Håkon Angell Bolkan
+4799150768
Øya helsehus, 135.05.022, Øya, https://link.mazemap.com/lOmAXkUI
About
My research is about scalable solutions to increase access to surgical services in low-income countries. In 2010, I established CapaCare, an organization offering medical training in areas lacking this competence. CapaCare has been active in Sierra Leone since 2010 and has extensive cooperation with NTNU, which in turn cooperates with other academic centers in Europe. We implement and test new ways to conduct surgical training and surgical service delivery in areas with little resources, we evaluate the effect and safety of task-sharing in surgery and obstetrics.
We have also examined how and if surgical procedures can be an indicator of a health system during major disasters, such as the West African Ebola outbreak in 2014-16.
Publications
2023
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van Kesteren, Jurre;
van Goudoever, Leandra A.E.;
Conteh, Amara;
van Acker, Gijs J.D.;
Bonjer, H. Jaap;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2023)
Technical Perspective for Video Based Assessment of Surgeries in Low-Resource Settings.
Journal of Surgical Education.
volum 80 (4).
Academic article
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Wangen, Endre;
Gillund, Even Westgaard;
Reinholdtsen, Eirik Midtgaard;
Henriksveen, Kristian Jostad;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Faqiri, Mirwais;
Ystgaard, Brynjulf;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2023)
Akutte laparotomier ved St. Olavs hospital.
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
volum 143 (6).
Academic article
2022
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Adde, Håvard Askim;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Andrews, Benetta;
Bakker, Juul Marlies;
Goyah, Kezelebah;
Salvesen, Øyvind Olav;
Sheriff, Swaliho;
Utam, Terseer;
Yaskey, Clarence;
Weiser, Thomas G.;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2022)
Mapping population access to essential surgical care in Liberia using equipment, personnel, and bellwether capability standards.
British Journal of Surgery.
volum 110 (2).
Academic article
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Bakke, Eirik;
Øseth, Eirik;
Fofanah, Tairu;
Sesay, Ibrahim;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Westendorp, Josien;
Lonnee-Hoffmann, Risa.
(2022)
Vacuum births and barriers to its use: An observational study in governmental hospitals in Sierra Leone.
BMJ Open.
volum 12 (11).
Academic article
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Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2022)
Global kirurgi.
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
volum 142 (16).
Academic article
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van Kesteren, Jurre;
Meylahn-Jansen, Pauline J.;
Conteh, Amara;
Lissenberg-Witte, Birgit I.;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Ashley, Thomas;
Bonjer, H. Jaap;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2022)
Inguinal hernia surgery learning curves by associate clinicians.
Surgical Endoscopy.
Academic article
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van Kesteren, Jurre;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Marah, Foday;
van Delft, Diede;
Spector, Antoinette L.;
Cassidy, Laura D.;
Groen, Reinou S.;
Jabbi, Sonnia-Magba Bu-Buakei;
Bah, Silleh;
Medo, James A.;
Kamanda-Bongay, Abubakarr;
van Leerdam, Daniel;
Westendorp, Josien;
Mathéron, Hanna M.;
Mönnink, Giulia L. E.;
Vas Nunes, Jonathan;
Lindenbergh, Karel C.;
Hoel, Sara Kathleen;
Løvdal, Sofie Mack.
(2022)
PREvalence Study on Surgical COnditions (PRESSCO) 2020: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Countrywide Survey on Surgical Conditions in Post-Ebola Outbreak Sierra Leone.
World Journal of Surgery.
volum 46.
Academic article
2021
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Adde, Håvard Askim;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Sherman, L.M.;
Andrews, B.C.;
Salvesen, Øyvind;
Dunbar, N.K.;
Bleah, A.J.;
Weiser, T.G.;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2021)
A Nationwide Enumeration of the Surgical Workforce, its Production and Disparities in Operative Productivity in Liberia.
World Journal of Surgery.
Academic article
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Ahlback, Johan Gottfried;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Brudal, Frank;
Endreseth, Birger Henning;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2021)
Effekt av Covid-19 pandemien på innleggelser og behandling av akuttkirurgisk pasienter i Midt-Norge.
Kirurgen.
Article
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Ashley, Thomas;
Ashley, Hannah;
Wladis, Andreas;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Beard, Jessica;
Kalsi, Hertta;
Palmu, Juuli;
Nordin, Pär;
Kristina, Holm;
Ohene-Yeboah, Michael;
Löfgren, Jenny.
(2021)
Outcomes After Elective Inguinal Hernia Repair Performed by Associate Clinicians vs Medical Doctors in Sierra Leone: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
JAMA Network Open.
volum 4 (1).
Academic article
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Bakker, Juul Marlies;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Nolet, Wouter W.E.;
Mboma, Peter;
Sam, Tamba;
van den Broek, Ankie;
Flinkenflögel, Maaike;
Gjøra, Andreas;
Lindheim-Minde, Barbro;
Kamanda, Samuel;
Koroma, Alimamy P.;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2021)
Barriers to increase surgical productivity in Sierra Leone: A qualitative study.
BMJ Open.
volum 11 (12).
Academic article
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Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2021)
AKUTTKIRURGI – HVOR GÅR VEIEN VIDERE?.
Kirurgen.
Editorial
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Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2021)
Akutt kirurgi - et globalt perspektiv.
Kirurgen.
Article
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Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan.
(2021)
CapaCare 10 years, 2011 – 2021.
2021. ISBN 978-82-303-5229-8.
Popular scientific book
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Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Ystgaard, Brynjulf.
(2021)
Organisering av akutt kirurgi i USA, UK og Australia: kan vi lære noe?.
Kirurgen.
Article
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Geraedts, Tessa J. M.;
Boateng, Daniel;
Lindenbergh, Karel C.;
Van Delft, Diede;
Mathéron, Hanna M.;
Mönnink, Gulia L. E.;
Martens, Janine P. J.;
van Leerdam, Daniel;
Vas Nunes, Jonathan H.;
Bu-Buakei Jabbi, Sonnia-Magba;
Kpaka, Mohamed S.;
Westendorp, Josien;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Sankoh, Osman;
Grobusch, Martin P.;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Klipstein-Grobusch, Kerstin.
(2021)
Evaluating the cascade of care for hypertension in Sierra Leone.
Tropical medicine & international health.
volum 26 (11).
Academic article
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Gjøra, Andreas;
Lindheim-Minde, Barbro;
Bakker, Juul Marlies;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
van Leerdam, Daniel;
Smalle, Isaac O;
Bundu, Ibrahim;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2021)
Changes in surgical volume, workforce, and productivity in Sierra Leone between 2012 and 2017.
Surgery.
Academic article
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Please, Helen R.;
Vas Nunes, Jonathan H.;
Patel, Rashida;
Pluschke, Gerd;
Tholley, Mohamed;
Ruf, Marie-Therésè;
Bolton, William;
Scott, Julian A.;
Grobusch, Martin P.;
Bolkan, Håkon A.;
Brown, Julia M.;
Jayne, David G..
(2021)
Chronic wounds in sierra leone: Searching for buruli ulcer, a ntd caused by mycobacterium ulcerans, at masanga hospital.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
volum 15 (10).
Academic article
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Sevalie, Stephen;
Youkee, Daniel;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Bailey, Emma;
Bangura, Thaimu;
Mangipudi, Sowmya;
Mansaray, Esther;
Odland, Maria Lisa;
Parmar, Divya;
Samura, Sorie;
Van Delft, Diede;
Wurie, Haja;
Davies, Justine I;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Leather, Andy J.M..
(2021)
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital utilisation in Sierra Leone.
BMJ Global Health.
volum 6 (10).
Academic article
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Sung, Sophia;
Hørthe, Hilde;
Svendsen, Øyvind Veel;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Salvesen, Øyvind;
Vandi, Alphonsus;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2021)
Early evaluation of the transition from an analog to an electronic surgical logbook system in Sierra Leone.
