Lars T. Fadnes
- E-mailLars.Fadnes@uib.no
- Phone+47 55 58 83 89
- Visitor AddressKalfarveien 31Bergen
- Postal AddressPostboks 78045020 Bergen
Diet and nutrition: Diet as treatment and prevention of chronic diseases. Anthropometric scoring systems, growth velocity and nutritional assessment of populations, regression analysis. Physical activity and weight change.
Immigrant health: Health services use, morbidity and medication of immigrants.
Treatment and health outcomes linked to health care structure among people with substance use: Treatment of hepatitis C linked to health system and structure and impact on health outcomes in terms of quality of life, mortality, satisfaction with health care.
Global perspectives: Child morbidity and mortality, interventions to reduce morbidity and mortality and global perspectives. Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Biological aspects on vertical HIV-transmission and strategies to prevent and reduce HIV-transmission.
Diet and nutrition
Diet as treatment and prevention of chronic diseases. Anthropometric scoring systems, growth velocity and nutritional assessment of populations, regression analysis.
Immigrant health
Health services use, morbidity and medication of immigrants.
Clinical teaching in family medicine
Clinical teaching in family medicine and supervision of medical students and doctors.
Treatment and health outcomes linked to health care structure among people with substance use
Treatment of hepatitis C linked to health system and structure and impact on health outcomes in terms of quality of life, mortality, satisfaction with health care.
Experimental and observational epidemiology
Intensive course in experimental epidemiology with focus on how to conduct, analyse and interpret trials and a similar course in observational epidemiology. Vaccination analysis with the use of R and R commander including basic epidemiology and statistics as well as a short introduction into regression models.
Child health in a global perspective
Child and maternal morbidity and mortality, interventions to reduce morbidity and mortality and global perspectives. Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Biological aspects on vertical HIV-transmission and strategies to prevent and reduce HIV-transmisssion.
Health systems and oral health
Health insurance, social welfare, health regulations, planning and evaluation of health services.
Health effects of climate change
Overview of health effects of climate change and different interventions to adapt and minimise negative impacts.
- (2023). Validation of a brief version of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS-16) with an older Norwegian population. European Journal of Ageing.
- (2023). The efficacy of integrated hepatitis C virus treatment in relieving fatigue in people who inject drugs: a randomized controlled trial. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy.
- (2023). The association between psychological distress and alcohol consumption and physical activity: a population-based cohort study. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 13 pages.
- (2023). Perceived Change in Quality of Life Related to Treatment of Hepatitis C Infection among People with Substance Use Disorder: A Qualitative Study. Health and Social Care in the Community. 9 pages.
- (2023). Needs for help and received help for those bereaved by a drug-related death: a cross-sectional study. Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (NAD).
- (2023). Emotional Eating and Changes in High-Sugar Food and Drink Consumption Linked to Psychological Distress and Worries: A Cohort Study from Norway. Nutrients. 1-14.
- (2023). Drug Death-Bereaved Parents’ Perspectives on Family Interactions and Help Needs: A Qualitative Study. Contemporary family therapy.
- (2023). Behandling av hepatitt C og endringer i rusmiddelbruk – en kvalitativ studie. Sykepleien Forskning.
- (2023). Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and their relation to diagnosed ADHD, sociodemographic characteristics, and substance use among patients receiving opioid agonist therapy: a Norwegian cohort study. BMC Psychiatry.
- (2022). Vitamin D status and associations with substance use patterns among people with severe substance use disorders in Western Norway. Scientific Reports. 1-9.
- (2022). Vitamin B12 Levels, Substance Use Patterns and Clinical Characteristics among People with Severe Substance Use Disorders: A Cohort Study from Western Norway. Nutrients. 10 pages.
- (2022). The social health domain of people bereaved by a drug-related death and associations with professional help: a cross-sectional study. Death Studies. 1-12.
- (2022). Quality of life among young people in Norway during the COVID‑19 pandemic. A longitudinal study. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 11 pages.
- (2022). Prevalence and correlates of suicide attempts in high-risk populations: a cross-sectional study among patients receiving opioid agonist therapy in Norway. BMC Psychiatry. 8 pages.
- (2022). Parental stress during the COVID-19 pandemic: A one-year follow-up. PLOS ONE. 1-16.
