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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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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.
The eXploring Leadership (eXL) research group at the University of Stavanger is a forum that facilitates exciting diversity in leadership research and development. eXL is an inclusive meeting place where you can meet across academic environments and institutional boundaries.
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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.
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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.
Students from different study programs across UiS were invited to engage in a challenge-based learning activity, aiming at generating new ideas for developing the future hotel.
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.
“Bringing Responsibility to Firm Practices: Strategies and Challenges”
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.
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Fitjar is a professor in innovation studies and comes from the position of Vice-Rector for Innovation and Society at the University of Stavanger. He will assume the role as head of the Center for Innovation Research (CIR) on August 1st.
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.
"During my bachelor I realized that I wanted to learn even more about business and leadership which is why I pursued the master program, and I have not regretted my decision".
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.
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.
Heating and cooling in buildings and industry are responsible for half of energy consumption in Europe. They have also put a severe pressure on the Norwegian electricity grid. There is a lot of waste heat released from data centres and other industrial processes in Norway, which is poorly mapped and utilized.
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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.
Smart Assets, Digital and Integrated Operations, and Condition monitoring and Maintenance Analytics.
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.
The industry of aquaculture is a fast-growing industry. An international project from UiS will help solve sustainability issues in this industry by using economic theory.
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.
CIIP’s goal is to become an international leading research centre with the primary objective to analyse how technological change and disruptive innovation are changing societies and their production systems – and how this is resulting in economic (low productivity growth, unsecure employment), social (inequality) and political (discontent) challenges in Europe and the USA.
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.
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Associate Professor and Head of Centre for Innovation Research, Marte C. W. Solheim at the University of Stavanger Business School is awarded the Stavanger-region Chamber of Commerce Award for Competence Sharing for 2021.
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The Research Council of Norway is awarding NOK 28 million to a project entitled Biocircle: Increased Innovation Capacity and Innovation Rate for Circular Economy in Western Norway. This project is a collaborative venture between Norce, the UiS, the UiB and several businesses.
SHARE at UiS arranged a fully digital international symposium for early career research at the end of November.
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Founder and entrepreneur Murshid M. Ali defended his dissertation for the Ph.D. degree in Management, Economics, and Tourism at the UiS Business School on December 6th, 2021.
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Several researchers from the UiS Business School feature in two different rankings of the world's most cited researchers. One of these rankings shows the top 2% of the world's most cited researchers in their field, and the other shows the top 1%.
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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Professor Jennifer Clark of the Knowlton School of Architecture at Ohio State University is appointed adjunct professor at the UiS Business School and the Centre for Innovation Research and affiliated with the UiS Research Network for Smart Sustainable Cities.
The UNESCO Chair is a collaboration between The University of Stavanger and the Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education (NIFU) with a purpose to enable leadership, innovation and anticipation in support of the delivery of UN’s Sustainable Development Goals - and beyond - through the application of futures literacy.
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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.
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A look at how the Centre for Innovation Research in Stavanger has evolved in line with rapidly changing surrounds and shifting views on innovation policy. What has the Centre learnt through the last few years?
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The CIIP – Centre for Innovation, Institutions and Policy – will investigate to see how technological changes and innovation will change businesses and what the consequences of such will be. This time the UiS has submitted a total of six applications.
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.
Saeed Moghadam-Saman defended his PhD at the University of Stavanger 21 May 2021.
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.