Karl-Erik Bø

Karl-Erik Bø is a Research Fellow at UiT The Arctic University of Norway, affiliated with the Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacoepidemiology research group (IPSUM). His work focuses on quality improvement, complex interventions, and implementation science in home care settings.

Research interests include:

• Identifying determinants for effective medication management in home care
• Tailoring implementation strategies for non-dispensing pharmacist services
• Analyzing barriers and facilitators to pharmacist integration in multidisciplinary teams
• Applying normalization process theory to health services research

Recent publications highlight trends in:

• Scandinavian primary health care systems
• Nordic home care medication reviews
• Qualitative analysis of pharmacist roles
• Implementation challenges in municipal health care
• Team dynamics and job demands in home care
• Scoping reviews and normalization process theory frameworks