- (2022). Integration of smoking cessation into standard treatment for patients receiving opioid agonist therapy who are smoking tobacco: protocol for a randomised controlled trial (ATLAS4LAR). Trials.
- (2022). Increased gaming during COVID-19 predicts physical inactivity among youth in Norway - a two-wave longitudinal cohort study. Frontiers in Public Health. 1-8.
- (2022). Impact of liver fibrosis and clinical characteristics on dose-adjusted serum methadone concentrations. Journal of Addictive Diseases. 11 pages.
- (2022). Folate Status as a Nutritional Indicator among People with Substance Use Disorder; A Prospective Cohort Study in Norway. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH).
- (2022). Facilitators for use of oral healthcare services among people with substance use disorders: a qualitative study in Norway. Acta Odontologica Scandinavica.
- (2022). Experiences of hope after treatment of hepatitis C infection - A qualitative study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH). 1-13.
- (2022). Estimating impact of food choices on life expectancy: A modeling study. PLoS Medicine.
- (2022). Effect of a self-help group intervention using Teaching Recovery Techniques to improve mental health among Syrian refugees in Norway: a randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Mental Health Systems. 11 pages.
- (2022). Consumption of Nuts and Seeds and Health Outcomes Including Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes and Metabolic Disease, Cancer, and Mortality: An Umbrella Review. Advances in Nutrition. 2136-2148.
- (2022). Association between oral and general health related quality of life among Norwegian patients with substance use disorders in opioid agonist therapy. Acta Odontologica Scandinavica. 8 pages.
- (2021). Validation of a three-item Fatigue Severity Scale for patients with substance use disorder: a cohort study from Norway for the period 2016–2020. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 10 pages.
- (2021). The prevalence and socio-behavioural and clinical covariates of oral health related quality of life in Ugandan mothers with and without HIV-1. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 1-19.
- (2021). The Predictive Value of Degree of Preference for Extended-Release Naltrexone for Treatment Adherence, Opioid Use, and Relapse. European Addiction Research. 56-67.
- (2021). Substance use and symptoms of mental health disorders: a prospective cohort of patients with severe substance use disorders in Norway. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy. 10 pages.
- (2021). Subjective symptoms and serum methadone concentrations: what should guide dose adjustments in methadone maintenance treatment? A naturalistic cohort study from Norway. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy. 1-8.
- (2021). Risk of Relapse Among Opioid-Dependent Patients Treated With Extended-Release Naltrexone or Buprenorphine-Naloxone: A Randomized Clinical Trial. American Journal on Addictions. 453-460.
- (2021). Restless legs syndrome - a study from general practice. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 12 pages.
- (2021). Psychometric Properties of the Norwegian Version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. 1-19.
- (2021). Perceived consequences and worries among youth in Norway during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 755-765.
- (2021). Oral health related quality of life and reasons for non-dental attendance among patients with substance use disorders in withdrawal rehabilitation. Clinical and Experimental Dental Research. 1-8.
- (2021). Non-financial barriers in oral health care: a qualitative study of patients receiving opioid maintenance treatment and professionals’ experiences. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy. 11 pages.
- (2021). Life satisfaction among individuals with opioid use disorder receiving extended-release naltrexone: A 12-week randomized controlled trial and a 36-week follow-up. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 8 pages.
- (2021). Integrated treatment of hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs: A multicenter randomized controlled trial (INTRO-HCV). PLoS Medicine. 17 pages.
- (2021). How the Norwegian population was affected by non-pharmaceutical interventions during the first six weeks of the COVID-19 lockdown. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 1-8.
- (2021). Effectiveness and safety of low-threshold opioid-agonist treatment in hard-to-reach populations with opioid dependence. European Addiction Research. 1-11.
- (2021). Changes in substance use during outpatient treatment for substance use disorders: a prospective Norwegian cohort study from 2016 to 2020. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy. 1-9.
- (2021). Caries experience by socio-behavioural characteristics in HIV-1-infected and uninfected Ugandan mothers – a multilevel analysis. Acta Odontologica Scandinavica. 8 pages.
- (2021). Alcohol Consumption during a Pandemic Lockdown Period and Change in Alcohol Consumption Related to Worries and Pandemic Measures. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH). 11 pages.
- (2020). Uptake and predictors of direct-acting antiviral treatment for hepatitis C among people receiving opioid agonist therapy in Sweden and Norway: a drug utilization study from 2014 to 2017. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy.