BMC Medical Education.
volum 21 (1).
Academic article
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Van den Bergh, Graziella;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2021)
ECTMIH 2021: Track 8: Program for 29.09.2021 on Rehabilitation: See: https://ectmih2021.no/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Track-8-24.9.21.pdf.
Website (informational material)
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van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Westendorp, Josien;
Ashley, Thomas;
Hagander, Lars;
Holmer, Hampus;
Koroma, Alimamy P.;
Leather, Andy J.M.;
Shrime, Mark G.;
Wibe, Arne;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2021)
Catastrophic expenditure and impoverishment after caesarean section in Sierra Leone: An evaluation of the free health care initiative.
PLOS ONE.
volum 16 (10).
Academic article
2020
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Adde, Håvard Askim;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Oghogho, Mark Deenize;
Dunbar, Nelson;
Tehmeh, Lekilay;
Hampaye, Theophilus;
Salvesen, Øyvind;
Weiser, Thomas G.;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2020)
Impact of surgical infrastructure and personnel on volume and availability of essential surgical procedures in Liberia.
BJS Open.
volum 4 (6).
Academic article
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Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2020)
Folks tillit er vår kollektive vaksine.
Adressavisen.
Feature article
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Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
National Audit of Small Bowel, NASBO Collaborators.
(2020)
Outcomes of obstructed abdominal wall hernia: results from the UK national small bowel obstruction audit.
BJS Open.
Academic article
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van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Adde, Håvard Askim;
Fredin, Hans Ola;
Holmer, Hampus;
Hagander, Lars;
Koroma, Alimamy Philip;
Koroma, Michael M.;
Leather, Andy;
Wibe, Arne;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2020)
Travel time and perinatal mortality after emergency caesarean sections: an evaluation of the 2-hour proximity indicator in Sierra Leone.
BMJ Global Health.
volum 5:e003943 (12).
Academic article
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van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Westendorp, Josien;
Kamara, Michael M;
Forna, Fatu;
Hagander, Lars;
Rijken, Marcus J.;
Leather, Andy J.M.;
Wibe, Arne;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2020)
Perinatal outcomes of cesarean deliveries in Sierra Leone: A prospective multicenter observational study.
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics.
volum 150 (2).
Academic article
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Wehrens, Erik;
Bangura, JS;
Falama, AM;
Kamara, Kelfala BB;
Dubbink, Jan Henk;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Grobusch, Martin P..
(2020)
Primum non nocere: Potential indirect adverse effects of COVID-19 containment strategies in the African region.
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease.
Short communication
2019
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Burgos, Carmen Mesas;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Bash-Taqi, Donald Alpha;
Hagander, Lars;
Schreeb, Johan.
(2019)
Correction to: The Met Needs for Pediatric Surgical Conditions in Sierra Leone: Estimating the Gap.
World Journal of Surgery.
Errata
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Drake, Thomas M.;
Lee, Matthew;
Sayers, Adele;
Abercrombie, John F.;
Aucheson, Austin;
Alderson, Derek A.;
Anderson, Iain;
Bradburn, Mike;
Davies, Michael;
Hamady, Zaed;
Hind, Daniel;
Hollyman, Marianne;
Hare, Sarah;
Lee, Ellen;
Northover, John;
Lewis, Cristopher;
Mariott, Paul J.;
Maynard, Nick;
McFall, Malcolm.
(2019)
Outcomes following small bowel obstruction due to malignancy in the national audit of small bowel obstruction.
European Journal of Surgical Oncology.
volum 45.
Academic article
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Drevin, Gustaf;
Alvesson, Helle Mölsted;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Koroma, Alimamy philip;
von Schreeb, Johan.
(2019)
”For this one, let me take the risk”: why surgical staff continued to perform caesarean sections during the 2014–2016 Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone.
BMJ Global Health.
volum 4.
Academic article
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Holmer, Hampus;
Kamara, Michael M.;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Conteh, Sulaiman;
Forna, Fatu;
Hailu, Binyam;
Hansson, Stefan R.;
Koroma, Alimamy Philip;
Koroma, Michael M.;
Liljestrand, Jerker;
Lonnee, Herman;
Sesay, Santigie;
Hagander, Lars.
(2019)
The rate and perioperative mortality of caesarean section in Sierra Leone.
BMJ Global Health.
volum 4:e001605 (5).
Academic article
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Jarosch-von Schweder, Lindy;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Endreseth, Birger Henning.
(2019)
St. Olav satser på akutt gastrokirurgi.
Overlegen.
publications.INTERVJUSKRIFTL
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Lee, Matthew;
Sayers, Adele;
Drake, Thomas M.;
Singh, Pritam;
Bradburn, Mike;
Wilson, Timothy J;
Murugananthan, Aravinth;
Walsh, Ciaran J.;
Fearnhead, Nicola S.;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2019)
Malnutrition, nutritional interventions and clinical outcomes of patients with acute small bowel obstruction: results from a national, multicentre, prospective audit.
BMJ Open.
Academic article
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NASBO, NASBO Collaborators;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2019)
National prospective cohort study of the burden of acute small bowel obstruction.
BJS Open.
Academic article
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Svendsen, Øyvind Veel;
Helgerud, Christoffer;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Salvesen, Øyvind;
George, Peter M.;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2019)
Evaluation of a surgical task sharing training programme's logbook system in Sierra Leone.
BMC Medical Education.
volum 19 (1).
Academic article
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van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Kamara, Michael M.;
Hagander, Lars;
Ashley, Thomas;
Koroma, Alimamy Philip;
Leather, Andy J.M.;
Elhassein, Mohammed;
Darj, Elisabeth;
Salvesen, Øyvind;
Wibe, Arne;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2019)
Caesarean section performed by medical doctors and associate clinicians in Sierra Leone.
British Journal of Surgery.
volum 106 (2).
Academic article
2018
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Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2018)
Humanitært arbeide – undervurdert som videreutdanning, men med bivirkninger.
Dagens medisin.
Feature article
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Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Samai, Mohammed;
Bash-Taqi, Donald Alpha;
Gassama, Ibarahim;
Waalewijn, Bart;
Wibe, Arne;
von Schreeb, Johan.
(2018)
Admissions and surgery as indicators of hospital functions in Sierra Leone during the west-African Ebola outbreak.
BMC Health Services Research.
volum 18 (846).
Academic article
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Burgos, Carmen Mesas;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Bash-Taqi, Donald;
Hagander, Lars;
von Schreeb, Johan.
(2018)
Correction to: The Met Needs for Pediatric Surgical Conditions in Sierra Leone: Estimating the Gap.
World Journal of Surgery.
Academic article
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Grimes, Caris E.;
Quaife, Matthew;
Kamara, Thaim B.;
Lavy, Christopher B.D.;
Leather, Andy J.M.;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2018)
Macroeconomic costs of the unmet burden of surgical disease in Sierra Leone: A retrospective economic analysis.
BMJ Open.
volum 8:e017824 (3).
Academic article
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Liu, Ben;
Hunt, Lesley;
Lonsdale, Robert J;
Narula, Harjeet;
Manasrey, Alieu;
Bundu, Ibrahim;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2018)
Comparison of surgical skill acquisition by UK surgical trainees and Sierra Leonean associate clinicians in a task-sharing programme.
BJS Open.
Academic article
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Treacy, Laura;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Sagbakken, Mette.
(2018)
Distance, accessibility and costs. Decision-making During Childbirth in Rural Sierra Leone: a Qualitative Study.
PLOS ONE.
volum 13 (2).
Academic article
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Waalewijn, Bart;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Koroma, Alimamy Philip;
Rijken, Markus J.;
Elhassein, Mohammed;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2018)
Important Research Elements in Aiding Training: Reply.
World Journal of Surgery.
