Randi Opheim

Randi Opheim is an Associate Professor at the University of Oslo within the Department of Public Health and Interdisciplinary Health Sciences. With dual appointments as Senior Researcher at Oslo University Hospital's Gastroenterology Department (since 2014) and former Associate Professor at the Department of Nursing Science (2015-2022), her work bridges clinical practice with academic research. She serves as Head of Department for Public Health Sciences (2024) and Program Director for multiple master's programs.

• Current leadership roles: Head of Department (2024), Program Director
• Professional affiliations: Regional Committee for Medical Ethics (2018-2025), OsloMet R&D Committee (2021-2025)

Her research focuses on psychosocial aspects of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), including:

• Health-related quality of life
• Chronic fatigue in IBD patients
• Health literacy and digital health interventions
• Complementary medicine use in chronic illness
• Diet-nutrition interactions with IBD

Recent publications (2024-2025) analyze:

• Microbiome-disease relationships in IBD cohorts
• Digital health literacy mapping
• Symptom clusters and disease phenotyping
• Prognostic biomarker development

She contributes to Norwegian healthcare policy through:

• Medical ethics committee (2018-2025)
• Oslo University Hospital Research Council (2019-2022)