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Articles by Are Brean
Dr Dreier's method
- Are Brean
13.11.2017:
Predatory conferences have become an increasing problem in academic life. Now, this phenomenon has arrived in Norway. On 3 and 4 March 2018 I will attend an international congress in Oslo. This is not just any congress, it is the 2018 IIER 362nd International Conference on Recent Advances in Medical...
A steady course in health policy
- Are Brean
04.09.2017:
The direction of Norwegian health policy will change little, irrespective of the outcome of the general elections. It is only then that the main health-policy job will start. The 2017 general elections seem set to remain a cliff-hanger to the end. In many areas, the outcome will make a difference...
30.03.2017:
Climate change is accelerating. It threatens global health – but also provides us with opportunities. In 2016, our planet underwent several troubling climate records: It was the hottest year ever recorded, the level of CO 2 in the atmosphere reached new records, and the sea levels have never been...
A permanent doctor with a fixed salary
- Are Brean
16.02.2017:
Young doctors want to have fixed salaries in general practice. We cannot afford to disregard this wish. When the «Regular GP» (RGP) reform was introduced in 2001, it was against the backdrop of a long-standing wish on the part of the authorities and doctors to strengthen the primary health services...
The numbers speak for themselves
- Are Brean
10.01.2017:
«Post-truth» was the Word of the Year in 2016. It ought not to be in 2017. Language reflects reality. «Post-truth», in our country also called «post-factual», has been selected as Word of the Year 2016 by Oxford Dictionaries (1). Post-truth refers to circumstances in which objective facts are less...
Tradition and renewal
- Are Brean
13.09.2016:
Twenty years after the Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association first went online, we are now launching a new logo and new web pages adapted to mobile devices. This year, 20 years have passed since the Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association first went online in February 1996 (1). We were...
Better and clearer
- Are Brean
21.06.2016:
The 2016 Annual Representative Meeting of the Norwegian Medical Association adopted amendments to its statutes that placed even further emphasis on the editorial integrity of the Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association. This will serve the journal, the association and Norwegian doctors in...
Chaos
- Are Brean
03.05.2016:
The numerous and frequently contradictory guidelines for the health services need to be tidied up. Who will take charge of medical knowledge? «Are the authorities now exercising stronger governance over medical knowledge?» This question was raised by Åsmund Reikvam in an editorial in the Journal of...