Povl Riis
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Prof. Povl Riis is a Danish gastroenterologist. He was a Professor at the University of Copenhagen
in Denmark
from 1974 to 1996.
In 1956 he used, for the first time, amniocentesis
to make an antenatal diagnose of sexual related genetic disease.
Riis also served as president of National Research Ethics Committee of Denmark, created in 1979. He wrote the second version of the Helsinki Declaration of Human Research
in 1975 with Prof. Bloomquist (Sweden) and Prof. Engers (Norway). He is also a founding member of Vancouver Group of Medical Editors.
Riis received his MD from the University of Copenhagen
in 1952 and DM Sci in 1959. He served there as a professor of medicine from 1974-96. He was also vice president of the European Science Foundation from 1974-77 and the Chairman of the Danish Medical Research Council from 1972-77.
University of Copenhagen
The University of Copenhagen is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Denmark. Founded in 1479, it has more than 37,000 students, the majority of whom are female , and more than 7,000 employees. The university has several campuses located in and around Copenhagen, with the...
in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
from 1974 to 1996.
In 1956 he used, for the first time, amniocentesis
Amniocentesis
Amniocentesis is a medical procedure used in prenatal diagnosis of chromosomal abnormalities and fetal infections, in which a small amount of amniotic fluid, which contains fetal tissues, is sampled from the amnion or amniotic sac surrounding a developing fetus, and the fetal DNA is examined for...
to make an antenatal diagnose of sexual related genetic disease.
Riis also served as president of National Research Ethics Committee of Denmark, created in 1979. He wrote the second version of the Helsinki Declaration of Human Research
Declaration of Helsinki
The Declaration of Helsinki is a set of ethical principles regarding human experimentation developed for the medical community by the World Medical Association . It is widely regarded as the cornerstone document of human research ethics...
in 1975 with Prof. Bloomquist (Sweden) and Prof. Engers (Norway). He is also a founding member of Vancouver Group of Medical Editors.
Riis received his MD from the University of Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen
The University of Copenhagen is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Denmark. Founded in 1479, it has more than 37,000 students, the majority of whom are female , and more than 7,000 employees. The university has several campuses located in and around Copenhagen, with the...
in 1952 and DM Sci in 1959. He served there as a professor of medicine from 1974-96. He was also vice president of the European Science Foundation from 1974-77 and the Chairman of the Danish Medical Research Council from 1972-77.
External links
- Povl Riis in Den Store Danske