PhD EDUCATION. The committee for PhD education (Forskarutbildningskommittén, FUK) would like to receive suggestions for PhD courses (=courses at third-cycle level) to be given the spring term 2018. Shorter courses are to prefer in order to make it easier for PhD students to attend. A longer course can be split up into a few shorter courses (part I, part II). If you would like to give a course the spring term 2018,…
Helle Wijk is honored for her research in the field of healthcare facility environments for people with dementia
AWARD. Helle Wijk, Associate Professor at the Sahlgrenska Academy Institute of Health and Care Sciences, has been awarded the 2017 Silviahemmet Grant for Research and Education. She is being recognized for her important work in improving the healthcare facility environments of people with dementia. Helle Wijk’s research has increased awareness about the importance of using clear, easy-to-understand design in the living environments of people with dementia. Her research has shown…
New research comes to terms with old ideas about canker sores
THESIS. A burning pain sensation – and treatments that do not work. This is what daily life is like for many of those who suffer from recurrent aphthous stomatitis. Research from the Sahlgrenska Academy now sheds new light on the reasons behind this condition found in the mouth. “There are many misconceptions regarding the reasons for the ulcers and the care of this patient category is hugely neglected despite the…
Eric Carlström on organization and person-centered care in Akademiliv the Podcast
RESEARCH COMMUNICATION. Eric Carlström, Professor of Health Care Sciences with an emphasis on leadership and care organization, is the latest guest in Akademiliv the Podcast. The conversation is held in Swedish, and concerns person-centered care and the demands on the health care organization for the introduction of a more person-centered approach. The podcast is hosted by Communication Officers Elin Lindström Claessen and Pontus Sundén.
Packed-out Research Day with a broad range of excellence
INTER-ACTION. “We have a broad range of excellence and many prominent figures from around the world”. Research Day 2017 begins with these words from Erik Hanse, Assistant Dean of Sahlgrenska Academy and representative of one of the two organisers. [Scroll down for more photos from the Research Day] The second opening speaker was Ann-Marie Wennberg, Director of Sahlgrenska University Hospital. As one of the initiators of this event when it…
A new center for spinal cord injuries established in Gothenburg
DONATION. The new center for spinal cord injuries in Gothenburg will focus on a group of patients with considerable healthcare and rehabilitation needs. The initiative covers research and education for patients, relatives and medical professionals aimed at giving those affected by such injuries more independence. “It’s all about improving basic skills – to create a sort of certification process for people interested in working with individuals with spinal cord injuries and…
Now pharmacists and biomedical analysts from abroad can also supplement their education at GU
STUDIES. In autumn 2017, Sahlgrenska Academy will start providing supplementary education for a further two professional groups; pharmacists and biomedical analysts. This means that our faculty will offer supplementary education for a total of five different professional groups with foreign degrees. The programmes are now open for application, up until April18. In recent times, we have seen a record number of people with higher education in the healthcare sector arriving…
National super-registry in dental care – a gold mine for research
REGISTRY-BASED RESEARCH In the dental care sector, good progress is being made in building an enormous national quality registry for periodontitis, a disease that causes tooth loss and tooth decay. At present, it contains up-to-date information on more than half of the Swedish population and is updated automatically every night. Researchers studying other diseases in the body will also find the registry useful. The registry is called SKaPa (the Swedish…
Bike service at Medicinareberget – SEK 495:-
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTS. Sportson’s mobile bicycle repair shop pays a visit to Medicinareberget again. Staff at Sahlgrensa Academy can pamper their bikes for SEK 495. – The spots are limited – registration required. You can now get your bike ready for the spring season for the special service price 495:- (regular price is 700:-) while you work. Leave the bike to Sportson on Academicums courtyard in the morning, pick it up…
Want to Become an Excellent Teacher? Time to Start Preparing!
