Bettina C. Fossberg

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Bettina C. Fossberg er spesialist i samfunnsmedisin, master i helseadministrasjon, ph.d.-student ved Universitetet i Oslo og kommuneoverlege i Lillestrøm.

Articles by Bettina C. Fossberg

More than words

Bettina C. Fossberg

15.04.2024: The role of the district medical officer has been strengthened through increased relational collaboration and recognition, but this is not clearly rooted in the organisational structure. So is this an actual strengthening? During the pandemic, most district medical officers played a key role in...

We must learn from the COVID-19 pandemic

Bettina C. Fossberg

27.06.2022: Experiences of nursing home doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic should lead to strengthening of the role of the district medical officer. The managing of the COVID-19 pandemic is now in the evaluation phase. The Norwegian Coronavirus Commission has presented its second evaluation report (1), and...

District Medical Officers' perception of their own role

Bettina C. Fossberg,
Jan C. Frich

17.01.2022: After the introduction of the Norwegian Care Coordination Reform and the Public Health Act in 2012, several tasks have been transferred from the specialist health service to the primary health service, and local authorities have been given a wider disease prevention remit. This development has led...