Letter to the editor
2017
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Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2017)
Chapter 6: A clinical officer training program in Sierra Leone and the decline of surgical care due to Ebola.
Johns Hopkins University Press. 2017. ISBN 9781421422121.
Non-fiction book
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Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Waalewijn, Bart;
Elhassein, Mohamed;
Kamara, T. B.;
Deen, G F;
Bundu, Ibrahim;
Ystgaard, Brynjulf;
von Schreeb, Johan;
Wibe, Arne.
(2017)
Safety, productivity and predicted contribution of a surgical task-sharing programme in Sierra Leone.
British Journal of Surgery.
volum 104 (10).
Academic article
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Burgos, Carmen Mesas;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Bash-Taqi, Donald;
Hagander, Lars;
von Screeb, Johan.
(2017)
The met needs for pediatric surgical conditions in Sierra Leone: estimating the gap.
World Journal of Surgery.
volum 42 (3).
Academic article
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Waalewijn, Bart;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Koroma, AP;
Rijken, Markus J.;
Elhassein, Mohammed;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2017)
Learning Curve Characteristics for Caesarean Section Among Associate Clinicians: A Prospective Study from Sierra Leone.
World Journal of Surgery.
volum 41.
Academic article
2016
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Arranz, Javier;
Lundeby, Karen Marie;
Hassan, Shoaib;
Fuentes, Luis Matías Zabala;
Garcés, Pedro San José;
Haaskjold, Yngvar Lunde;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Krogh, Kurt;
Jongopi, James;
Mellesmo, Sindre;
Jøsendal, Ola;
Øpstad, Åsmund;
Svensen, Erling;
Kamara, Alfred Sandy;
Roberts, David P.;
Stamper, Paul D.;
Austin, Paula;
Moosa, Alfredo J.;
Marke, Dennis.
(2016)
Clinical features of suspected Ebola cases referred to the Moyamba ETC, Sierra Leone: Challenges in the later stages of the 2014 outbreak.
BMC Infectious Diseases.
volum 16 (308).
Academic article
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Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Haganger, Lars;
von Screeb, J;
Bash-Taqi, Donald A.;
Kamara, T B;
Salvesen, Øyvind;
Wibe, Arne.
(2016)
The Surgical Workforce and Surgical Provider Productivity in Sierra Leone: A Countrywide Inventory.
World Journal of Surgery.
volum 40 (6).
Academic article
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Brolin, Kim;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Nordenstedt, Helena;
Hoijer, J;
Molnes, Ragnhild;
Frøseth, Torunn Wigum;
Koroma, AP;
Darj, Elisabeth;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Ekström, A.
(2016)
The Impact of the West Africa Ebola Outbreak on Obstetric Health Care in Sierra Leone.
PLOS ONE.
volum 11 (2).
Academic article
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Haaskjold, Yngvar Lunde;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Krogh, Kurt;
Jongopi, James;
Lundeby, Karen Marie;
Mellesmo, Sindre;
San José Garcés, Pedro;
Jøsendal, Ola;
Øpstad, Åsmund;
Svensen, Erling;
Zabala Fuentes, Luis Matias;
Kamara, Alfred Sandy;
Riera, Melcior;
Arranz, Javier;
Roberts, David;
Stamper, Paul D.;
Austin, Paula;
Moosa, Alfredo J.;
Marke, Dennis.
(2016)
Clinical features of and risk factors for fatal Ebola virus disease, Moyamba District, Sierra Leone, December 2014–February 2015.
Emerging Infectious Diseases.
volum 22 (9).
Academic article
2015
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Bjerring, A W;
Lier, M E;
Roed, S M;
Vestby, P F;
Endreseth, Birger Henning;
Salvesen, Øyvind;
von Screeb, J;
Wibe, Arne;
Kamara, T B;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2015)
Assessment of caesarean section and inguinal hernia repair as proxy indicators of total number of surgeries.
The Lancet.
volum 385.
Abstract
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Bjerring, Anders Wold;
Lier, Marius Eknæs;
Rød, Siri Malene;
Vestby, Pia Fiskaa;
Melf, Klaus;
Endreseth, Birger Henning;
Salvesen, Øyvind;
von Schreeb, Johan;
Wibe, Arne;
Kamara, Thaim Buim;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2015)
Assessing cesarean section and inguinal hernia repair as proxy indicators of the total number of surgeries performed in Sierra Leone in 2012.
Surgery.
volum 157 (5).
Academic article
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Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2015)
Slutten på begynnelsen?.
VG : Verdens gang.
Feature article
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Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Hagander, Lars;
von Schreeb, Johan;
Bash-Taqi, Donald A.;
Kamara, T. B.;
Salvesen, Øyvind;
Wibe, Arne.
(2015)
Who is performing surgery in low-income settings: a countrywide inventory of the surgical workforce distribution and scope of practice in Sierra Leone.
The Lancet.
volum 385.
Abstract
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Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Schreeb, Johan;
Samai, Mohamed;
Bash-Taqi, Donald Alpha;
Kamara, T. B.;
Salvesen, Øyvind;
Ystgaard, Brynjulf;
Wibe, Arne.
(2015)
Met and unmet need for surgery in Sierra Leone: a comprehensive retrospective countrywide survey from all healthcare facilities performing surgery in 2012.
Surgery.
volum 157 (6).
Academic article
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Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
von Schreeb, Johan;
Samai, Mohammed;
Bash-Taqi, Donald A.;
Kamara, T. B.;
Salvesen, Øyvind;
Ystgaard, Brynjulf;
Wibe, Arne.
(2015)
Rates of caesarean section and total volume of surgery in Sierra Leone: a retrospective survey.
The Lancet.
volum 385.
Abstract
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Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
von Schreeb, Johan;
Samai, Mohammed;
Bash-Taqi, Donald A.;
Kamara, Thaim Buim;
Salvesen, Øyvind;
Ystgaard, Brynjulf;
Wibe, Arne.
(2015)
Met and unmet needs for surgery in Sierra Leone: A comprehensive, retrospective, countrywide survey from all health care facilities performing operations in 2012.
Surgery.
volum 157 (6).
Academic article
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Milland, Maria;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2015)
Surgical task shifting in Sierra Leone: a controversial attempt to reduce maternal mortality.
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
volum 122 (2).
Short communication
2014
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Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2014)
- Verden har ikke skjønt ebola-alvoret.
Adresseavisen.
publications.INTERVJUSKRIFTL
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Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2014)
Ebola i Trondheim? Ja, selvfølgelig!.
Adresseavisen.
Feature article
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Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2014)
Rapport fra Sierra Leone.
INDERØYNINGEN.
publications.INTERVJUSKRIFTL
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Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Bash-Taqi, Donald A.;
Samai, Mohammed;
Gerdin, Martin;
von Schreeb, Johan.
(2014)
Ebola and Indirect Effects on Health Service Function in Sierra Leone.
PLOS Currents.
Academic article
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Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Holmer, Hampus;
Hagander, L.
(2014)
WHO-initiativ för ökad tillgång till kirurgi i resursfattiga områden.
Läkartidningen.
volum 111 (6).
Reader opinion piece
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Milland, Maria;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2014)
Enhancing access to emergency obstetric care through surgical task shifting in Sierra Leone: confrontation with Ebola during recovery from civil war.
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica.
volum 94 (1).
Editorial
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van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Waalewijn, Bart;
Ystgaard, Brynjulf;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2014)
Strengthening of the Sierra Leonean Health System by Implementing a Surgical Task Shifting Programme.
MT Bulletin of the Netherlands Society for Tropical Medicine and International Health.
Article
2013
-
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Ystgaard, Brynjulf.
(2013)
Kirurgien som ikke blir gjort.
Kirurgen.
Popular scientific article
-
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Ystgaard, Brynjulf.
(2013)
Kirurgisk opplæring i Sierra Leone.
Kirurgen.