- (2020). Too much or too little opioids to patients receiving opioid agonist therapy in Norway (2013-2017): a prospective cohort study. BMC Health Services Research. 10 pages.
- (2020). The effect of physiotherapy group intervention in reducing pain disorders and mental health symptoms among syrian refugees: A randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH). 15 pages.
- (2020). Potentially addictive drugs dispensing to patients receiving opioid agonist therapy: a register-based prospective cohort study in Norway and Sweden from 2015 to 2017. BMJ Open. 10 pages.
- (2020). On the path towards universal coverage of hepatitis C treatment among people receiving opioid agonist therapy (OAT) in Norway: A prospective cohort study from 2013 to 2017. BMJ Open. 1-9.
- (2020). Impact of clinical and sociodemographic factors on fatigue among patients with substance use disorder: a cohort study from Norway for the period 2016–2020. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy. 11 pages.
- (2020). Health-related quality of life of long-term patients receiving opioid agonist therapy: a nested prospective cohort study in Norway. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy. 1-12.
- (2020). Health status and use of medication and their association with migration related exposures among Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Norway: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 1-9.
- (2020). Dispensations of benzodiazepines, z-hypnotics, and gabapentinoids to patients receiving opioid agonist therapy; A prospective cohort study in Norway from 2013 to 2017. BMC Health Services Research. 1-12.
- (2020). Dispensation of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications in patients receiving opioid agonist therapy; A national prospective cohort study in Norway from 2015 to 2017. BMC Psychiatry. 1-12.
- (2020). Dental health care workers’ attitude towards patients with substance use disorders in medically assisted rehabilitation (MAR). . Acta Odontologica Scandinavica. 31-36.
- (2020). Changes in health among Syrian refugees along their migration trajectories from Lebanon to Norway: a prospective cohort study. Public Health. 240-245.
- (2020). Caries experience and oral health related quality of life in a cohort of Ugandan HIV-1 exposed uninfected children compared with a matched cohort of HIV unexposed uninfected children. BMC Public Health. 1-12.
- (2020). Association of maternal HIV‐1 severity with dental caries: an observational study of uninfected 5‐ to 7‐yr‐old children of HIV‐1‐infected mothers without severe immune suppression. European Journal of Oral Sciences. 46-54.
- (2020). Antiretroviral treatment and its impact on oral health outcomes in 5 to 7 year old Ugandan children: A 6 year follow-up visit from the ANRS 12174 randomized trial. Medicine. 1-8.
- (2020). Emotional Eating in Relation to Worries and Psychological Distress Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Population-Based Survey on Adults in Norway. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH). 10 pages.
- (2019). Two interventions to treat pain disorders and post-traumatic symptoms among Syrian refugees: protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 1-9.
- (2019). Peer involvement and cross-sector efforts in establishing integrated treatment of hepatitis C virus infection for people with substance use disorders: experiences from Norway. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy. 1-7.
- (2019). Integrated treatment of hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (INTRO-HCV). BMC Infectious Diseases. 1-9.
- (2018). Dietary intake and blood concentrations of antioxidants and the risk of cardiovascular disease, total cancer, and all-cause mortality: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 1069-1091.
- (2017). Primary healthcare usage and use of medications among immigrant children according to age of arrival to Norway: A population-based study. BMJ Open. 1-9.
- (2017). Predicting undernutrition at age 2 years with early attained weight and length compared with weight and length velocity. Journal of Pediatrics. 127-132.e1.
- (2017). Fruit and vegetable intake and the risk of cardiovascular disease, total cancer and all-cause mortality-A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies. International Journal of Epidemiology. 1029-1056.
- (2017). Country, regional, and global estimates for lactose malabsorption in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 738-746.
- (2017). Assessing causal effects of early life course factors on early childhood caries in 5-year-old Ugandan children using Direct acyclic graphs (DAGs): A prospåective cohort study. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. 512-521.
- (2016). Whole grain consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and all cause and cause specific mortality: systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies. The BMJ.
- (2016). Using growth velocity to predict child mortality. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 801-807.
- (2016). Primary health care utilisation and morbidity among immigrant children compared to non-immigrant children: a population-based study in Norway. BMJ Open. 1-8.
