Monthly Archives: March 2020

Time to apply for founding from the Research Council

The Covid-19 pandemic has upturned our daily lives and much of the research, both clinically and experimentally, has stopped. On the other hand, the work situation provides the opportunity to work well with applications.

The application forms from the Research Council are now available and at the same time the deadline for the Research Council has been moved to May 20, giving extra time for application writing. Already, those who intend to apply must contact the economist they have been assigned to plan the budget work. Amra will help with application writing and will give priority to those who have announced that they will apply.

This year, the Researcher Project for Scientific Renewal is open to all research areas; further Research Project for Young Talents (age less than 40 years), 2-7 years after dissertation and Three-year Researcher Project with International Mobility.

Good luck

Eystein

Thanks!

Thanks to everyone at K2 who contributed with spare protective gear. Parts of the equipment has been delivered to Legevakten, and the rest will be delivered to HUS this Friday.

Both are very grateful for our contribution!

Admission to digital ph.d courses

The Faculty of Medicine is concerned that we will have a course offer for PhD candidates who are in different phases of ph.d run.
Therefore, we are encouraged to be flexible when it comes to enrolling students in the various courses. This means flexible enrollment deadlines , and possibilities for external students to attend.

Application for course admission for PhD candidates from external academic institutions

Refunding of travel and tickets

We are receiving questions concerning how to write and post cancelled travels and tickets.

The criteria are that you first follow the instructions as described in UiB’s website, Coronavirus – information for students and employees (contact travel insurance, cancellations etc.). If the guidance is followed and there still are costs that must be paid, this will be covered by UiB. This must be documented in the travel claim. Contact your economist if you have any doubts about how to post your travel claim/reimbursement.

Link to the guidance for cancelling travels and tickets:

https://www.uib.no/en/corona/134484/guidance-travel-and-cancellations#1-airfare-nbsp-travel-to-destinations-subject-to-travel-restrictions

New publications

Here are recent publications with contributions from K2 based on last week’s search on PubMed (and optionally articles that have not been included in previous lists). This time the list includes in total 9 recent publications. The entries appear in the order they were received from NCBI. If you have publications that are not included in this or previous lists, please send the references to Oda Barth Vedøy.

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About taking care of each other and precautions when lending personnel

Dear employees of K2

We are in an unreal time with an uncertain future. We do not know how severe the coronavirus epidemic will strike in Norway, we do not know how long the epidemic will last. Many people work around the clock to minimize the impact of the epidemic. We have reason to be proud of the enormous efforts the authorities, health workers and many others make. What we can all do, is loyally to follow up on all the advices and orders given by the authorities.

The need for information is of course huge. There are general guidelines that the information channels be relatively few in order to avoid opposing advice and orders. Therefore, the management at K2 has been careful to send out too many mails or newsletters. The disadvantage can be that local conditions might not be addressed in the general information. Please, let us know if there are things you are wondering about, and that we should be informed about.

The University wants most of our information to be collected at uib.no/korona. In addition, we relate to Helse Bergen and FHI’s information pages.

Lending personnel
One subject that will become increasingly relevant is that you may be asked to serve in health care organizations or municipalities. Agreements have now been made with health authorities throughout the Helse Vest and the Bergen Municipality. Please, refer to the Norwegian version of this newsletter for further details.

Take care of each other
The Prime Minister calls for unity and care for each other. It is extremely important to work together now towards a common goal. Furthermore, there are many who can be anxious, feel lonely, and need practical help with childcare, grocery shopping, etc. Here, we can all make an effort!

I am impressed by the positive, constructive, and innovative attitude I have experienced from the staff last week. Professional meetings are already held with presentations for up to 33 participants (!) via Skype or Zoom, teaching is done via Skype or Zoom, and practical training is replaced by You Tube videos, TBL material online, and alternative material from eg. Harvard Medical School. I’m very proud of what you have achieved so far! We learn something new every day, much of what I think will be used even after the coronavirus epidemic is over.

There seem to be a few days without rain coming up. Enjoy the good weather – not at the cabin of course, but perhaps on a hike over Vidden or Fløyen where it should not be a problem to keep 2 meters distance to other people.

Make the best of your weekend!