Popular scientific article
-
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Westendorp, J;
Ashley, T;
Bash-Taqi, D;
Jorgensen, P;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2013)
The surgical training program: increasing surgical capacity in sierra leone by training medical doctors and community health officers in surgical and obstetric skills - progress report.
Tropical medicine & international health.
volum 18.
Abstract
-
Ystgaard, Brynjulf;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2013)
Kirurgi og global helse.
Overlegen.
Popular scientific article
-
Ystgaard, Brynjulf;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2013)
Surgery and task shifting in the rainforest.
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
volum 133.
Popular scientific article
2011
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Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2011)
Kriminelt å redde liv?.
Dagsavisen - Nye Meninger.
Feature article
-
Dvergsdal, Elin Yli;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2011)
The global health workforce crisis.
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
volum 131.
Popular scientific article
2009
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Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2009)
Knuste liv.
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
volum 129.
Short communication
2008
-
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2008)
Malaria – en stille katastrofe.
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
volum 128.
Popular scientific article
-
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2008)
Militær bistand og den humanitære slagmark.
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
volum 128.
Short communication
Journal publications
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van Kesteren, Jurre;
van Goudoever, Leandra A.E.;
Conteh, Amara;
van Acker, Gijs J.D.;
Bonjer, H. Jaap;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2023)
Technical Perspective for Video Based Assessment of Surgeries in Low-Resource Settings.
Journal of Surgical Education.
volum 80 (4).
Academic article
-
Wangen, Endre;
Gillund, Even Westgaard;
Reinholdtsen, Eirik Midtgaard;
Henriksveen, Kristian Jostad;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Faqiri, Mirwais;
Ystgaard, Brynjulf;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2023)
Akutte laparotomier ved St. Olavs hospital.
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
volum 143 (6).
Academic article
-
Adde, Håvard Askim;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Andrews, Benetta;
Bakker, Juul Marlies;
Goyah, Kezelebah;
Salvesen, Øyvind Olav;
Sheriff, Swaliho;
Utam, Terseer;
Yaskey, Clarence;
Weiser, Thomas G.;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2022)
Mapping population access to essential surgical care in Liberia using equipment, personnel, and bellwether capability standards.
British Journal of Surgery.
volum 110 (2).
Academic article
-
Bakke, Eirik;
Øseth, Eirik;
Fofanah, Tairu;
Sesay, Ibrahim;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Westendorp, Josien;
Lonnee-Hoffmann, Risa.
(2022)
Vacuum births and barriers to its use: An observational study in governmental hospitals in Sierra Leone.
BMJ Open.
volum 12 (11).
Academic article
-
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2022)
Global kirurgi.
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
volum 142 (16).
Academic article
-
van Kesteren, Jurre;
Meylahn-Jansen, Pauline J.;
Conteh, Amara;
Lissenberg-Witte, Birgit I.;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Ashley, Thomas;
Bonjer, H. Jaap;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2022)
Inguinal hernia surgery learning curves by associate clinicians.
Surgical Endoscopy.
Academic article
-
van Kesteren, Jurre;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Marah, Foday;
van Delft, Diede;
Spector, Antoinette L.;
Cassidy, Laura D.;
Groen, Reinou S.;
Jabbi, Sonnia-Magba Bu-Buakei;
Bah, Silleh;
Medo, James A.;
Kamanda-Bongay, Abubakarr;
van Leerdam, Daniel;
Westendorp, Josien;
Mathéron, Hanna M.;
Mönnink, Giulia L. E.;
Vas Nunes, Jonathan;
Lindenbergh, Karel C.;
Hoel, Sara Kathleen;
Løvdal, Sofie Mack.
(2022)
PREvalence Study on Surgical COnditions (PRESSCO) 2020: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Countrywide Survey on Surgical Conditions in Post-Ebola Outbreak Sierra Leone.
World Journal of Surgery.
volum 46.
Academic article
-
Adde, Håvard Askim;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Sherman, L.M.;
Andrews, B.C.;
Salvesen, Øyvind;
Dunbar, N.K.;
Bleah, A.J.;
Weiser, T.G.;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2021)
A Nationwide Enumeration of the Surgical Workforce, its Production and Disparities in Operative Productivity in Liberia.
World Journal of Surgery.
Academic article
-
Ahlback, Johan Gottfried;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Brudal, Frank;
Endreseth, Birger Henning;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2021)
Effekt av Covid-19 pandemien på innleggelser og behandling av akuttkirurgisk pasienter i Midt-Norge.
Kirurgen.
Article
-
Ashley, Thomas;
Ashley, Hannah;
Wladis, Andreas;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Beard, Jessica;
Kalsi, Hertta;
Palmu, Juuli;
Nordin, Pär;
Kristina, Holm;
Ohene-Yeboah, Michael;
Löfgren, Jenny.
(2021)
Outcomes After Elective Inguinal Hernia Repair Performed by Associate Clinicians vs Medical Doctors in Sierra Leone: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
JAMA Network Open.
volum 4 (1).
Academic article
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Bakker, Juul Marlies;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Nolet, Wouter W.E.;
Mboma, Peter;
Sam, Tamba;
van den Broek, Ankie;
Flinkenflögel, Maaike;
Gjøra, Andreas;
Lindheim-Minde, Barbro;
Kamanda, Samuel;
Koroma, Alimamy P.;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2021)
Barriers to increase surgical productivity in Sierra Leone: A qualitative study.
BMJ Open.
volum 11 (12).
Academic article
-
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2021)
AKUTTKIRURGI – HVOR GÅR VEIEN VIDERE?.
Kirurgen.
Editorial
-
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2021)
Akutt kirurgi - et globalt perspektiv.
Kirurgen.
Article
-
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Ystgaard, Brynjulf.
(2021)
Organisering av akutt kirurgi i USA, UK og Australia: kan vi lære noe?.
Kirurgen.
Article
-
Geraedts, Tessa J. M.;
Boateng, Daniel;
Lindenbergh, Karel C.;
Van Delft, Diede;
Mathéron, Hanna M.;
Mönnink, Gulia L. E.;
Martens, Janine P. J.;
van Leerdam, Daniel;
Vas Nunes, Jonathan H.;
Bu-Buakei Jabbi, Sonnia-Magba;
Kpaka, Mohamed S.;
Westendorp, Josien;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Sankoh, Osman;
Grobusch, Martin P.;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Klipstein-Grobusch, Kerstin.
(2021)
Evaluating the cascade of care for hypertension in Sierra Leone.
Tropical medicine & international health.
volum 26 (11).
Academic article
-
Gjøra, Andreas;
Lindheim-Minde, Barbro;
Bakker, Juul Marlies;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
van Leerdam, Daniel;
Smalle, Isaac O;
Bundu, Ibrahim;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2021)
Changes in surgical volume, workforce, and productivity in Sierra Leone between 2012 and 2017.
Surgery.
Academic article
-
Please, Helen R.;
Vas Nunes, Jonathan H.;
Patel, Rashida;
Pluschke, Gerd;
Tholley, Mohamed;
Ruf, Marie-Therésè;
Bolton, William;
Scott, Julian A.;
Grobusch, Martin P.;
Bolkan, Håkon A.;
Brown, Julia M.;
Jayne, David G..
(2021)
Chronic wounds in sierra leone: Searching for buruli ulcer, a ntd caused by mycobacterium ulcerans, at masanga hospital.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
volum 15 (10).
Academic article
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Sevalie, Stephen;
Youkee, Daniel;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Bailey, Emma;
Bangura, Thaimu;
Mangipudi, Sowmya;
Mansaray, Esther;
Odland, Maria Lisa;
Parmar, Divya;
Samura, Sorie;
Van Delft, Diede;
Wurie, Haja;
Davies, Justine I;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Leather, Andy J.M..
(2021)
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital utilisation in Sierra Leone.
BMJ Global Health.
volum 6 (10).
