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Name:
Stein Kaasa
Born: 7th August 1953 in Oslo, Norway
Education:
1980 MD, University of Oslo
1989 PhD in medical oncology and radiotherapy, University of Oslo
Working experience:
1980-81 Internship, Notodden sykehus, in surgery, internal medicine
and community medicine
1989 Specialist radiotherapy and medical oncology
1993 Professor in palliative medicine. Norwegian University of Science
and Technology, Faculty of Medicine
1993 Director Palliative Medicine Unit, Trondheim University Hospital
Professional societies:
1997-99 Chairman, Norwegian group for palliative medicine
1991-94 Chairman, Nordic Society for Psychosocial Oncology
1992-96 Chairman, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of
Cancer, Quality Life Study Group
1999-this date President, European Association for Palliative Care
1994-this date Member, European Association for Palliative Care Research
Network
Teaching:
Responsible for development of the core curriculum at the medical school,
NTNU, teaching in each semester in palliative medicine, postgraduate
teaching and post school teaching in each semester in palliative medicine,
postgraduate teaching and post-school teaching at international conferences
and courses.
Publication:
- More than 150 articles in per reviewed journals.
- Education of Nordic Texbook of Palliative Medicine.
- Author of several international Textbook chapters.
- Member of several advisor Boards in international journals. (Journal
of pain and symptom management, Palliative medicine, Journal of Palliative
Medicine).
Research interests:
- Basic research in assessment of subjective health – health related
quality of life.
- Outcome studies in palliative medicine in general.
- Ethics in palliative medicine.
- Communication in health care.
- Pain treatment, including basic research on opioids.
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