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The UiS based research centre SHARE was established in 2017. Together with the national partner at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology Gjøvik (NTNU Gjøvik), the centre constitutes Norway’s largest research group studying quality and safety in healthcare.
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Welcome to the Norwegian psychometrics gathering! The gathering is a yearly workshop for methodological and applied researchers within the field of psychometrics.
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University of Stavanger
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At a time when healthcare is at a crossroads, the "Global State of Patient Safety 2023 – Supporting Leaders" seminar hosted by SHARE - Centre for Resilience in Healthcare, served as the perfect precursor to the week-long kick-off of the EU project, Support4Resilience.
Doctors and surgeons from Stavanger University Hospital participate in the eHealth @ Hospital-2-Home project. This blog post features insights from two of these professionals, shedding light on their roles within the project and the motivation behind their involvement.
The eHealth@hospital-2-home-project has published the protocol for the randomised control trial of the nurse-assisted eHealth intervention for patients with heart failure and colorectal cancer post-hospital discharge.
Master’s research in the eHealth@Hospital-2-Home project explores the impact of the nurse assisted digital health intervention on the family members of participants in the feasibility study.
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SHARE - Center for Resilience in Healthcare recently hosted an international seminar titled “The future of quality and safety in healthcare – emerging topics and possible solutions” with good attendance and engagement.
"Being a student at the University of Stavanger was one of the best experiences I have had in my career to date", says former PHCC-student Abi Wild.
Linn Tjemsland and Linn Elisabeth Furseth are both intensive care nurses who work in the cardiac intermediate unit at Stavanger University Hospital. In 2021 they took the opportunity to expand their nursing experience by being involved in the conduct of a research project.
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SHARE – Center for Resilience in Healthcare at UiS is hosting Resilient Health Care Society’s summer conference at Sola Beach Hotel in 2024, which lasts from June 10th to 12th with a pre-conference on June 9th.
This blog will provide a short summary of presentations from members of the eHealth @ hospital-2-home research group.
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As a new partner, Section for Acute and Pre-hospital care at Oslo University Hospital strengthens research on prehospital patient safety in SHARE – Centre for Resilience in Healthcare
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SHARE – Center for Resilience in Healthcare is hosting an international seminar titled “The future of quality and safety in healthcare – emerging topics and possible solutions” at Ydalir Campus Hotel.
The research school gatherings will be held in March and October each year. In addition, summer and winter schools and writing seminars are offered.
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Researchers at the University of Stavanger have received 6 million euros from the prestigious EU research program Horizon Europe.
This article describes the second major phase of an intervention designed to enhance patient experiences during the critical transition from hospital to home.
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The UiS researcher moves elegantly between equal opportunities and gender diversity, welfare and caring sciences research and artificial intelligence and science fiction.
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She joins the existing team of nurses who have developed and are testing the nurse assisted digital application that aims to support people with heart failure and colorectal cancer following a hospital admission.
New post-doctoral researcher joins the eHealth @H2H project. She will work on the analysis of data from the feasibility work, and help the team as they now deliver the next stage of the project.
The use of digital apps and wearables to track our health information is on the rise. Thus, eHealth is a resource that may promote health management and patient engagement.
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Students and researchers at UiS are convinced that exoskeletons can be a useful aid for operating room nurses during long operations.
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During the conference “From Knowledge to Action – the role of carers is changing?” in Oslo on March 16 Stecy Yghemonos held the presentation “A European Care Strategy for caregivers and care receivers”.
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The Faculty of Health Sciences at UiS organized the course “Simulation-based learning in nursing education” from April 17th to April 21th, where nursing students from Lithuania, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway participated.
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Patients and their families contribute to the resilience of healthcare systems. This is particularly evident as global health systems experience increased pressure. Dr. Harumi Kitamura and Carolyn Canfield shared their insights into how we can create environments that invite patient and family contributions to resilient systems in a recent webinar organised by the Resilient Health Care Society.
A new study describes important aspects in the development of a digital follow-up service for patients in need of long-term follow-up in the specialist healthcare service.
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A recent webinar organised by the Resilient Health Care Network focused on the intersection of individual psychological resilience and system resilience. Inger Johanne Bergerød (UiS), Elizabeth Austin (Macquarie Univeristy) and Ruth Baxter (University of Leeds) are responsible for these events.
The SAFETY project, funded under the program ERASMUS+ Knowledge Alliances is intended to widen the learning process in the medical field with high fidelity guided experiences.
This review suggests that patients with heart failure should receive prompt follow-up after hospitalization, and eHealth interventions have the potential to improve their quality of life.
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Researchers from “Caring Futures: Developing Care Ethics for Technology-Mediated Care Practices” were interviewed and quoted for an article and television segment in TV2 News about challenges to the implementation of welfare technology.
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Professor Stephen Billett from Griffith University Australia, is involved in several of SHARE – Centre for Resilience in Healthcare's projects. He is visiting the research center for three weeks and encourages others to engage in similar activities.
