1. health and fitness

MONDAY 17 NOVEMBER
13:00 –15:30
Annual lecture on global collaboration: “The opportunity of
uncertainty: new directions in global health”
Global health is about to undergo a seismic shift. But
does anyone truly understand the nature and scale of
that shift? The future for global health cannot be
“business as usual.” The Ebola epidemic has exposed
severe failures in our global health architecture. Now is
the moment to review and revise our hopes and
expectations for the future of health worldwide. Unless
Richard Horton
we challenge all of our assumptions about global
health, we may not only fail to advance human wellbeing, we may
jeopardise the very survival of our species. The Lecture is followed by
a panel discussion in order to provide different angels and
perspectives on the matter. Speakers: Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief,
the Lancet. Introduction by Pam Fredman, Vice-Chancellor, the
University of Gothenburg. Location: The University Main Building,
Universitetsplatsen 1. Room/Hall: The Auditorium
15:00–16:00
Structural drivers of HIV in sub Saharan Africa
(This seminar will be in Swedish)
Hur når vi kunskap om hälsa, vård och omsorg? Hur kan sjukvårdens
och omsorgens praktiker utvecklas och vilken roll kan humanistiska
och samhällsvetenskapliga perspektiv spela i detta? Detta är några
av de frågor som behandlas inom det allt mer uppmärksammade
interdisciplinära forskningsfältet medicinsk humaniora som presenteras
vid detta lunchseminarium.Talare: Ola Sigurdson, professor; Wilhelm
Kardemark, FD, institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion
Plats: Humanistiska fakulteten, Renströmsgatan 6. Sal: Lilla hörsalen
To design efficient HIV prevention knowledge on the structural drivers
are needed. What do we know about the impact of incomes, education,
economic inequality and gender inequality? Speaker: Annika Lindskog,
Associate Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics and Statistics.
Location: School of Business, Economics and Law, Vasagatan 1.
Room/Hall: B23
13:00–13:45
Person-centred care in a globalized world – anthropological
perspectives
Globalisation presents challenges to Swedish health care
professionals. This presentation addresses the need for
cultural competency and person-centered care.
Speaker: Liselott Dellenborg – GPCC - University of
Gothenburg Centre for Person-centred Care Location: The Sahlgrenska Academy, Medicinaregatan 13.
Room/Hall: Ivan Östholm
13:00–14:00
Relationships between varieties
of democracy and health
Panel discussion following the Annual Lecture
Moderator: Richard Horton. Speakers: Beverley Butler, Senior Lecturer,
University College London; Anders Molin, Lead Policy Specialist,
Health at SIDA, (Swedish International Development Cooperation
Agency); Gunilla Krantz, Professor, Dept of Public Health and
Community Medicine; Dick Durevall, Professor, Dept of Economics
and Statistics; Susan Kazooba, international student at the Ma
Programme in Social Work and Human Rights and Kristina Elfving,
paediatrician and PhD student, University of Gothenburg. TUESDAY 18 NOVEMBER
12:15–13:00
Medicinsk humaniora – ett framväxande forskningsfält
10:30–12:00
Global health challenges in Sweden and the world
This panel discussion will address the health challenges in Sweden
and the world. Researchers from different areas of the university
will present their research area, followed by a debate. Moderator:
Rune Andersson, Professor, Dept. of Infectious Medicine. Speakers:
Maria Nyström, Professor, School of Design and Crafts; Peter Friberg,
Professor, Dept. of Molecular and Clinical Medicine; Anders Wallin,
Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry; Karin Hårding,
Researcher, Dept. of Biological & Environmental Sciences; Liselott
Dellenborg, Senior Lecturer, Institute of Health and Care Sciences and
Annika Rosengren, Professor, Dept. of Molecular and Clinical Medicine.
Location: The Sahlgrenska Academy, Medicinaregatan 13. Room/Hall:
Ivan Östholm
11:15–12:00
Making science: Sweden and India cooperate to gather
knowledge on the marine coastal ecosystem
India has a 6000 km long coastline utilized for traditional small-scale
fisheries, aquaculture and tourism. During the past two decades
we have collaborated with one of the national research institutes
in the state university in Karnataka to investigate the dynamics of
marine pathogenic bacteria and harmful algal blooms in relation to
environmental factors, and their effects on higher trophic levels in the
marine food chain. Speakers: Anna Godhe, Professor, Department of
Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg.
