Nils Magerøy

I would like to participate in developing the IAWBH further as an organization for both researchers and practitioners leaning on my experience as a general practitioner and a PhD in occupational medicine. I will also engage in developing the organization as an arena for people promoting fairness, justice and dignity for all at work also in countries with limited economic resources.

I was born in Norway in 1954 and became a MD in 1980. Since 1991 I have been a specialist in family medicine. I was engaged in palliative care 1991-2002 being the project leader and the first head of department of Sunniva Hospice in Bergen, Norway. In positions of trust my international experience is mostly linked to being a BOD member of the International Association for Hospice & Palliative Care at the turn of the millennium. After a period in general practice I became a full time researcher at Uni Health, Bergen in 2003. I took my PhD in 2009 at the University of Bergen based on the thesis “Health among Navy personnel - A cross-sectional study in the Royal Norwegian Navy” (https://bora.uib.no/handle/1956/3678). Since 2007 I have been an associated member of the Bergen Bullying Research Group. Last November I was asked to become the convenor of the IAWBH Special interest groups Therapeutic practitioners. At present I am project leader at Haukeland University Hospital for establishing a research clinic for those who have experienced traumatic events and psychosocial strain at work. This hopefully means I will start working clinically with persons who have become sick from bullying next year.