Kjell H. Halvorsen
Associate Professor and Coordinator of Pharmacy Practice
Job description
Researcher in the research group for clinical pharmacy and pharmacoepidemiology (IPSUM)
Course coordinator for FAR-2505
Course coordinator for FAR-3505
Deputy Head: Department of Pharmacy
Member of the Department Board
Karl-Erik Bø,
Kjell H. Halvorsen,
Torsten Risør,
Elin Lehnbom
:
‘Illuminating determinants of implementation of non-dispensing pharmacist services in home care: a qualitative interview study’
Ann Helen Jakobsen,
Lars Småbrekke,
Timothy F. Chen,
Kjell H. Halvorsen
:
Exploring stakeholders' perspectives on the quality of services provided through community pharmacies
Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy 2023 DOI
Kenji Fujita,
Kjell Hermann Halvorsen,
Noriko Sato,
Janja Jazbar,
Pilar Modamio,
Isabel Waltering
et al.:
Pharmaceutical Care Network Europe definition of quality indicators for pharmaceutical care: a systematic literature review and international consensus development
Hilde Monica Risvoll,
Torsten Risør,
Kjell Hermann Halvorsen,
Marit Waaseth,
Trine Stub,
Trude Giverhaug
et al.:
General practitioners’ role in safeguarding patients with dementia in their use of dietary supplements. A qualitative study
Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care 08. November 2023 DOI
Jeanette Schultz Johansen,
Kjell H. Halvorsen,
Kristian Svendsen,
Kjerstin Havnes,
Eirin Guldsten Robinson,
Hilde Ljones Wetting
et al.:
Interdisciplinary collaboration across secondary and primary care to improve medication safety in the elderly (The IMMENSE study) – a randomized controlled trial
Mari Johannessen Walquist,
Kristian Svendsen,
Beate Hennie Garcia,
Trine Strand Bergmo,
Anne Elise Eggen,
Kjell H. Halvorsen
et al.:
Self-reported medication information needs among medication users in a general population aged 40 years and above – the Tromsø study
Kjerstin Havnes,
Kristian Svendsen,
Jeanette Schultz Johansen,
Anne Gerd Granås,
Beate Hennie Garcia,
Kjell H. Halvorsen
:
Is anticholinergic and sedative drug burden associated with postdischarge institutionalization in community-dwelling older patients acutely admitted to hospital? A Norwegian registry-based study
Kjell H. Halvorsen
:
Pharmacist Involvement in Optimizing Medication Use in Nursing Homes
Cappelen Damm Akademisk 2022 DOI
Elisabeth Pedersen,
Raul Primicerio,
Kjell H. Halvorsen,
Anne Elise Eggen,
Beate Hennie Garcia,
Henrik Schirmer
et al.:
Medication adherence among persons with coronary heart disease and associations with blood pressure and low-density-lipoprotein-cholesterol
Jeanette Schultz Johansen,
Kjell H. Halvorsen,
Kjerstin Havnes,
Hilde Ljones Wetting,
Kristian Svendsen,
Beate Hennie Garcia
:
Intervention fidelity and process outcomes of the IMMENSE study, a pharmacist-led interdisciplinary intervention to improve medication safety in older hospitalized patients
Elisabeth Pedersen,
Beate Hennie Garcia,
Kjell H. Halvorsen,
Anne Elise Eggen,
Henrik Schirmer,
Marit Waaseth
:
Adherence to prescription guidelines and achievement of treatment goals among persons with coronary heart disease in Tromsø 7
Kjerstin Havnes,
Elin Lehnbom,
Scott R. Walter,
Beate Garcia,
Kjell H. Halvorsen
:
Time distribution for pharmacists conducting a randomized controlled trial — An observational time and motion study.
Elisabeth Pedersen,
Kieu Nhi Lise Truong,
Beate Hennie Garcia,
Kjell H. Halvorsen,
Kristian Svendsen,
Anne Elise Eggen
et al.:
Self-reported medication use among coronary heart disease patients showed high validity compared with dispensing data.