Location: Medicinaregatan 20 A, Medicinareberget. Room/Hall: Lyktan
12:00–13:00
Mental health problems and healing among Somali-Swedes
Since the beginning of the 1990s, Somalia has been
haunted by conflicts and civil war. Today, about 55 000
Somalis live in Sweden. Families have been dispersed
and many suffer from traumatic memories from the
war. In this situation, religious beliefs and especially
Islam have had a prominent role when coping with
stress and despair. Speaker: Johan Wedel, Senior
Lecturer, School of Global Studies. Location: Faculty of Scocial
Sciences, Sprängkullsgatan 19. Room/Hall: The Lobby
The presentation will introduce the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
project and its data. The V-Dem Database provides a full spectrum of
indicators to measure the different dimensions of democracy in 206
polities of the world with 400+ disaggregated indicators from 1900
until the present. In our presentation, we will explore which type of
democracy is relevant to health by using a few of the most popular
indicators (e.g. infant mortality, life expectancy).
Speakers: Yi-ting Wang, Research Fellow/Postdoc and Valeriya
Mechkova, Research Assistant, both at the V-Dem Institute,
Department of Political Science. Location: Faculty of Social Sciences,
Sprängkullsgatan 19. Room/Hall: The Lobby
13:00–14:00
Ett hekto socker om dagen – europeiska barns sockerintag
(This seminar will be in Swedish)
Under föreläsningen kommer forskningsresultat om
europeiska barns sockerintag att presenteras. Vilka
livsmedel bidrar till det totala sockerintaget? Vad är för
mycket socker? Har svenska barns sockerintag
förändrats? Varför är det inte bra att äta för mycket
socker? Talare: Christel Larsson, professor, institutionen
för kost- och idrottsvetenskap. Plats: Utbildnings­
vetenskapliga fakulteten, Pedagogen hus C,
Läroverksgatan 5. Sal: Margareta Hvitfeldtsalen.
13:00–15:00
Climate and Health – How is human health
affected by climate change?
Welcome to a seminar about how human health is affected by the
ongoing climate change. What are the associations between radiant
temperature and heart attacks? How are heat waves and air pollution
affecting mortality in the Swedish population? Have there been any
health benefits from the congestion taxes in Stockholm?
Speakers: Janine Wichmann, Environmental Epidemiologist,
University of Pretoria, and Bertil Forsberg, Professor of Environmental
Medicine, Umeå University. Location: The University Main Building,
Universitetsplatsen 1. Room/Hall: Torgny Segerstedtsalen
14:00–15:00
Global Health in Gothenburg: Angereds Närsjukhus - a platform
for research and education
Angereds närsjukhus is a unique hospital in Västra Götaland, built up in
collaboration with the residents of the area. An example of interaction
between health and education/research. Speakers: Ann Ekberg-Jansson,
Acting Hospital Director/Head of Research, Angereds Närsjukhus.
Location: The Sahlgrenska Academy, Medicinaregatan 13.
Room/Hall: Ivan Östholm
15:00–16:00
Workshop i kök: Vi äter med ögat
(This workshop will be in Swedish)
Under workshopen skapar studenterna mat som tilltalar ögat
för skolmåltid, äldreomsorg eller lunchrestaurang. Tillagning och
presentation av några vanliga maträtter. Talare: Britt Lerneby,
universitetsadjunkt, institutionen för kost- och idrottsvetenskap; Jonas
Eriksson, biträdande forskare, avd för invärtesmedicin och klinisk
nutrition. Plats: Utbildningvetenskapliga fakulteten, Pedagogen hus C,
Läroverksgatan 5. Sal: Undervisningsköket, entréplan.
17:00–18:00
Trender i läskdrickande och skärmtid bland lågstadiebarn
(This seminar will be in Swedish)
En presentation av svenska och europeiska studier om trender i
förekomst av övervikt och läskdrickande bland lågstadiebarn samt
kartläggningar av livsstil, längd och vikt. Talare: Agneta Sjöberg,
docent, institutionen för kost- och idrottsvetenskap och Lotta Moraeus,
forskare, enheten för folkhälsoepidemiologi, Sahlgrenska akademin.
Plats: Utbildningsvetenskapliga fakulteten, Pedagogen hus C,
Läroverksgatan 5. Sal: Margareta Hvitfeldtsalen.
18:00–19:30
The Ebola virus epidemic Some have declared the Ebola outbreak to be the most severe acute
public health emergency in modern times. In this panel discussion
you will learn more about the virus, its spread and the roles and
responsibilities of the international community and help organizations.
