Ekeland, Anne Granstrøm
Ekeland has a PhD in sociology and her main research interests are conditions and driving forces for change and ordering. The main focus is on how intentions to improve health and social services by use of ICT's are comprehended, promoted or hampered in different practices, and the ways in which improvements are constructed through interaction between different actors.
| Name: | Anne Granstrøm Ekeland
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| Subject area: | Social planning/Sociology
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| Education: | University of Tromsø, Norway |
Biography
Ekeland graduated as a social worker in 1981 and practiced between 1981and 1990. She received an MD in social panning and cultural understanding in 1992 and then worked as a counsellor at the Chief Medical Office in Troms County with a specific responsibility of environmental health reforms. Further as an assistant professor at Finnmark College, department of social work, teaching among others, international welfare models.
Interested in ICT's and the development of health and care services, Ekeland was employed at NST autumn 1996 and has worked as project leader for a number of evaluation projects, for instance teleradiology, teledermatology and ent. Currently, a co-ordinator for research proposals, referee for international journals and project leader. She was visiting scholar at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) 2001/02.
Her research is inspired by Science and Technology Studies (STS), practice studies and medical sociology, and explores relations between deep structural, empiricist-functional and subjectivist-intentional ordering modes, and new comprehensions and constructions of health and health care.
Projects
- NorTelemed, Evaluation of telemedicine services. 1996-2000
- Interaction as a condition for use of telemedicine. 2005
- Exploring delays in the testing and piloting phase of the electronic cooperation project. 2006
- Teleradiology in North Norway. PhD project completed 2007
- Evaluation of: "The reader assistant project" simultaneous on-line PACS and multimedia in the Norwegian health net. 2007 (Former "navigation bridge project")
- PERSONA: 2009
- MethoTelemed: 2010
- Ulcer Interaction: 2011/2012
International publications
- Ekeland AG, JA Serrano and F Larsen: Mastering Accountability: Integrating on-line tools and social processes for translating user needs into user requirements in an ambient assisted living project. The 5th International Conference on e-Social Science, June 24–26 2009, Maternushaus, Cologne
- Ekeland AG, Bowes A, Flottorp S: Effectiveness of telemedicine: a Systematic Review of Reviews. International Journal of Medical Informatics 79 (2010) 736-771
- Ekeland AG, Skipenes E, Nyheim B, Christiansen EC: Making a web based ulcer record work by aligning architecture, legislation and users - a formative evaluation study. In Moen, A., Andersen, S.K., Aarts, J., Hurlen, P. (2011) User Centered, Networked Health Care. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, Vol 169 IOS Press (eBook).
- Ekeland AG, Bowes A, Flottorp S: Methodologies for assessing telemedicine - a systematic review of reviews. International Journal of Medical Informatics 81 (2012), pp. 1-11
- Kidholm K, Ekeland AG, Jensen LK, Rasmussen J, Duedal Pedersen C, Bowes A, Flottorp S, Bech M: A Model for Assessment of Telemedcine Applications: MAST. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care 28 (2012), pp. 44-51
Publications (only in Norwegian)
- Ekeland Anne G, og T. Hasvold, 1997: “Teleradiologisk Nettverk i Helseregion V?” NST Rapport
- Ekeland Anne G, 1998: “Evaluering av virtuell røntgenavdeling i helseregion V” Telemedisinsk Nyhetsbrev, Nr 3 1998
- Ekeland, Anne G, 1999: “Teleradiologi – virkemiddel for solidarisk helsepolitikk?” I Tidsskrift for den Norske Lægeforening, Nr 29/99
- Ekeland, Anne G, 1999: ”NorTelemed. Evaluering av telemedisinske tjenester. Sluttrapport ” NST
- Ekeland, Anne G, 1999: ”Telemedisinsk henvisning og seleksjon av pasienter med diabetesindusert retionopati – sluttevaluering. Brukererfaringer” NST
- Arild, Eli og A.G. Ekeland, 1999: ”Teledermatologi – stillbilder. Pasienterfaringer” NST
- Ekeland, Anne G, E. Arild og G. Bellika, 2000: “Evaluering av telemedisinske tjenester – Teledermatologi – brukererfaringer ” NST
- Ekeland, Anne G og Eli Arild, 2000: “Stillbilder som diagnostisk verktøy i øre-nese-hals konsultasjoner. Brukererfaringer” NST
- Arild, Eli og A.G. Ekeland, 2000: ”Stillbilder av sykdomstilstander som diagnostisk grunnlag i ønh – pasienterfaringer” NST
- Ekeland, Anne G, 2006: ”Forsinkelser i test og piloteringsfasen i prosjektet Elektronisk Samhandling – en evaluering.” NST-rapport 02-2006. ISBN 82-92092-69-2
- Ekeland, Anne G, 2007: Teleradiologiske praksiser i Nord Norge 1996- 2001 – Hvordan inngår og konstrueres rasjonalitet og hvordan berøres utfordringene i røntgentjenesten?
- Helserevyen Online 20.03.07: ”Effektiv teleradiologi utfordrer sykehusene.” Nyhetssak på doktoravhandlingen
Contact information
You can reach Anne Granstrøm Ekeland on telephone (+47) 952 66 791 or email Anne.Granstrom.Ekeland@telemed.no