Academic article
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Sung, Sophia;
Hørthe, Hilde;
Svendsen, Øyvind Veel;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Salvesen, Øyvind;
Vandi, Alphonsus;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2021)
Early evaluation of the transition from an analog to an electronic surgical logbook system in Sierra Leone.
BMC Medical Education.
volum 21 (1).
Academic article
-
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Westendorp, Josien;
Ashley, Thomas;
Hagander, Lars;
Holmer, Hampus;
Koroma, Alimamy P.;
Leather, Andy J.M.;
Shrime, Mark G.;
Wibe, Arne;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2021)
Catastrophic expenditure and impoverishment after caesarean section in Sierra Leone: An evaluation of the free health care initiative.
PLOS ONE.
volum 16 (10).
Academic article
-
Adde, Håvard Askim;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Oghogho, Mark Deenize;
Dunbar, Nelson;
Tehmeh, Lekilay;
Hampaye, Theophilus;
Salvesen, Øyvind;
Weiser, Thomas G.;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2020)
Impact of surgical infrastructure and personnel on volume and availability of essential surgical procedures in Liberia.
BJS Open.
volum 4 (6).
Academic article
-
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2020)
Folks tillit er vår kollektive vaksine.
Adressavisen.
Feature article
-
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
National Audit of Small Bowel, NASBO Collaborators.
(2020)
Outcomes of obstructed abdominal wall hernia: results from the UK national small bowel obstruction audit.
BJS Open.
Academic article
-
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Adde, Håvard Askim;
Fredin, Hans Ola;
Holmer, Hampus;
Hagander, Lars;
Koroma, Alimamy Philip;
Koroma, Michael M.;
Leather, Andy;
Wibe, Arne;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2020)
Travel time and perinatal mortality after emergency caesarean sections: an evaluation of the 2-hour proximity indicator in Sierra Leone.
BMJ Global Health.
volum 5:e003943 (12).
Academic article
-
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Westendorp, Josien;
Kamara, Michael M;
Forna, Fatu;
Hagander, Lars;
Rijken, Marcus J.;
Leather, Andy J.M.;
Wibe, Arne;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2020)
Perinatal outcomes of cesarean deliveries in Sierra Leone: A prospective multicenter observational study.
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics.
volum 150 (2).
Academic article
-
Wehrens, Erik;
Bangura, JS;
Falama, AM;
Kamara, Kelfala BB;
Dubbink, Jan Henk;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Grobusch, Martin P..
(2020)
Primum non nocere: Potential indirect adverse effects of COVID-19 containment strategies in the African region.
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease.
Short communication
-
Burgos, Carmen Mesas;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Bash-Taqi, Donald Alpha;
Hagander, Lars;
Schreeb, Johan.
(2019)
Correction to: The Met Needs for Pediatric Surgical Conditions in Sierra Leone: Estimating the Gap.
World Journal of Surgery.
Errata
-
Drake, Thomas M.;
Lee, Matthew;
Sayers, Adele;
Abercrombie, John F.;
Aucheson, Austin;
Alderson, Derek A.;
Anderson, Iain;
Bradburn, Mike;
Davies, Michael;
Hamady, Zaed;
Hind, Daniel;
Hollyman, Marianne;
Hare, Sarah;
Lee, Ellen;
Northover, John;
Lewis, Cristopher;
Mariott, Paul J.;
Maynard, Nick;
McFall, Malcolm.
(2019)
Outcomes following small bowel obstruction due to malignancy in the national audit of small bowel obstruction.
European Journal of Surgical Oncology.
volum 45.
Academic article
-
Drevin, Gustaf;
Alvesson, Helle Mölsted;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Koroma, Alimamy philip;
von Schreeb, Johan.
(2019)
”For this one, let me take the risk”: why surgical staff continued to perform caesarean sections during the 2014–2016 Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone.
BMJ Global Health.
volum 4.
Academic article
-
Holmer, Hampus;
Kamara, Michael M.;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Conteh, Sulaiman;
Forna, Fatu;
Hailu, Binyam;
Hansson, Stefan R.;
Koroma, Alimamy Philip;
Koroma, Michael M.;
Liljestrand, Jerker;
Lonnee, Herman;
Sesay, Santigie;
Hagander, Lars.
(2019)
The rate and perioperative mortality of caesarean section in Sierra Leone.
BMJ Global Health.
volum 4:e001605 (5).
Academic article
-
Jarosch-von Schweder, Lindy;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Endreseth, Birger Henning.
(2019)
St. Olav satser på akutt gastrokirurgi.
Overlegen.
publications.INTERVJUSKRIFTL
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Lee, Matthew;
Sayers, Adele;
Drake, Thomas M.;
Singh, Pritam;
Bradburn, Mike;
Wilson, Timothy J;
Murugananthan, Aravinth;
Walsh, Ciaran J.;
Fearnhead, Nicola S.;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2019)
Malnutrition, nutritional interventions and clinical outcomes of patients with acute small bowel obstruction: results from a national, multicentre, prospective audit.
BMJ Open.
Academic article
-
NASBO, NASBO Collaborators;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2019)
National prospective cohort study of the burden of acute small bowel obstruction.
BJS Open.
Academic article
-
Svendsen, Øyvind Veel;
Helgerud, Christoffer;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Salvesen, Øyvind;
George, Peter M.;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2019)
Evaluation of a surgical task sharing training programme's logbook system in Sierra Leone.
BMC Medical Education.
volum 19 (1).
Academic article
-
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Kamara, Michael M.;
Hagander, Lars;
Ashley, Thomas;
Koroma, Alimamy Philip;
Leather, Andy J.M.;
Elhassein, Mohammed;
Darj, Elisabeth;
Salvesen, Øyvind;
Wibe, Arne;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2019)
Caesarean section performed by medical doctors and associate clinicians in Sierra Leone.
British Journal of Surgery.
volum 106 (2).
Academic article
-
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2018)
Humanitært arbeide – undervurdert som videreutdanning, men med bivirkninger.
Dagens medisin.
Feature article
-
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Samai, Mohammed;
Bash-Taqi, Donald Alpha;
Gassama, Ibarahim;
Waalewijn, Bart;
Wibe, Arne;
von Schreeb, Johan.
(2018)
Admissions and surgery as indicators of hospital functions in Sierra Leone during the west-African Ebola outbreak.
BMC Health Services Research.
volum 18 (846).
Academic article
-
Burgos, Carmen Mesas;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Bash-Taqi, Donald;
Hagander, Lars;
von Schreeb, Johan.
(2018)
Correction to: The Met Needs for Pediatric Surgical Conditions in Sierra Leone: Estimating the Gap.
World Journal of Surgery.
Academic article
-
Grimes, Caris E.;
Quaife, Matthew;
Kamara, Thaim B.;
Lavy, Christopher B.D.;
Leather, Andy J.M.;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2018)
Macroeconomic costs of the unmet burden of surgical disease in Sierra Leone: A retrospective economic analysis.
BMJ Open.
volum 8:e017824 (3).
Academic article
-
Liu, Ben;
Hunt, Lesley;
Lonsdale, Robert J;
Narula, Harjeet;
Manasrey, Alieu;
Bundu, Ibrahim;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2018)
Comparison of surgical skill acquisition by UK surgical trainees and Sierra Leonean associate clinicians in a task-sharing programme.
BJS Open.
Academic article
-
Treacy, Laura;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Sagbakken, Mette.
(2018)
Distance, accessibility and costs. Decision-making During Childbirth in Rural Sierra Leone: a Qualitative Study.
PLOS ONE.
volum 13 (2).
Academic article
-
Waalewijn, Bart;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Koroma, Alimamy Philip;
Rijken, Markus J.;
Elhassein, Mohammed;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2018)
Important Research Elements in Aiding Training: Reply.
World Journal of Surgery.
