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500 nurses examined via knowledge test
EXAMINATION. A tough test for quick access to the Swedish healthcare work market. This is how the knowledge test for the Swedish nursing qualification has been described, with the University of Gothenburg having examined 500 candidates so far. The University will soon begin another period of national responsibility for the test. The University of Gothenburg has one of Sweden’s highest numbers of applicants for the nursing program. As well as…
Acupuncture and nerve stimulation relieve pelvic girdle pain equally
DOCTORAL THESIS. Acupuncture and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) are two interchangeable treatments to relieve pelvic girdle pain during pregnancy. Both treatments also alleviate the pregnant woman’s concern about pain, according to a thesis from the University of Gothenburg. More than one in two pregnant women are affected by pelvic girdle pain to some degree. Pelvic girdle pain often makes it difficult to walk. For one in ten women with…
Project sought for thesis fair in health, life science, and technology
Den 7 maj är det dags för vårens exjobbsmässa. Nu söker vi projekt för examensarbeten på master- och kandidatnivå inom hälsa, life science och teknik. Exjobbsmässan är ett återkommande evenemang som är ett samarbete mellan Naturvetenskapliga fakulteten och Sahlgrenska akademin vid Göteborgs universitet, Chalmers och Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset. Syftet är att erbjuda studenter på Göteborgs universitet och Chalmers möjligheten till tvärvetenskapliga projekt. Mässan riktar sig främst till studenter på masternivå, men på Sahlgrenska akademin vänder vi oss även till kandidatstudenter.
The calendar in Akademiliv will integrate into the new Staff Portal on April 8
COMMUNICATION. The launch of the university’s new staff portal on April 8 means changes for both Sahlgrenska Academy’s internal news and Akademiliv. In a first step, the calendar in Akademiliv will be closed, and its content will be transferred to the Staff Portal. The new Staff Portal will function more like a proper intranet compared to the current one. Each employee will have a personal starting page with shortcuts to…