Erlend Vik

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Høgskolen i Molde

NTNU

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Erlend Vik er førsteamanuensis i helseledelse, førsteamanuensis II og spesialrådgiver for forsking.

Articles by Erlend Vik

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...