Letter to the editor
-
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Waalewijn, Bart;
Elhassein, Mohamed;
Kamara, T. B.;
Deen, G F;
Bundu, Ibrahim;
Ystgaard, Brynjulf;
von Schreeb, Johan;
Wibe, Arne.
(2017)
Safety, productivity and predicted contribution of a surgical task-sharing programme in Sierra Leone.
British Journal of Surgery.
volum 104 (10).
Academic article
-
Burgos, Carmen Mesas;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Bash-Taqi, Donald;
Hagander, Lars;
von Screeb, Johan.
(2017)
The met needs for pediatric surgical conditions in Sierra Leone: estimating the gap.
World Journal of Surgery.
volum 42 (3).
Academic article
-
Waalewijn, Bart;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Koroma, AP;
Rijken, Markus J.;
Elhassein, Mohammed;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2017)
Learning Curve Characteristics for Caesarean Section Among Associate Clinicians: A Prospective Study from Sierra Leone.
World Journal of Surgery.
volum 41.
Academic article
-
Arranz, Javier;
Lundeby, Karen Marie;
Hassan, Shoaib;
Fuentes, Luis Matías Zabala;
Garcés, Pedro San José;
Haaskjold, Yngvar Lunde;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Krogh, Kurt;
Jongopi, James;
Mellesmo, Sindre;
Jøsendal, Ola;
Øpstad, Åsmund;
Svensen, Erling;
Kamara, Alfred Sandy;
Roberts, David P.;
Stamper, Paul D.;
Austin, Paula;
Moosa, Alfredo J.;
Marke, Dennis.
(2016)
Clinical features of suspected Ebola cases referred to the Moyamba ETC, Sierra Leone: Challenges in the later stages of the 2014 outbreak.
BMC Infectious Diseases.
volum 16 (308).
Academic article
-
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Haganger, Lars;
von Screeb, J;
Bash-Taqi, Donald A.;
Kamara, T B;
Salvesen, Øyvind;
Wibe, Arne.
(2016)
The Surgical Workforce and Surgical Provider Productivity in Sierra Leone: A Countrywide Inventory.
World Journal of Surgery.
volum 40 (6).
Academic article
-
Brolin, Kim;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Nordenstedt, Helena;
Hoijer, J;
Molnes, Ragnhild;
Frøseth, Torunn Wigum;
Koroma, AP;
Darj, Elisabeth;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Ekström, A.
(2016)
The Impact of the West Africa Ebola Outbreak on Obstetric Health Care in Sierra Leone.
PLOS ONE.
volum 11 (2).
Academic article
-
Haaskjold, Yngvar Lunde;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Krogh, Kurt;
Jongopi, James;
Lundeby, Karen Marie;
Mellesmo, Sindre;
San José Garcés, Pedro;
Jøsendal, Ola;
Øpstad, Åsmund;
Svensen, Erling;
Zabala Fuentes, Luis Matias;
Kamara, Alfred Sandy;
Riera, Melcior;
Arranz, Javier;
Roberts, David;
Stamper, Paul D.;
Austin, Paula;
Moosa, Alfredo J.;
Marke, Dennis.
(2016)
Clinical features of and risk factors for fatal Ebola virus disease, Moyamba District, Sierra Leone, December 2014–February 2015.
Emerging Infectious Diseases.
volum 22 (9).
Academic article
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Bjerring, A W;
Lier, M E;
Roed, S M;
Vestby, P F;
Endreseth, Birger Henning;
Salvesen, Øyvind;
von Screeb, J;
Wibe, Arne;
Kamara, T B;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2015)
Assessment of caesarean section and inguinal hernia repair as proxy indicators of total number of surgeries.
The Lancet.
volum 385.
Abstract
-
Bjerring, Anders Wold;
Lier, Marius Eknæs;
Rød, Siri Malene;
Vestby, Pia Fiskaa;
Melf, Klaus;
Endreseth, Birger Henning;
Salvesen, Øyvind;
von Schreeb, Johan;
Wibe, Arne;
Kamara, Thaim Buim;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2015)
Assessing cesarean section and inguinal hernia repair as proxy indicators of the total number of surgeries performed in Sierra Leone in 2012.
Surgery.
volum 157 (5).
Academic article
-
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2015)
Slutten på begynnelsen?.
VG : Verdens gang.
Feature article
-
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Hagander, Lars;
von Schreeb, Johan;
Bash-Taqi, Donald A.;
Kamara, T. B.;
Salvesen, Øyvind;
Wibe, Arne.
(2015)
Who is performing surgery in low-income settings: a countrywide inventory of the surgical workforce distribution and scope of practice in Sierra Leone.
The Lancet.
volum 385.
Abstract
-
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Schreeb, Johan;
Samai, Mohamed;
Bash-Taqi, Donald Alpha;
Kamara, T. B.;
Salvesen, Øyvind;
Ystgaard, Brynjulf;
Wibe, Arne.
(2015)
Met and unmet need for surgery in Sierra Leone: a comprehensive retrospective countrywide survey from all healthcare facilities performing surgery in 2012.
Surgery.
volum 157 (6).
Academic article
-
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
von Schreeb, Johan;
Samai, Mohammed;
Bash-Taqi, Donald A.;
Kamara, T. B.;
Salvesen, Øyvind;
Ystgaard, Brynjulf;
Wibe, Arne.
(2015)
Rates of caesarean section and total volume of surgery in Sierra Leone: a retrospective survey.
The Lancet.
volum 385.
Abstract
-
Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
von Schreeb, Johan;
Samai, Mohammed;
Bash-Taqi, Donald A.;
Kamara, Thaim Buim;
Salvesen, Øyvind;
Ystgaard, Brynjulf;
Wibe, Arne.
(2015)
Met and unmet needs for surgery in Sierra Leone: A comprehensive, retrospective, countrywide survey from all health care facilities performing operations in 2012.
Surgery.
volum 157 (6).
Academic article
-
Milland, Maria;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2015)
Surgical task shifting in Sierra Leone: a controversial attempt to reduce maternal mortality.
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
volum 122 (2).
Short communication
-
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2014)
- Verden har ikke skjønt ebola-alvoret.
Adresseavisen.
publications.INTERVJUSKRIFTL
-
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2014)
Ebola i Trondheim? Ja, selvfølgelig!.
Adresseavisen.
Feature article
-
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2014)
Rapport fra Sierra Leone.
INDERØYNINGEN.
publications.INTERVJUSKRIFTL
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Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Bash-Taqi, Donald A.;
Samai, Mohammed;
Gerdin, Martin;
von Schreeb, Johan.
(2014)
Ebola and Indirect Effects on Health Service Function in Sierra Leone.
PLOS Currents.
Academic article
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Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Holmer, Hampus;
Hagander, L.
(2014)
WHO-initiativ för ökad tillgång till kirurgi i resursfattiga områden.
Läkartidningen.
volum 111 (6).
Reader opinion piece
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Milland, Maria;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2014)
Enhancing access to emergency obstetric care through surgical task shifting in Sierra Leone: confrontation with Ebola during recovery from civil war.
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica.
volum 94 (1).
Editorial
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van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Waalewijn, Bart;
Ystgaard, Brynjulf;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2014)
Strengthening of the Sierra Leonean Health System by Implementing a Surgical Task Shifting Programme.
MT Bulletin of the Netherlands Society for Tropical Medicine and International Health.
Article
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Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Ystgaard, Brynjulf.
(2013)
Kirurgien som ikke blir gjort.
Kirurgen.
Popular scientific article
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Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
Ystgaard, Brynjulf.
(2013)
Kirurgisk opplæring i Sierra Leone.
Kirurgen.
Popular scientific article
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van Duinen, Aalke Johan;
Westendorp, J;
Ashley, T;
Bash-Taqi, D;
Jorgensen, P;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2013)
The surgical training program: increasing surgical capacity in sierra leone by training medical doctors and community health officers in surgical and obstetric skills - progress report.
