Vibeke Sundling

Vibeke Sundling

Professor
Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
Department of Optometry, Radiography and Lighting Design
Campus Kongsberg (5318)

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ORCID Researcher unique identifier: orcid.org/0000-0002-9567-239X

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EDUCATION

2013    PhD in Health Services Research
            "Diabetes Eye Care in Optometric Practice"
            Facultiy of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
        
2000    MSc in clinical optometry
            Pennsylvania College of Optometry, Philadelphia, USA
        
1995    Professional Qualifying Exam (PQE) British College of Optometrists
        
1994    BSc (Hons) in Optometry
            University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST),
            Manchester, UK
        
CURRENT AND PREVIOUS POSITIONS

2013 - present  Associate professor
Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Optometry and Visual Science, University College of Southeast Norway

2012 - present  Program coordinator postgraduate courses
Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Optometry and Visual Science, University College of Southeast Norway

2001 - 2012 Adjunct
Salus University (former: Pennsylvania College of Optometry), USA

1995 - 2012  Assistant professor
Department of Optometry and Visual Science, Buskerud University College, Norway

2004 - 2005  Optometrist (part-time)
Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg, Norway

1996 - 2003  Optometrist
Ullevål University Hospital, Oslo, Norway

1997 - 1998  Optometrist (part-time)
Interoptik Bogstadveien, Oslo, Norway

1996 - 1997  Optometrist (part-time)
Interoptik Optika AS, Drammen, Norway

1995 - 1996  Optometrist
Technical Aids Centre, Oslo, Norway

1994 - 1995  Pre-registration Optometrist
North Devon District Hospital, Barnstaple, UK

 

SUPERVISION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AND RESEARCH FELLOWS

2014-present        
3 PhD and 6 MSc students
Faculty of Health Sciences, University College of Southeast Norway
 

TEACHING ACTIVITIES 
2012 - present
Teaching (MSc) scientific methods, diabetes, vision and ocular health, ocular photography, clinical methods, communication and shared care. Supervision of MSc and PhD students.
 
1996 - present     
Teaching (BSc) clinincal invetigative techniques, optometric visual rehabilitation, general and ocular pathology. Supervision of BSc final year student research projects.

 

INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

2012–          
Director of postgraduate payment studies

2014–2015  
Director of postgraduate studies

2014-2015   
Project manager for the developent of the opthalmic nurse programme. The programme started in 2015.

2012–2014 
Member of committee developing the Master in Vision rehabilitation and the application towards NOKUT accreditation. The masterprogramme started in 2015.

 

COMMISSIONS OF TRUST

2016 - 
Peer-review work for the following journals: BMJ Open, Ophthalmic epidemiology

2015 -     
Member of the rEACH, a sumcommitee of the European Association for Communication in Healthcare.
    
2015 -     
Member of the tEACH, a sumcommitee of the European Association for Communication in Healthcare
    
2015    
Member of the expert committee reviewing applicants for two PhD positions in Person-Centered Healthcare at the Faculty of Health Sciences
    
2007 - 2010    
Member of the Board of the Norwegian Optometric Association
    
2006 - 2009    
Member of the Board of Continuing Education, Norwegian Optometric Association
    
2006 - 2007    
Member of the Editorial Board of Optikeren, Norwegian Optometric Association
    
2003 - 2008    
Member of the Optometric Rehabilitation of Visually Impaired Committee, Norwegian Optometric Association
    
1996 - 2000    
Member of the Board of Norwegian Optometric Association, District of Oslo

 

MEMBERSHIPS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES

2014-present   European Association for Communication in Healthcare

1990-present   Member of the Norwegian Association of Optometrists

 

COLLABORATIONS

Eirik Hugaas Ofstad, PhD, Communication, Department of Medicine, Nordland Hospital Trust, Bodø, Norway

Hilde Eide, PhD, Communication, Science Center Health and Technology, Faculty of Health Science, University College of Southeast Norway, Drammen, Norway

Inger Holmstrøm, PhD, Communication, School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Mälardalen University and Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden

Anneli Sundler, PhD, Communincation, Faculty of Caring Science, Work Life and Social Welfare, University of Borås, Sweden

Sandra van Dulmen, PhD, NIVEL (Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research), Utrecht and Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Tor P. Utheim, PhD, Eye disease, Oslo University Hospital, University of Oslo, Norway

 

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