Professor Tone M. Norekvål provides important perspectives in the eHealth debate at Arendalsuka 2026
Professor Tone M. Norekvål participated in a debate on the eHealth literacy and competence needed in society.
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Digital preparedness is not only about technology. Ethical considerations and personalised approaches are also essential, both when developing eHealth solutions and when enabling people to use digital health services to improve their health through prevention, self-management, and informed lifestyle choices.
Deputy Director-General of Health Mariann Hornnes participated alongside researchers from the University of Agder, Associate Professor Leonora Bergsjø, and Professor Tone M. Norekvål. Bergsjø and Norekvål are both involved in the eHealth-based cardiac rehabilitation project at Haukeland University Hospital, funded by the Research Council of Norway.
The project has a strong focus on how personalised cardiac rehabilitation programmes can increase participation among women who have experienced a myocardial infarction. Cardiac rehabilitation is an important component of treatment and has been shown to improve quality of life and reduce the risk of complications following myocardial infarction. However, funding for such treatment in Norway remains highly inadequate, and cardiac rehabilitation services are therefore available in relatively few locations.