Tropical medicine & international health.
volum 18.
Abstract
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Ystgaard, Brynjulf;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2013)
Kirurgi og global helse.
Overlegen.
Popular scientific article
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Ystgaard, Brynjulf;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2013)
Surgery and task shifting in the rainforest.
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
volum 133.
Popular scientific article
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Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2011)
Kriminelt å redde liv?.
Dagsavisen - Nye Meninger.
Feature article
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Dvergsdal, Elin Yli;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2011)
The global health workforce crisis.
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
volum 131.
Popular scientific article
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Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2009)
Knuste liv.
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
volum 129.
Short communication
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Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2008)
Malaria – en stille katastrofe.
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
volum 128.
Popular scientific article
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Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2008)
Militær bistand og den humanitære slagmark.
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
volum 128.
Short communication
Books
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Bolkan, Håkon Angell;
van Duinen, Aalke Johan.
(2021)
CapaCare 10 years, 2011 – 2021.
2021. ISBN 978-82-303-5229-8.
Popular scientific book
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Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2017)
Chapter 6: A clinical officer training program in Sierra Leone and the decline of surgical care due to Ebola.
Johns Hopkins University Press. 2017. ISBN 9781421422121.
Non-fiction book
INFORMASJONSMATR
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Van den Bergh, Graziella;
Bolkan, Håkon Angell.
(2021)
ECTMIH 2021: Track 8: Program for 29.09.2021 on Rehabilitation: See: https://ectmih2021.no/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Track-8-24.9.21.pdf.
Website (informational material)
Teaching
Courses
Media
2022
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LectureBolkan, Håkon Angell. (2022) From research to policy - case study from introduction of a new surgical cadre in Sierra Leone. Norwegian Research School of Global Health Conference ; 2022-11-24 - 2022-11-24.
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Programme participationBolkan, Håkon Angell. (2022) Urix på lørdag - Håkon Bolkan om sult. https://radio.nrk.no/ [Radio]. 2022-09-03.
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InterviewBolkan, Håkon Angell; Iversen, Tor Odd. (2022) TV-aksjonen 2022: Bidraget ditt er viktig, og hjelpen kommer frem!. Statsforvalteren i Trøndelag [Internett]. 2022-10-19.
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InterviewBolkan, Håkon Angell; Mikkelsen, Solveig. (2022) Har berget tusenvis av liv ved å lære opp helsepersonell i kirurgi. Universitetsavisa [Internett]. 2022-05-11.
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InterviewBolkan, Håkon Angell; Riseth, Kim. (2022) Tv-aksjonen 2022, Leger uten grenser. Namdalsavisa.no [Internett]. 2022-10-23.
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InterviewBolkan, Håkon Angell; Skjesol, Hilde. (2022) Dette har vært en veldig utfordrende sommer. Adressa [Avis]. 2022-07-31.
2021
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InterviewAune Bardal, Maja; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2021) I 2011 stiftet namsosingen Håkon Capacare i Sierra Leone – 10 år senere er flere tusen liv reddet. Namdalsavisa [Avis]. 2021-07-19.
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InterviewBolkan, Håkon Angell; van Duinen, Aalke Johan. (2021) De opererer brokk, men er ikke leger. forskning.no [Internett]. 2021-02-07.
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InterviewBolkan, Håkon Angell; van Duinen, Aalke Johan. (2021) Trained medical staff can perform safe, effective hernia surgery. Sciencenorway.no [Internett]. 2021-01-25.
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Programme participationVan den Bergh, Graziella; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Lund-Johansen, Morten. (2021) Track 8: Disasters, accidents, injuries, global surgery and rehabilitation: 12th European Congress for Tropical Medicine and International Health. https://ectmih2021.no/programme/ See: Track 8 [Internett]. 2021-09-29.
2020
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InterviewDønvold-Myhre, Lars; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2020) Coronaviruset - Afrika - En tidsinnstilt bombe. Dagbladet [Avis]. 2020-03-16.
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InterviewROSENLUND-HAUGLID, Signe; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2020) I Europa synker smittetallene – men i mange land er det verste på langt nær over. Verdens Gang [Avis]. 2020-05-22.
2019
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InterviewBolkan, Håkon Angell. (2019) Slår malaria-alarm: – Skremmende. Dagbladet [Avis]. 2019-07-23.
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Academic lecturevan Duinen, Aalke Johan; Hagander, Lars; Kamara, Michael M; Koroma, Alimamy Philip; Leather, Andy; Wibe, Arne; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2019) Maternal and perinatal outcome after caesarean section in Sierra Leone: a prospective multicentre study. 48th World Congress of Surgery ; 2019-08-11 - 2019-08-15.
2018
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Academic lectureAdde, Håvard; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Rijken, Markus J.; Kamara, Michael M; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Uterine atony as cause of post-partum hemorrhage after cesarean section in Sierra Leone. 9th Annual Research Symposium of the Sierra Leone Health and Biomedical Research Group . Sierra Leone Health and Biomedical Research Group; Freetown. 2018-10-17 - 2018-10-19.
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PosterBakke, Eirik; Øseth, Eirik; Fofonah, Tairu; Sesay, Ibrahim; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Lonnée-Hoffmann, Risa Anna Margaretha. (2018) Vacuum Deliveries in Sierra Leonean Governmental Hospitals: A register and questionnaire based study. Norwegian Global Health Conference . Global Health Norway; Oslo. 2018-04-10 - 2018-04-11.
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Academic lectureBolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Addressing Surgical Needs Where There Are No Surgeons - and the role of task-sharing. From turmoil to sustainability . Masanga Denmark; Copenhagen. 2018-03-09 - 2018-03-09.
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Popular scientific lectureBolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) CapaCare - Capacity building for a better future. Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship . NTNU Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Trondheim. 2018-03-23 - 2018-03-23.
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LectureBolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) CapaCare - task-sharing in obstetrics. Internundervisning Kvinneklinikken St Olav . Kvinneklinikken St Olav; Trondheim. 2018-04-11 - 2018-04-11.
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InterviewBolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Congo's Ebola risk 'very high' as confirmed virus cases rise. TRT World [TV]. 2018-05-17.
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Academic lectureBolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Foreign doctors used for 'on the job’ training of health workers in low resources settings. Global Surgery Amsterdam . Global Surgery Amsterdam; Amsterdam. 2018-09-28 - 2018-09-28.
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LectureBolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Global Surgery – an introduction of a neglected child. Global health summer school . University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen. 2018-08-24 - 2018-08-24.
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InterviewBolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) How can Ebola be contained?. Aljazeera, Inside Story [TV]. 2018-05-24.
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Popular scientific lectureBolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Kirurgisk kapasitetsbygging i Sierra Leone. Årsmøte Lions club . Lions Club; Oppdal. 2018-09-08 - 2018-09-08.
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Popular scientific lectureBolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Nytt ebola utbrudd i Kongo – Hva lærte vi sist og hvordan går det denne gangen?. Fredagsforelesning St. Olav . St. Olav; Trondheim. 2018-06-15 - 2018-06-15.
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LectureBolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Surgical Capacity Building in West Africa. Global Surgery Conference Stockholm 2018 . Nordic Global Surgery Group; Stockholm. 2018-10-04 - 2018-10-05.
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Academic lectureBolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Task-sharing for emergency obstetric care. Perinataldagene . Norsk Perinatalmedisinsk Forening; Stavanger. 2018-11-07 - 2018-11-08.
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LectureBolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Where there’s (hardly) no surgeon. Global surgery course . Lund University; Lund. 2018-12-20 - 2018-12-21.
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LectureBolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Where there's no surgeon. Global health summer school . University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen. 2018-08-24 - 2018-08-24.
