Frode Forland
Specialist director
Responsibilities
Leadership, global health, global health perparedness, public health, community health, evidence based medicine, infectious diseses prevention and control, health polices and health diplomacy, non communicable diseases
Background
Specialist Director Infectious Diseases and Global Health, Accociate Professor in Public Health at University of Tromsø
Projects and publications
- Erik Eik Anda, Tonje Bjørndal Braaten, Kristin Benjaminsen Borch, Therese Haugdahl Nøst, Sairah Lai Fa Chen, Marko Lukic, Eiliv Lund, Frode Forland, David Andrew Leon, Brita Askeland Winje, Anne-Marte Bakken Kran, Mette Kalager, Fridtjof Lund-Johansen, Torkjel M Sandanger, (2022). Seroprevalence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in the adult population during the pre-vaccination period, Norway, winter 2020/21. Eurosurveillance s. 1-10. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.13.2100376
- Jonas Christoffer Lindstrøm, Solveig Engebretsen, Anja Bråthen Kristoffersen, Gunnar Øyvind Isaksson Rø, Alfonso Diz-Lois Palomares, Kenth Engø-Monsen, Elisabeth Henie Madslien, Frode Forland, Karin Maria Nygård, Frode Hagen, Gunnar Gantzel, Ottar Wiklund, Arnoldo Frigessi, Birgitte Freiesleben de Blasio, (2021). Increased transmissibility of the alpha SARS-CoV-2 variant: evidence from contact tracing data in Oslo, January to February 2021. Infectious Diseases s. 72-77. doi: 10.1080/23744235.2021.1977382
- Marjolein Moleman, Fergus Macbeth, Cornelis Hermannus Sietse Wieringa, Frode Forland, Beth Shaw, Teun Zuiderent-Jerak, (2021). From “getting things right” to “getting things right now”: Developing COVID-19 guidance under time pressure and knowledge uncertainty. Journal of Evaluation In Clinical Practice s. 49-56. doi: 10.1111/jep.13625
- Anneke Steens, Birgitte Freiesleben De Blasio, Lamprini Veneti, Amy Gimma, W. John Edmunds, Kevin Van Zandvoort, Christopher I. Jarvis, Frode Forland, Bjarne Robberstad, (2020). Poor self-reported adherence to COVID-19-related quarantine/isolation requests, Norway, April to July 2020. Eurosurveillance s. 1-6. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.37.2001607
- Atle Fretheim, Kjetil Gundro Brurberg, Frode Forland, (2020). Rapid reviews for rapid decision-making during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Norway, 2020. Eurosurveillance doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.19.2000687
- Thomas Harder, Anja Takla, Tim Eckmanns, Simon Ellis, Frode Forland, Roberta James, Joerg J Meerpohl, Anthony Morgan, Eva Rehfuess, Holger Schünemann, Teun Zuiderent-Jerak, Helena De Carvalho Gomes, Ole Wichmann, (2017). PRECEPT: An evidence assessment framework for infectious disease epidemiology, prevention and control. Eurosurveillance doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.40.16-00620
- Sonia Menon, Aibibula Wusiman, Marie Claude Boily, Mbabazi Kariisa, Hillary Mabeya, Stanley Luchters, Frode Forland, Rodolfo Rossi, Steven Callens, Davy Van Den Broeck, (2016). Epidemiology of HPV genotypes among HIV positive women in Kenya: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLOS ONE doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0163965
- Holger J Schünemann, Lubna A Al-Ansary, Frode Forland, Sonja Kersten, Jorma Komulainen, Ina B Kopp, Fergus Macbeth, Susan M Phillips, Craig Robbins, Philip van der Wees, Amir Quaseem, (2015). Guidelines International Network: Principles for Disclosure of Interests and Management of Conflicts in Guidelines. Annals of Internal Medicine s. 548-553. doi: 10.7326/M14-1885
- Thomas Harder, Muna Abu Sin, Xavier Bosch-Capblanch, Bruno Coignard, Helena de Carvalho Gomes, Phillippe Duclos, Tim Eckmanns, Randy Elder, Simon Ellis, Frode Forland, Paul Garner, Roberta James, Andreas Jansen, Gérard Krause, Daniel Lévy-Bruhl, Antony Morgan, Jörg J. Meerpohl, Susan Norris, Eva Annette Rehfuess, Alex Sánchez-Vivar, Holger J. Schünemann, Anja Takla, Ole Wichmann, Walter Zingg, Teun Zuiderent-Jerak, (2015). Towards a framework for evaluating and grading evidence in public health. Health Policy s. 732-736. doi: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2015.02.010
- Frode Forland, Eva Rehfuess, Paul Klatser, Patrick Kyamanywa, Harriet Mayanja-Kizza, (2014). Why evidence based approaches are urgently needed in Africa. Zeitschrift fur Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualitat im Gesundheitswesen s. 606-608. doi: 10.1016/j.zefq.2014.10.025
- * Harder, * Takla, * Rehfuess, * Sanchez-Vivar, * Matysiak-Klose, * Eckmanns, * Krause, * De Carvalho Gomes, * Jansen, * Ellis, Frode Forland, * James, J Meerpohl, * Morgan, * Schunemann, * Zuiderent-Jerak, * Wichmann, (2014). Evidence-based decision-making in infectious diseases epidemiology, prevention and control: Matching research questions to study designs and quality appraisal tools. BMC Medical Research Methodology doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-14-69
- Camilla Stoltenberg, Line Vold, Karin Maria Nygård, Are Stuwitz Berg, Siri Laura Feruglio, Frode Forland, Preben Aavitsland, (2022). Risiko ved covid-19-epidemien og influensaepidemien i Norge. Folkehelseinstituttet 29. april 2022. Notat
- Camilla Stoltenberg, Line Vold, Karin Maria Nygård, Are Stuwitz Berg, Siri Laura Feruglio, Frode Forland, Preben Aavitsland, (2022). Risiko ved covid-19-epidemien, influensa, RSV-infeksjon og kikhoste i Norge. Folkehelseinstituttet 8. november 2022. Notat
- Camilla Stoltenberg, line vold, Line Vold, Karin Maria Nygård, Are Stuwitz Berg, Siri Laura Feruglio, Frode Forland, Preben Aavitsland, (2022). Risiko ved covid-19-epidemien, influensa og RSV-infeksjon i Norge. Folkehelseinstituttet 29. juni 2022. Notat.
