Dediagnosing
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A sustainable healthcare system requires that we avoid overuse of healthcare services – both in terms of medications and diagnoses. Dediagnosing has been proposed as a counter-initiative to the overuse of diagnoses, and can be defined as “removing diagnoses that do not contribute to reducing the persons’ suffering.”
Contact
Participants
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Carina Lundby Olesen Forskningsenheden for Sygehusapotek Fyn (FES), Odense Universitets Hospital & Syddansk Universitet. Danmark Principal Investigator, Denmark -
Anders Christer Larsen Forskningsenheden for Sygehusapotek Fyn (FES), Odense Universitets Hospital & Syddansk Universitet. Danmark Projact member, datacollector -
Sofie Rosenlund Lau Forskningsenheden for Sygehusapotek Fyn (FES), Odense Universitets Hospital & Forskningsenheden for Almen Praksis, København & Slagelse, Københavns Universitet. Project member -
Stine Eidhammer Rognan Sykehusapotekene Oslo, Sykehusapotekene HF. Norge Project member, datacollector
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Rita Romskaug Oslo University Hospital, Norway Project member
Publications
PUBLICATIONS:
Lea, Marianne & Hofmann, Bjørn Morten (2021). Dediagnosing – a novel framework for making people less ill. European journal of internal medicine. ISSN 0953-6205. 95, s. 17–23. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2021.07.011.
Hofmann, Bjørn Morten & Lea, Marianne (2022). On the Ethics of Withholding and Withdrawing Unwarranted Diagnoses. Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics. ISSN 0963-1801. 32(3), s. 425–433. doi: 10.1017/S0963180122000172.
PODCASTS:
- The Words Matter Podcast, Dediagnosing - making people less ill with Prof. Bjørn Hofmann and Dr. Marianne Lea
- Medisinpodden - Avdiagnostisering
OTHER:
- Dagens Medisin: https://www.dagensmedisin.no/artikler/2021/09/09/vil-fjerne-diagnoser-som-ikke-gagner-pasientene
- Aftenposten: https://www.aftenposten.no/meninger/debatt/i/Or6Q0q/gjoer-folk-friskere-fjern-diagnoser
- Psykologisk.no: https://psykologisk.no/2025/11/a-fjerne-en-diagnose-kan-i-mange-tilfeller-vaere-helsefremmende/
- Nasjonalt senter for erfaringskompetanse innen psykisk helse: https://erfaringskompetanse.no/arkiv/avdiagnostisering-som-virkemiddel/?srsltid=AfmBOoqBB--4xQ-cdBrTzJ4SUVelYzN64-dTqzBx8kiVPCXXlg35Uhij
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