Speakers: Anders Tegnell, Public Health Agency of Sweden; Professor
Tomas Bergström, Department of Infectious Medicine. Location: The
Museum of World Culture, Södra Vägen 54. This seminar is arranged in
cooperation with The Museum of World Culture
WEDNESDAY 18 NOVEMBER
8:30–9:15
Gothenburg Refugee Health Clinic
Gothenburg Refugee Health Clinic has a
team of physicians, nurses, counsellors
and psychologists. They offer medical
checkups to asylum-seekers and meet
newly arrived immigrants, often with
traumatic backgrounds. They also host a
health-school for newly arrived
Kristian Svanberg Britt Tallhage
immigrants, offering medical information
from different starting points. Speakers: Kristian Svenberg, MD, PhD;
Britt Tallhage, Executive Manager. Location: The Sahlgrenska Academy,
Medicinaregatan 13. Room/Hall: Ivan Östholm
9:30-10:15
The Refugee Children’s Team
The Refugee Children’s Team is a cross-professional team working
with children and adolescents who suffer from a combination of
psychiatric and somatic symptoms as a consequence of migration.
This presentation will describe the way the team work and their
group of patients, and will highlight the benefits of cross-professional
teamwork. Speaker: Martin Wilhelm, Clinical Psychologist. Location: The
Sahlgrenska Academy, Medicinaregatan 13. Room/Hall: Ivan Östholm
10:30-11:15
Rosengrenska Foundation – Healthcare
for undocumented refugees
Who are the undocumented migrants? What health problems does this
group experience and how does it work out for these patients in the
organized health care system? What challenges does the foundation
see and how do they organize their work now and onwards?
Speaker: Sara Rangmar, Dentist, Teacher at the Institute of Odontology
and a board member of the foundation. Location: The Sahlgrenska
Academy, Medicinaregatan 13. Room/Hall: Ivan Östholm
11:15–12:00
Malignant melanoma and photochemistry
– a scientific discussion enlightening a globally increasing
health concern
Malignant melanoma is the 19th most common cancer with rapidly
increasing incidence rates worldwide. Although malignant melanoma
only accounts for about 5% of all skin cancers, it is responsible for the
vast majority of deaths. Novel methodology for prevention, diagnostics,
and treatment is required to fight this globally growing societal concern.
Speakers: Marica Ericson, Coordinator SkinResQU; Anna Börje,
researcher, Department of Chemistry & Molecular Biology; Despina
Kantere, specialist in Dermatology and Venereology at the Sahlgrenska
University Hospital. Location: Medicinareberget, Medicinaregatan 20 A.
Room/Hall: Wallenbergsalen
11:30–12:30
The Swedish Red Cross Center for Victims
of Torture and War
The Swedish Red Cross Center for Victims of Torture and War in Skövde
was established in 1991. They provide psychotherapy, psychosocial
support and physical therapy to war wounded and tortured. Peter
Hagman, head of the center, will describe the work and future
challenges. Speaker: Peter Hagman, Director. Location: The Sahlgrenska
Academy, Medicinaregatan 13. Room/Hall: Ivan Östholm
12:00–13:00
Science Slam
Researchers from different disciplines at the university
will each present their research projects during a
3-minute presentation. The audience picks the winner.
Speakers: Ajibola Omokanye , PhD student, Department
of Microbiology and Immunology; Megan E. Reif, V-Dem
Institute Research Fellow; Andreas Önnerfors, Associate Professor/
Reader in Intellectual History; Angela Kölling, postdoctoral researcher in
Comparative Literature & Translation; Lashi Bandara, Postdoctoral
Researcher, Mathematical Sciences; Susanne Dodillet, PhD,
Department of Education and Special Education. Location: Faculty of
Social Sciences, Sprängkullsgatan 19. Room/Hall: The Lobby
12:15–13:00
A Chamber music festival for all ages - A lunch concert
Performed by Master´s students from the Academy of Music and
Drama, University of Gothenburg Location: The University Main Building,
Universitetsplatsen 1. Room/Hall: The Auditorium
12:45-13:30
Armed Forces Centre for Defence Medicine
Armed Forces Centre for Defence Medicine recruits and
educate civil physicians and nurses to serve in Sweden
and abroad. Their mission is to ensure adequate health
care to the Swedish Armed Forces during peacetime,
international missions, and at armed conflicts.
Speaker: Lennart Hammarstrand, Major and Public
Relations Officer Location: The Sahlgrenska Academy,
Medicinaregatan 13. Room/Hall: Ivan Östholm
13:00–15:30
Participation through art and design processes for
the development of health care. (Presentations, 20 mins)
During this panel discussion with speakers and invited guests we will
listen to the following: Improving living conditions through designpresentation of the project “Smoke in the kitchen”, the camera as a
tool – an example of a participatory project with children with the aim to
improve healthcare at Östra Sjukhuset/Sahlgrenska University Hospital
and examples from Experio Lab, a national center for patient-centered
service innovation with the mission to create a meeting between health
and design, involving staff, patients and families to work together.
