Gro Berntsen

Title: Seniorforsker
Phone: +47 905 18 895
E-mail: gro.berntsen@telemed.no
Department: Samhandling (Primærhelsetjenesten)
Location: Forskningsparken, UNN, Tromsø
Education: 1992 - Autorisasjon Cand med
2000 - Dr. Med: Interpretation of forearm bone mineral density – The Tromsø Study (ISM skriftserie nr. 56, 2000) 
Work experience: 1992-1993 Turnuskandidat, Moss sykehus og Bardu kommune
1994 Vitenskapelig assistent, Institutt for klinisk medisin, Universitetet i Tromsø
1995-1999 Stipendiat Institutt for Samfunnsmedisin/ Institutt for Klinisk medisin - Finansiert av Norges forskningsråd. Prosjekttittel: Osteoporose - Utbredelse og etiologi
1999-2000 Stipendiat, finansiert av Institutt for Samfunnsmedisin
2000 Forsker stipend fra Norsk Osteoporoseforening – Identifikasjon av personer med høy risiko for brudd
Jan–Juni 2001 Assistentlege, Kvinneklinikken, Regionsykehuset i Tromsø 100% og
Jan–Juni 2001 Førsteamanuensis, 20% engasjement. Inst. for Samfunnsmed. Univ i Tromsø.
Juni–Des 2001 Assistentlege, Kvinneklinikken, Regionsykehuset i Tromsø 50% og
Juni–Des 2001 Førsteamanuensis, 50% engasjement. Inst. for Samfunnsmed. Univ i Tromsø
Jan 2002 mars 2004 Post. dok. stilling ved Inst for Samfunnsmed. 100%
2004-2008 20% stilling, Førsteamanuensis. Ved Inst for Samfunnsmed, UiTø
2004-2009 Forskningssjef og daglig leder – Senter for Klinisk Dokumentasjon og Evaluering i Helse Nord RHF. Oppbygning av et senter for kvalitetssikring og kvalitetsdokumentasjon i helsetjenesten. Sentret fikk i 2009 status som nasjonalt kompetansesenter for kvalitetsregistre.
2008 20% - stilling. Seniorforsker, Nasjonalt Senter for Komplementær og Alternativ Medisin (NAFKAM), ved Institutt for Samfunnsmedisin, Univ i Tromsø
2009 Seniorforsker, Nasjonalt senter for samhandling og telemedisin, Universitetssykehuset NordNorge innen samhandling og helsetjenesteforskning. 
Work area: Helsetjenesteforskning. Kvalitetssikring i helsetjenesten. Pasientsentrerte helsetjenester. Gode pasientforløp. Samhandlingsmodeller.


Publikasjoner i peer-reviewed tidsskrift
1994:
1. Berntsen G, Husby R. Behandling av selvmordsforsøkere som innlegges i et somatisk sykehus - gis det kun somatisk behandling eller ytes også psykososial hjelp? Tidskr Nor Lægeforen 1994, 20: 2374-7.

1996:
2. Magnus JH, Joakimsen RM, Berntsen G, Tollan A, Søgaard AJ. What do Norwegian women and men know about osteoporosis?\\\" Osteoporosis Int 1996: 6;31-36.
3. Sogaard AJ, Berntsen GK. [Should bone density be determined in everybody?]. Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening 116(19):2297-8, 1996 Aug.

1997:
4. Berntsen GKR, Tollan A, Fønnebø V. Postmenopausal hormonsubstitusjon for de mange eller de få ? Del I -Effekter av langtids hormonsubstitusjon. Nord Med. 1997. 112: 276-279.
5. Berntsen GKR, Tollan A, Fønnebø V. Postmenopausal hormonsubstitusjon for de mange eller de få ? Del II - Relevante beslutningsfaktorer for langtids hormonsubstitusjon. Nord Med 1997; 112: 327-30.

1998:
6. Søgaard AJ, Berntsen GKR, Magnus JH, Tollan A. Østrogenbehandling. Tidskr Nor Lægeforen. 1998;118: 582-7.
1999:
7. G.K.R Berntsen, A. Tollan, J.H. Magnus, A.J. Søgaard, V. Fønnebø. The Tromsø Study: Artifacts in bone densitometry – prevalence and effects. Osteoporosis Int. 1999: 10:5:425-32.

