This is the website of Reidar K. Lie, Bergen, Norway. I am professor of Philosophy at the University of Bergen, and currently also Head of the Department. I am also an adjunct professor of bioethics at Peking Union Medical College, in Beijing China.
BIO:
Reidar K. Lie has a medical degree from
the University of Bergen and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of
Minnesota. He was the Director of the Center for Medical Ethics, University of
Oslo, before moving to the University of Bergen, where he is now professor of
Philosophy. From 2002 he worked in the Department of Bioethics, National
Institutes of Health, USA, where he was responsible for the Unit on
Multinational Research. From August 1, 2011 he is the Head of the Department of
Philosophy, University of Bergen. He was adjunct professor of research ethics at
Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand until 2008, and is now visiting
professor at the Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical
Sciences, Peking Union Medical College in Beijing, China. Lie has co-edited
several books, the most recent ones on Ethics and Evidence Based Medicine
published by Springer, and European Perspectives Health Care Ethics by Peeters.
He has published in the fields of basic cardiology, history and philosophy of
medicine, decision theory, research ethics and ethics and health policy. His
current research interests include ethical issues of international collaborative
research and ethical issues in health sector reform in developing countries. He
has been a consultant to WHO and UNAIDS on international research ethics, and
has organized training workshops on ethical issues in research and health care
in Latin America, Asia, Europe and Africa on behalf of WHO and
NIH. |