Knut Erik Emberland

Knut Erik Emberland is an Associate Professor at the University of Bergen, affiliated with the Department of Global Health and Community Medicine. He serves as head of the coordination team in PraksisNett, a national infrastructure for clinical studies in general practice. His work focuses on infections, antibiotic use, and sleep-related epidemiology in primary care.

• Education: PhD (2021) from University of Bergen/IGS, thesis on Gastroenteritis in Norwegian Primary Care.
• Projects: Leads FAMFIB, ABINOR, and Campylobacter Outbreak studies.

Research Interests: Span from antibiotic stewardship and post-infectious conditions to sleep-infection interactions. He investigates trends in consultations and treatments for respiratory, gastrointestinal, and urinary tract infections using registry data. His publications highlight shifts in antibiotic prescribing patterns and long-term effects of outbreaks.

Teaching: Instructs on antibiotic use, emergency medicine, and communication courses at the University of Bergen's medical school. Holds a part-time (20%) advisory role at the Antibiotic Center for Primary Medicine, University of Oslo.

Labs/Networks: Collaborates with PraksisNett (500 GP practices, 500,000 patients) and SMIL (Sleep, Musculoskeletal, Infection, and Laboratory) research group.