2000:
8. A.J. Søgaard, A. Tollan, G.K.R Berntsen, V. Fønnebø, J.H. Magnus. Hormone Replacement Therapy – Knowledge, attitudes, self-reported use and sales figures in Nordic women. Maturitas. 2000; 35 (3) 201-14.
9. G.K.R Berntsen, V. Fønnebø, A. Tollan, A.J. Søgaard, R.Joakimsen, J.H. Magnus. The Tromsø Study: Determinants of precision in bone densitometry. J Clin Epidemiol 2000 Nov 1;53(11):1104-1112.

2001:
10. G.K.R Berntsen, V. Fønnebø, A. Tollan, A.J. Søgaard, J.H. Magnus. The Tromsø Study: A populationbased study of forearm bone mineral density by age in 7062 men and women. Am J Epidemiology, 2001; 153: 465-73. (http://aje.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/153/5/465)
11. Søgaard AJ, Tollan A, Berntsen GKR, et al. HRT: Knowledge, attitudes, and self-reported use. Menopause Digest, 2001; 13: 23-26.
12. Ragnar Joakimsen, G.K.R.Berntsen, V. Fønnebø: Brudd i ryggen – et stort folkehelseproblem for kvinner ? 2001; Tidskr Nor Lægeforen 121 (5):598-602.

2003:
13. Iversen T, Berntsen GR, Evensen ÅR, Iversen OE, Norling BK, Slørdal L, Wist E. Østrogenbehandling for klimakterielt besvær – er det trygt etter brystkreft? SMM rapport 2/ 2003. s.1-33.
14. Berntsen, Gro K. Rosvold: What types of exposure consistently predict bone mineral density and fracture risk? In The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters: Osteoporosis: From mechanisms and risk factors to prevention. 2003, p. 18-34

2004:
15. Acharya, Ganesh; Wilsgaard, Tom; Berntsen, Gro K. Rosvold; Maltau, Jan Martin; Kiserud, Torvid. P07.13 Reference ranges for umbilical vein blood flow in the second half of pregnancy based on longitudinal data. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology 2004;24(3):311
16. Jorgensen L, Joakimsen O, Berntsen GKR, Jacobsen BK. Low Bone mineral density is related to hard carotid plaque. 2004. Am J Epidemiology (160), p 549- 556.
17. Lone Jørgensen, Kulbir Singh, Gro K. Rosvold Berntsen, Bjarne K. Jacobsen, A population-based study of the prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysms in relation to bone mineral density. The Tromsø study. Am-J-Epidemiol. 2004 May 15; 159(10): 945-9
18. Meyer HE, Berntsen GKR, Søgaard AJ, Schei B, Fønnebø V ,Langhammer A, Forsmo S, Tell GS, and the Norwegian Epidemiological Osteoporosis Studies (NOREPOS) Research Group. Higher Bone Mineral Density in Rural Compared with Urban Dwellers. The NOREPOS Study 2004 Am J Epidemiology, Vol. 160, No. 11. p. 1039–1046
19. Åshild Bjørnerem, Bjørn Straume, Monica Midtby, Vinjar Fønnebø, Johan Sundsfjord, Johan Svartberg, Ganesh Acharya, Pål Øian, Gro K. Rosvold Berntsen. Endogenous sex hormones in relation to age, sex, lifestyle factors and chronic diseases in a general population: The Tromsø Study. 2004. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 89: 6039–6047.

