skolbekken. -
Survey on the Research Misconduct and Questionable Research Practices of Medical Students, PhD Students, and Supervisors at the Zagreb School of Medicine in Croatia
Ljubenković, Ana Marija; Borovečki, Ana; Ćurković, Marko; Hofmann, Bjørn; Holm, Søren (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This cross-sectional study evaluates the knowledge, attitudes, experiences, and behavior of final year medical students, PhD students, and supervisors at the School of Medicine of the University of Zagreb in relation to ... -
The gene-editing of super-ego
Hofmann, Bjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)New emerging biotechnologies, such as gene editing, vastly extend our ability to alter the human being. This comes together with strong aspirations to improve humans not only physically, but also mentally, morally, and ... -
The new holism: P4 systems medicine and the medicalization of health and life itself
Vogt, Henrik; Hofmann, Bjørn; Getz, Linn Okkenhaug (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)The emerging concept of systems medicine (or ‘P4 medicine’—predictive, preventive, personalized and participatory) is at the vanguard of the post-genomic movement towards ‘precision medicine’. It is the medical application ... -
The overdiagnosis of what? On the relationship between the concepts of overdiagnosis, disease, and diagnosis
Hofmann, Bjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Overdiagnosis and disease are related concepts. Widened conceptions of disease increase overdiagnosis and vice versa. This is partly because there is a close and complex relationship between disease and overdiagnosis. In ... -
Tidlig ultralyd i svangerskapsomsorgen
Lauvrak, Vigdis; Norderhaug, Inger Natvig; Hagen, Gunhild; Movik, Espen; Acharya, Ganesh; Forus, Anne; Hofmann, Bjørn; Johnsen, Synnøve Lian; Kaasen, Anne; Melve, Kari Klungsøyr; Markestad, Trond; Salvesen, Kjell Å; Staff, Annetine; Roksund, Gisle; Klemp, Marianne; Fure, Brynjar (Research report, 2012) -
Too much technology
Hofmann, Bjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Medical excess has been identified as a key problem in modern health care. Overdiagnosis, overtreatment, and medicalization are identified in a wide range of fields. We seem to do too much of a good thing. Like in a Greek ... -
Variation in caries treatment proposals among dentists in Norway: the best interest of the child
Rønneberg, Anne; Skaare, Anne B; Hofmann, Bjørn; Espelid, Ivar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Aim To explore variation in treatment-related-decisions for severe caries in children among dentists in the Public Dental Service (PDS) in Norway. It was also to evaluate the treatment choices in relation to the best ... -
Why not integrate ethics in HTA: identification and assessment of the reasons
Hofmann, Bjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)From the conception of HTA in the 1970s it has been argued that addressing ethical issues is an element of HTA, and many methods for integrating ethics in HTA have become available. However, despite almost 40 years with ... -
Why simulation can be efficient: on the preconditions of efficient learning in complex technology based practices
Hofmann, Bjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009)Background: It is important to demonstrate learning outcomes of simulation in technology based practices, such as in advanced health care. Although many studies show skills improvement and selfreported change to practice, ... -
‘You are inferior!’ Revisiting the expressivist argument
Hofmann, Bjørn (Journal article, 2017)According to the expressivist argument the choice to use biotechnologies to prevent the birth of individuals with specific disabilities is an expression of disvalue for existing people with this disability. The argument ... -
Young blood rejuvenates old bodies: a call for reflection when moving from mice to men
Hofmann, Bjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Connecting the circulatory system of old and young mice (parabiosis) is documented to have rejuvenating effects on cells, tissues, organs, and functions. A wide range of benefits are envisioned. Blood-based rejuvenation ...