CV Heikki Pälve – engl

CV – Heikki Pälve, MD, Ph.D
CEO, Finnish Medical Association 2005 ->
Born 1954
Education:
Specialist in Anaesthesia and Intensive care (1987)
Special competency in emergency medical care
Competency in Medical Administration
Work history:
Associate professor of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care in Turku University 1988 – 2005
Senior Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care in Turku University Hospital 1988 –
2005
Helicopter Emergency Physician 1998 – 2002
Positions of trust:
President of the Finnish Medical Association (FMA) 2001 – 2003
Member of the Delegates Committee of the FMA 1986 – 1991, 1995 – 2000
Vice – President of the Employees’ Organisation of the Academics’ in Finland 2005-2007 and
2011 – 2013
Board Member of the Employees’ Organisation of the Academics in Finland 2005 ->
Member of the City Council of Turku 2005 – 2012
Board member of the Turku University 1993 – 1995
International positions:
Board member of the European Doctor´s Organization (CPME) 2005 –
Vice-President of the CPME 2012-2015
WMA Council Member 2013-2017
Chairperson of the WMA Medical Ethics Committee 2013-2017
Ethical activities:
Member of the ethics committee of the FMA 2005 ->
Chair of the Committee on principles of ethical marketing of the Physician’s services 2005 ->,
member of the committee 2001 – 2003
Chair of the “Honorary Court” of the FMA 2006 ->
Chair of the Task force for the project of ´Physician’s autonomy in the service of the society’
launched by the FMA 2014 – 2016
Chair of the organizing committee of the ’Year of Collegiality’ of the FMA 2013
Chair of the organizing committee of the ’Year of Medical ethics’ of the FMA 2014
Family:
Wife Anneli, two sons and two grand-children
Hobbies:
Jogging, crosscountry skiing
Publications:
Three examples of scientific publications:
Heikki Pälve, Arno Vuori. Pulse oximetry during low cardiac output and hypothermia states
immediately after open heart surgery. Crit Care Med 1989;17:66-69
Olli-Pekka Ryynanen, Timo Iirola, Janne Reitala, Heikki Palve and Antti Malmivaara: Is advanced life
support better than basic life support in prehospital care? A systematic review
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 18:62 (23 Nov 2010)
H Pälve, O Kirvelä, H Olin, E Syvälahti & J Kanto. Maximum recommended doses of lignocaine are
not toxic. Br J Anesth 1995;74:
Numerous articles and publications relating to medical ethics, euthanasia, health policies,
anaesthesiology, emergency care, etc.