Early detection: Always beneficial?
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 the RESET member John-Arne Skolbekken in a recent article in the BMJ. The article is HERE The article is presented in GEMINI HERE
Berge Solberg on the hype of new medical technologies
In Klasseskampen, Reset member Berge Solberg is interviewed in the series “The New Human Being”. Read the interview (in Norwegian) HERE and HERE
Professor Berge Solberg on selective reduction in Adresseavisen
Berge Solberg, Professor in Medical Ethics, is interviewed about the dilemmas of selective reduction of fetuses in multifetal pregnancies (in Norwegian).
Professor Bjørn Myskja on egg donation (video)
Should donation of eggs be allowed in Norway? How to decide? Professor Bjørn Myskja, Vice Head of The Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board, shares his thoughts in this video (In Norwegian).
Workshop: Response/Ability
Exercises in responsible research and innovation from art, science and humanities perspectives Trondheim Art Society/Trondhjem Kunstforeningen 17-18 November 2016 This two-day workshop invites humanists, artists and scientists to reflect on ideas and practices of responsibility, and their role in research, innovation and art practices. Academic research is usually judged by standards of epistemic excellence, that […]
Interview with RESET member Bjørn Myskja in Adresseavisen
RESET member Bjørn Kåre Myskja is interviewed in Adresseavisen September 6th. “Ønsker fleksible løsninger når folk har samvittighetskvaler på jobben“.
Workshop June 2016
Time: 13-14 June. Place: St. Olav MTS21 Medisinsk teknisk senter The workshop investigates how scientific visions of the common good expressed in the Life Sciences may come in conflict with other concerns. We discuss short term and long-term research efforts to release the potentials of Big Data This workshop is arranged by RESET (The Research […]
September 2015: Knowledge Management and the Futures of our Society
September 8-9, Medical Faculty MTS11, NTNU Programme Visions of Systems Biology carry hopes of understanding biology better thereby enabling the improvement of a range of practices within our society. In particular, systems biology holds promises for enhancing the health sector and being an essential approach towards personalized medicine. Innovative interdisciplinary collaborative structures as well as […]
HUNT Workshop September 2015
Time for a New Approach for Consent and Engagement in Large Population-based Health Studies RESET – the Research Group on the Ethos of Technology at NTNU and the HUNT 4 Ethics advisory board welcomes you to our workshop on consent. This is a timely workshop as the Health Survey of Nord-Trøndelag is planning their fourth […]
September 2015: Engagement and participatory day in the HUNT-study
Dato: Mandag 21. september 2015 Tid: kl. 17:00-19:00 Sted: HUNT-Forskningssenter (Levanger) I 2017 vil Helseundersøkelsen i Nord-Trøndelag samle inn data og blodprøver (HUNT4). Flere mener at du som deltaker bør være bedre informert om og mer involvert i det som skjer med dine blodprøver og helseopplysninger. Men her strides de lærde… Nå er tiden kommet […]