- (2016). Objectively assessed physical activity and associated factors among adults in peri-urban and rural Eastern Uganda: a population-based study. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 1243-1254.
- (2016). Nut consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease, total cancer, all-cause and cause-specific mortality: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies. BMC Medicine. 14 pages.
- (2016). Impact of a peer-counseling intervention on breastfeeding practices in different socioeconomic strata: results from the equity analysis of the PROMISE-EBF trial in Uganda. Global health action.
- (2016). Effects of an exclusive breastfeeding intervention for six months on growth patterns of 4-5 year old children in Uganda: The cluster-randomised PROMISE EBF trial. BMC Public Health. 9 pages.
- (2016). Caretaker's caries experience and its association with early childhood caries and children's oral Health related quality of life: a prospective two generation study. Acta Odontologica Scandinavica. 605-612.
- (2015). Population-based survey of overweight and obesity and the associated factors in peri-urban and rural Eastern Uganda Chronic Disease epidemiology. BMC Public Health.
- (2015). Effects of early feeding on growth velocity and overweight/obesity in a cohort of HIV unexposed South African infants and children. International Breastfeeding Journal.
- (2015). Effect of breastfeeding promotion on early childhood caries and breastfeeding duration among 5 year old children in Eastern Uganda: A cluster randomized trial. PLOS ONE.
- (2015). Cost-effectiveness of peer counselling for the promotion of exclusive breastfeeding in Uganda. PLOS ONE. 18 pages.
- (2015). Child survival and BCG vaccination: A community based prospective cohort study in Uganda. BMC Public Health. 10 pages.
- (2014). Impact of low birthweight on early childhood caries in 6-36 months old infants in Uganda: A cross-sectional study. Acta Odontologica Scandinavica. 312-320.
- (2014). HIV Infection, Viral Load, Low Birth Weight, and Nevirapine Are Independent Influences on Growth Velocity in HIV-Exposed South African Infants. Journal of Nutrition. 42-48.
- (2014). Growth effects of exclusive breastfeeding promotion by peer counsellors in sub-Saharan Africa: the cluster-randomised PROMISE EBF trial. BMC Public Health. 12 pages.
- (2014). Early infant feeding practices in three African countries: the PROMISE-EBF trial promoting exclusive breastfeeding by peer counsellors. International Breastfeeding Journal. 19.
- (2013). Infant feeding survival and Markov transition probabilities among children under age 6 months in Uganda. American Journal of Epidemiology. 453-462.
- (2012). Timeliness of childhood vaccinations in Kampala Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study. PLOS ONE. 6 pages.
- (2012). Early cessation of breastfeeding amongst women in South Africa: an area needing urgent attention to improve child health. BMC Pediatrics. 10 pages.
- (2011). Vaccination coverage and timeliness in three South African areas: a prospective study. BMC Public Health. 11 pages.
- (2011). Target weight gain for moderately wasted children during supplementation interventions - a population-based approach. Public Health Nutrition (PHN). 2117-2123.
- (2011). Is vaccination coverage a good indicator of age-appropriate vaccination? A prospective study from Uganda. Vaccine. 3564-3570.
- (2011). Exclusive breastfeeding promotion by peer counsellors in sub-Saharan Africa (PROMISE-EBF): a cluster-randomised trial. The Lancet. 420-427.
- (2010). Infant feeding counselling in Uganda in a changing environment with focus on the general population and HIV-positive mothers - a mixed method approach. BMC Health Services Research. 9 pages.
- (2009). Need to optimise infant feeding counselling: A cross-sectional survey among HIV-positive mothers in Eastern Uganda. BMC Pediatrics.
- (2009). Infant feeding among HIV-positive mothers and the general population mothers: comparison of two cross-sectional surveys in Eastern Uganda. BMC Public Health. 14 pages.
- (2020). Er kroniske smerter relatert til opplevelse av sammenheng blant syriske flyktninger? .
- (2020). Søvn hos syriske flyktninger under flukt og etter bosetting i Norge: en kohortstudie.
- (2020). Effect of group treatment on physical inactivity among Syrian refugees with pain disorders and/or post-traumatic symptoms. A randomised controlled trial.
- (2018). Stillesitting blant syriske flyktninger i to ulike faser i migrasjonsprosessen.
- (2018). Stillesitting blant syriske flyktninger i to ulike faser i migrasjonsprosessen.
