I am currently a Special Advisor at the Østfold Health Trust, Norway. I obtained my medical degree from the Universität Ulm, Germany, in 1983, and completed my specialization in Infectious Diseases at the Haukeland University Hospital in 1993. In 2014, I earned a PhD from the University of Oslo, focusing on hospital antibiotic use surveillance methods. With over 30 years of clinical experience in hospital medicine, I have dedicated approximately two decades to infectious diseases. My research interests primarily lie in sepsis and infectious endocarditis. Since 2013, I have been senior consultant in infection control with a particular interest in hospital antibiotic stewardship. I am a member of the Norwegian Infectious Diseases Society (NFIM), the Norwegian Forum for Infection Control (NFIC), and the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID). In 2022, I received the "Infection Diseases Honorary Award" from the Norwegian Medical Association.