The Norwegian Medical Association (Norwegian : Den norske lægeforening (1886–2008), spelled Den norske legeforening since 2008) is the main Norwegian medical association and trade union, and was founded in 1886. It has 32 555 members (as of 2016) or about 96% of all Norwegian doctors. Anne Karin Rime became president in 2021. It is affiliated with the Federation of Norwegian Professional Associations. The association publishes the Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association , established in 1881. [1]
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Ragnvald Skrede was a Norwegian author, journalist, literature critic and translator.
The Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association is a biweekly peer-reviewed medical journal published by the Norwegian Medical Association and established in 1881. It includes research and review articles, news stories, and debates about professional issues and education, as well as discussion of medical education. The journal has been indexed by Index Medicus, MEDLINE, and PubMed since 1965.
Olav Dalgard was a Norwegian literary and art historian, filmmaker, author and educator.
Hans Ludvig Carl Huitfeldt was a Norwegian physician.
The Norwegian Handball Federation is the national handball association in Norway.
Events in the year 1920 in Norway.
Events in the year 1932 in Norway.
Events in the year 1971 in Norway.
Tekna is a union for graduate technical and scientific professionals in Norway.
Sverre Dick Henriksen was a Norwegian professor of medicine.
Herman Wedel Major was a Norwegian psychiatrist. He is regarded as the father of the first Norwegian psychiatric hospital, Gaustad Hospital and of the Norwegian Mental Health Act of 1848 regarding mental illness.
Leif Efskind was a Norwegian surgeon. He was the first to perform regular heart surgery in Norway.
The Norwegian Bar Association is an association of Norwegian lawyers. It was established in 1908 as Den Norske Sakførerforening, and assumed its current name from 1965. As of 2008 the association had about 7,000 members. Among its publications are the journals Norsk Retstidende and Rettens Gang.
Laurents Hallager was a Norwegian physician and lexicographer.
Ole Jacob Malm was a Norwegian physician. He was born in Kristiania, and was a grandson of Ole Olsen Malm. He was professor of medicine at the University of Oslo and senior consultant at Ullevål Hospital in Oslo from 1964 to 1980. During the Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany he assumed central positions in the resistance movement, including a period as Secretary General of the Coordination Committee. He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1976.
Johannes Heimbeck was a Norwegian physician and hospital director.
Dagfinn Aarskog was a Norwegian physician, geneticist, and professor of pediatrics. He has been called "one of the most prominent figures in Norwegian pediatrics."
Nils Johan Lavik was a Norwegian psychiatrist and Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Oslo. He was known for his work on psychological trauma among refugees.
Erik Stein Thorsby was a Norwegian physician and professor at the University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital. He carried out research in immunology, specializing in transplant immunology.