Professor Søren Holm, BA, MA, MD, PhD, DrMedSci is Professorial Fellow in Bioethics and Director of the Cardiff Centre for Ethics, Law and Society at the University of Cardiff, UK, as well as Professor of Medical Ethics (part-time) at the Section for Medical Ethics at the University of Oslo, Norway.

He holds degrees in medicine, philosophy, and health care ethics, and two doctoral degrees in medical ethics.

He is the Editor in Chief of the Journal of Medical Ethics and of book series for Oxford University Press and Ashgate.

He has interests in many areas of medical ethics and philosophy of medicine and is currently President of the European Society for the Philosophy of Medicine and Health Care.

Competing Interests
Have you in the past five years accepted the following from an organisation that may in any way gain or lose financially from the publication of papers in the BMJ?
a) Reimbursement for attending a symposium?
Yes. From a number of universities and the EU Commission
b) A fee for speaking?
Yes. From a number of unviersities
c) A fee for organising education?
No
d) Funds for research?
No
e) Funds for a member of staff?
No
f) Fees for consulting?
No
Have you in the past five years been employed by any organisation that may in any way gain or lose financially from the publication of papers in the BMJ?
No
a) Do you hold any stocks or shares in an organisation?
No
b) Do you have any other competing financial interests?
No
c) I have no competing interests/I have the following competing interests?
No