2017

In a study recently published in Journal of Medical Ethics the authors – Berit Bringedal, Karin Isaksson Rø, Morten Magelssen, Reidun Førde and Olaf Gjerløw Aasland – showes that viewing dilemmas as role conflicts can be a fruitful approach to the discussions about ethical dilemmas in professional practice.

The aim of this study by Kjerstin Nilsson, LEFO's guest researcher Fredrik Bååthe, Annette Erichsen Andersson and Mette Sandoff has been to explore learning experiences from the two first years of the implementation of value-based healthcare (VBHC) at a large Swedish University Hospital.

In a study recently published in Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care the authors - Nilsen K, Aasland OG, Klouman E - shares knowledge and attitudes among public health nurses and general practitioners in Northern Norway after introduction of the vaccine in the school-based vaccination programme.

- Regardless of strategi, managers and clinical leaders need to develop increased competence in change management, is the conclusion of a study from LEFO's guest researcher Fredrik Bååthe in Leadership & Organization Development Journal (LODJ).

Gaski M, Halvorsen PA, Aaraas IJ, Aasland OG. Tidsskr Nor Legeforen 2017:137: 1026-31. A peer reviewed article in both Norwegian and English: Does the University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway educate doctors to work in rural communities?

A repeated cross-sectional survey in all medical specialties in Norway between 1993 and 2014 shows that a substantial proportion of doctors experience threats and real acts of violence during their work-time career (Johansen IH, Baste V, Rosta J, Aasland OG, Morken T. BMJ Open 2017 Aug 11; 7 (8): e017757).

Interesting patterns in doctor's mortality is discussed in an editorial from LEFO's senior researcher Olaf Gjerløw Aasland (Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2017 Sep;61(8):874-875).

En ny rapport om spesialistutdanningen viser stadig forbedringspotensial for veiledning og supervisjon i sykehusene.

This study showed that experiencing moral doubt is related to some one’s normative attitude towards coercion (Molewijk B, Kok A, Husum A, Pedersen R, Aasland O. BMC Medical Ethics 2017 May 25; 18(1):37).