Responsibilities
- Research
- Supervision master student thesis
- Teaching and supervision of bachelor students final thesis
- Bachelor students introduction to radiation therapy, mammography, nuclear medicine
Competences
- Radiography
- Radiation therapy
- Radiation protection
- Appropriate medical imaging
CV
2023 to date: Associate professor (førsteamanuensis) University of South-eastern Norway (USN)
2023: Phd student person centred healthcare: University of South-eastern Norway (USN)
2018: Master of Science Degree Telemedicine and E Health: University of Tromsø (UIT)
2010: Master Technology Degree (Radiation Therapy) University of Johannesburg, South Africa
1998: Bachelor Technology Degree (Radiation Therapy) University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
1993: Degree Diagnostic Radiography. Evelyn Hone College, Lusaka, Zambia
Publications
Chilanga, Catherine; Lysdahl, Kristin Bakke; Olerud, Hilde Merete; Toomey, Rachel; Cradock, Andrea & Rainford, Louise (2020). Radiographers' assessment of referrals for CT and MR imaging using a web-based data collection tool. Volume 26(4) s. e277-e283. Radiography. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2020.04.001
Mork-Knudsen, Helene; Lysdahl, Kristin Bakke & Chilanga, Catherine (2021). Workplace factors facilitating the radiographers’ assessment of referrals for diagnostic imaging - A qualitative study. Radiography. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2021.07.013
Chilanga, Catherine & Lysdahl, Kristin Bakke (2021). Ethical impact of suboptimal referrals on delivery of care in radiology department. Journal of Medical Ethics. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2021-107335
Chilanga, Catherine; Olerud, Hilde Merete & Lysdahl, Kristin Bakke ( 2022). Radiographers’ actions and challenges when confronted with inappropriate radiology referrals. European Radiology. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-021-08470-z
Kjelle, E., Chilanga, C. The assessment of image quality and diagnostic value in X-ray images: a survey on radiographers’ reasons for rejecting images. Insights Imaging 13, 36 (2022). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13244-022-01169-9
Chilanga, C.C., H.M. Olerud, and K.B. Lysdahl, The value of referral information and assessment - a cross sectional study of radiographers' perceptions. BMC Health Serv Res, 2022. 22(1): p. 893. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08291-w
Chilanga CC and Lysdahl KB. The radiographers' opinion on assessing radiological referrals Radiography 2024 Vol. 30 Issue 2: 605-611 DOI: 10.1016/j.radi.2024.01.016.