Moderator: Marcus Jahnke, researcher, School of Design and Crafts.
Speakers and invited guests: Tomas Edman, Head of Operations at
Experio Lab; Katarina Wetter Edman, PhD, School of Deisgn and Crafts;
Maria Magnusson, Angered Hospital; Maria Nyström, Professor, School
of Design and Crafts/ Chalmers University of Technology; Louisa Szücs
Johansson, project manager at Forum for Social Innovation Sweden;
Martin Sjögren and Erika Olsson, both at Valand Academy
Location: HDK - School of design and Crafts, Kristinelundsgatan 6-8.
Room/Hall: The Library
15:00–16:00
GLOBAL WORLDS
Guidad visning på Världskulturmuséet (This seminar will be in
Swedish) (Guided tour in English on Thursday)
Maadtoe: Den svenska rasismens historia med utgångspunkt i hur den
svenska staten har behandlat och än idag behandlar samer.
With Concern: Fotografen Sebastiao Salgado porträtterar människors
utsatthet och vardag, deras värdighet och kamp. Begränsat antal
platser; biljetter hämtas upp på plats samma dag som visningen
äger rum. Samarrangemang med Världskulturmuseet. Plats: Världs­
kulturmuséet, Södra Vägen 54
Andersson, Global Health, and Professor Maria Nyström, School of
Design and Crafts. Moderator: Staffan Edén, Deputy Vice-Chancellor at
the University of Gothenburg. Location: The University Main Building,
Universitetsplatsen 1. Room/Hall: The Auditorium
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for
Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), is committed to
improving the health of Palestine refugees, and
has for over 60 years been successful in
achieving many of their goals. But they remain
continuously challenged by outbreaks of
conflict, and that the context in which they work is constantly changing.
Speaker: Akihiro Seita, Director of UNRWA’s health programme.
Location: The Sahlgrenska Academy, Medicinaregatan 13.
Room/Hall: Ivan Östholm
How does music of resistance sound? Is
there an aesthetic development in times of
war? What are the political consequences
of music produced under occupation?
The seminar will focus on music under
the occupation and its role in the struggle
among Palestinians. Stig-Magnus Thorsén,
Ahmad Al-Khatib Khaled Harara
former professor at The Academy of Music
and Drama, will present research from a joint project by Birzeit University
and the University of Gothenburg. During the seminar the oudist and
teacher at The Academy of Music and Drama, Ahmad Al-Khatib, will
perform music and videos by the rapper Khaled Harara will be shown.
A panel will discuss experiences of collaboration with Palestinian
musicians and conclude with a general discussion on the role music
in Palestine today. Location: Artisten, Academy of Music and Drama,
Fågelsången 1. Room/Hall: A 502
14:00–16:00
Glocal Health: Juridisk rådgivning som en väg till bättre hälsa
– för lokala medborgare i en global värld (This seminar will be
13:30–14:30
Intercultural Communication in Health Care – Non-Swedish
Doctors in Sweden
in Swedish) Juridiska institutionens rättspraktik – Fri rådgivning till
EU-medborgare, hemlösa, papperslösa. asylsökande m.fl. leder till
förbättrad livssituation och hälsa. Ett exempel på hur akademin kan
arbeta med samverkan i utbildning och forskning. Talare: Sara Stendahl,
docent, juridiska institutionen, ansvarig för det svenska deltagandet
av forskningsprojektet bEUcitizen; Torbjörn Odlöw, universitetslektor,
juridiska institutionen; Fabrizio Vittoria, jurist, Stadsmissionen; Otto
Swedrup, jurist, Faktumjuristerna; Karin Björelid, projektledare för
Rättspraktiken; Sandra Gustafsson, Rosenjuristerna; Sara Lindenhall,
Röda Korset. Plats: Handelshögskolan, Vasagatan 1. Sal: E44
We will talk about intercultural communication in health
care in general, but with a focus on Sweden. What does
the communication between doctors and patients with
different cultural backgrounds look like? How do the
cultural differences influence their communication?
What does it mean to use Swedish as a foreign
language when you are a doctor or when you are a
patient? How do the participants develop trust across cultural borders?
In addition, we will discuss the effects of gender and power in the
physician-patient relationship. Speaker: Nataliya Berbyuk Lindström,
Senior Lecturer, Division of Cognition and Communication.
Location: The University Main Building, Universitetsplatsen 1.
