1 / 6 KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET CURRICULUM VITAE NAME Mia von Knorring Full name: Eva Maria von Knorring (formerly Österberg) BIRTH DATA April 17 th 1962 PHONE AND EMAIL +46 737 12 13 59, mia.von.knorring@ki.se COURSES AND DEGREES Degree of Master of Science in Psychology, 1997, Stockholm University Licensed psychologist, 1997, Stockholm University School of journalism 1984-85 Nordic and international art history, 60 hp, 1982-83 DOCTORAL DEGREE Year: 2012 Subject area: Medical Science Thesis Title: The Manager Role in relation to the Medical Profession Academic institution: Karolinska Institutet Department: Clinical Neuroscience Main supervisor: Professor Kristina Alexanderson CURRENT POSITION Lecturer and researcher in Medical management, Medical Management Centre, Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics (LIME), Karolinska Institutet (2012-date). Course director for the Master s Course in Medical Management, Karolinska Instiutet (2013- date) PRIOR POSITIONS Lecturer in Leadership and Organizational Development, Medical Management Centre, Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Karolinska Institutet (2002-2012) Research coordinator, Section of Insurance Medicine, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet (2012-2013) PhD-student, Section of Insurance Medicine, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet (2006-2012) CEO and founder Alfa Beta Individ & Organisation AB (previously Alfa Beta individ, grupp, organisation) (2002-date) Manager counsellor with a main focus on academia and health care organizations (2002-date) Lecturing, Department of Psychology, Stockholm University (1999-2002) Lecturing and counselling in Leadership and organisation, and HRPM (Human Recourse Project Management), Royal School of Technology, (KTH) (2002) Unit manager, Norrtälje Psychiatric Department, Stockholm County Council (1998-1999) Clinical psychologist, Norrtälje Psychiatric Department, Stockholm County Council (1996-2000)
2 / 6 Journalist at LO-Tidningen, Aftonbladet,, Sundsvalls Tidning, Folkbladet Östgöten (1985-1990) SELECTED ACADEMIC DISTINCTIONS AND OTHER MERITS Member of ISA (International Sociological Association) Research group 52 Professions (2013-date) Member of Swedish Medical Association (2007- date) Swedish delegate in the Management Committee of the European Union FP7 COST action IS0903 'Medicine and Management', and member of working group 2 Control (2012-2013) Board Member, Yrkesföreningen för arbetslivets psykologi, Swedish Psychological Association (2001-2003) Member of the SALUT project (a collaborative action research project between KTH and Arbetslivsinstitutet aiming at creating sustainable work systems in public and private organisations). Within the frames of the project I was responsible for developing a more sustainable management system, including efficient communication channels and procedures for collaboration, between all managers at all managerial levels at Norrtälje hospital (2000-2002) Member of the management team, Norrtälje Psychiatric Department, Stockholm County Council (1998-2000) CURRENT SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY MvKs research focus is on healthcare and academic organisations, specifically focusing issues concerning management and governance, the interaction between policy, organisational conditions and professional behaviour, management control, managerial role-taking and identity work. MvK is main supervisor for Håkan Uvhagen (accepted as PhD candidate at Department of LIME, Karolinska Institutet, 2013) SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS The three most important publications in short version 1. von Knorring M, Sundberg L, Löfgren A, Alexanderson K. Problems in sickness certification of patients: A qualitative study on views of 26 physicians in Sweden. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. 2008;26(1):22-8. Journals impact factor: 1,905 Number of citations: 39 This paper was the most cited paper in SJPHC in 2008-2010. The findings showed that the problems physicians described in their work with sickness certification could be classified into four categories: the design of the social insurance system, the organisation of healthcare, the performance of other stakeholders, and the physicians own work situation. Although all of these concerned policy issues and managerial responsibility on different structural levels in healthcare, the findings also showed that role of managers was totally absent in the physicians discussions. 2. von Knorring M, de Rijk A, Alexanderson K. Managers perceptions of the manager role in relation to physicians: a qualitative interview study of the top managers in Swedish healthcare. BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:271. Journals impact factor: 1,773 Number of citations: 4 This paper has until now 4363 downloads on BMC Open Access (Oct 2014). The findings showed that the interviewed county council CEOs, when asked about management of
3 / 6 physicians, had a strong focus on physicians and physicians behaviour rather than on their own managerial behaviour or that of their subordinate managers. When strategies for managing physicians were addressed, many described physician-specific strategies that led to a paradox of control in relation to the medical profession - the pragmatic strategies helped managers to manage physicians in daily work, but seemed to weaken the manager role in the organisation. 3. Kuhlmann E, von Knorring M. Management and medicine: why we need a new approach to the relationship. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy. (2014, 19 (3), 189-91. http://hsr.sagepub.com/content/19/3/189 Journals impact factor: 2,087 This commentary paper argues that the modes of governing healthcare have changed the relationship between managerialism and professionalism. It states that it is yet not well researched and understood how medicine and management should be connected, how these connections impact in the changing modes of governing, and how to create supportive institutional, educational and organizational environments that foster the making of connections. List of all scientific publications Publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals 1. Fjell Y, Österberg M, Alexanderson K, Bildt C. Appraised leadership styles, psychosocial work factors and musculoskeletal pain among public employees. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2007 Oct;81(1):19-30. 2. von Knorring M, Sundberg L, Löfgren A, Alexanderson K. Problems in sickness certification of patients: A qualitative study on views of 26 physicians in Sweden. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. 2008;26(1):22-8. 3. von Knorring M, de Rijk A, Alexanderson K. Managers perceptions of the manager role in relation to physicians: a qualitative interview study of the top managers in Swedish healthcare. BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:271. 4. Lindholm C, von Knorring M, Arrelöv B, Nilsson G, Hinas E, Alexanderson K. Health care management of sickness certification tasks: results from two surveys to physicians. BMC Research Notes 05/2013; 6(1):207 5. Kuhlmann E, von Knorring M. Management and medicine: why we need a new approach to the relationship. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy. (2014, 19 (3), 189-91. http://hsr.sagepub.com/content/19/3/189 6. von Knorring M, Alexanderson K, Eliasson A E. Healthcare managers construction of the manager role in relation to the medical profession. (Accepted for publication 2014) Scientific reports in Swedish 7. Alexanderson K, Brommels M, Ekenvall L, Karlsryd E, Löfgren A, Sundberg L, Österberg M. Problem inom hälso- och sjukvården kring handläggning av patienters sjukskrivning. 'Problems in healthcare regarding management of patients' sickness certification') (In Swedish). Stockholm: Sektionen för personskadeprevention, Institutionen för klinisk neurovetenskap, Karolinska Institutet; 2005. 8. Sundberg L, Österberg, M. Förhållanden inom hälso- och sjukvården som försvårar en optimal hantering av patienters sjukskrivning en problembeskrivning ur hälso- och sjukvårdens perspektiv. In Alexanderson K, editor. Bilaga till rapporten 'Problem inom hälso-
4 / 6 och sjukvården kring handläggning av patienters sjukskrivning' (Appendix to the report 'Problems in healthcare regarding management of patients' sickness certification') (In Swedish). Stockholm: Karolinska Institutet; 2005. 9. Alexanderson K, von Knorring M, Parmander M, Tyrkkö A. Hälso- och sjukvårdens ledning och styrning av arbetet med patienters sjukskrivning. Stockholm: Karolinska Institutet, Sektionen för personskadeprevention; 2007. 10. Alexanderson K, Keller C, von Knorring M, Paul A. Ledning och styrning av hälso- och sjukvårdens arbete med patienters sjukskrivning. Resultat från 2013 och jämförelse med 2007 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Karolinska Institutet, Sektionen för försäkringsmedicin; 2013. Popular science publication (book) 11. Sandahl C, Falkenström E, Von Knorring M. Chef med känsla och förnuft. Om professionalism och etik i ledarskapet (Managing with sense and sensitivity. Professionalism and Ethics in Leadership) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Natur & Kultur; 2010. (5 th edition printed in 2014) INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONGRESSES Invited speaker or chair Invited commentator at the Norwegian Medical Associations International Conference, Oslo, Norway, June 2-3, 2014 PHYSICIANS PROFESSIONAL CONTENT, QUALITY OF CARE AND THE GOVERNANCE OF HEALTH CARE Accepted workshop abstracts 7th European Public Health Conference, Mind the gap: Reducing inequalities in health and health care, 19-22 November 2014, Glasgow, Scotland, UK. Accepted workshop abstract: Making connections for health: management, professionalism and leadership. Workshop chairs: von Knorring M, Kuhlmann E Abstracts accepted for oral presentations The European Public Health Conference I-Health: health and innovation in Europe, 5-8 November 2008, Lisbon, Portugal. Accepted abstract: von Knorring M. Management of physicians sickness certification practice in health care The European Public Health Conference 10-13 November 2010, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Integrated Public Health. Accepted abstract: von Knorring M, de Rijk A, Alexanderson K. The manager role in relation to the medical profession: a qualitative interview study of the top managers in Sweden. European Journal of Public Health, 2010, vol 20(Suppl 1), 43-43 9th International Studying Leadership Conference, 13-14 December 2010, Lund, Sweden. Leadership: Missions, Myths and Mysteries.
5 / 6 Accepted abstract: von Knorring M. The missing manager role: How healthcare managers create and recreate the manager role in their organizations. ISA RG 52 Professional groups Interim Conference i Lissabon 28-30 nov 2013 Accepted abstract: von Knorring M. The manager role in relation to the medical profession ISA RG 52 Professional groups Interim Conference i Lissabon 28-30 nov 2013 Accepted abstract: Kuhlmann E, von Knorring M. Keep in touch! Making sustainable connections for medicine and management in European hospitals EHMA Annual Conference 24-26 June 2014, Birmingham UK. Leadership in healthcare: from bedside to board. Accepted abstract: Kaila M, Mäntyranta T, von Knorring M, Brommels M. Perceptions of junior doctors on management and leadership 7th European Public Health Conference, Mind the gap: Reducing inequalities in health and health care, 19-22 November 2014, Glasgow, Scotland, UK. Accepted abstract: von Knorring M. The manager role in medical management Döös, M., Vinell, H., & von Knorring, M. (2014). Multi-shared leadership between nurse managers: Experiences when more than two share the same chair. Paper presented at the International Conference on Organizational Learning, Knowledge and Capabilities (OLKC), April 23-24 2014, Oslo, Norway.