- (2018). Sosial støtte i en presset livssituasjon – en undersøkelse blant voksne syriske flyktninger i Libanon og Norge.
- (2011). TImeliness ofChild Vacdnations inKampala Uganda.
- (2011). Nytt nettverk for klima og helse. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 442-442.
- (2023). Risk assessment of hyaluronic acid in food supplements . VKM Report. 1-70.
- (2017). Correction to: Effects of early feeding on growth velocity and overweight/obesity in a cohort of HIV unexposed South African infants and children. International Breastfeeding Journal. 1 pages.
- (2013). Nutrition of Infants and HIV in Nutrition in Infancy. Springer.
- (2011). Atomvåpen og klimaendringer - trusler med mange paralleler. Medlemsbladet for Norske leger mot atomvåpen. 12-14.
- (2022). Hvordan kan vegetar og vegankost gjøres helsefremmende? Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
- (2020). Bør vi spise mindre rødt kjøtt? Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 1-5.
- (2019). Legers ansvar i klimakrisen. Morgenbladet. 1 pages.
- (2019). Klimakrisen - V?rt ansvar som leger. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 1-5.
- (2011). Klimaendringer - vår tids største helsetrussel. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 1670-1672.
- (2019). Barn og unge krever at noen tar ansvar. Bergensavisen.
- (2011). Counselling, child growth and feeding of children in Uganda in the era of HIV: Contexts and consequences.
- (2021). Caroline (26) byttet til lavkarbo: – Nå er magen fin.
- (2019). Ishockeyspiller har vært veganer i tre år: – Jeg presterer bedre.
- (2020). Non-communicable diseases and use of medication among Syrian refugees: a prospective cohort study. European Journal of Public Health.
- (2019). Self Rated Health among Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Norway – a cross sectional study. European Journal of Public Health.
- (2019). Chronic pain and migration-related factors among Syrian refugees: a cross-sectional study. European Journal of Public Health.
- (2018). Reported pain and use of painkillers among Syrian refugees at various stages in the migration process . European Journal of Public Health.
- (2009). ADVISING GLOBAL INFANT FEEDING RECOMMENDATIONS WITH LOCAL INSIGHT: HEALTH WORKERS KNOWLEDGE OF INFANT FEEDING PRACTICES IN EASTERN UGANDA. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism. 233-233.
- (2022). How to improve services to those bereaved by a drug-related death?
- (2020). Non-communicable diseases and use of medication among Syrian refugees: a prospective cohort study .
- (2019). Oral Health in Ugandan HIV exposed and unexposed uninfected children.
- (2018). Irritable bowel syndrome, chronic fatigue and pain in a Norwegian primary care population.
- (2015). Early lifecourse predictors of Early Childhood Caries in Eastern Uganda.
- (2014). Breastfeeding promotion and early childhood caries (ECC) in eastern Uganda.
- (2012). Promotion of exclusive breastfeeding by peer-counsellors in Sub-Saharan Africa: Anthropometric outcomes from the cluster randomised PROMISE EBF TRIAL.
- (2012). Is promotion of exclusive breastfeeding safe in sub-Saharan Africa with respect to child growth? Results form the cluster-randomised PROMISE EBF-trial.
- (2011). Timeliness of Childhood immunizations in Kampala Uganda.
- (2009). Advicing global infant feeding recommendations with local insight’: health workers knowledge of infant feeding practices in Eastern Uganda.
- (2017). Erratum: Effects of early feeding on growth velocity and overweight/obesity in a cohort of HIV unexposed South African infants and children. [Int Breastfeed J., 10, (2015), (14)] DOI: 10.1186/s13006-015-0041-x. International Breastfeeding Journal. 1-1.
- (2022). The Role of Physical Activity in Opioid Substitution Therapy: A Systematic Review of Interventional and Observational Studies. Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment.
- (2021). Effects of nutritional interventions in individuals with chronic obstructive lung disease: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. The International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. 3145-3156.
- (2021). Chronic pain and mental health problems among Syrian refugees: associations, predictors and use of medication over time: a prospective cohort study. BMJ Open. 1-9.
- (2019). Integrated care of severe infectious diseases to people with substance use disorders; a systematic review. BMC Infectious Diseases. 1-15.
- (2009). How to identify information bias due to self-reporting in epidemiological research. The Internet Journal of Epidemiology.
