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Dear all,
Thanks for the turnout at the Allmøte this month! I will not compete with Trump regarding numbers, but am thankful that meetings for the whole department seem to be of interest. At the meeting, I summed up what we accomplished last year and gave my report about the economic situation. Also, I presented some thoughts about 2017.
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The Faculty will evaluate its organization this spring, and we may take this opportunity to look at our own internal organization at IGS to see if it is optimal. We discussed this topic at the monthly meeting with all forsknings- and faggruppeledere last week, and the issue will be further discussed at the upcoming Instituttrådsmøte in February. I hope this process will be useful, whether we end up with smaller or bigger changes.
Then I would like to say welcome to IGS, UiB Global! This is a group of administrative employees connected to UiB’s “Global Challenges” strategy. They are organized under CIH from 2017 on, and will help setting global challenges on the research agenda.
Astrid Blystad recently became faggruppeleder in nursing science, and as a consequence wants to leave the position as study leader. On the bright side, Edvin Schei has agreed to become our new study leader when he gets back from Montreal in the fall. In the meantime, Kjell Arne Johansson will step in as temporary study leader. Thanks so much to Astrid who has done a fabulous job! And welcome to Kjell Arne and Edvin!
Guri Rørtveit
Head of Department
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**Administrative Routines - Update 2017
The procedures for a number of administrative routines have been updated: purchases & ordering, room booking, parking, post, fax, holidays... Learn more.
**NB: Winter Holidays must be booked by 1.2.17
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Haukeland presentation
IGS/CIH were featured at a HUS Friday seminar that was streamed to all hospitals in HelseVest! Guri Rørtveit, Svein Emil Vollset, Bente Moen and Halvor Sommerfelt presented. We hope to have more collaborative activity with HUS.
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IGS 2016 by the numbers!
Read some numeric highlights from the Department's Open Meeting 11.1.17.
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Ny Studieplan i medsin 
**Invitasjon til innføringskurs i team-basert læring (TBL) ved MOF hhv 24. februar og 9.mars 2017 - informasjon om kurset til aktuelle deltakere her: Les mer. Påmeldingsfrist til begge kurs er 17. februar.
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New Routines for Ethics Routines in PhDs
MOF has adopted New routines for ensuring that approval procedures for ethical issues in PhD Projects are better followed. Learn more (in Norwegian).
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Research Council suggests ways to make Horizon 2020 even better
The Research Council of Norway finds that much is working well and has proposed some further improvements to the world’s largest research and innovation programme.
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UiB vil løfte studiekvaliteten
UiB har klare innspill til stortingsmeldingen om kvalitet i høyere utdanning: utvikle kvalitet i forskningsbaserte utdanninger, ha deltakelse i forskning, mentorordninger, kompetanseheving, intensivtiltak og fremragende undervisning. Les mer.
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Lanserer MOOC i medisinsk fredsarbeid
UiB er i gong med sin tredje MOOC. Det interaktive nettkurset er retta mot helsepersonell og er etterspurt av FN. Les mer.
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Recent highlights from the IGS web pages:
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Gir seg med legespalta
Etter 17 år med 850 legespalter gir Steinar Hunskår seg som Strilen sin huslege frå nyttår. Les mer.
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Hva går «legeskap» ut på?
Vi mangler et ord for det lege-essensielle: Det som er legete ved en lege skriver Edvin Schei i Dagens Medisin. Les mer.
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Does prolonged malaria treatment save lives?
Bjarne Robberstad is project manager for the Norwegian part of a multi-national project studying whether malaria treatment will improve the health of children with anaemia after discharge from hospital. Read more.
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Warn Against Global Health Research Cuts
Bente Moen and Arvid Hallén express deep concerns about NORAD’s recommendation of cuts to GLOBVAC funding. Read more.
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Var døden nær
- nå representerer han alle norske medisinstudenter
Eivind Valestrand var alvorlig syk i fem år. Nå har han vært med på å etablere et kurs i pasientkontakt for medisinstudenter ved Universitetet i Bergen ( UiB) sammen med professor Edvin Schei.
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10th Anniversary Seminar
At the Norwegian Forum for Global Health Research’s 10th Anniversary Seminar January 2017 it was concluded that it takes time to build relations and networks – and that after 10 years, Forum’s Global Health Research activities are becoming firmly established.
Read more.
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Samtaler om alkohol i allmennpraksis
Høyt alkoholforbruk er en viktig årsak til økt sykelighet og dødelighet. Les mer.
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Vekttap livsfarlig for eldre
Å ta av tre kilo kan være dødelig for eldre mennesker, viser en ny studie fra Hordaland. Resultatet overrasker forskerne. Les mer.
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Gikk ned 93 kilo på 8 måneder
Nærmere 90 prosent får høyere livskvalitet etter en fedmeoperasjon, viser ny norsk studie. Men ifølge eksperter er det flere mulige bivirkninger pasienter må være forberedt på. Les mer.
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Nå kan du teste deg for diabetes
Prosjektet går frem til påske som gir deg muligheten til å teste deg for diabetes, dersom du er over 45 år gammel. Prosjektet er en del av et doktorgradsprosjekt ved Universitetet i Bergen. Aslaug Johanne Risøy, som er farmasøyt, forsker og stipendiat, er prosjektleder, og har sammen med sine veiledere inngått et samarbeid med 19 apotek rundt om i landet. Les mer.
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Bergen Resource Centre
Making sense of global challenges ...
Working with or interested in international development, global challenges or development-related research?
The Resource Centre strives to create a common platform for researchers, academics, students and others who share our interests for development-related issues. The library and all events are free and open for all. Learn more. Access a recent presentation of the Centre given at CIH.
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STUDVEST...
... inviterer alle til å nå ut til studentene! Les mer.
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Endring i særavtalen om seniorpolitiske fridager
UiB sin særavtale er reforhandlet. Les mer her.
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New Doctors:
January 12 Reidun Karin Sandvik
“Management of Pain and Burdensome Symptoms in Nursing Home Patients”
January 13 Kristin Gärtner Askeland (picture)
“Mental health problems in internationally adopted adolescents”
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Staff and Personnel News
Just a reminder that Therese Istad has left IGS (and taken up a new position in Ålesund). Please send news information to Gunhild Koldal and Elinor Bartle.
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IGS has a new PhD-coordinator: Daniel Gundersen (left above)
The previous PhD-coordinator, Jorunn Hvalby (right above) is the coordinator of Continuing Education
Personnel coordinator, Elin Myhvold, comes to us temporarily from K2 and MOF while Anja Bere is on maternity leave. Myhvold's telephone at Kalfarveien is 55 58 60 11.
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Calendar:
Much is happening at UiB, MOF and IGS. Check out their calendars (there can be differences between the Norwegian and English versions!). Have an event? Let us know!
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