Norwegian: RÅD TIL LEDERE VED HENVENDELSER VEDRØRENDE COVID-19

Det har vært en rekke situasjoner med tilfeller av mulig smitte og faktiske smitte blant ansatte og studenter. Vi må regne med at det kommer flere tilfeller i tiden som kommer og det er viktig at vi håndterer dette likt.  Sonja Dyrkorn koordinerer oppfølging av ansatte ved smitte og Christen Soleim koordinerer oppfølging overfor studenter. I alle sakene konsulterer vi vår bedriftslege som gir råd og presiseringer i samsvar med de retningslinjene som er gitt fra norske helsemyndigheter. Når det gjelder informasjon om smitte på enheter er det viktig at dere ivaretar personvernhensyn til de smittede og har dialog med dem om detaljnivå på den informasjonen dere går ut med.

Noen generelle råd når man skal ta kontakt med en ansatt eller student

Dersom du har en ansatt eller student som er smittet/mulig smittet:

  • Ta kontakt på telefon for å høre hvordan det går og kartlegge situasjonen. Har det vært direkte kontakt med andre ansatte eller studenter må dette undersøkes nærmere.
  • Be den ansatte eller studenten om å holde seg oppdatert på nettsiden https://www.uib.no/korona . Husk at informasjon og råd kan endre seg fort.
  • Ansatte eller studenter som har fått påvist smitte eller har vært i direkte kontakt med personer som har fått påvist koronasmitte, skal melde fra om dette omgående på skjema som finnes på nettsiden.

Ved karantene

Ansatte eller studenten i karantene skal følge rådene og påleggene som er gitt av helsemyndighetene.

De som er i hjemme-karantene vil ikke lenger bli testet for korona-virus og skal heller ikke kontakte helsevesenet – med mindre de har behov for helsehjelp.

Å være i karantene omfatter å:

  • ikke gå på jobb eller skole
  • unngå reiser og ikke ta offentlig transport
  • unngå andre steder der man lett kommer nær andre

Les mer om hjemmekarantene på Folkehelseinstituttet sine nettsider https://www.fhi.no/

Ansatte eller studenter som har symptomer på sykdom og trenger helsehjelp må ta kontakt med fastlegen ved telefon eller e-konsultasjon, eller ringe legevakt på telefon 116 117. Begrens nærkontakt med andre mennesker.

UiBs Informasjonstelefon for studenter og ansatte: 555 88 555

Election notice and invitation to propose candidates

Election notice and invitation to propose candidates from group B for the department council and the faculty board is found here: Dept council K2 2020 and Faculty Board K2 2020.

Proposals must be received by the Electoral secretary, Gjert Bakkevold, gjert.bakkevold@uib.no within 03:00PM Tuesday 31 March 2020.

The election will take place from Thursday 7 May ( 09:00AM ) to Wednesday 13 May 2020 (12:00AM )

 

Disputas – Sjur Lehmann

Sjur Lehmann will defend his PhD thesis on Tuesday 24th March 2020 at 11:15

Trial lecture: Tuesday 24th March 2020 at 09.15.
Topic:  “Caesarean section: evolution of indications and practice in Scandinavia”
Place: Digital defence via Skype

Public defense: Tuesday 24th March 2020 at 11.15.
Title of dissertation: “Trial of labor after a previous cesarean section, Norway 1989-2014: A justified practice?”                                                                                                                                        Place: Auditorium 1, BB-bygget, Jonas Lies vei 91

1st opponent: Professor Tine Brink Henriksen, Aarhus Universitetshospital, Danmark
2nd opponent: Postdoktor Ingvil Krarup Sørbye, Oslo Universitetssykehus
3rd member of the committee: Professor Francisco Gomez Real, Universitetet i Bergen

The defense will be led by professor Jone Trovik

Link to defence.

Norwegian: Innkalling av leger til klinisk arbeid

Helse Bergen kan innkalle leger som har permisjon fra Helse Bergen for å arbeide som stipendiater og forskere. Disse kan bli innkalt direkte fra aktuell avdeling. I så fall må de gi beskjed til Gerd Johannessen. Ordningen gjelder IKKE leger som har hovedstilling på UiB, dvs 50% eller over. Fakultetet holder på å lage en avtale med Helse Bergen for disse legene.

Mer informasjon finner du her: Forskere og stipendiater til klinisk stilling