News items on website:
When it really matters – what can the pandemic teach us about the power of action and sustainability?
Filosofisk poliklinikk at Litteraturhuset with Ingrid Miljeteig:
https://www.uib.no/en/bceps/140990/when-it-really-matters-what-can-pandemic-teach-us-about-power-action-and-sustainability
International Web Conference on Vaccine Allocation and Social Justice
Kjell Arne was involved in this conference as president of one of the co-hosting organisations – International Society for Priorities in Health (ISPH):
https://www.uib.no/en/bceps/141451/international-web-conference-vaccine-allocation-and-social-justice
A climate-neutral health service: time for action!
Debate article in the Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association (Tidsskriftet) where BCEPS PhD candidates Anand Bhopal, Emily McLean and Sara Eriksen highlight why the Norwegian health system needs to urgently reduce its carbon emissions:
https://www.uib.no/en/bceps/141372/climate-neutral-health-service-time-action
Difficult Trade-Offs in Response to COVID-19: The Case for Open and Inclusive Decision-Making
Nature Medicine Comment published on 18 December 2020, where BCEPS researchers and international colleagues highlight the importance of open and inclusive decision-making in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic:
https://www.uib.no/en/bceps/141468/difficult-trade-offs-response-covid-19-case-open-and-inclusive-decision-making
Scientific papers:
- Eregata, Getachew Teshome; Hailu, Alemayehu; Geletu, Zelalem Adugna; Memirie, Solomon Tessema; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Stenberg, Karin; Bertram, Melanie Y.; Aman, Amir; Norheim, Ole Frithjof. Revision of the Ethiopian Essential Health Service Package: An Explication of the Process and Methods Used. Health Systems & Reform, Volume 6, Issue 1; 10 December 2020.
- Lamu, Admassu N.; Jbaily, Abdulrahman; Verguet, Stéphane; Robberstad, Bjarne; Norheim, Ole Frithjof. Is cycle network expansion cost-effective? A health economic evaluation of cycling in Oslo. BMC Public Health 20, 1869; 7 December 2020.
- Cappelen, Cornelius; Midtbø, Tor; Bærøe, Kristine. Responsibility Considerations and the Design of Health Care Policies: A Survey Study of the Norwegian Population. HEC Forum, 29 November 2020.
Scientific commentary:
- Ole F. Norheim, Joelle M. Abi-Rached, Liam Kofi Bright, Kristine Bærøe, Octávio L. M. Ferraz, Siri Gloppen, Alex Voorhoeve. Difficult trade-offs in response to COVID-19: the case for open and inclusive decision making. Nature Medicine, 18 December 2020.
Media:
- Tidsskriftet Den Norske Legeforening: Eit klimanøytralt helsevesen: på tide å ta grep! (14.12.2020)
- Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association: A carbon-neutral health service: time for action! (14.12.2020)
- DN: Innlegg: Hvem bør få koronavaksine først? Hvem kan vente? (26.11.2020)
New funding:
- Ingrid Miljeteig, MED-UIB
Det medisinske fakultet UiB, Psykologisk fakultet UiB, Bergen Kommune, Helse Bergen, University College London
Prosjekt: Prioriteringsdilemma, moralsk stress og opplevd støtte under COVID-19-epidemien – En kvalitativ studie blant ledere og ansatte i sykehjem i Bergensområdet.
Tildelt: 100.000
https://alrekhelseklynge.no/nyheter/tidlig-julegave-fra-alrek/
Kjell Arne Johansson, Institutt for global helse og samfunnsmedisin. Forskerprosjekt.
Prosjekt: Equity and financial household impact in randomised controlled trials, implementation research and cohort studies in India
Tildelt: 12 000 000
https://www.uib.no/aktuelt/141397/st%C3%B8tte-til-27-forskningsprosjekter-ved-uib