Hanne Støre Valeur

03.11.2015: Many tasks in modern working life are being taken over by new technology. Is the work of doctors under threat? According to a report commissioned by the Ministry of Education and Research, over the next 20 years one-third of the jobs in Norway will be largely automated as a result of computerisation...

19.05.2015: The Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association is the association’s membership newsletter – and also a scientific publication. In order to maintain a credible profile as a medical journal, there needs to be an awareness of the role of the editor and of what editorial freedom entails. The Journal...

11.11.2014: Specialisation of doctors goes on in the daily grind, in the clinical work in each department. Good specialist training requires a working situation that facilitates master-apprentice learning «Now just turn the child over and listen over the lungs,» the senior consultant said when we were halfway...

13.05.2014: In the course of three days, the Representative Body of the Norwegian Medical Association must discuss and resolve important issues of health policy. Unanimous decisions are often a strong side of the association, but they may also conceal deep-seated disagreement. The Representative Body of the...