Centre for Research on Health Care in Disasters

A disaster is defined by a lack of resources - a lack of staff, lack of skill, lack of material and lack of time. Our research concerns the challenge of how we, despite the lack of resources, can provide optimal health services. Our team members conduct research in projects about moral stress, needs assessment, management of conflict injuries, and Emergency Medical Teams.

Are you interested in learning more about global disaster medicine? We teach a variety of different courses and an Erasmus Mundus Master programme. We also offer tailor-made courses for organisations and public authorities, and we have developed the simulation tools AnTriEx (Analogue Triage Exercise) and ViTriEx (Virtual Triage Exercise).  

Thanks to our team's extensive experience in both field work and research in disaster medicine, we are well-placed to conduct external monitoring and offer expert advice and evaluations on the subject. We are one of the National Board for Health and Welfare's research centre (kunskapscentrum) and as such publish external monitoring reports three times a year, as well as a yearly research overview and global analysis.

Our team shares a strong dedication to work in disaster-stricken areas around the world. We firmly believe that in order to conduct the best research, provide the best education, and conduct the best analysis for our partners it is important to never loose our connection to practical work in the field of disaster medicine. Consequently, our team members are, and have been, involved in disaster relief work in several places around the work.