Olav Magnus S. Fredheim

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Olav Magnus S. Fredheim er spesialist i anestesiologi med godkjent kompetanseområde i palliativ medisin og er avdelingsleder ved Palliativ avdeling, Akershus universitetssykehus. Han er professor i anestesiologi og smertemedisin ved NTNU og professorkompetent i palliativ medisin.

Articles by Olav Magnus S. Fredheim

Reimbursement of analgesics for chronic pain

Line Pedersen,
Anneli Borge Hansen,
Kristian Svendsen,
Svetlana Skurtveit,
Petter C. Borchgrevink,
Olav Magnus S. Fredheim

27.11.2012: Several epidemiological studies show that the prevalence of chronic pain in Norway is approximately 24 – 30 % and that only a minority of these cases are reported to be cancer-related (1) – (3). In a Norwegian telephone interview study, 14 other European countries and Israel reported that around...

A spiritual dimension is important for many patients

Morten Magelssen,
Olav Magnus S. Fredheim

21.01.2011: Today it is generally accepted that an illness should be understood on the basis of a biopsychosocial model in which the patient’s thoughts, feelings and social relationships are of significance. But life also has a fourth dimension – the spiritual and existential. In our opinion, simple, open-ended...

Treatment of acute pain during drug-assisted rehabilitation

Olav Magnus S. Fredheim,
Torkjell Nøstdahl,
Berit Nordstrand,
Tone Høivik,
Tarjei Rygnestad,
Petter C. Borchgrevink

08.04.2010: Patients on drug-assisted rehabilitation have the same right to pain relief as others. Techniques that reduce the need for opioids should be used when possible in opioiddependent individuals who need treatment of acute and post-operative pain. Substitution treatment should always be continued. In...