Eike-Henner Kluge

Eike-Henner Kluge FRSC is the first expert witness in medical ethics recognized by Canadian courts.[1] Dr. Kluge, has acted as an expert witness in Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario.[1] He is known for his work on contentious medical ethics issue such as abortion and the ethics of deliberate death in addition to privacy and medical informatics.[2][3] He established and was the first director of the Canadian Medical Association Department of Ethics and Legal Affairs.[4][5] Dr. Kluge, is the author of the International Medical Informatics Association's code of ethics and their ethics handbook.[6] Additionally, he is a fellow in the Royal Society of Canada.[2]

PhD

Eike-Henner Kluge
NationalityCanadian German
Alma materUniversity of Calgary University of Michigan
AwardsRoyal Society of Canada, Abbyann Lynch Medal
Main interests
Biomedical (Medical Ethics) and information ethics, topics in the history of philosophy.

Abortion

While the director of the Canadian Medical Association ethics and legal affairs, in 1991 drafted an analysis for a Senate committee about Bill C-43, which would sentence doctors to two years in jail for performing abortions where a woman's health is not at risk.[7] Kluge viewed that the bill was flawed ethically.[7] His presentation may have swayed two votes to change resulting in an unprecedented tied vote in January 1991 which resulted in the Senate not passing the Bill C-43.[7]

Deliberate Death

He was an expert witness in Rodriguez v British Columbia (AG) which was the first case to challenge section 241(b) of the Criminal Code and Carter v Canada (AG). Dr Kluge acted as ethics advisor to Sue Rodriguez.[8] He argues that, "there is no right to die—but there is a right to shape and end our lives in keeping with our competently-held values...It is all a matter of autonomy, beneficence and non-malfeasance."[9] Eike-Henner was also an expert witness in Carter v Canada (AG).

Law School Admission Council Investigation

Dr Kluge's complaint to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada lead to the Law School Admission Council's no longer being able to fingerprint LSAT test takers in Canada.[10]

Publications

Books
  • * William of Ockham's Commentary on Porphyry's Book of the Predicables, (serialised in Franciscan Studies, 1973-74).
  • The Practice of Death (1975)
  • The Metaphysics of Gottlob Frege: An Essay in Ontological Reconstruction (1980)
  • The Ethics of Deliberate Death (1981)
  • New human reproductive technologies : a preliminary perspective of the Canadian Medical Association (1991)
  • Readings in Biomedical Ethics: A Canadian Focus {1993; 1999; 2004)
  • The Ethics of Electronic Patient Records (2001)
  • A Handbook of Ethics for Health Informatics Professionals 2003)
  • Ethics in Health Care: A Canadian Focus (2013)
  • Ethics for Health Informatics Professionals: The IMIA Code,its Meaning and Implications (2016)
  • The Electronic Health Record: Ethical Considerations (2020)

Co-author books
  • Withholding Treatment from Defective Newborn Children (1985)
  • Home telehealth for chronic disease management (2008)

Documentaries
  • Shadow Company (2006) - As Self - Professor of Ethics[11]

Selected academic works
  • Kluge, Eike-Henner W. (1970). "Secure e-Health: Managing risks to patient health data". International Journal of Medical Informatics. 76 (5–6): 402–406. doi:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2006.09.003.
  • Kluge, Eike-Henner W. (2000), "Assisted Suicide, Ethics and the Law: The Implication of Autonomy and Respect for Persons, Equality and Justice, and Beneficence", in Prado, C. G. (ed.), Assisted Suicide: Canadian Perspectives, Ottawa, Canada: University of Ottawa Press, p. 83
  • Kluge, Eike-Henner W. (2015). "Ethical Considerations on Methods Used in Abortions". Health Care Analysis. 23 (1): 1–18. doi:10.1007/s10728-012-0232-1.

References
  1. "Eike-Henner Kluge - University of Victoria". UVic.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  2. "royal society Eike Kluge - University of Victoria". UVic.ca. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  3. Kluge, Eike-Henner W. (2001). The ethics of electronic patient records. New York: P. Lang. ISBN 0820452599. OCLC 45122866.
  4. "Eike-Henner Kluge - University of Victoria". UVic.ca. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  5. Kluge, Eike-Henner W. (1989). "The Canadian Scene". Hastings Center Report. 19 (6): 4–4.
  6. admin. "IMIA Code of Ethics - Updated Version 2016". IMIA. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  7. "royal society Eike Kluge - University of Victoria". UVic.ca. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  8. "royal society Eike Kluge - University of Victoria". UVic.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  9. "Dr. Eike-Henner Kluge: There is no such thing as the right to die". Choices In Dying Victoria. 2014-11-06. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  10. "Law School Admission Council Investigation, 2008 CanLII 28249 (PCC)". CANLII.
  11. Shadow Company, retrieved 2020-06-10
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