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Atle Fretheim

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Professional interests

Methods for evaluating the effects of interventions and for summarising existing effectiveness-evaluations. Organisation of health systems to achieve important international health goals.

Publications

Year Title Type
2012 Comparative effectiveness of antihypertensive medication for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: systematic review and multiple treatments meta-analysis Scientific paper
2012 Paying for performance to improve the delivery of health interventions in low- and middle-income countries Scientific paper
2012 Performance-based financing in low- and middle-income countries: still more questions than answers Scientific paper
2012 The "Child Health Evidence Week" and GRADE grid may aid transparency in the deliberative process of guideline development Scientific paper
2012 Group based diabetes self-management education compared to routine treatment for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus. A systematic review with meta-analysis Scientific paper
2012 Interventions for Tobacco Control in Low- and Middle-income countries: Evidence from Randomised and Quasi-randomised Studies Report from NOKC
2010 Factors promoting and hindering the practice of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) Report from NOKC
2010 Effects of interventions outside the health services for increased physical activity among adults Report from NOKC
2010 Expected impact of introducing screening for colorectal cancer in Norway Memorandum
2010 Psychological, social and sexual consequences of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C): a systematic review of quantitative studies Report from NOKC
2010 Results from clinical ef-fectiveness evaluations of screening for colorectal cancer: rapid review Memorandum
2010 The effect of how outcomes are framed on decisions about whether to take antihypertensive medication: a randomized trial Scientific paper
2010 SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) Report from NOKC
2009 Effectiveness of interventions designed to reduce the prevalence of female genital mutilation/cutting Report from NOKC
2009 Influenza vaccination of elderly and people with chronic illness Report from NOKC
2009 Primary prevention and screening in the health services Memorandum
2008 Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease, with emphasis on pharmacological interventions Report from NOKC
2008 Non-pharmacological interventions to reduce the risk for cardiovascular disease: a summary of systematic reviews Report from NOKC
2008 Colorectal cancer screening – effect on mortality and incidence rate of colorectal cancer. Overview of documentation and international recommendations Report from NOKC
2008 We need Innovative and Catalytic interventions! And we need to know if they work
2008 An overview of research on the effects of results-based financing Report from NOKC
2008 Routine ultrasound in pregnancy Report from NOKC
2008 The evidence-base for facility-based deliveries in low- and middle income countries Memorandum
2008 The effectiveness of interventions targeting young men aimed at increasing condom-use Report from NOKC
2007 The effects of mandatory prescribing of thiazides for newly treated, uncomplicated hypertension: interrupted time-series analysis. Scientific paper
2007 A Televised, Web-Based Randomised Trial of an Herbal Remedy (Valerian) for Insomnia Scientific paper
2007 Newborn screening for inborn errors of metabolism Report from NOKC
2007 Psychosocial interventions after crises and accidents Report from NOKC
2007 Improving the use of research evidence in guideline development Report from NOKC
2006 An International Dialogue on Evidence-informed Action to Achieve Health Goals in Developing Countries Background papers (WHO)
2006 Antiretroviral drugs, genotoxicity, and adverse effects Memorandum
2006 Rational Prescribing in Primary Care (RaPP): A Cluster Randomized Trial of a Tailored Intervention Scientific paper
2006 Effectiveness of interventions specifically targeting elderly patients Report from NOKC
2005 What do general practitioners do in order to keep themselves up to date? A questionnaire survey. Scientific paper
2005 Guidelines in general practice: are they read and are they used? Scientific paper
2004 Improving prescribing of antihypertensive and cholesterol-lowering drugs: a method for identifying and addressing barriers to change. Scientific paper

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Atle Fretheim
Global Health Unit

EDUCATION

MD (University of Oslo, 1995); Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 1998); PhD (University of Oslo, 2007).

FORMER POSITIONS

Researcher, NOKC
Senior advisor, Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs
Project leader, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Physician, MSF (Doctors without Borders)
Physician, Oslo Emergency Room

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