COLLABORATION. A person centered approach makes care more effective and humane. Therefor, there is a major interest in health and social care in increasing person centered care. To support the change process with different heads, a non-profit company has been built. GPCC Implement. GPCC Implement is a so-called SVB company (NPO company), which means that the owner, GU Ventures AB, cannot withdraw any of the money from the company. Instead,…
Student Pernilla Rönntoft receives the Queen Silvia Nursing Award
STUDENT. For the first time, a student at the University of Gothenburg has been awarded the Queen Silvia Nursing Award. Pernilla Rönntoft, who is in the postgraduate program in specialist nursing for elderly care, will receive the award for an idea on how, by simple means, to raise the competence of personnel within elderly care. I notice that working with the elderly makes me feel good. As a nurse, I…
Nursing in Gothenburg ranked 35th in the world
RANKING. When QS World University Rankings recently released their list of the world’s best universities within the field of Nursing, the University of Gothenburg was ranked 35th. Thus, nursing is the second field at Gothenburg to place in the top one hundred in the QS subject rankings. This is the first time that the world’s institutions of higher education are ranked in the category of Nursing. The list is topped…
Strategy for increasing survival of mothers and newborns in South Asia
DOCTORAL THESIS. In several South Asian countries, midwifery is not an established profession. As a result, complications in both mothers and newborns are extremely common. Malin Bogren has been commissioned by the UN to work in Nepal, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. In her thesis, she presents a strategy on how the midwifery profession can be established in low-income countries – and in this way, improve the health of mothers and newborn. …
Who should be praised for their dissertation?
AWARDS. The prize “Best thesis at the Sahlgrenska Academy” is now open for nominations. A total of seven PhD’s who defended their dissertations last year will be awarded. All employees at the Sahlgrenska Academy can nominate – by 1 March. The prize has been awarded annually since 2009 and is funded by Dr Arnt Vestbys National Research Foundation. The prize aims to highlight the theses of the highest quality in…