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Anja Maria Lyche Brænd is an Associate Professor at the Department of General Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo. She serves as Head of the National Research School in General Practice and works as a health center doctor. Her academic career at UiO includes earning her Cand. med. degree in 2007 and completing her Ph.D. in 2018.
Dr. Brænd's educational background includes:
- Cand. med. from University of Oslo (2007)
- Ph.D. from University of Oslo (2018)
Her research focuses on antibiotic use in primary health care, general medicine drug research, and medical education. She investigates treatment patterns, over- and undertreatment in primary care, and the impact of pandemics on healthcare delivery. Her work often examines specific conditions like respiratory infections, otitis media, and sinusitis, with emphasis on appropriate antibiotic prescribing and patient experiences.
Analysis of Dr. Brænd's recent publications shows a strong focus on primary care research, particularly examining healthcare delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic, antibiotic stewardship, and patient experiences. Her work spans multiple disciplines including epidemiology, health services research, and medical education, often employing mixed methods approaches from registry-based studies to qualitative interviews. A recurring theme is optimizing treatment practices while addressing patient concerns and healthcare system challenges.
Dr. Brænd actively contributes to medical education through instruction in the professional study of medicine, focusing on diseases in children, prevention, over- and undertreatment in modules 6 and 7. She also teaches in the PhD course at the National Research School of General Practice. Her research projects include "Better treatment for sinusitis in primary care," "CovidNor," "Patient course of infections," and "STORK Groruddalen," reflecting her commitment to improving primary care practices.
She is affiliated with the General Medicine Research Unit - AFE Oslo and the Infections and antibiotics research group, where she collaborates with colleagues on various studies examining healthcare delivery, treatment patterns, and pandemic response in the Norwegian primary care context.
