Stig Arild Slørdahl (born 6 March 1959) was

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of the

Central Norway Regional Health Authority Central Norway Regional Health Authority () is a state-owned regional health authority responsible for operating the hospitals in the counties of Trøndelag and Møre og Romsdal in Norway. Based in Stjørdal, the authority operates five health ...

. He has a background as a Norwegian

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and specialist in

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and

Cardiology Cardiology () is the study of the heart. Cardiology is a branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the heart and the cardiovascular system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery di ...

. He has been dean at the Faculty of Medicine at the

Norwegian University of Science and Technology The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU; ) is a public university, public research university in Norway and the largest in terms of enrollment. The university's headquarters is located in Trondheim (city), Trondheim, with region ...

(NTNU) and attending physician at St. Olavs Hospital in Trondheim. Slørdahl's research background is in cardiac ultrasound and

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of cardiac patients. He was chair of The Joint Committee of the Nordic Medical Research Councils (NOS-M) 2010-2012 and member of the European Medical Research Councils Core Group 2009-2012. He is now chairing the Scientific Review Group for the Biomedical Sciences in

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and has been a member of the board of Division for Science at

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. He has also been member of the board of

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and The Cancer Registry of Norway. Slørdahl has led the work to establish The Norwegian Myocardial Infarct Registry.Article on the registry
in

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In 2024 Slørdahl left his position as director of Helse-Midt Norge after implementation of a new journal system. The system raised strong criticism from both politicians,healthcare workers and The Office of the Auditor General of Norway. Its said that the system has put the citizens at high risk.

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NTNU's information on Slørdahl
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