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Rector Klaus Mohn's speech at the university's doctoral creation ceremony on 28 October 2022.
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Maja Hassel, next of kin and caregiver, thinks this year’s conference theme "Caregivers - from extra work to sound involvement?" is very relevant. However, she believes that not enough is being done on a regular basis to include caregiver perspectives.
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Rosalynn Austin from the University of Southampton visited the Department of Public Health to discuss health promotion for people with health challenges. She comments on benefits of researcher mobility.
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SHARE – Center for Resilience in Healthcare is hosting an international quality and safety in healthcare seminar at Ydalir campus hotel. Organizing such events is one of the key activities of the centre.
Anna Julie la Cour Vågen chose Stavanger as her destination when she was going on exchange in her fourth semester. The student enjoyed herself so much that she already has plans for another stay at UiS in the sixth semester.
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Eldar Søreide is the new dean at the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Stavanger from September 5th, 2022.
Sina Furnes Øyri and Inger Johanne Bergerød have been awarded a contract research project on a nationwide supervision of the child welfare service's follow-up of children in foster homes in 2022-2023.
The project will explore the impact of an upcoming country wide system audit on the child welfare services’ management and work practices. The project will focuse on the work process related to the follow-ups of children living in foster homes after proven regulatory breaches.
SHARE at UiS arranged a fully digital international symposium for early career research at the end of November.
In this project the main aim is to procure knowledge about the concept user participation applied on infants.
Effective teamwork and sufficient communication are critical components essential to patient safety in today’s specialized and complex healthcare services. Team training is important for an improved efficiency in inter-professional teamwork within hospitals.
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Two medical emergencies have been outlined in this article. The SAFETY Project is about trying to understand different types of emergencies and which skills healthcare professionals require.
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Here we present a project that will substantially build on the findings of SAFETY+ and offers possibilities for future dissemination activities for SAFETY+.
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The project aims to strengthen the capacity and quality of nursing and midwifery education at partner universities in Malawi and Tanzania.
COVCOM aims to develop effective, evidence-based video communication for translating complex but important health messages about infectious diseases and pandemics.
The Pumps and Pipes initiative fosters collaboration and transfer of knowledge between oil and gas and the health sector.
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– I want you to know that I am very proud of you. The efforts you have made are an important reason why the University of Stavanger has kept afloat during the pandemic. You have all loyally and successfully complied with infection control measures. In addition, we have had some well-deserved luck. There is very little infection at our university.
Principal investigator Randi Wågø Aas is professor in Occupational Health at the Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences.
UniPed is a unit that helps the University of Stavanger (UiS) achieve excellence in education. UniPed’s goal is to foster a culture of quality-centred teaching that benefits both students and staff.
This research project will contribute to strengthen access to and the quality of healthcare services for adolescents who have mental health problems and conditions. InvolveMENT focuses on user involvement within the healthcare services.
The University Board is elected for the period of 2019 to 2023.
The UiS-IT department consists of 45 employees who provide IT services for 1600 employees and 12000 students.
The Cognitive Lab is the only arena at UiS where all faculties meet and collaborate on research at the highest level. The lab provides the natural sciences with a meeting place for the health sciences, psychology and various disciplines that study social conditions, human behaviour and learning.
The International Office provides strategic and operational support and advice to the management, academic groups and students regarding internationalisation of educational programmes, mobility and partnerships.
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The Cognitive Lab provides the natural sciences and research on cognition and artificial intelligence with a meeting place for the health sciences, psychology and various disciplines that study social conditions, human behaviour and learning.
The joint services at UiS are organised into four divisions and headed by the prorector for research, the prorector for education, the prorector for innovation and society and the the director for organisation and infrastructure.
NETTOP is a department that develops digital teaching and e-learning in collaboration with the academic divisions at the university. We create everything from complete online courses to games, videos, apps, podcasts, simulations and other digital tools that contribute to learning.
Robert Moshiro defended his thesis on making births in low-income countries safer.
The research group PARTAKE focuses on community participation as a goal and means to achieve health, coping, good services and participation in working life.
The network brings together researchers, clinical practitioners, and representatives of other stakeholder groups to strengthen carer research.
The department’s main objective is to contribute to the prevention of acute and chronic health problems and increase participation in school and work, by disability prevention strategies.
The department’s main objective is to develop and disseminate interdisciplinary knowledge of care and ethics, to assure high quality, sound practice and considerate help in health services.
The department’s main objective is to facilitate high-quality care for patients and users in healthcare services.
The top management team at the UiS consists of rector, prorector for research, prorector for education, prorector for innovation and society, and the director of organisation and infrastructure.
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The University of Stavanger took part in INTED in Valencia to present the DIGISIM app, a three-year long development project co-funded by the EU. The result is an interactive simulation app that makes it easier for students to train on practical nursing procedures on their own.