INTER-ACTION. The Centre for Person-centred Care GPCC is now starting up new research projects and new collaborations. The projects will strengthen the GPCC’s research program for the new six-year period, which corresponds to the transition to person-centred care that is ongoing nationally and internationally. The Centre for person-centred care GPCC will start another six-year period as a center after the summer, which the University of Gothenburg decided on last winter.…
Step into an art installation on person-centered care in connection with the Quality Fair
CULTURE. For the third consecutive year, the Center for Person-Centered Care (GPCC) participates in the Quality Fair. In addition, this year, a art paus is offered: during the Quality Fair the University of Gothenburg is hosting an international conference on artistic research, which offers an art installation by Victoria Brattström, director, actor and doctoral student at the Center for Person-Centered Care (GPCC) . The art installation is entitled “Exclusion/ Inclusion in…
Game app provides knowledge of person-centered care
INTER-ACTION. Click, swipe, listen to patients and follow the talk among the healthcare staff. Now, another step in the work towards a more person-centered care is being taken as the PCV game app is being launched. A virtual journey for greater knowledge and with tricky questions along the way. The game app was developed on behalf of the University of Gothenburg Centre for Person-centred Care (GPCC), a research center that…
Toothless Patient Act – the position of the patient within the health services has not improved
REPORT. The Swedish Agency for Health and Care Services Analysis has now presented the Government with its final report including a follow-up of the implementation of the Patient Act from 2015. The report’s heading, “An Act without Impact” [Lag utan genomslag] accurately summarises the findings of the report. On 1 January 2015, Sweden’s new Patient Act entered into force. The Swedish Agency for Health and Care Services Analysis has followed…
Holistic healing with the help of person-centred care structured as the One Stop Center Care model – seminar report
GLOBAL HEALTH. Dr Denis Mukwege from DR Congo, visited Gothenburg on 17th October, where he addressed a large audience at The University of Gothenburg’s Global Challenges seminar. Dr Mukwege has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize several times. He has received many awards for his work, such as the Olof Palme Prize, the Right Livelihood Award, the United Nations Human Rights Prize, the EU Sakharov Prize, and, just recently…