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Erik Gustavsson is a Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor at Linköping University, holding dual appointments in the Department of Philosophy and Applied Ethics (FTE) and the Department of Culture and Society (IKOS). He is an active member of the Philosophy and Applied Ethics research environment and contributes to the Health and Medical Services Analysis Unit.
Dr. Gustavsson's research focuses on medical ethics with special emphasis on healthcare priority setting and resource allocation. His work explores ethical dilemmas in determining which patients receive limited resources such as ICU beds, particularly in contexts of pandemics, disasters, and rare disease treatments. He has made significant contributions to understanding how public values should inform healthcare prioritization frameworks and how concepts like 'cure' impact ethical decision-making.
His publication trends reveal a strong focus on practical applications of ethical theory to contemporary healthcare challenges, with recent work addressing post-COVID conditions, rare disease resource allocation, and crisis triage protocols. These publications appear in leading bioethics journals including the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry and Journal of Medical Ethics.
Gustavsson actively disseminates his research through the university's 'Fakultet' podcast series, where he discusses difficult ethical choices in healthcare with both academic and public audiences. He is also a key participant in a major 30 million Swedish Research Council project examining post-COVID from epistemological, philosophical and sociocultural perspectives.
His work connects with the Priority Center and Center for Medical Humanities and Bioethics at Linköping University, contributing to interdisciplinary conversations about healthcare ethics and societal values. His research methodology often combines theoretical philosophical analysis with empirical studies of public values regarding healthcare priorities.
