Field of work
Associate Professor and PhD candidate. Researching skill mix / task shifting / task sharing in primary care of patients with musculoskeletal conditions.
Project title: Task shifting in primary care: framework development, workforce training, and opportunities for service improvement.
Courses taught
I teach across all year groups on the Bachelor of Physiotherapy programme, with a focus on musculoskeletal conditions and research methods.
Research areas
I have broad experience and expertise from a range of research topics and designs, see Cristin for publication list.
I am currently looking at how to prepare allied healtcare professionals to work effectively in primary care (in England) as First Contact Proessionals.
Research groups
Movement and Function (BeFu)
https://www.hvl.no/en/research/group/movement-and-function/
- FYS100, Basic Principles of Physiotherapy Assessment, Fall 2024
- FYS300, Physiotherapy Assessment Management and Evaluation , Fall 2024
- FYS390, Bachelor's Thesis, Spring 2025
- FYS390, Bachelor's Thesis, Fall 2024, subject responsible
- FYSP2, Clinical Practice - Specialization and Independence , Spring 2025
Publications
-
Mechanisms of manipulation: a systematic review of the literature on immediate anatomical structural or positional changes in response to manually delivered high-velocity, low-amplitude spinal manipulation
-
Task shifting for musculoskeletal disorders in Norwegian primary care: a qualitative interview study of general practitioners and specialist musculoskeletal physiotherapists
-
A progress report on planetary health, environmental and sustainability education in physiotherapy – Editorial
-
Collaborative healthcare education programmes for continuing professional education in low and middle-income countries - A Best Evidence Medical Education (BEME) systematic review. BEME Guide No. 65
-
Mer fysikalsk behandling og mindre kirurgi for pasienter med skuldersmerte: Virkningen av behandlingen, kunnskapshullene og veien videre