Associate professor, PhD

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Employer:

Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo

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Areas of interest:

• Regional differences in fracture risk
• Fracture Liaison Service
• Mortality after hip fracture
• Lifestyle factors and fracture risk
• Diabetes
• Nutrition
• Register-based epidemiology

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CV

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Basic profession

Clinical nutritionist

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Academic degrees

PhD, University of Oslo, 2009
MSc, University of Oslo, 2002

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Dissertation

“Regional differences in bone mineral density and risk factors for fractures in Norway”
Department of community medicine and global health, University of Oslo
Supervisors: Haakon E. Meyer, Grethe S. Tell, Nina Emaus and Berit Schei
Disputation date: 25.11.2009

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Professional experience

2015-: Associate professor, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo
2010-2015: Postdoctoral researcher, Norwegian Institute of Public Health and Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo
2005-2009: PhD student, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo
2002-2005: Scientific Assistant and University Lecturer (50%), Department of Nutrition, University of Oslo

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Teaching and supervision

Lecturer for Master students in International Community Health, Medical students and PhD- students at the University of Oslo. Supervision of Master students, PhD-students and Post Doctoral Research Fellows.

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Dissemination

A number of presentations at international scientific meetings, popular scientific lectures, and popular scientific papers.

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Awards

Young Investigator Award: Omsland TK, Emaus N, Tell GS, Ahmed LA, Center JR, Nguyen ND, Gjesdal CG, Forsmo S, Schei B, Sogaard AJ, Meyer HE. Ten-Year Cumulative Incidence of Second Hip Fracture in Women and Men. The Norwegian Epidemiologic Osteoporosis Studies

Best poster award: 11th National Osteoporosis Society Conference, Harrogate, England, 2006. Omsland, Tone Kristin; Falch, Jan Arvid; Søgaard, Anne Johanne; Meyer, Haakon E. Previous fractures and bone mineral density in elderly men in Oslo.

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Publications

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Publications in PubMed

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Publications in CRISTIN (Current research information system in Norway)

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