Kristian Onarheim
About
Currently engaged in a PhD program in collaboration with the HUNT Center for Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology, I hold dual specializations in General Practice and Public Health Medicine. My career is distinguished by a deep-rooted background in both municipal and specialist (hospital) healthcare administration. As a former Assistant Medical Director at the Regional Health Authority in Mid-Norway (Helse Midt RHF), I gained invaluable insights into health administration and mastered the public procurement of healthcare services.
I bring diverse board experience from both the voluntary and public sectors, with notable contributions to the Trondheim Tourist Association (Trondheim Turistforening) and healthcare governance roles with TK-Midt and Patient Travel HF (Pasientreiser HF).
With formal certification in Public Procurement from Nor-Cohn, I excel in securing private health services, complemented by my broad experience in leading projects at local, regional, inter-regional, and national levels within the healthcare sector. My extensive network and profound understanding of both primary and specialist healthcare services, in addition to healthcare service administration, cover a wide range both regionally and nationally.
My core strengths include continuous improvement, project and change management, driven by a fervent passion for #DigitalTransformation, #ChangeManagement, and #PartnershipsWithGPsandPrimaryHealthCare, along with interests in #Research, #GeneticEpidemiology, and #HealthAI.
My clinical expertise was initially developed in subordinate roles at Bærum Hospital (Health South-East RHF), evolving through positions as a Municipal Chief Public Health Officer and a General Practitioner/Emergency Doctor in district settings. I achieved my specialization in General and Community Medicine via the Norwegian Medical Association, subsequent to completing my medical degree.
Publications
2020
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                            Madsbu, Mattis Aleksander; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Salvesen, Øyvind; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Carlsen, Sven Magnus; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Westin, Steinar; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Onarheim, Kristian; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Nygaard, Øystein Petter.
                        
                    
                
                
                    (2020)
                
                
                    
                        
                        
                            
                                
                                     Surgery for herniated lumbar disc in private vs public hospitals: A pragmatic comparative effectiveness study.
                                
                                
                            
                        
                    
                
                
                    
                    
                        Acta Neurochirurgica
                    
                
                
                
                    Academic article
Journal publications
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                            Madsbu, Mattis Aleksander; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Salvesen, Øyvind; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Carlsen, Sven Magnus; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Westin, Steinar; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Onarheim, Kristian; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Nygaard, Øystein Petter.
                        
                    
                
                
                    (2020)
                
                
                    
                        
                        
                            
                                
                                     Surgery for herniated lumbar disc in private vs public hospitals: A pragmatic comparative effectiveness study.
                                
                                
                            
                        
                    
                
                
                    
                    
                        Acta Neurochirurgica
                    
                
                
                
                    Academic article