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Thomas Mildestvedt, PhD-student, Section for General Practice and Haukeland University Hospital

Born: August 21st 1972

Section for General Practice
Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care
University of Bergen
Kalfarveien 31, 5018 Bergen

Tel +47 55586163/99742658 (mobile)
Fax +47 55586130

E-mail: Thomas.Mildestvedt@isf.uib.no


Supervisor

Main supervisor:

  • Eivind Meland, Professor, MD, PhD, Section for General Practice, Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen


Education
  • 1988-1991 Gimle videregående skole (High School)
  • 1991: Ex. Phil University of Bergen
  • 1992-1998: Medical School, University of Bergen


Relevant positions
  • Summers 97 & 98: Student resident, Bergen Emergency Ward
  • 1999: Internship, Sørlandet sykehus Kristiansand.
  • Jan-july 2000 Internship, general practice Hægebostad.
  • 2000-2001 Civil worker, Navigators students association in Bergen
  • June 2001- june 2002 General practitioner in Bergen, full time
  • April 2001-desember 2005 Health station physician 8%.
  • 2002-2006 General practitioner half time.
  • 2002 - 2006: Par time MD-student, Section for General Practice
  • September 2006 Assistant resident, Department of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital


Research interests
  • Motivation for lifestyle changes, cardiac rehabilitation, communication, heart diseases, medical education, family issues.


PhD project
  • Motivating cardiac rehabilitation patients to maintain lifestyle changes.


Publications
List of publications
  • Mildestvedt T, Meland E. Examining the 'Matthew Effect' on the motivation and ability to make lifestyle changes in 217 heart rehabilitation patients. Scand J Public Health 2007; 35:140-147.
  • Mildestvedt T, Meland E, Eide GE. No difference in lifestyle changes by adding individual counselling to group-based rehabilitation RCT among coronary heart disease patients. Scand J Public Health 2007; 35:591-598.
  • Mildestvedt T, Meland E, Eide GE. How important are individual counselling, expectancy beliefs and autonomy for the maintenance of exercise after cardiac rehabilitation? Scand J Public Health 2008; Epub 8th Aug.
  • Mildestvedt T, Meland E, Folmo S, Eide GE, Williams G. Cognitive behaviour modification and autonomy support in heart rehabilitation - is personal choice beneficial? Submitted 2008


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