Year of primary qualification: 1993
Current institution: St. Olav's University Hospital, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Title of presentation: Research in palliative care - what can surgeons learn? (Symposium: Palliative surgical care)
Learning objectives: As WHO states, palliative care improves the quality of life of patients with life-threatening illness and their families 'by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems'. To reach the goals there are some key challenges: to screen the patient population for relevant signs and symptoms; to diagnose and treat with the overall aim to improve quality of life; to choose the appropriate outcomes in clinical research; to integrate these goals into cancer care at any place in the healthcare system. A comprehensive computer-based system may solve some of these challenges.
Clinical/research background
- Director of Palliative Medicine Unit, Trondheim University Hospital, Norway (1993-10)
- Professor of Palliative medicine, Faculty of medicine, NTNU, Norway (1993 to present)
- National Cancer Director, Norwegian Directorate of Health, Oslo, Norway (2006-2013)
- Director, European Palliative Care Research Centre, NTNU, Norway (2009to present)
- Head of the Cancer Clinic, St. Olavs Hospital HF, Trondheim, Norway (2010-2013)
- Deputy managing director, St. Olavs Hospital HF, Trondheim, Norway (2013 to present)
Relevant peer-reviewed publications
- Treede RD, Rief W, Barke A, Aziz Q, Bennett MI, Benoliel R, et al. A classification of chronic pain for ICD-11. Pain. 2015; Epub 07.04.15.
- Paulsen O, Klepstad P, Rosland JH, Aass N, Albert E, Fayers P, et al. Efficacy of Methylprednisolone on Pain, Fatigue, and Appetite Loss in Patients With Advanced Cancer Using Opioids: : A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Trial. J Clin Oncol. 2014;32(29):3221-8.
- Hui D, Kim YJ, Park JC, Zhang Y, Strasser F, Cherny N, et al. Integration of Oncology and Palliative Care: A Systematic Review. Oncologist. 2014.d, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Trial. J Clin Oncol. 2014.
- Brunelli C, Bennett MI, Kaasa S, Fainsinger R, Sjogren P, Mercadante S, et al. Classification of Neuropathic Pain in Cancer Patients: A Delphi Expert Survey Report and EAPC/IASP Proposal of an Algorithm for Diagnostic Criteria. Pain. 2014.
- Sigurdardottir KR, Kaasa S, Rosland JH, Bausewein C, Radbruch L, Haugen DF. The European Association for Palliative Care basic dataset to describe a palliative care cancer population: Results from an international Delphi process. Palliat Med. 2014. Feb 6;28(6):463-473 6.
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