kst. avdelingsoverlege

English translation: acting chief physician of the ward

19:07 Feb 2, 2010

Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)

Norwegian term or phrase: kst. avdelingsoverlege

Does this mean Craniosacral Therapy? I am quite unsure as to whether this term is correct since it relates to alternative medicine.

Dawn Nixon KudoZ activity Questions: 76 (1 open) (1 without valid answers) (5 closed without grading) Answers: 137 Norway
Local time: 15:01

English translation:acting chief physician of the ward

Explanation:
kst. (konstituert): temporarily appointed, acting, temporary
avdeling: ward (or department, but I think hospitals call them wards)
overlege: chief physician (or head physician)

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jeffrey engberg
Norway
Local time: 15:01

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Thanks for that :) I chose to use 'head' rather than chief (due to my British background :)
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acting chief physician of the ward

jeffrey engberg

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Dawn Nixon

Norway

ASKER

No worries William :)

21:44 Feb 4, 2010

Thank you all for setting me on the right track with this one. The problem has now been resolved and Jeffrey's suggestion is very appropriate.

William [Bill] Gray

Norway

Sorry ...

05:54 Feb 3, 2010

... to have created confusion for you Dawn. I have withdrawn my erroneous "confirmation" of your original suggestion, and would accept Hilde's criticism concerning the dubiousness of alternative therapy being practised in a Norwegian hospital.

Hilde Granlund

Norway

Which

23:43 Feb 2, 2010

hospital in Norway has a department for cranio-sacral theraphy? that would require an "avdelingsoverlege" - I'm sorry, but I still don't know what kind of therapy this is, and have certainly never heard of it as an academic specialty. I am not betting anything, but this seems a bit weird???

Per Bergvall

Norway

There should be no ned to confer with the client

22:17 Feb 2, 2010

Any Norwegian health worker would know what kst. means, and would at the very least write KST to suggest kraniosakral terapi - but the context just doesn't fit. Avdelingsoverlege for KST would fit, as would KST-avdelingsoverlege. But I'm betting my rep that unless this is a temporarily appointed position, the original writer has dyslectic issues.

Hilde Granlund

Norway

Per is right

21:39 Feb 2, 2010

but the person is not necessarily a surgeon. THis is the common term for a temporarily appointed department leader. Could be internal medicine, ENT, Ob/GYN or whatever. Absolutely nothing to do with cranio-sacral therapy (whatever that is...)

Dawn Nixon

Norway

ASKER

Mmm, that makes sense too.......

20:19 Feb 2, 2010

What you suggest certainly makes sense when put in context and I see that many doctors hold this position in hospitals. Since the document comes from a hospital I think this translation is more likely. Since two options appear to be available I think I will have to confer with the client.

Per Bergvall

Norway

From a strictly lay point of view...

20:01 Feb 2, 2010

The abbreviation kst. stands in 99% of all cases for konstituert, which is a temporary appointment used to fill a suddenly vacant position while normal hiring procedures proceed. That would make this a temporarily appointed departemental chief surgeon - I'll leave the fiddly bits to you medical folks.

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acting chief physician of the ward

Explanation:
kst. (konstituert): temporarily appointed, acting, temporary
avdeling: ward (or department, but I think hospitals call them wards)
overlege: chief physician (or head physician)

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jeffrey engberg
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Thanks for that :) I chose to use 'head' rather than chief (due to my British background :)

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