FACULTY OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN
PUBLIC DEFENCE – Ph.D. DEGREE
Elisabeth Ørskov Rotevatn
The candidate is affiliated with the Department of Clinical Science (Klinisk institutt 2).
Main supervisor: Dr.med. Lars Jørgen Rygh
Co-supervisors: PhD Mette Engan and PhD Hege Clemm
Trial lecture: Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 10:15 a.m.
Location: Auditorium, Glasblokkene 1, Haukelandsbakken 1
Stated topic: "Digital Health – opportunities and limitations now and in the future"
Defence: Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Location: Auditorium, Glasblokkene 1, Haukelandsbakken 1
Dissertation title: "Grasping patients' perspectives: a multimethod innovation-development study of a novel digital device for capturing patients' pain, discomfort, and coping"
1st opponent: Professor Eske Kvanner Aasvang, Rigshospitalet – Center for Cancer and Organ Diseases, Denmark
2nd opponent: Ph.d. Charlotte Castor, Lund University Faculty of Medicine Institutionen för Hälsovetenskaper Lund, Sweden
3rd member of the committee: Professor Helge Ræder, University of Bergen
The defense will be led by Professor Kristin G.-I. Mohn.
Open to all interested parties