RESEARCH COLLABORATION. Recently, the Sahlgrenska Comprehensive Cancer Centre (SCCC) had a visit from its Scientific Advisory Board. The visit was intended to provide independent suggestions on how targeted initiatives can be used to prioritize and support Sahlgrenska Academy and SCCC’s research organizationally. “This type of consultation from experts who are also researchers in leading positions will be particularly valuable when instituting changes and improvements within SCCC,” said Mikael Nilsson, professor…
Bertil Rydenhag to be guest professor in Vienna
APPOINTMENT. Bertil Rydenhag was recently appointed guest professor at the Medical University of Vienna, Austria. He is currently senior professor of neurosurgery at the University of Gothenburg, where he specializes in epilepsy surgery. He is also a chief physician at Sahlgrenska University Hospital. Congratulations, Bertil! What led you to being appointed guest professor? “My appointment is the result of long-term international work with epilepsy, both in Europe and with global…
“Students of medical engineering are a good testing resource for research questions” – Master’s and Bachelor’s thesis project fair coming up soon
HEALTH ENGINEERING. Hello Stefan Candefjord, Assistant Professor and Biomedical Engineering program director at Chalmers University of Technology. This fall’s degree project fair for Master’s students in Health Engineering will be held on October 12th and, this year, include Bachelor’s thesis projects for Biomedical Engineering students as well. What do you hope will result from this year’s degree project fair? I hope we’ll be able to identify lots of collaborative projects…
Sahlgrenska Life: Preparations for construction start on the hospital grounds
SAHLGRENSKA LIFE. With Sahlgrenska Life, the University of Gothenburg together with the Västra Götaland Region develops operations and buildings for leading research, education, healthcare and innovation. The planning has been going on for years, but now also the physical preparations are approaching. The project includes new construction of three buildings at Per Dubbsgatan. Building 1 is to be built on the hospital side and building 3 on Medicinareberget, where Sahlgrenska…
Fatigue is highly common after intensive care for COVID-19
NEW STUDY. A one-year follow-up study of the first wave of ICU patients in Gothenburg after intensive care for severe COVID-19 showed that fatigue was very common among them. Of the 104 questionnaire respondents, 67 stated that they were fatigued. This was one of the main findings from the study, which was conducted by researchers at the University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska University Hospital. A one-year follow-up study of the…