Shukry Zawahir,
Sarath Lekamwasam,
Kjell H. Halvorsen,
Grenville Rose,
Parisa Aslani
:
Self-medication Behavior with antibiotics: a national cross-sectional survey in Sri Lanka
Marit Waaseth,
Siri Forsdahl,
Kjell H. Halvorsen
:
Influensavaksine, en spørreundersøkelse blant apotekkunder
Norsk Farmaceutisk Tidsskrift 2021 ARKIV
Hilde Risvoll,
Frauke Musial,
Marit Waaseth,
Trude Giverhaug,
Kjell H. Halvorsen
:
Home care service employees' contribution to patient safety in clients with dementia who use dietary supplements: a Norwegian survey
Jeanette Schultz Johansen,
Kjell H. Halvorsen,
Kristian Svendsen,
Kjerstin Havnes,
Beate Hennie Garcia
:
The impact of hospitalisation to geriatric wards on the use of medications and potentially inappropriate medications - A health register study
Kjell H. Halvorsen,
Sinan Kucukcelik,
Beate Hennie Garcia,
Kristian Svendsen
:
Assessing Potentially Inappropriate Medications in
Nursing Home Residents by NORGEP-NH Criteria
Marit Waaseth,
Abdifatah Bashi Adan,
Ingrid Landfald Røen,
Karoline Eriksen,
Tijana Stanojevic,
Kjell H. Halvorsen
et al.:
Knowledge of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance among Norwegian pharmacy customers – a cross-sectional study
Hilde Risvoll,
Frauke Musial,
Kjell H. Halvorsen,
Trude Giverhaug,
Marit Waaseth
:
Pharmacy employees'
involvement in safeguarding persons with dementia who use dietary supplements: Results from a survey of Norwegian pharmacies.
Kjell H. Halvorsen,
Torunn Stadeløkken,
Beate Hennie Garcia
:
A Stepwise Pharmacist-Led Medication Review Service in Interdisciplinary Teams in Rural Nursing Homes
Anne Gerd Granås,
Kjell H. Halvorsen,
Julie Wendelboe,
Cecilie Johannessen Landmark
:
Interdisciplinary medication review to improve pharmacotherapy
for patients with intellectual disabilities
International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy 15. November 2019 DOI
Jeanette Schultz Johansen,
Kjerstin Havnes,
Kjell H. Halvorsen,
Stine-Mari Haustreis,
Lillann Wilsgård Skaue,
Elena Kamycheva
et al.:
Interdisciplinary collaboration across secondary and primary care to improve medication safety in the elderly (IMMENSE study): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Beate Hennie Garcia,
Renate Elenjord,
Camilla Hilda Bjørnstad,
Kjell H. Halvorsen,
Sigurd Hortemo,
Steinar Madsen
:
Safety and efficiency of a new generic package labelling: A before and after study in a simulated setting
Wiphawee Bunmeepom,
Janne erikke Mjelle,
Kjell Hermann Halvorsen,
marthe gaarder,
Abdullahi Bishar Omar,
Marit Waaseth
:
Norwegian Pharmacists´ Perceptions of the Phenomenon Professional Discretion
2023
Wiphawee Bunmeepom,
Janne erikke Mjelle,
Kjell Hermann Halvorsen,
marthe gaarder,
Abdullahi Bishar Omar,
Marit Waaseth
:
Norske farmasøyters erfaring med, og syn på, farmasøytisk skjønn
2023
Tript Kaur,
Jeanette Schultz Johansen,
Marit Waaseth,
Kjell H. Halvorsen,
Beate Hennie Garcia
:
Komorbiditet blant eldre, sykehusinnlagte pasienter vurdert ved ulike tilnærminger – IMMENSE-studien
2022
Tript Kaur,
Jeanette Schultz Johansen,
Marit Waaseth,
Kjell H. Halvorsen,
Beate Hennie Garcia
:
Comorbidity among elderly hospitalized patients assessed by different approaches – the IMMENSE study
2022
Eirin Guldsten Robinson,
Hanna Gyllensten,
Anne Gerd Granås,
Kjerstin Havnes,
Trine Strand Bergmo,
Kjell H. Halvorsen
et al.:
Healthcare Utilization and Costs Among Acutely Hospitalized Older Adults
2022
Eirin Guldsten Robinson,
Siri Pham,
Hanna Gyllensten,
Anne Gerd Granås,
Kjerstin Havnes,
Trine Strand Bergmo
et al.:
Health-Related Quality of Life Among Acutely Hospitalized Older Adults
2022
Elisabeth Pedersen,
Beate Hennie Garcia,
Kjell H. Halvorsen,
Anne Elise Eggen,
Henrik Schirmer,
Marit Waaseth
:
