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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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Leaders who support, listen to, and value their staff are extremely important for nurses' ambitions regarding further career choices in the health and care sector.
The InvolveMENT project aims to improve the mental health of indigenous and ethnic minority youth by meeting their personalised information and support needs, using a public communication channel.
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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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The Caring Futures research project invited five regional participants to a panel discussion at Sølvberget Library and Culture House, to discuss challenges related to future health and welfare services, with the spotlight on technology, ethics and care.
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In the end of September, Health Campus Stavanger, in collaboration with the Caring Futures research project invited researchers, clinicians, technology suppliers and next of kin to share their perspectives on ethics in the development and use of care technologies in the health and welfare sector.
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This is a theme of interest to both the author Cathrine Knudsen and the artist Kari Telstad Sundet. The event, Science Fiction from the Welfare State was hosted by the Kapittel festival on the premises of the art exhibition CARING FUTURES at Sølvberget Galleri. Associate Professor Ingvil Hellstrand (UiS) led this conversation between the two artists before an eager and engaged audience.
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The pandemic created practical difficulties in organizing the annual national caregiver conference as usual, but in retrospect, adopting a digital streaming solution led to increased conference participation.
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After a long and close collaboration, Ingvil Hellstrand (UiS) and curator Hege Tapio were able to deliver their opening speeches to mark the opening of the art exhibition CARING FUTURES at Sølvberget Galleri.
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The CARING FUTURES ART EXHIBITION takes place at Galleri Sølvberget 17 September –18 December 2022. The exhibition raises questions about ethics, technology and care at a time when the welfare state is changing.
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In the eHealth @ Hospital 2- Home study we have asked two different patient populations and two different clinical groups to help us in exploring how a remote patient monitoring intervention with additional nurse support might alter people’s self-care abilities after a hospitalisation.
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SHARE - Centre for Resilience in Healthcare recently gathered researchers and health care professionals to an open seminar about the future of leadership in healthcare. The seminar concludes a full week of activities related to the Support4Resilience project.
What ethical challenges can arise when implementing technological solutions in healthcare services? The research group E-DigiCare aims to explore the ethical aspects and consequences of developing and implementing digital health and healthcare services.
Activities within the research group EduWorkSoCo exhibit a thematic coherence centered around the following three perspectives: Graduate employment and entrepreneurship, international higher education and female researchers within the academic working environment.
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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.
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.
This blog will provide a short summary of presentations from members of the eHealth @ hospital-2-home research group.
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.
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”.
Knowledge is most valuable when it is shared generously – read the annual report for Centre for Resilience in Healthcare.
Knowledge is most valuable when it is shared generously – read the annual report for Centre for Resilience in Healthcare.
SHARE collaborates with world leading researchers and research groups in the field of patient safety.
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The Network is a facilitator for patient and stakeholder involvement in SHARE. The Network representatives participate in national and international program committees as well as contributing to stakeholder gatherings such as annual Network seminars.
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.
Drinking juice with a lot of antioxidants, for example from blueberries, can be beneficial in preventing dementia. New research at UiS will examine this in more detail by analyzing gut bacteria from elderly people who are at risk of developing Alzheimer's.
At the Stavanger Baby and Child Lab, within the Department of Social Studies at UiS, we investigate how infants and toddlers develop their understanding of the (social) world.
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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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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After completing their PhD-projects on childbirth and newborn resuscitation at the University of Stavanger, the four Tanzanian doctors returned to Tanzania where they are leading the Safer Births Bundle of Care programme. The World Bank has now awarded NOK 125 million in total to the project.
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The project will examine the mental health of indigenous and ethnic minority youth, in order to develop digital health services adapted to their needs.
The purpose of the new research project is to support advancement of Blastocystis research by bringing together professionals from various
disciplines and countries.
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The research project eHealth@hospital-2-home arranged a seminar at The Faculty of Health Sciences at UiS. It was held in English, and several international researchers traveled to Stavanger for the occasion.
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.
Future Literacy Lab on digital healthcare was carried out on 8 October 2021 in collaboration between NIFU and UiS as a part of the research project “Releasing the power of users: articulating user interest to accelerate new innovative pathways in the digital health and welfare sector”.
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University of Stavanger (UiS) and Stavanger University Hospital (SUS) will work together to find solutions for patients with chronic intestinal diseases.
SHARE at UiS arranged a fully digital international symposium for early career research at the end of November.
The NewbornTime project aims to improve newborn care using artificial intelligence (AI) for activity and event recognition taken from videos in the time both during and immediately after birth.
In this project the main aim is to procure knowledge about the concept user participation applied on infants.
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Could the bacteria in our guts help us improve cancer treatment? This is one of the key questions in a new research collaboration between University of Stavanger and Stavanger University Hospital.
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.
How can we achieve better health for humans, animals, and the environment? This is the challenge students and researchers will work on when the education project NorBra receives support for four new years.
In the eHealth @ Hospital-2-Home project, a digital health service for chronically ill patients will be developed, and new forms of interaction between patients and health personnel will be tested.
UiS researchers at the Faculty of Health has identified the urgent need to develop an educational program for Breast Cancer (BC) survivors. Known as Breast Cancer School, it has enhanced breast cancer survivors' quality of life based on patient participation and interaction with experts and peers.
How do microbes affect human health, animal health and food security?
In this new paper, researcher at the University of Stavanger explore the associations between burden of treatment, psychological distress and health–related quality of life. They suggest that the treatment regimens need to be simplified and tailored to the individual heart failure patient to reduce the burden related to treatment and self-care.
Health and social services in Norway have adapted recovery as base for the mental health and substance use services. Research shows that this is easier said than done.
The NewbornTime project is about improved newborn care by using artificial intelligence (AI) for activity and event recognition in video from the time during and after birth.
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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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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.
The project shall improve the quality and internationalization of education in social work and sociology at the partner institutions, through student and staff mobility between Cuba and Norway in both directions.
The project aims to strengthen the capacity and quality of nursing and midwifery education at partner universities in Malawi and Tanzania.