COLUMN. Rational algorithms and checklists are increasingly a part of everyday life for medical doctors, and short hospital stays are rapidly becoming a more important measure of outcome than quality, Henrik Sjövall writes in his latest column. But through lessons from the humanities, medicine can regain its ability for reflective conversations, says Sjövall, who emphasizes Narrative Medicine as an important counterforce. “The sea has taught me to look far ahead.”…
Inger Ekman and Håkan Tinnerberg receive funds from AFA
CONTRIBUTIONS. Two projects at Sahlgrenska Academy have been awarded funding from AFA, in the total sum of SEK 3.2 million. Inger Ekman will investigate how a person-centered approach affects the health care staff’s work environment, while Håkan Tinnerberg’s project is about chimney sweepers’ exposure to soot. Inger Ekman, professor at the Institute of Health and Care Sciences and one of the research leaders at The Gothenburg University Centre for Person-centred…
Inger Ekman summarizes her period as director of the Center for Person-Centered Care (GPCC)
ASSIGNMENT. On April 1 Inger Ekman leaves her assignment as director of the Center for Person-Centered Care (GPCC) due to the University’s rules for management assignments after reaching retirement age. During her time as director, person-centered care has gone from being a relatively unknown concept in Sweden to an approach that has been introduced by more than half of all Swedish county councils. Inger Ekman sums up her nine years…
Joakim Öhlén, new director of the Center for Person-Centered Care (GPCC)
ASSIGNMENT. Joakim Öhlén, who will soon become director of the Center for Person-Centered Care (GPCC) at the University of Gothenburg, has been involved in GPCC’s work since it began. He specializes in palliative care and considers ethics and interaction as success factors for person-centered care and GPCC. Joakim Öhlén becomes the director of the Center for Person-Centered Care (GPCC) at the University of Gothenburg on April 1. Öhlén has served…
Great interest in person-centered care at the 2017 Quality Fair
EXHIBITION. A large number of conference and event visitors were interested in learning more about person-centered care when GPCC participated for the third time at the Quality Fair. For three days they could listen to seminars, visit the GPCC booth or participate in other activities outside the fair. The Quality Fair was held November 14-16 in Gothenburg, with a total of 7300 visitors. Many visited the GPCC stand, where they could…