2005:
20. Ganesh Acharya, Tom Wilsgaard, Gro K Rosvold Bernsten, Jan Martin Maltau, Torvid Kiserud. Reference ranges for serial measurements of blood velocity and pulsatility index at the intra-abdominal portion, and fetal and placental ends of the umbilical artery. Ultrasound-Obstet-Gynecol. 2005 Aug; 26(2): 162-9.
21. Ganesh Acharya, Tom Wilsgaard, Gro K Rosvold Bernsten, Jan Martin Maltau, Torvid Kiserud. Doppler-derived umbilical artery absolute velocities and their relationship to feto-placental volume blood flow: a longitudinal study. Ultrasound-Obstet-Gynecol. 2005 May; 25(5): 444-53
22. Ganesh Acharya, Tom Wilsgaard, Gro K Rosvold Bernsten, Jan Martin Maltau, Torvid Kiserud. Reference ranges for serial measurements of umbilical artery Doppler indices in the second half of pregnancy. Am-J-Obstet-Gynecol. 2005 Mar; 192(3): 937-44
23. Ganesh Acharya, Tom Wilsgaard, Gro K Rosvold Bernsten, Jan Martin Maltau, Torvid Kiserud. Reference ranges for vein blood flow in the second half of pregnancy based on longitudinal data. Prenat Diagn 2005; 25:99-111.
24. Emaus N , Berntsen GKR , Joakimsen R , Fønnebøe V. Bone mineral density measures in Longitudinal studies; the choice of phantom is crucial for quality assessment. Osteoporos-Int. 2005 Dec; 16(12): 1597-603
25. Emaus N, Berntsen GKR , Joakimsen R , Fønnebøe V. Longitudinal changes in forearm bone mineral density in women and men 25-44 years. Tromsø Study Am-J-Epidemiol. 2005 Oct 1; 162(7): 633-43
26. Søgaard AJ, Joakimsen RM, Tverdal A, Fønnebø V, Magnus JH, Berntsen GKR. The Tromsø Study: Long-term mental distress, low bone mineral density and non-vertebral fractures. Osteoporos Int (2005) 16: 887-897.
27. Ganesh Acharya, Tom Wilsgaard, Gro K Rosvold Bernsten, Jan Martin Maltau, Torvid Kiserud. Reference ranges for serial measurements of blood velocity and pulsatility index at the intra-abodminal portion, and fetal and plancental ends of the umbilical artery. Ultrasound obstet Gynecol 2005.

2006:
28. Emaus N, Berntsen GK, Joakimsen R, Fonnebo V. Longitudinal changes in forearm bone mineral density in women and men aged 45-84 years: the Tromso Study, a population-based study. American Journal of Epidemiology 163(5):441-9, 2006 Mar 1.
29. L. A. Ahmed, , H. Schirmer, G. K. Berntsen, V. Fønnebø and R. M. Joakimsen Features of the metabolic syndrome and the risk of non-vertebral fractures: The Tromsø study. Osteoporosis International 2006.1:102828, Osteoporos-Int. 2006; 17(3): 426-321
30. Ahmed,-L-A; Joakimsen,-R-M; Berntsen,-G-K; Fonnebo,-V; Schirmer,-H, Diabetes mellitus and the risk of non-vertebral fractures: the Tromso study. Osteoporos-Int. 2006; 17(4): 495-500
31. Ahmed LA, H. Schirmer, G. Berntsen, V. Fønnebø, R. Joakimsen, Self-reported Diseases and the Risk of Non-vertebral Fractures: The Tromsø Study. Osteoporos-Int. 2006 Apr; 17(4): 495-500
32. Luai A. Ahmed, Henrik Schirmer, Vinjar Fønnebø, Ragnar M. Joakimsen, Gro K. Berntsen. Validation of the Cummings\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\' risk score; how well does it identify women with high risk of hip fracture: The Tromsø Study\\\". European Journal of Epidemiology. Electronic publication: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10654-006-9072-3.
33. Jorgensen L. Joakimsen O. Mathiesen EB. Ahmed L. Berntsen GK. Fonnebo V. Joakimsen R. Njolstad I. Schirmer H. Jacobsen BK. Carotid plaque echogenicity and risk of nonvertebral fractures in women: a longitudinal population-based study. Calcified Tissue International. 79(4):207-13, 2006 Oct.
34. Bjornerem A. Straume B. Oian P. Berntsen GK. Seasonal variation of estradiol, follicle stimulating hormone, and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate in women and men. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 91(10):3798-802, 2006 Oct.

2007:
35. Bjornerem A. Emaus N. Berntsen GK. Joakimsen RM. Fonnebo V. Wilsgaard T. Oian P. Seeman E. Straume B. Circulating sex steroids, sex hormone-binding globulin, and longitudinal changes in forearm bone mineral density in postmenopausal women and men: the Tromso study. Calcified Tissue International. 81(2):65-72, 2007 Aug.

