Collaborative organisation KI-Region Stockholm
Collaboration between KI and Region Stockholm within clinical research and education is organised by the regional ALF agreement at three levels: senior management level, hospital level and operational level.
Collaboration at three levels
Here is a description of the collaborative organisation on clinical research, education and development of healthcare at three levels according to the regional ALF agreement, as well as how it is linked to management structures at KI and Region Stockholm, respectively.
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| Levels: | Members, chairman and representatives: | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Senior management level | The management group KI-Region Stockholm with its preparatory bodies - the Research Advisory committee and the Education Advisory committee |
| 2. | Hospital level | RD&E committees |
| 3. | Operational level | RD&E groups under the respective RD&E committee |
| At all levels | An equal number of representatives from KI and Region Stockholm |
1. Senior management level
At the senior management level, there is the management group KI-Region Stockholm, as well as two councils that are subordinate to the management group for collaboration in research and development issues (the Research Advisory Committee) and educational issues (the Education Advisory Committee). The tasks of these bodies are regulated in the regional ALF agreement.
Members & contact at the Senior management level
From KI:
- Annika Östman Wernerson, President
- Martin Bergö, Vice President
- Veronika Sundström, University Director
- Sten Linnarsson, Dean
- Matti Sällberg, Dean
- Anna Humble, Principal coordinator
- Viktoria Svensson, Secretary
From Region Stockholm:
- Emma Lennartsson, Chairperson
- Anders Ahlsson, Director of Health and Medical Services
- Mikael Ohrling, Director of Health, SLSO
- Björn Zoëga, Hospital Director, Karolinska University Hospital
- Clara Hellner, Director of Research and Innovation
- Kristin Blidberg, Secretary
From KI:
- Ewa Ehrenborg, Academic Vice President of Education, Chairperson
- Anna Carin Wahlberg
- Karin Bouma
- Mikael Björnstedt
- Erik Andersson
- Maren Gerdes, Student representative
- Christina Joos, Coordinator
From Region Stockholm:
- Zilla Jonsson, Chairperson
- Anders Sondén
- Charlotte Leandersson
- Jeanette Kuhl
- Jeanette Westman
- Kati Liljebäck
- Susanne Kalén, Administrator
From KI:
- Marie Arsenian-Henriksson, Academic Vice President of Research (chairperson)
- Catarina Almqvist Malmros, Professor
- Erika Franzén, Vice Chair of the Committee for Doctoral Education
- Johan Askling, Professor
- Tomas Jernberg, Professor
- Maria Belikova, Student representative MF
- Viktoria Svensson, Administrative officer
From Region Stockholm:
- Annika Tibell, RD&E Director at Karolinska University Hospital (chairperson)
- Johan Franck
- Johannes Blom
- Li Felländer Tsai
- Yvonne Wengström
- Mattie Salim, ST representative
- Kristin Blidberg, Administrator
Management group
KI-Region Stockholm
The management group has the overall responsibility for how collaboration between KI and Region Stockholm is organised and implemented. The group is also responsible for strategic considerations and decisions that are needed for the construction and development of university healthcare.
The management group makes decisions about:
- what units are defined as university healthcare units (USV units)
- evaluation and follow-up of initiatives within university healthcare
- overall budget for the joint ALF and RD&E funds that Region Stockholm allocates to clinical research and education, infrastructure for clinical research and education and for the development of healthcare
- principles for allocation and accounting of funds covered by the ALF agreement
- where work-based training is to be conducted and about long-term investments in infrastructure
Research Advisory Committee:
- is responsible for the development of clinical research and healthcare
- proposes how the budget for clinical research should be distributed
- prepares calls for competitive funding for clinical research
- coordinates efforts for the development of research environments and research infrastructures
- prepares proposals for criteria and forms for evaluation of USV units, in consultation with the Education Council
- monitors the development of USV units
Education Advisory Committee:
- is responsible for the development of work-based education
- proposes which care units will conduct work-based training
- proposes how the budget for work-based education should be distributed
- is responsible for the development of learning environments
- prepares announcements of competitive funds for educational development
2. Hospital level
At the hospital level, there is an RD&E committee at each hospital/equivalent that conducts university healthcare.
Members & contact at the Hospital level
The chairperson and contact persons from KI and Region Stockholm for each RD&E committee:
Karolinska University Hospital:
- KI: Petter Höglund
- Region Stockholm: Annika Tibell
Danderyd Hospital:
- KI: Tomas Jernberg
- Region Stockholm: Stefan Jacobson
Stockholm South General Hospital:
- KI: Erik Melén
- Region Stockholm: Sari Säisä Ponzer
Stockholm Health Care Service (SLSO):
- KI: Gunnar Nilsson
- Region Stockholm: Johan Franck
St. Erik's Eye Hospital:
- KI: Rune Brautaset
- Region Stockholm: Stefan Seregard
Capio St. Göran's Hospital:
- KI: Michael Fored
- Region Stockholm: Jens Jensen
From 2021, there are RD&E committees at:
- Karolinska University Hospital
- Danderyd Hospital
- Stockholm South General Hospital
- St. Erik's Eye Hospital
- Capio St. Göran's Hospital
- Stockholm Health Care Service (SLSO)
R&D Committees:
- decide the strategic use of allocated resources and resource allocation at the operational level (RD&E groups; clinic/equivalent)
- submit annual reports including economic reports of allocated ALF/RD&E funds to the management group KI-Region Stockholm
- work to ensure that research and education have optimal conditions
- allocate RD&E funds to finance local RD&E infrastructures
- support and follow up USV units at the hospital/equivalent
- fulfil other assignments that the management group KI-Region Stockholm decides on
3. Operational level
At the operational level (clinic or equivalent) there are RD&E groups under the respective RD&E committee.
RD&E groups:
- decide on the use of allocated resources
- perform other tasks as decided by the respective RD&E committee