- (2022). Oppfølging av gravide, ammende og spedbarn med vegetarisk eller vegansk kosthold. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
- (2022). Effect of fruit smoothie supplementation on psychological distress among people with substance use disorders receiving opioid agonist therapy: protocol for a randomised controlled trial (FruktBAR). BMC Nutrition. 6 pages.
- (2022). Bruk av tolk blant fastleger på Vestlandet. Utposten.
- (2019). Promoting the Health of Migrant Children and Children of Immigrants . . In:
- (2019). Migrant Health: A Primary Care Perspective. CRC Press.
- (2013). Statistical Modeling. . In:
- (2013). Epidemiology: Principles and Practical Guidelines. Springer.
- (2013). Data Cleaning . . In:
- (2013). Epidemiology: Principles and Practical Guidelines. Springer.
- (2013). Basic Concepts in Epidemiology . . In:
- (2013). Epidemiology: Principles and Practical Guidelines. Springer.
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Publications listed in PubMed:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Fadnes%20LT%20%5Bau%5D
Project leadership
- 2019--> Coordinating the multi-centre study ATLAS4OAT study (assessment and treatment of lung disease among patient receiving opioid agonist therapy). The study is financed by the Helse Vest RHF (the Western Norway Regional Health Authority). Read more on https://helse-bergen.no/avdelinger/rusmedisin/rusmedisin-seksjon-forsking/bar/atlas4lar-kartlegging-og-behandling-av-lungesykdom-i-legemiddelassistert-behandling.
- 2016 -->: Coordinating the multi-centre study “Integrated treatment of hepatitis C virus infection among patients with injecting drug abuse: a randomised controlled trial (INTRO-HCV)”. The trial compares the effect of integrated hepatitis C (HCV) treatment between the opioid substitution treatment polyclinics in Bergen and Stavanger (intervention arm) with standard treatment provided after referral to infectious disease clinics among patients who receive opioid substitution treatment having HCV. The study is financed by the Norwegian Research Council and Helse Vest RHF (the Western Norway Regional Health Authority)(https://www.cristin.no/app/projects/show.jsf?id=536891). See also clinicaltrials.gov no. NCT03155906: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03155906?term=NCT03155906&rank=1
- 2016/7-->: Established regional health register (LAR helseregister) for patients receiving opioid substitution treatment utilised both in Bergen, Stavanger and Sandnes and contributing to setting up a biobank utilised in the same area (Bergen Addiction Research Group biobank). Approved by Datatilsynet and REK Vest.
- 2017-->: Asessment of oral health among patients receiving opioid substitution treatment in Bergen (Tannhelse i LAR). https://app.cristin.no/projects/show.jsf?id=567285
Other involvement in projects
- 2020--> Bergen in Change (Bergen i endring, BiE studien, co-PI): Bergen in Change is a cohort from Bergen municipality inviting 200 000 inhabitants for assessment of various risk factors and impact on life in relation to various public health measures
- 2016-->: Changing health along the Syrian refugees' trajectories to Norway. Somatic and mental health relationships and implication for treatment. The study is financed by the Norwegian Research Council (https://www.cristin.no/app/projects/show.jsf?id=537853)
- 2017-->: FARBAR: Pharmacology Research project for Bergen Addiction Research Group
- 2016-->: The Methadone project (metadonprosjektet). The study is financed by the Helse Vest RHF (the Western Norway Regional Health Authority) (https://helseforskning.etikkom.no/prosjekterirek/prosjektregister/prosjekt?p_document_id=820998)
- 2016-->: SELFIE (Sustainable intEgrated chronic care modeLs for multi-morbidity: delivery, FInancing, and performancE), financed by European Union Horizon 2020 grant agreement No 634288
- 2007-2011: PROMISE-EBF: Safety and Efficacy of Exclusive Breastfeeding Promotion in the Era of HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa. Funded by European Union Sixth Framework International Cooperation–Developing Countries, Research Council of Norway, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Norwegian Programme for Development, Research and Education, South African National Research Foundation, and Rockefeller Brothers Foundation.
- Clinical specialist in family medicine (2017)
- PhD-degree from the University of Bergen (2011)
- Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (DTM&H) at LSHTM (2010)
- Completed medical study (medical doctor/cand.med.) (2009)
- Complete The Medical Student Research Program (2009)