Rune Kveen

Rune Kveen serves as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Nursing and Health Promotion within the Faculty of Health Sciences at Oslo Metropolitan University. His work centers on Emergency Medical Services (EMS) with a focus on pre-hospital care systems and emergency response protocols.

His research spans Emergency Medicine, Mental Health in Emergency Settings, and Paramedic Education, with particular emphasis on frequent callers to emergency medical communication centers. Current projects investigate ambulance staff attitudes toward mental health conditions and pandemic impacts on paramedic training, employing survey methodologies and psychometric evaluations to enhance EMS systems.

Recent publications reveal emerging trends in EMS research, including cross-cultural validation of attitude assessment tools and pandemic-induced disruptions in healthcare education. These studies highlight growing interdisciplinary connections between emergency medicine, mental health services, and educational resilience.

Dr. Kveen collaborates within the Acute/Critically Ill and Injured research group, focusing on improving emergency care pathways through evidence-based interventions and system optimization in Norwegian emergency medical communication centers.