36. Bjornerem A. Ahmed LA. Joakimsen RM. Berntsen GK. Fonnebo V. Jorgensen L. Oian P. Seeman E. Straume B. A prospective study of sex steroids, sex hormone-binding globulin, and non-vertebral fractures in women and men: the Tromso Study. European Journal of Endocrinology. 157(1):119-25, 2007 Jul.

2008
37. Lisa Forsén, Ph.D.; Gro K Rosvold Berntsen; Haakon E Meyer; Grethe S Tell; Vinjar Fønnebø. Differences in precision in bone mineral density measured by SXA and DXA. The NOREPOS Study. European J Epidemiology 2008, Online publication: http://www.springerlink.com/content/714632m21557250j.
38. Tone K. Omsland, Nina Emaus, Clara G. Gjesdal, Jan Falch, Gro Berntsen, Haakon E. Meyer. In Vivo and In Vitro Comparison of Densitometers in the NOREPOS-study. J Clin Densitom. 2008 Apr-Jun;11(2):276-82. Epub 2007 Dec 26.

2009
39. Tom Wilsgaard, Nina Emaus, Luai Awad Ahmed, Guri Grimnes, Ragnar Martin Joakimsen, Tone Kristin Omsland and Gro Rosvold Berntsen . Lifestyle Impact on Lifetime Bone Loss in Women and Men. American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access published online on January 27, 2009 American Journal of Epidemiology, doi:10.1093/aje/kwn407
40. Bone mineral density at the hip in Norwegian women and men--prevalence of osteoporosis depends on chosen references: the Tromsø Study.Emaus N, Omsland TK, Ahmed LA, Grimnes G, Sneve M, Berntsen GK.Eur J Epidemiol. 2009;24(6):321-8. Epub 2009 Mar 19.
2010
41. Emaus, Nina; Gjesdal, Clara G; Almås, Bjørg; Christensen, Monica; Grimsgaard, Sameline; Berntsen, Gro; Salomonsen, Laila Johansdatter; Fønnebø, Vinjar.
Vitamin K2 supplementation does not infuence bone loss in early menopausal women: a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Osteoporosis International 2010
42. Ahmed LA, Emaus N, Berntsen GK, Bjornerem A, Fonnebo V, Jorgensen L, et al. Bone loss and the risk of non-vertebral fractures in women and men: the Tromso study. Osteoporos Int 2010;21(9):1503-11.

2011
43. K M Augestad, G Berntsen, K Lassen, J G Bellika, R Wootton, R O Lindsetmo, Study Group of Research Quality in Medical Informatics and Decision Support (SQUID).Standards for reporting randomized controlled trials in medical informatics: a systematic review of CONSORT adherence in RCTs on clinical decision support. JAMIA 2011;amiajnl-2011-000411Published Online First: 29 July 2011 doi:10.1136/amiajnl-2011-000411
44. Johansen, Monika Alise; Berntsen, Gro; Shrestha, Neema; Bellika, Johan Gustav; Johnsen, Jan Are. An exploratory study of patient attitudes towards symptom reporting in a primary care setting: Benefits for medical consultation and syndromic surveillance? Methods Inf Med 2011; 50: 479–486. 2011.
45. Trygve S Deraas, Gro R Berntsen, Toralf Hasvold and Olav H Førde. Does long-term care use within primary health care reduce hospital use among older people in Norway? A national five-year population-based observational study. BMC Health Services Research 2011, 11:287.2011.
46. Nina Emaus, Nguyen D. Nguyen, Bjørg Almaas, Gro K. Berntsen, Jacqueline R. Center, Monika Christensen, Clara G. Gjesdal, Anne S. Grimsgaard, Tuan V. Nguyen, Laila Salomonsen, John A. Eisman, Vinjar M. Fønnebø. Serum level of under-carboxylated osteocalcin and bone mineral density in early menopausal Norwegian women. Eur J Nutr, Nov 2011. DOI 10.1007/s00394-011-0285-1.

