John-Arne Røttingen

Academic interests

• Health policy and health systems with emphasis on how evidence can inform decision making.
• Global health/international health with emphasis on health system research.
• Access to and innovation of medicines and other health technologies for the needs of developing countries.
• Evidence based practice, evidence informed policy and knowledge translation.
• Quality of care, quality improvement and patient safety.
• Methods for evaluating the effectiveness of interventions, system changes and reforms.

Courses taught

Programmes of study

• Helseadministrasjon (master)
• Health Economics, Policy, and Management(master)
• International Community Health (master) 

Course

• HME4211 - Evidence informed health policy

Background

Current work

• Visiting Professor, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard School of Public Health, 2012-
• Institute Visiting Scholar, Harvard Global Health Institute, Harvard University, 2012-
• Research Associate, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, WHO Euro, 2008-

Previous work

• Fulbright Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2011-12
• Director General, Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, 2004-2011
• Associate Professor, head of Research Curriculum, thematic leader, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, 2002-2003
• Research coordinator (20%), Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Division for Infectious Disease Control, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, 2002-2003
• Honorary Research Fellow, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Division of Primary Care and Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College School of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of London, 2000-2006
• Acting/assistant Director, Foundation for Health Services Research, HELTEF, 2000-2002
• Guest researcher, Wellcome Trust Centre for the Epidemiology of Infectious Disease/Norsk Oxford stipendiat, Wadham College, University of Oxford, 1999-2000
• Fellow/post.doc., Department of Physiology, Department Group of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, 1998-2002
• Intern/resident, Stokmarknes hospital and general practice, Svolvær, Vågan, 1996-1997

Education

• MPA (mid career), Harvard Kennedy School of Government, 2012
• MSc, Oxford University in Infectious Disease Epidemiology, 2000
• PhD, UiO, 1999
• MD, UiO, 1996 

Positions held

Current

• Board of Division for Society and Health, Norwegian Research Council
• Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, WHO (Chair of the Board)
• Consultative Expert Working Group on Research and Development: Financing and Coordination (CEWG), WHO (Chair)
• Global Task Force on Universal Health Coverage
• Steering Committee of the Second Global Symposium on Health Systems Research
• Scientific Oversight Group of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME),  University of Washington, Seatle

Some previous

• Task Force on Evidence for Health Systems Strengthening
• Norwegian Harkness Fellowship Selection Committee (Chair)
• Working Group on Health Systems Research Synthesis (Chair)
• Steering Committee of the First Global Symposium on Health Systems Research
• Utvalg for sikkerhetspolitikk, nedrustning og internasjonale utfordringer mot norsk sikkerhet
• Intergovernmental Working Group on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property, WHO (Chief Norwegian Delegate)
• Executive Committee i European network for Health Technology Assessment (EUnetHTA)
• Chair of governing panel for the outcome evaluation of the Norwegian hospital reform, Norwegian Research Council (Chair)
• Collaborative Commitee between University of Oslo and Health South and Health East Authorities
• Research Committee of Health East Authority (Chair)
• Council for Internship, Council for Specialist Training, Committee for Research, The Norwegian Medical Association
• Young Medical Doctor’s Association (board member)