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LectureBolkan, Håkon Angell; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Waalewijn, Bart; Elhassein, Mohammed; Kamara, Thaim Buim; Deen, G F; Bundu, Ibrahim; Ystgaard, Brynjulf; Schreeb, Johan; Wibe, Arne. (2018) Safety, productivity and contributions to national volume from a surgical task-sharing programme in Sierra Leone. WACS 58th Annual Conference and Scientific Meeting . West African College of Surgeons; Banjul. 2018-02-26 - 2018-03-02.
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PosterBolkan, Håkon Angell; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Waalewijn, Bart; Elhassein, Mohammed; Kamara, Thaim Buim; Deen, G F; Bundu, Ibrahim; Ystgaard, Brynjulf; Schreeb, Johan; Wibe, Arne. (2018) Safety, productivity and contributions to national volume from a surgical task-sharing programme in Sierra Leone. Norwegian Global Health Conference . Global Health Norway; Oslo. 2018-04-10 - 2018-04-11.
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Academic lectureMinde-Lindheim, Barbro; Gjøra, Andreas; van Leerdam, Daniel; Smalle, Isac; Bundu, Ibrahim; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Surgical activity and surgical workforce in Sierra Leone in 2017. 9th Annual Research Symposium of the Sierra Leone Health and Biomedical Research Group . Sierra Leone Health and Biomedical Research Group; Freetown. 2018-10-17 - 2018-10-19.
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Postervan Duinen, Aalke Johan; Hagander, Lars; Kamara, Michael M; Ashley, Thomas; Koroma, Alimamy Philip; Leather, Andy J.M.; Elhassein, Mohamed; Darj, Elisabeth; Salvesen, Øyvind; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Wibe, Arne. (2018) Maternal and perinatal outcome after caesarean section in Sierra Leone – A prospective multicentre study comparing medical doctors and associate clinicians. Norwegian Global Health Conference ; 2018-04-10 - 2018-04-11.
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Lecturevan Duinen, Aalke Johan; Koroma, Alimamy philip; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Number of caesarean section in Sierra Leone before, during and after the Ebola outbreak. WACS 58th Annual Conference and Scientific Meeting . West African College of Surgeons; Banjul. 2018-02-26 - 2018-03-02.
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Lecturevan Duinen, Aalke Johan; Koroma, Alimamy philip; Hagander, Lars; Kamara, Michael M; Ashley, Thomas; Leather, Andy; Elhassein, Mohammed; Darj, Elisabeth; Salvesen, Øyvind; Wibe, Arne; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Maternal and perinatal outcome after caesarean section in Sierra Leone – A prospective multicentre study comparing medical doctors and associate clinicians. WACS 58th Annual Conference and Scientific Meeting . West African College of Surgeons; Banjul. 2018-02-26 - 2018-03-02.
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Postervan Duinen, Aalke Johan; Koroma, AP; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Number of caesarean section in Sierra Leone before, during and after the Ebola outbreak. Norwegian Global Health Conference . Global Health Norway; Oslo. 2018-04-10 - 2018-04-11.
2017
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Programme participationBolkan, Håkon Angell. (2017) Kirurgi mot fattigdom. https://radio.nrk.no/serie/ekko/MDSP25008217/25-04-2017#t=58 [Radio]. 2017-04-25.
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LectureBolkan, Håkon Angell. (2017) Public health and emergency surgery – where do we invest our efforts? Case study: Sierra Leone. Médecines Sans Frontieres (MSF) Surgical Days . MSF France; Paris. 2017-12-01 - 2017-12-02.
2015
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InterviewBolkan, Håkon Angell. (2015) Dr. Ebola. Adressavisa [Avis]. 2015-03-28.
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Academic lectureBolkan, Håkon Angell. (2015) Ebola - What happened to all the other patients?. Globvac 2015 . Forskningsrådet; 2015-03-17 - 2015-03-18.
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InterviewBolkan, Håkon Angell. (2015) Ebola lammer annen behandling i Sierra Leone. Adresseavisen [Avis]. 2015-01-19.
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InterviewBolkan, Håkon Angell. (2015) Gjest: Håkon Angell Bolkan. Dagsrevyen [TV]. 2015-01-06.
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InterviewBolkan, Håkon Angell. (2015) Nordmenn i Sierra Leone: Den farlige kampen mot ebola. VG [Avis]. 2015-01-18.
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InterviewBolkan, Håkon Angell. (2015) Norsk ebola-team hjemme i dag: - De fleste dør i stillhet. null [Avis]. 2015-03-30.
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InterviewBolkan, Håkon Angell. (2015) Trøndersk hjelpe-organisasjon får skryt i toppmagasin. Adressavisa [Avis]. 2015-03-06.
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PosterBolkan, Håkon Angell; Hagander, Lars; von Schreeb, Johan; Bash-Taqi, Donald A.; Kamara, T. B.; Salvesen, Øyvind; Wibe, Arne. (2015) Countrywide inventory of the surgical workforce distribu5on, produc5vity and scope of prac5ce in Sierra Leone. Global surgery, anaesthesia, and obstetrics: shifting paradigms and challenging generations . Royal College of Surgeons of England; London. 2015-04-28 - 2015-04-28.
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LectureMolnes, Ragnhild; Wigum Frøseth, Torunn; Darj, Elisabeth; van Duinen, Alex; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2015) Impact of Ebola: How distribution of Cesarean Sections between health care facilities have changed during the epidemics in Sierra Leone. World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics . FIGO; Vancouver. 2015-11-04 - 2015-11-09.
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Postervan Duinen, Alke Johan; Ystgaard, Brynjulf; Waalewijn, Bart; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2015) Ebola’s effect on postgraduate surgical training in Sierra Leone. Globvac 2015 ; 2015-03-17 - 2015-03-18.
2014
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InterviewBolkan, Håkon Angell. (2014) Ebola-forsker forsker på alle som ikke er smittet av ebola. universitetsavisa [Internett]. 2014-10-17.
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InterviewBolkan, Håkon Angell. (2014) Ebola-forskning og drilling i formidling. forskning.no [Internett]. 2014-10-17.
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InterviewBolkan, Håkon Angell. (2014) Ebola's deadly toll on healthcare workers. AlphaGalileo [Internett]. 2014-10-13.
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InterviewBolkan, Håkon Angell. (2014) Global helse. Helse Midt-Norge Ekstranett [Internett]. 2014-02-14.
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InterviewBolkan, Håkon Angell. (2014) NTNU-stipendiat: - Verden har ikke har skjønt ebola-alvoret. VG TV [Internett]. 2014-10-07.
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InterviewBolkan, Håkon Angell. (2014) Trosser sin egen frykt. http://www.namdalsavisa.no/ [Avis]. 2014-12-20.
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InterviewBolkan, Håkon Angell. (2014) Vil sende helsepersonell til Vest-Afrika. Dagens Medisin [Internett]. 2014-10-06.
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Academic lectureKamara, T. B.; Ashley, Thomas; Bash-Taqi, Donald A.; Duinen, Alex Van; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2014) Surgical Task sharing in Sierra Leone. 54 annual Conference of the West African College of Surgeons . West African College of Surgeons; Kumasi. 2014-02-24 - 2014-02-28.
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InterviewMeland, Stein Inge; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2014) Verden har ikke skjønt ebola-alvoret. null [Avis]. 2014-10-01.
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Programme participationNRK, Norgesglasset; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2014) Ebola til Norge. NRK [Radio]. 2014-10-07.
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Academic lecturevan Duinen, Aalke Johan; Waalewijn, Bart; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2014) The Surgical Training Program: Increasing access to essential surgical care in Sierra Leone by training Medical Doctors and Community Health Officers. Surgical Need in Low income countries . The Netherlands Society for International Surgery; Amsterdam. 2014-11-14 - 2014-11-16.
2012
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InterviewBolkan, Håkon Angell. (2012) Norsk legesuksess redder liv i Afrika. NRK Trøndelag [Radio]. 2012-08-01.