2012
47. Monika A. Johansen1, MSc; Eva Henriksen1, MSc; Alexander Horsch2,3, PhD; Tibor Schuster2,PhD; Gro K Rosvold Berntsen1, Medical Doctor, Dr med. Electronic Symptom Reporting Between Patient and Provider for Improved Health Care Service Quality: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. Part 1: State of the Art, Journal of Medical Internet Research 2012 - in press.
48. Monika A. Johansen1, MSc; Eva Henriksen1, MSc; Alexander Horsch2,3, PhD; Tibor Schuster2,PhD; Gro K Rosvold Berntsen1, Medical Doctor, Dr med. Electronic symptom reporting between patient and provider for improved healthcare service quality: a systematic review of RCTs. Part 2: Methodological quality and effects. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2012 - in press.


Andre publikasjoner:
2005
41. FH Hansen, G Berntsen. Kap 8: Analyse av polikliniske konsultasjoner i Helse Nord i ”Desentralisering av spesialisthelsetjenester i Helse Nord”. 2005. Rapport skrevet av prosjektgruppe oppnevnt for Helse Nord. Publisert på Helse Nord RHFs nettsider (www.helse-nord.no) http://www.helse-nord.no/getfile.php/RHF/Rapporter/Rapport%20-%20Desentralisering%20av%20spesialisthelsetjenester%2002.05.2005.pdf
42. OH Førde, G Berntsen: Kirurgi på bosatte i Finnmark og på Helgeland i perioden 2001-2005 SKDE’s webpages (www.skde.no) http://www.helse-nord.no/getfile.php/SKDE/Dokumenter/kirugi%20p%C3%A5%20busette%20i%20finnmark%202001-2005.pdf

2006
43.
44. G Berntsen, OH Førde 2006: Døgn eller dag - kva er praksis i Helse Nord? SKDE’s webpages (www.skde.no) http://www.helse-nord.no/getfile.php/SKDE/Dokumenter/Styreseminar111006.pdf

2007
45. G Berntsen, T Ingebrigtsen: 2007. Konsekvenser av endret kirurgisk beredskap ved Mosjøen sykehus SKDE’s webpages (www.skde.no) http://www.helse-nord.no/getfile.php/SKDE/Dokumenter/konsekvenser%20av%20endret%20kirurgisk%20beredskap%20ved%20mosj%C3%B8en%20sykehus..pdfG Berntsen: Desentralisering av polikliniske kontroller 2007: SKDE’s webpages (www.skde.no) : http://www.helse-nord.no/getfile.php/SKDE/Dokumenter/desentralisering-poliklinikker-2007.pdf

2009
46. T Magnus, I Heiberg, G Berntsen: Har det skjedd endringer i lokalsykehusenes aktivitet og innhold etter helsereformen? 2009. SKDE’s webpages (www.skde.no) : http://www.helse-nord.no/getfile.php/SKDE/Dokumenter/lokalsykehusrapport.pdf
47. Dahl C, Stoltenberg C, Magnus T, Høye A, Skjesol PO, Vassenden A, Skau P, Berntsen G, Kapstad K, Hagen E, Opdal V, Viste M, Vollset SE. 2010. Gode helseregistre – bedre helse. Strategi for modernisering og samordning av sentrale helseregistre og medisinske kvalitetsregistre 2010–2020. Hovedrapport fra forprosjektet Nasjonalt Helseregisterprosjekt. Sekretariatet for Nasjonalt helseregisterprosjekt, Folkehelseinstituttet, 2009. 
Project title Year Topic Project manager
Connect 2.0 2010 - 2014 Networking Eva Skipenes
Keeping patients out of hospital 2012 - 2015 Integrated care Gro Berntsen
The Framework project 2009 - 2009 Integrative care Gro Berntsen
Map of the Health Services 2009 - 2009 Integrated care Gro Berntsen
Authors Title Channel Year
Bergmo TS, Ersdal G, Rødseth E, Berntsen G. Electronic Messaging in Primary Care – Reporting from an Implementation and Evaluation Project in Northern Norway eTELEMED 2013, The Fifth International Conference on eHealth, Telemedicine, and Social Medicine. International Academy, Research and Industry Association (IARIA) 2013 ISBN 978-1-61208-252-3. s. 172-177. 2013