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Knut Erik Emberland

Associate Professor
  • E-mailknut.erik.emberland@uib.no
  • Visitor Address
    Alrek helseklynge, blokk D, Årstadveien 17
    5009 Bergen
  • Postal Address
    Postboks 7804
    5020 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
  • Show author(s) (2024). The associations between different types of infections and circadian preference and shift work. Chronobiology International.
  • Show author(s) (2023). The association between self-reported sleep problems, infection, and antibiotic use in patients in general practice. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 9 pages.
  • Show author(s) (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.
  • Show author(s) (2023). Prevalence and predictors of post-COVID-19 symptoms in general practice - a registry-based nationwide study. BMC Infectious Diseases. 11 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Respiratory tract infections in Norwegian primary care 2006–2015: a registry-based study. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. 173-180.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Restless legs syndrome - a study from general practice. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 12 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Consultations and antibiotic treatment for urinary tract infections in Norwegian primary care 2006–2015, a registry-based study. BMC Family Practice. 1-12.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Consultations and antibiotic treatment for urinary tract infections in Norwegian primary care 2006–2015, a registry-based study. BMC Primary Care.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Clinical features of gastroenteritis during a large waterborne Campylobacter outbreak in Askøy, Norway. Infection. 343-354.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Characteristics of hospitalized patients during a large waterborne outbreak of Campylobacter jejuni in Norway. PLOS ONE. 11 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Antibiotics for gastroenteritis in general practice and out-of-hours services in Norway 2006-15. Family Practice. 19-25.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Quality of life and its association with irritable bowel syndrome and fatigue ten years after giardiasis. Neurogastroenterology and Motility.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Consultations for gastroenteritis in general practice and out-of-hours services in Norway 2006–15. Family Practice. 614-620.
  • Show author(s) (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.
  • Show author(s) (2006). Outbreak of Salmonella Kedougou in Norway associated with salami, April-June 2006. Eurosurveillance.
Academic lecture
  • Show author(s) (2022). The association between insomnia, sleep duration and infections among patients in general practice.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Consultations and antibiotic treatment for UTIs in primary care, 2006-2015.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Management of gastrointestinal infections in the Nordic countries.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Irritable bowel syndrome, chronic fatigue and quality of life ten years after a Giardia lamblia epidemic in Norway 2004.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Gastroenteritis in primary care in Norway 2006-2015: encounters in general practice and out-of-hours services.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Gastroenteritis in Norway 2006-2015: consultations in primary care.
Editorial
  • Show author(s) (2016). Norske helsedata - en utilgjengelig skatt. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 1506-1506.
Short communication
  • Show author(s) (2007). Outbreak of Salmonella Weltevreden infections in Norway, Denmark and Finland associated with alfalfa sprouts, July-October 2007. Eurosurveillance.
Poster
  • Show author(s) (2023). National pharmacy practice standard for patient counselling about correct use of antibiotics in Norway.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Urinary tract infections in Norway, 2006-2015.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Irritable bowel syndrome, chronic fatigue and pain in a Norwegian primary care population.
Errata
  • Show author(s) (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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