Stefán Hjörleifsson

Stefán Hjörleifsson is an Associate Professor at the Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care (University of Bergen). His research focuses on medical overuse, clinical communication, and depression care in general practice, with a particular emphasis on the intersection of biology, culture, and meaning in disease.

• Medical overuse (overinvestigation, overdiagnosis, overtreatment)
• Clinical communication strategies
• Depression management in primary care
• Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS)
• Sustainable healthcare practices

Recent publications highlight his work on reducing low-value imaging, improving depression care collaboration with specialists, and sustainable healthcare interventions in general practice. His clinical communication research spans patient empowerment in digital health and ethical dilemmas in gatekeeping.

Teaching includes communication and consultation skills, multimorbidity management, and psychiatry in general practice. He actively contributes to Norwegian healthcare policy discussions, particularly regarding primary care sustainability.