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RIIS, Povl was born on December 28, 1925 in Copenhagen. Son of Lars Otto and Eva Elisabeth (nee Erdmann) Riis.
RIIS, Povl was born on December 28, 1925 in Copenhagen. Son of Lars Otto and Eva Elisabeth (nee Erdmann) Riis.
Doctor of Medicine, University Copenhagen, 1952. Dr.Med. Science, University Copenhagen, 1959. Dr.Med.Sci. (honorary), University Odense, 1996.
Dr.Med.Sci. (honorary), Nord University Gothenburg, 1998.
Professor, of Internal Medicine, University of Copenhagen since 1974. Head of Gastroenterological Department C, Herlev University Hospital since 1976. Assistant; Chairman 1972-1974.
Chairman 1974; Chairman 1970-1972. Chairman Nordic Medical Publications Committee 1970-1972. Vice-President European Science Foundation (ESF) 1974-1977.
Executive Council since 1977. Chairman ESF Committee on Genetic Manipulation 1975-1977, Chairman ESF Liaison Committee on Genetic Manipulation 1977-1983. Chairman Danish Central ScientificEthical Committee since 1979, National Medical Board Danish Red Cross since 1985.
Danish Foreign Office delegation Helsinki negotiations, Hamburg 1980. Chairman National Medical Board of Danish Red Cross. Chairman Institute Organization of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 1986-1989.
Chairman National Center for First Aid and Health Promotion since 1991. Alfred Benzon.
Contributor: Handbook of Scientific Methodology (in Danish) since 1971, World Medical Association Helsinki Declaration 1975, We Shall All Die—but how? (in Danish) 1977. Author: Handbook of Internal Medicine (in Danish) 1968, Grenzen der Forschung 1980. Community and Ethics (in Danish) 1984, Medical Ethics (in Danish) 1985, Ethical Issues in Preventive Medicine 1985, Medical Science and the Advancement of World Health 1985, Bearing and Perspective 1988, The Appleton Consensus 1988, Face Death 1989, Ethics in Health Education 1990.Editor Nordic Medicine 1984. Many articles in medical journals. Lyrics to contemporary Danish compositions.
Chairman Nordic Cooperative Board for Medical Science, 1970-1972, Nordic Publication Board for Medicine, 1970-1972, Danish Medical Research Council, 1972-1974. Vice president European Science Foundation, 1974-1977, executive council, 1978-1983. Member Danish Helsinki Committee Human Rights, 1985-1990.
Chairman national medical committee Danish Red Cross, 1985-1993, executive council 1983-1993, chairman Committee First Aid and Health Promotion, 1991-1993. Chairman National Science Ethical Committee for Medicine, 1979-1998. Chairman Age Forum, since 1996.
Evaluator European Union, 1999. Member Council of Europe, CDBI, 1997. Member Nuffield Foundation Bioethics, 1999-1901, Foundation Psychiatry, 1996.
Member epidemiology council University Aarhus, 2005. Member International Organization for Study Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Vancouver Group International Medical Journal Editors, Royal College Physicians (honorary), Icelandic Medical Association (honorary)., Swedish Medical Association, Finnish Medical Association, Danish Dental Association (ethical committee 2000-2010).
Tennis, music, mountain walking.
Married Else Harne, May 1, 1954. Children: Eva, Karen, Mette, Jakob.