- Camilla Stoltenberg, Line Vold, Karin Maria Nygård, Are Stuwitz Berg, Siri Laura Feruglio, Frode Forland, Preben Aavitsland, (2022). Risiko og strategi ved apekopper i Norge Folkehelseinstiuttet, 25. juli 2022. Notat
- Trude Andreassen, Sigrid Kristiane Coward, Monica Falk, Frode Forland, Petter Leinaas Heradstveit, Øystein Hveding, Silje Bruland Lavoll, Emily Ann Macdonald, Truc Trung Nguyen, Karin Maria Nygård, Annlaug Selstø, Mari Nythun Utheim, Didrik Frimann Vestrheim, (2022). Erfaringar etter handteringa av smitte og utbrot av covid-19 i Noreg hausten 2021 og vinteren 2022 i utvalde kommunar
- Petter Elstrøm, Monica Falk, Frode Forland, Petter Leinaas Heradstveit, Julie Andrine Korpås, Svein Lie, Heidi Lange, Emily Ann Macdonald, Mohammed Umaer Naseer, Truc Trung Nguyen, Karin Maria Nygård, Annlaug Selstø, Mari Nythun Utheim, Didrik Frimann Vestrheim, Liz Ertzeid Ødeskaug, (2021). Erfaringsgjennomgang etter utvalgte utbrudd av covid-19 i Norge, desember 2020 – mars 2021
- Marianne A Riise Bergsaker, Bernt Bratsberg, Anita Odveig Daae, Signe Agnes Flottorp, Frode Forland, Ellen Furuseth, Anna Aasen Godøy, Rannveig Kaldager Hart, Njål Høstmælingen, Thor Indseth, Marit Knapstad, Ann Kristin Skrindo Knudsen, Angela Susan Labberton, Ragnhild Bang Nes, Thomas Nilsen, Heid Nøkleby, Trygve Ottersen, Bjørn-Atle Reme, Christina Lill Rolfheim-Bye, John-Arne Røttingen, Oddbjørn Raaum, Jens Christoffer Skogen, Pål Suren, Kjetil Elias Telle, Øystein Vedaa, Jonathan Wörn, Leif Edvard Aarø, Hilde Marie Tvedten, Eirik Frønæs Vikum, Merete Kile Holtermann, Vilde Bergstad Larsen, (2021). Folkehelserapportens temautgave 2021. Folkehelsen etter covid-19. Pandemiens konsekvenser for ulike grupper i befolkningen
- Camilla Stoltenberg, Line Vold, Karin Maria Nygård, Are Stuwitz Berg, Siri Laura Feruglio, Frode Forland, Preben Aavitsland, (2020). Covid-19-epidemien: Kunnskap, situasjon, prognose, risiko og respons i Norge etter uke 14: Notat, 5. april 2020
- Siri Helene Hauge, Hinta Meijerink, Benedikte Louise Alveberg, Are Stuwitz Berg, Anne Bergh, Karoline Bragstad, Birgitte Freiesleben De Blasio, Hanne-Merete Eriksen-Volle, Siri Laura Feruglio, Frode Forland, Gry Marysol Grøneng, Jørn Andreas Holme, Olav Hungnes, Bjørn Gunnar Iversen, Julie Denise Whittle Johansen, Knut Jønsrud, Emily Ann Macdonald, Karin Maria Nygård, Hanne Magdalene Nøkleby, Trine Hessevik Paulsen, Christina Lill Rolfheim-Bye, Kjersti Margrethe Rydland, Ragnhild Tønnessen, Kjetil Berg Veire, Line Vold, Richard Aubrey White, Torbjørn Wisløff, Britt Wolden, (2020). Urbanization and preparedness for outbreaks with high-impact respiratory pathogens
- Torkjel M Sandanger, Frode Forland, Julie Haugen Egge, (2021). Stor koronastudie viser lite smitte i befolkningen.
- Julie Haugen Eggen, Brita Garden, Torkjel M Sandanger, Erik Eik Anda, Frode Forland, (2021). 28.000 norske bloddråper ga forskere overraskende koronasvar.
- Ørjan Olsvik, Sven Arne Buggelund, Kristin Greve Isdahl Mohn, Frode Forland, (2020). Harvard-professor om coronvaviruset: Tror over 40 prosent vil bli smittet .
- Frode Forland, Karianne Johansen, Kari Grave, Anne Margrete Urdahl, (2017). Norwegian policies to address antimicrobial resistance.