- E-mailknut.erik.emberland@uib.no
- Visitor AddressAlrek helseklynge, blokk D, Årstadveien 175009 Bergen
- Postal AddressPostboks 78045020 Bergen
Main areas of research interests:
- Infections and antibiotic treatment in primary health care
- Association between sleep disorders and infections
- Complications following infections
- Outbreaks of infectious diseases
- Gastrointestinal infections
- Respiratory infections and COVID-19
- Urinary tract infections
Short biography:
- 2022 - present. Associate professo, University of Bergen, Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care (IGS)
- 2022- present. Resident general practitioner 50 %, Solli District Psychiatric Center (DPS)
- Sep 2022 - Aug 2023 Adviser 20 % The Antibiotic Centre for Primary Care, University of Oslo
- 2021 - Ph.d. UoB/IGS. Thesis: Gastroenteritis in Norwegian primary care. Time trends and a largewaterborne outbreak
- 2013 ‑ 2015 Bergen Municipality, School Medical Officer at Bønes skole and Fjellsdalen skole
- 2011 ‑ 2017 General Practitioner, Helsetorget DA, Bergen Municipality
MED5/MED6 Antibitotic Treatment of Tespiratory Infections in General Practice
MED6 Management of Acute Abdomen in Emergency Primary Health Care
MED6 Emergency Primary Health Care
MED11 Cognitiv Behavioural Thereapy in General Practice
MED12 Mistakes and Unfortunate Events in Medical Practice
MED12 Facing Death as a Medical Doctor
MED12 Medically Unexplained Symptoms
Mentor in the Mentoring Scheme
Academic article
- (2024). The associations between different types of infections and circadian preference and shift work. Chronobiology International.
- (2023). The association between self-reported sleep problems, infection, and antibiotic use in patients in general practice. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 9 pages.
- (2023). Self-reported short and long sleep duration, sleep debt and insomnia are associated with several types of infections: Results from the Norwegian practice-based research network in general practice – PraksisNett. Sleep Medicine: X. 9 pages.
- (2023). Prevalence and predictors of post-COVID-19 symptoms in general practice - a registry-based nationwide study. BMC Infectious Diseases. 11 pages.
- (2022). Respiratory tract infections in Norwegian primary care 2006–2015: a registry-based study. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. 173-180.
- (2021). Restless legs syndrome - a study from general practice. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 12 pages.
- (2021). Consultations and antibiotic treatment for urinary tract infections in Norwegian primary care 2006–2015, a registry-based study. BMC Family Practice. 1-12.
- (2021). Consultations and antibiotic treatment for urinary tract infections in Norwegian primary care 2006–2015, a registry-based study. BMC Primary Care.
- (2021). Clinical features of gastroenteritis during a large waterborne Campylobacter outbreak in Askøy, Norway. Infection. 343-354.
- (2021). Characteristics of hospitalized patients during a large waterborne outbreak of Campylobacter jejuni in Norway. PLOS ONE. 11 pages.
- (2021). Antibiotics for gastroenteritis in general practice and out-of-hours services in Norway 2006-15. Family Practice. 19-25.
- (2019). Quality of life and its association with irritable bowel syndrome and fatigue ten years after giardiasis. Neurogastroenterology and Motility.
- (2019). Consultations for gastroenteritis in general practice and out-of-hours services in Norway 2006–15. Family Practice. 614-620.
- (2012). Salmonellosis and charter tourism: epidemiology and trends of imported human cases to Norway from the Canary Islands and Thailand, 1994-2008. Epidemiology and Infection. 1655-1662.
- (2006). Outbreak of Salmonella Kedougou in Norway associated with salami, April-June 2006. Eurosurveillance.
Academic lecture
- (2022). The association between insomnia, sleep duration and infections among patients in general practice.
- (2019). Consultations and antibiotic treatment for UTIs in primary care, 2006-2015.
- (2017). Management of gastrointestinal infections in the Nordic countries.
- (2017). Irritable bowel syndrome, chronic fatigue and quality of life ten years after a Giardia lamblia epidemic in Norway 2004.
- (2017). Gastroenteritis in primary care in Norway 2006-2015: encounters in general practice and out-of-hours services.
- (2017). Gastroenteritis in Norway 2006-2015: consultations in primary care.
Editorial
- (2016). Norske helsedata - en utilgjengelig skatt. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 1506-1506.
Short communication
- (2007). Outbreak of Salmonella Weltevreden infections in Norway, Denmark and Finland associated with alfalfa sprouts, July-October 2007. Eurosurveillance.
Poster
- (2023). National pharmacy practice standard for patient counselling about correct use of antibiotics in Norway.
- (2018). Urinary tract infections in Norway, 2006-2015.
- (2018). Irritable bowel syndrome, chronic fatigue and pain in a Norwegian primary care population.
Errata
- (2022). Correction to: Clinical features of gastroenteritis during a large waterborne Campylobacter outbreak in Askøy, Norway (Infection, (2022), 50, 2, (343-354), 10.1007/s15010-021-01652-3). Infection. 355-357.
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