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Reidar K. Lie, MD, PhD
Reidar K. Lie has a medical degree from the University of Bergen and a PhD 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 Professor of Philosophy. He is now a senior staff scientist in the Department of Bioethics, where he is responsible for the Unit on Multinational Research. He is also adjunct professor of research ethics at Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Dr. Lie has co-edited five books or special issues of journals, and published in the areas 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 directed major collaborative projects on ethics and health policy in Thailand and Sri Lanka, and coordinated and participated in several bioethics projects funded by the European Commission. 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.
