Strategic Research Area Health Care Science (SFO-V)

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A strategic area in health care science research at Karolinska Institutet and Umeå University for increased collaboration with healthcare providers and the business sector, and the renewal and expansion of advanced education.

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Global Bridges

An international career development programme by SFO-V to advance health care research career for junior researchers at KI.
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Core Facilities

uMove and ehealth are two core facilities strategically funded by SFO-V to develop infrastructure offering services that could be of benefit for health care science researchers.
SFO-V Fellows Ida Goliath Pamela Mazzocato

SFO-V Fellows

SFO-V Fellows is a strategic commitment to enhance eight excellent junior researchers with leadership potential in the area of health care science within KI. Read about them here. 
Panel Lena Alksten. Foto: David Lagerlöf

Future of Health Care Science

SFO-V held a roundtable discussion on the future of health care science with vice chancellor, deans and researchers at KI and health care providers and politician. Read about it here (Swedish). 
Lisa Smeds Alenius. Foto: Stefan Zimmerman

Clear link between nurse work environment and patient safety

Lisa Smeds Alenius is a RN and a doctoral student at the Department of learning, informatics, management and ethics, LIME, at KI, and has researched on the topic. 
Yvonne Wengström. Foto: David Lagerlöf

Exercising and cancer

What does research say about exercising and cancer? SFO-V steering group member Yvonne Wengström clarifies this in these three webinars. (Only in Swedish)

Doctoral School in Health Care Sciences

The Doctoral School  admits and co-finances a four-year doctoral education in health care science for 15 students every two years. The students are offered a coherent structure of courses and targeted activities.

Doctoral Programme in Health Care Science (PUF-V)

The programme provides courses on doctoral level in health care science and also workshops, seminars, academic debates, open lectures and poster exhibitions.

Bridging Research and Practice for Better Health

Bridging Research and Practice for Better Health: The Comprehensive Care Sciences Centre
Care Sciences
02 Apr 2019 by Anna-Maria Loimi. Editor: Anna-Maria Loimi.