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Pål Gulbrandsen er spesialist i allmennmedisin og i samfunnsmedisin og professor i helsetjenesteforskning ved Universitetet i Oslo.
Articles by Pål Gulbrandsen
Death awaits
- Pål Gulbrandsen
04.11.2024:
Simply having guidelines for effective advance care planning is not enough. This is a sacred space. In December 2023, the Norwegian Directorate of Health issued national clinical guidelines on advance care planning (ACP) for patients with a short life expectancy (1). A prerequisite for ACP is real...
First year junior doctors and medical uncertainty – a qualitative study
- Eirik Hugaas Ofstad,
- Karoline Asdal,
- Bruno Nightingale,
- Paul K. Han,
- Trine Ammentorp Gregersen,
- Pål Gulbrandsen
31.05.2023:
Uncertainty is an unavoidable aspect of medicine that can arise in many different situations (1). It can arise due to a lack of knowledge and awareness. This awareness leads to emotional, cognitive and behavioural responses in healthcare personnel and patients (2). Common reactions to uncertainty...
Distance and proximity in clinical work
- Pål Gulbrandsen,
- Julia Menichetti
19.05.2021:
Digital communication works well – for everybody, always? In this issue of the Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association, Tveter and colleagues publish experiences from the use of video consultations at the outpatient rheumatology clinic at Diakonhjemmet Hospital (1). The study shows that both...
International medical graduates’ perceptions of entering the profession in Norway
- Erik Skjeggestad,
- Gro Mjeldheim Sandal,
- Pål Gulbrandsen
30.06.2015:
In recent years, approximately 16 % of the medical practitioners and 20 % of the specialists in Norway are international medical graduates (IMGs) and hold foreign citizenship (1, 2). We know that foreign workers may perceive some uncertainty and difficulties adjusting to their workplace, for reasons...
Shared decision-making in decisions on treatment
- Pål Gulbrandsen,
- Eirik Hugaas Ofstad,
- Trygve Holmøy,
- Per Olav Vandvik
16.09.2014:
Legislation entitles patients to be involved in decisions on treatment that apply to themselves (shared decision-making). This sounds reasonable, and few will question this principle today. In reality, this is a complex and time-consuming process that requires guided training, in part because...
Knowledge, leadership and quality in the medical school curriculum
- Jan C. Frich,
- Sarah Frandsen Gran,
- Per Olav Vandvik,
- Pål Gulbrandsen,
- Per Hjortdahl
21.08.2012:
Knowledge management, leadership and quality improvement – abbreviated «KLoK» – was introduced as a separate subject in the medical school curriculum at the University of Oslo in 2011. This subject will provide the students with the skills to exercise their medical vocation professionally, as...
Changes in self-efficacy among hospital doctors after a training course in clinical communication
- Pål Gulbrandsen,
- Bård Fossli Jensen,
- Arnstein Finset
19.11.2009:
Over the last 30 years there has been an increasing interest in how doctors and patients communicate, and a number of studies have given us considerable knowledge on the key elements of good communication (1). Systematic videotaping of consultations for use in counselling groups for the...