Erlend Vik

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Avdeling for økonomi og samfunnsfag

Høgskolen i Molde

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Articles by Erlend Vik

What are the characteristics of district medical officers and how is their role organised?

Ola Krekvik Mowinckel,
Erlend Vik,
Sølve Mikal Krekvik Nerland,
Marit Storjord Vestad

08.01.2026: The COVID-19 pandemic brought the role of district medical officers to the fore at both a local and national level (1–5). National authorities have subsequently highlighted the need for the district medical officer role to be strengthened (6) and for the organisational hierarchy and job description...

The impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on the district medical officer's role – a qualitative study

Erlend Vik,
Tonje Hungnes,
Ola K. Mowinckel,
Sølve Mikal K. Nerland

15.04.2024: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the role, organisational placement and function of the district medical officers to the fore (1‒4). Before the pandemic, the district medical officers described their role as invisible, vague and with limited access to key decision-making arenas (5). During the...

The district medical officer's role during the pandemic – a qualitative study

Tonje Hungnes*,
Erlend Vik,
Odd Veddeng

07.11.2022: The COVID-19 pandemic is an example of what Ritter and Webber refer to as wicked problems (1, 2) (in Norwegian called ' gjenstridige problemer (3)). Wicked problems are by their nature unique, unpredictable and complex, with no simple solution and spanning organisational boundaries, administrative...