Correction to: Adherence to prescription guidelines and achievement of treatment goals among persons with coronary heart disease in Tromsø 7 (BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, (2021), 21, 1, (44), 10.1186/s12872-021-01866-1)
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2021 DOI
Kjell H. Halvorsen,
Sabine Ruths,
Anne Gerd Granås,
Kirsten Kilvik Viktil
:
The impact of pharmacists on drug-related problems in nursing homes
2020
Hilde Risvoll,
Marit Waaseth,
Kjell H. Halvorsen,
Trude Giverhaug,
Frauke Musial
:
Use of dietary supplements by persons with dementia
2019
Hilde Risvoll,
Marit Waaseth,
Kjell H. Halvorsen,
Trude Giverhaug,
Frauke Musial
:
Use of dietary supplements by persons with dementia
European Journal of Neurology 27. June 2019 DOI
Kjell H. Halvorsen,
Kenji Fujita,
Noriko Sato,
Timothy F. Chen
:
Quality indicators in community pharmacies (Workshop)
2019
Kjell H. Halvorsen,
Christine Gulla,
Reidun Lisbet Skeide Kjome
:
Legemiddelbruk i sykehjem
Fagbokforlaget 2019
Kjerstin Havnes,
Stine-Mari Haustreis,
Hilde Ljones Wetting,
Jeanette Schultz Johansen,
Beate Hennie Garcia,
Scott Walter
et al.:
Workflow of clinical pharmacists leading research at geriatric wards
2019
Ann Helen Jakobsen,
Kjell H. Halvorsen,
Lars Småbrekke
:
Forslag til kvalitetsindikatorer for primærapotek
2019
Kjell H. Halvorsen
:
Pharmacy research above the Arctic Circle
2019
Elisabeth Pedersen,
Beate Hennie Garcia,
Anne Elise Eggen,
Kjell H. Halvorsen,
Henrik Schirmer,
Marit Waaseth
:
Adherence to prescription guidelines and achievement of treatment goals among persons with coronary heart disease - a cross-sectional study
2019
Kjell H. Halvorsen,
Anne Gerd Granås
:
The use of z-hypnotics in the nursing home patients: a five year longitudinal study.
2019
Kjerstin Havnes,
frode Skjold,
Kristian Svendsen,
Beate Hennie Garcia,
Anne Gerd Granås,
Jeanette Schultz Johansen
et al.:
Drug use and Drug Burden Index in community-dwelling older adult acutely admitted to hospital
2019
Kjerstin Havnes,
Elin Lehnbom,
Scott Walter,
Beate Hennie Garcia,
Kjell H. Halvorsen
:
Thorough work or hours to waste, time for care or always haste? Observing clinical pharmacists in the IMMENSE-study
2019
Kjell H. Halvorsen,
Torunn Stadeløkken,
Beate Garcia
:
A stepwise pharmacist-led medication review service in interdisciplinary teams in rural nursing homes
2019
Hilde Risvoll,
Frauke Musial,
Kjell H. Halvorsen,
Trude Giverhaug,
Marit Waaseth
:
Employees in homecare services’ professional conduct related to persons with dementia who use dietary supplements: Results from a Norwegian survey.
2018
Elisabeth Pedersen,
Beate Hennie Garcia,
Kjell H. Halvorsen,
Anne Elise Eggen,
Marit Waaseth
:
Medication information received from General Practitioners and Pharmacies – a cross-sectional questionnaire study
2018
Kjell H. Halvorsen,
Claire Goodman,
Wilco Achterberg,
Adam Gordon,
Marit Kirkevold,
Tove Rosstad
et al.:
Experiences from how interdisciplinary network
initiatives enhance care home research
2018
Marit Waaseth,
Terje Nilsen,
Reidun Lisbet Skeide Kjome,
Kjell H. Halvorsen
:
Apotekkunder med diabetes: Egenmåling av blodglukose og behov for farmasøytisk rådgivning
Diabetesforum 2018
Marit Waaseth,
Terje Nilsen,
Reidun Lisbet Skeide Kjome,
Kjell H. Halvorsen
:
Self-care among diabetes patients interviewed at Norwegian pharmacies
Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy 2017
Beate Hennie Garcia,
Åshild Sigmundsen,
Elena Kamycheva,
Kjell H. Halvorsen
:
Medication discrepancies, medication-related symptoms and quality of life in a geriatric population
2017
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Research interests
My research interest is rather broad and include:
- Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacoepidemiology
- Nursing home medicine
- Medicines and elderly
- Pharmacy practice
- Quality indicators for pharmacies
Teaching
Course Leader Pharmacy Practice Master Level