Room/Hall: Torgny Segerstedtsalen
14:00–15:00
Resilience of health services under conflicts: UNRWA’s
experience in Gaza and Syria
15:00–16:00
Photo exhibition at the Museum of World Culture:
GLOBAL WORLDS (in English)
THURSDAY 20 NOVEMBER
In the exhibitions Maadtoe and With Concern the museum of World
Culture raises questions around global conditions. In Maadtoe two artist
look at the Swedish Sámi policy, racism and exploitation, striving to
communicate what has often been silenced. With Concern displays
concerned photography by Sebastiao Salgado, portraying people’s
vulnerability and everyday life, their dignity and their struggle.
Limited number of participants; tickets will be available for pick-up on
the day for the tour. Location: The Museum of World Culture, Södra
Vägen 54
9:00–10:30
Ojämlikhet i hälsa i Göteborg och Västra Götaland
(This seminar will be in Swedish)
Detta seminarium tar upp skillnader i livsvillkor och hälsa i Västra
Götaland, bl a genom forskningsprojektet Västra Götalands barn och
samarbetet mellan Sahlgrenska akademin och Angereds närsjukhus.
Talare: Margareta Forsberg,Verksamhetschef Social utveckling, Social
resursförvaltning Göteborgs stad; Maria Gäbel, utvecklingsledare,
Folkhälsokommitténs sekretariat Västra Götaland; Peter Friberg,
Sahlgrenska akademin samt Henry Ascher, Angereds närsjukhus/
Sahlgrenska akademin. Moderator: Ronny Tikkanen, Institutionen för
socialt arbete. Plats: Universitetets huvudbyggnad, Universitets­­platsen 1. Sal: Aulan
10:45–12:15
Research within Global Health at the University of Gothenburg
This seminar will give you a picture of the ongoing cross-faculty
research connected to Global Health at the University of Gothenburg.
Speakers: Lena Andersson, Senior Lecturer, Dept. of social work;
Morten Sager, Senior Lecturer, Philosophy of science; Professor Anna
Godhe, Dept. of Biological and Environmental Sciences; Professor
Joakim Larsson, Dept. of Infectious Medicine; Susanne Gustafsson,
Lecturer, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology; Hanna Falk, Senior
Lecturer, Institute of Health and Care Sciences; Professor Rune
PROGRAMME
November 17th–21th 2014
ÖVRIGT
17–21 nov Exhibition on Food, Nutrition and Sport
16:00–17:30
The historical mortality decline
The historical mortality decline is one of the most dramatic changes in
human history. We will present an overview of the development, discuss
the possible causes of the historical developments and changes of
life course effects and provide the example of the decline in dysentery
mortality in Sweden. Speakers: Stefan Öberg,Researcher, Economic
History; Helene Castenbrandt, the University of Gothenburg and
Copenhagen University; Eric Schneider, University of Sussex.
Location: School of Business, Economics and Law, Vasagatan 1.
Room/Hall: CG-salen
13:00–15:00
Music and Resistance in Palestine
An exhibition will be arranged at the Education Library. It is associated
with the Department of Food and Nutrition, and Sport Science´s
lectures during Global Week. The exhibition will incorporate the
University Library’s media associated with the theme of Global Week,
such as, academic journals, books and databases.
Location: the Education Library, Västra Hamngatan 25.
Check out the programme and mark your
calendars. Welcome to an exciting week!
FRIDAY 21 NOVEMBER
11:15–12:00
Heat stress across European cities – in a climate change
perspective Exposure to heat may cause severe illnesses and
deaths during intense heat events. People living in
urban areas are particularly vulnerable due to the urban
climate conditions. During the last decades, episodes of
extreme heat have become more frequent and the
frequency as well as its effect on humans is projected to
progressively increase as a result of climate change.
The seminar is focused present and projected future
changes in heat stress across European cities.
Speaker: Sofia Thorsson, Associate Professor of Physical
Geography, Dept. of Earth Sciences. Location: Medicinaregatan 20 A,
Medicinareberget. Room/Hall: Lyktan
12:00–13:00
Theme: Global Health
ABOUT GLOBAL WEEK
Global Week is a university-wide initiative consisting of seminars,
debates, lectures and other events to highlight important global issues
and to create a forum for the university to share information about
its global engagement. This event is coordinated by the International
Centre but is made possible due to the involvements from all the
departments and faculties at the university.
Dying of Corruption? Population Health and the
Quality of Government
Speaker: Professor Bo Rothstein, Department of
Political Science. Location: Faculty of Scocial Sciences,
E-mail: [email protected], phone: 0766-182679
[email protected], phone: 0766-186097
Global Week
Box 100, 405 30 Gothenburg
Visiting Address: Viktoriagatan 13
Sprängkullsgatan 19. Room/Hall: The Lobby
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