2024

MS. Alphoncina Philipo Kagaigai at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Towards universal health coverage in Tanzania: the case of improved community health fund in rural Tanzania” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Knut Ørnes Brodahl at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Empathy in medical students' clinical interactions – a multimethod qualitative study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Solveig Katrine Smedsland at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Sexual health and burden of late effects in long-term breast cancer survivors” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Yasser Rehman at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “The impact of implant design and severity of knee osteoarthritis on clinical outcome after total knee arthroplasty” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Antonija Petosic at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Improving the quality of intensive care with social media” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.psychol. Odd Borgar Jølstad at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “A Publicly Informed Objective Theory of Illness Severity” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Phil. Ole Kristian Aars at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Incentives and interventions in primary care: The effect on service provision, resource use and turnover” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Lars Hestmark at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Implementation of guidelines on family involvement for persons with psychotic disorders – A cluster randomised trial with mixed methods evaluation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Vivian Nystrøm at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “An Issue of Trust: Exploring Different Aspects of the Municipal Acute Ward as an Alternative to Hospitalization” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Ina Borgenheim Pedersen at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Quality in colonoscopic polypectomy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Mestawet Getachew Enbakom at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Pain after surgery for knee replacement in Norway and for traumatic injury in Ethiopia: Observational cohort studies” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc. Berhane Megerssa Ereso at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Challenges of Tuberculosis Control Program Performance in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Ingrid Marie Taxt Horne at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Understanding peer support for doctors” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc., Mphil. Mathyn Adrianus Marinus Vervaart at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Value of information methods for dealing with immature survival data in the economic evaluation of health technologies” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Marthe-Lise Næss-Andresen at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Iron status and pregnancy. Gestational and postpartum iron deficiency and anaemia, and associations with ethnicity and clinical factors. A multi-ethnic population-based cohort study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Anja Fog Heen at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Sharing Evidence to Inform Treatment Decisions (SHARE-IT): Generic tools for shared decision-making linked to evidence summaries and clinical practice guidelines” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MPhil Rachel Louise Hasting at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “The Norwegian Agreement on a More Inclusive Working Life (IA Agreement) and its effects on sickness absence and work participation: A registry-based Norwegian cohort study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).