I. H. Monrad Aas
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Inge Harald Monrad Aas is a Norwegian researcher.
Born in Steinkjer
, he was educated in odontology at the University of Oslo
(1973) and has his doctoral degree (1983) from the same institution. He started in research in 1976 and has had focus on a number of issues, like health services research, telemedicine
, health care management, health policy, psychiatry
and research methodology. He has authored 120 publications, has full professor competence (from 1994), been invited speaker to international conferences in Europe, Australia, USA and the Middle East, been mentor and given feedback to more than 250 research works, at the Nordic School of Public Health leading international courses at high level in management and international courses for researchers. He has worked with the University of Oslo (1976–1984), the Norwegian Institute for Hospital Research (1985–1989), the Nordic School of Public Health in Gothenburg (1990–1995), the Norwegian Work Research Institute
in Oslo (1995-2006) and the Research Department of Vestfold Mental Health Care Trust in Tønsberg (2006-). He has had several elected position, for example member of the Oslo Students Parliament (1970-1973) and leader of the Norwegian Association for Researchers at Vestfold Mental Health Care Trust (2007-).
Born in Steinkjer
Steinkjer
is a town and a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Steinkjer, which is also the seat of the county government...
, he was educated in odontology at the University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
(1973) and has his doctoral degree (1983) from the same institution. He started in research in 1976 and has had focus on a number of issues, like health services research, telemedicine
Telemedicine
Telemedicine is the use of telecommunication and information technologies in order to provide clinical health care at a distance. It helps eliminate distance barriers and can improve access to medical services that would often not be consistently available in distant rural communities...
, health care management, health policy, psychiatry
Psychiatry
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, behavioural, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities...
and research methodology. He has authored 120 publications, has full professor competence (from 1994), been invited speaker to international conferences in Europe, Australia, USA and the Middle East, been mentor and given feedback to more than 250 research works, at the Nordic School of Public Health leading international courses at high level in management and international courses for researchers. He has worked with the University of Oslo (1976–1984), the Norwegian Institute for Hospital Research (1985–1989), the Nordic School of Public Health in Gothenburg (1990–1995), the Norwegian Work Research Institute
Norwegian Work Research Institute
The Work Research Institute is a social science research institute based in Oslo, Norway. It is state owned, but independent in its research. Its purpose is to "produce systematic knowledge on working life". The institute was founded in 1964....
in Oslo (1995-2006) and the Research Department of Vestfold Mental Health Care Trust in Tønsberg (2006-). He has had several elected position, for example member of the Oslo Students Parliament (1970-1973) and leader of the Norwegian Association for Researchers at Vestfold Mental Health Care Trust (2007-).
Selected bibliography
- «Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF): properties and frontier of current knowledge» In: Annals of General Psychiatry 2010; 9: 20 fulltekst
- «The future of telemedicine – take the organisational challenge!». In: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 2007; 13: 379-381. abstract
- The organizational challenge for health care from telemedicine and e-health. The Work Research Institute, Oslo 2007. (155 pages). pdf pdf
- «Organizational centralization in radiology». In: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 2006; 12: 27-32. abstract
- «Changes in the job situation due to telemedicine». In: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 2002; 8: 41-47. abstract
- «Telemedical work and co-operation», In: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 2001; 7:212-218. abstract
- «A qualitative study of the organizational consequences of telemedicine». In: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 2001;7: 18-26. abstract
- «Organizational change: Decentralization in hospitals». In: International Journal of Health Planning and Management 1997;12:103-114. abstract
- «Incentives and financing methods». In: Health Policy 1995; 34: 205-220. abstract
- «Malpractice». Quality Assurance in Health Care 1991;3:21-39. abstract
- Poliklinikker og dagkirurgi. Virksomhets-beskrivelse for ambulant helsetjeneste. (Outpatient clinics and daysurgery. Describing the activity of ambulatory care). NHV-rapport 1991:4, Nordiska Hälsovårdshögskolan, Göteborg 1991, (107 pages).
- Aas IHM, Freeman JL, Palmer GR & Fetter RB. The making of Norwegian DRGs. NIS report 3/89. Trondheim 1988. (147 pages). ISBN 82-595-5615-4
- «Variability of a dental morphological trait». In: Acta Odontologica Scandinavica 1983;41:257-263. abstract