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Bjørn Hofmann

NTNU Gjøvik and University of Oslo, Norway
Verified email at medisin.uio.no
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[HTML][HTML] Making sense of complexity in context and implementation: the Context and Implementation of Complex Interventions (CICI) framework

LM Pfadenhauer, A Gerhardus, K Mozygemba… - Implementation …, 2017 - Springer
Background The effectiveness of complex interventions, as well as their success in reaching
relevant populations, is critically influenced by their implementation in a given context …

On the triad disease, illness and sickness

B Hofmann - The Journal of medicine and philosophy, 2002 - academic.oup.com
The point of departure for this article is a review of the discussion between Twaddle and
Nordenfelt on the concepts of disease, illness, and sickness, and the objective is to …

Ethical challenges with welfare technology: a review of the literature

B Hofmann - Science and engineering ethics, 2013 - Springer
Demographical changes in high income counties will increase the need of health care
services but reduce the number of people to provide them. Welfare technology is launched …

Broadening consent—and diluting ethics?

B Hofmann - Journal of medical ethics, 2009 - jme.bmj.com
Biobank research is potentially fruitful. It is argued that broad consent is acceptable for future
research on biological material because a) the benefit is high, b) it pays respect to people's …

[HTML][HTML] The new holism: P4 systems medicine and the medicalization of health and life itself

H Vogt, B Hofmann, L Getz - Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, 2016 - Springer
The emerging concept of systems medicine (or 'P4 medicine'—predictive, preventive,
personalized and participatory) is at the vanguard of the post-genomic movement towards …

Context and implementation: a concept analysis towards conceptual maturity

LM Pfadenhauer, K Mozygemba, A Gerhardus… - Zeitschrift für Evidenz …, 2015 - Elsevier
Context and implementation of health interventions have received increasing attention over
the past decade, in particular with respect to their influence on the effectiveness and reach of …

Toward a procedure for integrating moral issues in health technology assessment

B Hofmann - International journal of technology assessment in …, 2005 - cambridge.org
Objectives: Although ethics has been on the agenda in health technology assessment (HTA)
since its inception, the integration of moral issues is still not standard and is performed in a …

Is there a technological imperative in health care?

B Hofmann - International journal of technology assessment in …, 2002 - cambridge.org
The question in the title will be addressed by first answering the question: What is a
technological imperative? A review of the literature makes it clear that there are many …

[PDF][PDF] Ethical analysis to improve decision-making on health technologies

SI Saarni, B Hofmann, K Lampe… - Bulletin of the World …, 2008 - SciELO Public Health
Health technology assessment (HTA) is the multidisciplinary study of the implications of the
development, diffusion and use of health technologies. It supports health-policy decisions by …

[HTML][HTML] What causes increasing and unnecessary use of radiological investigations? A survey of radiologists' perceptions

KB Lysdahl, BM Hofmann - BMC health services research, 2009 - Springer
Background Growth in use and overuse of diagnostic imaging significantly impacts the
quality and costs of health care services. What are the modifiable factors for increasing and …