CULTURE. How have the role, expectations and standards of the nurse changed over time? What does the prevailing image of a nurse look like, and is it really accurate? The Institute of Health and Care Sciences saw a need for new images to portray the nursing profession, photos showing the versatility of the profession and challenging the stereotypical image of the nurse as a blonde girl. At its vernissage the…
New specialist nursing program focused on cardiac care
EDUCATION. A career opportunity and a way to meet future cardiac care needs. That’s the way the project team describes the new specialist nursing program beginning this autumn at the University of Gothenburg. “It’s fantastic! Like finally giving birth after hours of labor.” This is the response of Annika Odell, Cardiology Operations Developer at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, when asked how it feels now that the program will be launched at…
Seven researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy awarded Forte funding
GRANT. Seven researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy had their applications to the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare (Forte) approved and will receive a total of SEK 18.5 million for their research. One of the projects is a collaboration between rheumatology and nutrition, and investigates if a special diet can help people with rheumatoid arthritis. Anna Winkvist, Professor of Nutrition at the Department of internal medicine and clinical…
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…
Helle Wijk and her co-editors received prestigious prize
AWARD. Helle Wijk from Sahlgrenska Academy recently received Studentlitteratur’s special prize for the book “Omvårdnad & äldre” [Nursing & the elderly] that she edited with three other researchers in the area of the elderly. The award ceremony was a festive occasion under the crystal chandeliers at Berns Salonger in Stockholm together with 550 of the publisher’s authors and employees. “It feels fantastic that the book is receiving this kind…