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Carl Tollef Solberg er ph.d., lege, filosof og seniorforsker ved Senter for medisinsk etikk (SME), Institutt for helse og samfunn, Universitetet i Oslo.
Articles by Carl Tollef Solberg
The expectation gap in psychiatry must be reduced
- Anders Malkomsen,
- Carl Tollef Solberg
13.04.2023:
If the expectations for psychiatry increase faster than the access to resources, the expectation gap will only continue to grow, leading to a crisis in psychiatry. We can manage this gap by reducing expectations, increasing efficiency or increasing resources. In an earlier article, we claimed that...
Norwegian Medical Association should represent members' views on assisted dying
- Andreas Wahl Blomkvist,
- Pia Zadig,
- Edvin Schei,
- Gro Nylander,
- Carl Tollef Solberg,
- Martin Ryssdal,
- Filip Stojanovic,
- Wasim Zahid,
- Synne Bernhard
23.06.2022:
A growing number of doctors in Norway no longer support the Norwegian Medical Association's view on assisted dying. A number of medical associations internationally have taken a neutral stance. The Norwegian Medical Association should consider doing the same. In line with changes in public opinion...
Psychiatry's crisis of expectations
- Anders Malkomsen,
- Carl Tollef Solberg
10.02.2022:
The Norwegian discourse on mental health care has revealed a wide gap between expectations and realities. In somatic medicine, it is accepted that some diseases are chronic and terminal. Why is this different in psychiatry? There are still some people who become psychotic and commit murder. Such...
Heroes in white?
- Espen Gamlund,
- Karl Erik Müller,
- Amalie C. Solberg,
- Carl Tollef Solberg
26.10.2020:
Do doctors have a moral obligation to provide medical care if they lack adequate personal protective equipment during a pandemic? Neither the Declaration of Geneva, the Norwegian Medical Association's ethical guidelines nor the Norwegian laws give us a precise answer. We will argue that the answer...
Artificial intelligence and the future art of medicine
- Amalie C. Solberg,
- Karl Erik Müller,
- Carl Tollef Solberg
20.01.2020:
In the art of medicine of the future, it will be important to know when to use artificial intelligence and when we should let natural intelligence work undisturbed. Some argue that artificial intelligence means safer diagnoses, more tailored treatments and better quality of treatment (1). We share...
Developing a vaccine for leishmaniasis: how biology shapes policy
- Karl Erik Müller,
- Carl Tollef Solberg,
- Juliana Ide Aoki,
- Lucile Maria Floeter-Winter,
- Audun Helge Nerland
25.12.2017:
One aim of the Sustainable Development Goals is to end the epidemics of neglected tropical diseases by 2030. A multifaceted approach is needed to tackle leishmaniasis, keeping in mind the parasite, as well as its vector, host and reservoir. Attention should be focused on sustainable and achievable...
Professional, did you say?
- Karl Erik Müller,
- Ingrid Neteland,
- Carl Tollef Solberg
23.05.2017:
What does it mean to be an accomplished professional? The answer is not self-evident. What we define as our profession and what qualities we think an accomplished doctor should have reveal a great deal about us. In issue 19/2016 of this journal, Hertzberg and colleagues describe how doctors...