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Doctoral candidate Karl Arne Johannessen at Institute of Health and Society will give a trial lecture on the chosen topic: "A high-tech Paradox: Enabling new services – disabling work force?"

Join us for the screening of "Resistance Fighters" during the HUMAN International Documentary Film Festival in Oslo on February 25th. Following the film screening, a panel debate with field experts on antibiotic resistance will discuss this global epidemic. 

Mphil Anastasia Mokienko at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Essays on policy instruments and incentives in health care in Norway” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Mphil Anastasia Mokienko at Institute of Health and Society will give a trial lecture on the given topic: "The effect of monetary and non-monetary incentives in the health care sector. Theory and empirical evidence".

Mphil Josephine Changole at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “The obstetric fistula pathway: Lived Experiences and Perspectives from Malawi” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Mphil Josephine Changole at Institute of Health and Society will give a trial lecture on the given topic: "Obstructed labor: Diagnosis and Intervention at Different Levels of Healthcare System in sub Saharan Africa".

Cand.san Astrid Cathrine Vik Torbjørnsen at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Effect of an mHealth intervention for persons with type 2 diabetes and their acceptability of the device - results from the Norwegian randomised controlled study in RENEWING HeALTH” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Msc Elisabeth Thornes at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Physical function in patients with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis.” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.san Astrid Cathrine Vik Torbjørnsen at Institute of Health and Society will give a trial lecture on the given topic: "Metodologiske utfordringer ved vurdering av effekter av m-helseverktøy".

Msc Elisabeth Thornes at Institute of Health and Society will give a trial lecture on the given topic: "Elderly patients with low back pain and functional limitations: Evaluation and clinical management".

What does a career in global health look like? There are many opportunities and possible actors to work with, so the road ahead is not always clear. We have invited two speakers to talk about their work in global health. 

MD Wai Phyo Aung at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Diabetes mellitus in Yangon Region, Myanmar. Urban-rural difference in prevalence, trends and associated factors” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Wai Phyo Aung at Institute of Health and Society will give a trial lecture on the given topic: "Nutrition in the prevention and control of diabetes-type 2".

Master Dagmara Bossy at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Individualized fellowship? Competing logics of group-based self-management support for long-term conditions” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Phil. Sara Rivenes Lafontan at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Using new fetal heart rate monitoring technology - Experiences and perceptions among skilled birth attendants and laboring women in Tanzania” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master Dagmara Bossy at Institute of Health and Society will give a trial lecture on the given topic: "Empowerment - a strategy for equity in health?"

M.Phil. Sara Rivenes Lafontan at Institute of Health and Society will give a trial lecture on the given topic: "Discuss the evidence, strengths and weaknesses of different methods for intrapartum fetal monitoring, and relate this to challenges in Low- and Middle- Income Countries (LMIC)".

Cand.med. Anette Bakkane Bendixen at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Anxiety symptoms among older adults in specialist mental health services” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Anette Bakkane Bendixen at Institute of Health and Society will give a trial lecture on the given topic: "Utredning, behandling og prediktorer for behandlingsrespons ved angstlidelser hos eldre".

Master Bezawit Temesgen Sima at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Tuberculosis control challenges and opportunities in the pastoralist communities: the case of Kereyu of Ethiopia” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master Bezawit Temesgen Sima at Institute of Health and Society will give a trial lecture on the given topic: "Tuberculosis Control in Hard-to-Reach Populations: Policies, Tools, Targets".

MSc. RN Marianne Fjose at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Family challenges in the palliative phase of an elderly family member suffering from cancer.” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc. RN Marianne Fjose at Institute of Health and Society will give a trial lecture on the given topic: "Ikke medikamentelle sykepleieintervensjoner i hjemmetjenestens palliative omsorg som kan gi pasienter økt livskvalitet."

Open Lecture by Agnes Binagwaho on Rwanda's journey to an equitable health system, 25 years after the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi.