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-
Text from the model
Model: Knowledge and Norms, Epistemology and Ethics
Concepts
• Health
• Futility
• Over-diagnosis
• Disease, Illness, Sickness
• Biological material
• Autonomy
• Function(ing)
• Naturalness
• Enhancement
• Causality
• Paradox
Technology (norms of practice)
• Assessment (HTA)
• Emergence, framing, and formation of technology
• Ethics of technology (technology, norms, and values)
• ART
• Diagnostics
• Cancer screening
• Prenatal diagnosis
• Gene editing
Norms of knowledge
Science ethics
• Scientific misconduct (FFP)
• Publication ethics
• Research integrity
Knowledge generation
• Diagnosis, Classification
• Study design
• Validation
Forms of rationality
• Association/Causation
• Interference/Explanation
(Bio)medical ethics
• Clinical ethics:
• Surgery, organ tx, Palliation, Information, Competency, prioritization
• Autonomy/Consent/SDM
• Biobank, Heath registries
• Diagnostic dilemmas, incidental findings
• Screening
• Research ethics: Humans/animals
• Professional ethics