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The Faculty of Health Sciences educates competent healthcare professionals for health services in a state of constant transition. Our research covers subject areas related to health, medicine, ethics and welfare to ensure an interdisciplinary approach to health and healthcare services.
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.
Problem-solving is about finding solutions to all kind of problems. It can be seen as a basic strategy for addressing both everyday challenges, such as getting dressed, and more specific challenges, such as coding a robot.
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Conservator Bettina Ebert at the Museum of Archaeology has been awarded eight million by the Research Council of Norway. She will be investigating the use of wood tar adhesives in the Middle Ages, and their future potential in the built environment.
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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.
This is the library's subject page for studies linked to The department of Early Childhood Education, The department of Education and Sports Science, Norwegian Reading Centre, and Centre for Learning Environment.
The library is open to staff, students, and anyone interested in our fields of study. Our specialist areas are archaeology, conservation, museology, botany, art history, medieval history, and the history of Stavanger and Rogaland.
Attending childcare for the first time can be extra challenging for shy children. To support shy children's well-being as best as possible, the staff needs to recognize children’s needs in different situations. A good collaboration between parents and childcare staff is extra important when there are shy children in the group.
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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.