PEDAGOGICAL ACADEMY. The next call for applications for the title of Excellent Teacher opens on April 1. If you are thinking of applying, we recommend that you start reviewing your teaching portfolio and preparing your “reflections”, which forms an important part of the application. At Sahlgrenska Academy, it is the Docentship Committee that prepares and vets applications for the title of Excellent Teacher. Gunnar Tobin was awarded the title himself…
Christopher Gillberg on the importance of being earnest in research
“If there’s one thing I want to recommend to younger researchers, it is to always also stay clinically involved. I have never ever been entirely out of the clinic.” So says Christopher Gillberg, as he walks up and down the stairs of the central Gothenburg building, where both the Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre – belonging to the Sahlgrenska Academy and the University – and parts of the University Hospital’s pediatric psychiatry…
Election of Pro-Dean – 89 percent of the voters said yes to the Nomination Committee’s proposal
FACULTY ELECTION. Eric Hanse, who is proposed to continue as Pro-Dean at Sahlgrenska Academy, received 88.9 percent of the vote in the advisory election. The turnout was 43.2 percent. The election of Pro-Dean is advisory and apply for a six-year term with effect from April 1, 2017, or according to other agreement. The election was conducted electronically between March 8 and 15. 513 of the total of 1187 eligible voters…
Difficult to get orthodontics to work in younger children
THESIS. Nagging by parents – and the ingenuity of the child. Research at the Sahlgrenska Academy shows that there are success factors when children with a severe overjet have irregularities of the teeth corrected at an early age. However, the treatment is tough for most children and their families. “Some were ashamed and didn’t want tell anyone at all that they wore an appliance ; only their best pal knew.…
Avoid the travel – simply arrange the video conference in the Jörgen Lehmann room
TRAVEL-FREE MEETINGS. The Jörgen Lehmann conference room is now fully equipped for remote video meetings. The system has been developed to be easy to use, and campus service will be happy to set your meeting up. The Jörgen Lehmann conference room is located on level 2 in the Academicum and has room for 22 meeting participants. The room has now been equipped with the latest technology for streaming both images and…
Martin Pistorius gives talk at Sahlgrenska Academy – on care from the patient’s perspective
LECTURE. In 1988, when Martin was 12 years old, he suddenly became ill. His parents got the explaination that he suffered from an unknown illness that gradually broke down his body and that he probably only had a few years left to live. After being unconscious for several years his consciousnes slowly come to life again. But to his horror, he discovers that he can not convey this to the…
A hundred cool researcher in web interviews by the International Science Festival
RESEARCH COMMUNICATION. On behalf of the International Science Festival science journalist Karin Gyllenklev meets Sweden’s hundred coolest researchers. The researchers interviewed have been nominated by the public, by other researchers and by communication officers at colleges and universities. One of the first to be interviewed is Fredrik Bäckhed, professor at the Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine. The interviews are conducted in Swedish. Here you can see other interviews by…
A fine prize for a method that saves lots of newborn babies with heart disease
PRIZE Anne de-Wahl Granelli, who received her doctorate from the University of Gothenburg, has been awarded the American Humanitarian Prize for the method now termed the Granelli Protocol, which is a new method for detecting heart disease in new born babies, which her dissertation from 2009 also dealt with. The Humanitarian Award is awarded every year by the American organization for patient safety, the Patient Safety Movement Foundation. The prize…
Christina Jern and Eric Hanse are proposed as new leader duo at Sahlgrenska Academy
LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENTS. Christina Jern is the winner of the advisory election for the position of dean of the faculty at Sahlgrenska Academy, with 371 votes, or 55.3% of the vote. The Advisory Board proposes that the current vice dean, Eric Hanse, be elected to a new term. A new advisory election for the position of vice dean will begin on Wednesday, March 8th. “I would like to thank our colleagues for…
Hälso-sam makes decisions on ALF posts at three levels
ACADEMIC POSTS. A total of 28 people have been awarded one of the ALF posts that Hälso-sam has recently advertised at three levels, with thirteen qualified doctors currently undertaking postgraduate education being awarded ALF posts at doctorate level, eleven doctors currently defending their theses being awarded ALF posts for qualified doctors with doctorates in medicine, and four specialist doctors with readerships being awarded Higher clinical ALF posts. ALF posts for…
Henrik Zetterberg received a Norwegian research grant of NOK ten million
RESEARCH GRANT. Professor Henrik Zetterberg, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry at Sahlgrenska Academy, is awarded NOK ten million for new brain research for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease from the Olav Thon Foundation in Norway. “This support from the Olav Thon Foundation gives us an opportunity to look at something that has never been done before. We have assembled a brand new and unique team of researchers from Sweden, Norway and…