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[:no]Norskkurs for utenlandske ansatte på UiB[:en]Norwegian language courses for UiB employees[:]

[:no]Har du tenkt å delta på Norskkurs for utenlandske ansatte enten til sommeren eller høsten 2016? Husk å send inn en søknad på https://soknadswew.uib.no innen 18. mai.

Vennligst gå til hjemmesiden vår for å finne detaljert informasjon om kurstilbud og opptak.

Best regards,
Thomas G. Brendefur
Førstekonsulent
Institutt for lingvistiske, litterære og estetiske studier
Tlf. 55 58 22 55[:en]Are you planning to learn Norwegian during the summer vacation or fall semester this year? Please remember to apply at https://soknadswew.uib.no within 18 May.

We offer courses specially designed for employees at UiB.
Please go to our home page in order to find detailed information about our different language courses and the admission process.

Best regards,
Thomas G. Brendefur
Higher Executive Officer
Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies
Tlf. 55 58 22 55[:]

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Invitation to the Nordic PhD course «Bio-8302: Molecular and Clinical Aspects of Cancer»

[:no]Dear Mr/Ms/Mrs,
Attached you will find an invitation to the Nordic PhD course Bio-8302: «Molecular and Clinical Aspects of Cancer». The course will take place at the University of Tromsø in week 34 and 35 this year (August 22nd to September 2nd, 2016). An international faculty teaches the course (please find the preliminary lecture schedule attached).
There is no course fee and for the cost of 3.000 NOK each external PhD student will be offered housing at an Apartment Hotel in the centre of Tromsø.

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PhD course: CCBIO 903 Cancer Research – Ethical, Economic and Social Aspects

[:no]UiBDear CCBIO members and associates,

We have the pleasure of announcing the CCBIO Research Schools PhD course: CCBIO 903 Cancer Research – Ethical, Economic and Social Aspects.

Researchers and clinicians in medical research and care face important dilemmas every day, regarding for instance the prioritisation of research questions, or the choice between treatments for a patient. These dilemmas, involving both ethical considerations and health economics, can decide upon life and death for individual patients.

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[:no]The Höffmann Academic Award for intercultural Competence 2016[:en]The Höffmann Academic Award for Intercultural Competence 2016[:]

[:no]Dere inviteres herved til å nominere kandidater til The Höffmann Academic Award for Intercultural Competence 2016.
Nominasjonene sendes Per.Bakke@uib.no innen 15. juni.
Se vedlegg for nærmere informasjon og utlysning.[:en]You are hereby invited to nominate kandidates for The Höffmann Academic Award for Intercultural Competence 2016.
Please send nominations to Per.Bakke@uib.no within June 15.

For information and announcement.[:]

News, Publications

[:no]Nye publikasjoner[:en]New Publications[:]

[:no]Basert på siste ukes søk på “Department of Clinical Science AND Bergen”. Hvis du har publikasjoner som ikke favnes av dette søket, send referansen til elin.opheim@uib.no.

Based on last week’s search for “Department of Clinical Science AND Bergen”. If you have publications which are not covered by this search, send the reference to elin.opheim@uib.no.

Landscape of somatic mutations in 560 breast cancer whole-genome sequences.
Nik-Zainal S, Davies H, Staaf J, Ramakrishna M, Glodzik D, Zou X, Martincorena I, Alexandrov LB, Martin S, Wedge DC, Van Loo P, Ju YS, Smid M, Brinkman AB, Morganella S, Aure MR, Lingjærde OC, Langerød A, Ringnér M, Ahn SM, Boyault S, Brock JE, Broeks A, Butler A, Desmedt C, Dirix L, Dronov S, Fatima A, Foekens JA, Gerstung M, Hooijer GK, Jang SJ, Jones DR, Kim HY, King TA, Krishnamurthy S, Lee HJ, Lee JY, Li Y, McLaren S, Menzies A, Mustonen V, O’Meara S, Pauporté I, Pivot X, Purdie CA, Raine K, Ramakrishnan K, Rodríguez-González FG, Romieu G, Sieuwerts AM, Simpson PT, Shepherd R, Stebbings L, Stefansson OA, Teague J, Tommasi S, Treilleux I, Van den Eynden GG, Vermeulen P, Vincent-Salomon A, Yates L, Caldas C, Veer LV, Tutt A, Knappskog S, Tan BK, Jonkers J, Borg Å, Ueno NT, Sotiriou C, Viari A, Futreal PA, Campbell PJ, Span PN, Van Laere S, Lakhani SR, Eyfjord JE, Thompson AM, Birney E, Stunnenberg HG, van de Vijver MJ, Martens JW, Børresen-Dale AL, Richardson AL, Kong G, Thomas G, Stratton MR.
Nature. 2016 May 2.

Five endometrial cancer risk loci identified through genome-wide association analysis.
Cheng TH, Thompson DJ, O’Mara TA, Painter JN, Glubb DM, Flach S, Lewis A, French JD, Freeman-Mills L, Church D, Gorman M, Martin L; National Study of Endometrial Cancer Genetics Group (NSECG), Hodgson S, Webb PM; Australian National Endometrial Cancer Study Group (ANECS), Attia J, Holliday EG, McEvoy M, Scott RJ, Henders AK, Martin NG, Montgomery GW, Nyholt DR, Ahmed S, Healey CS, Shah M, Dennis J, Fasching PA, Beckmann MW, Hein A, Ekici AB, Hall P, Czene K, Darabi H, Li J, Dörk T, Dürst M, Hillemanns P, Runnebaum I, Amant F, Schrauwen S, Zhao H, Lambrechts D, Depreeuw J, Dowdy SC, Goode EL, Fridley BL, Winham SJ, Njølstad TS, Salvesen HB, Trovik J, Werner HM, Ashton K, Otton G, Proietto T, Liu T, Mints M, Tham E; RENDOCAS; CHIBCHA Consortium, Li MJ, Yip SH, Wang J, Bolla MK, Michailidou K, Wang Q, Tyrer JP, Dunlop M, Houlston R, Palles C, Hopper JL; AOCS Group, Peto J, Swerdlow AJ, Burwinkel B, Brenner H, Meindl A, Brauch H, Lindblom A, Chang-Claude J, Couch FJ, Giles GG, Kristensen VN, Cox A, Cunningham JM, Pharoah PD, Dunning AM, Edwards SL, Easton DF, Tomlinson I, Spurdle AB.
Nat Genet. 2016 May 2.

Plasma ceramides predict cardiovascular death in patients with stable coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndromes beyond LDL-cholesterol.
Laaksonen R, Ekroos K, Sysi-Aho M, Hilvo M, Vihervaara T, Kauhanen D, Suoniemi M, Hurme R, März W, Scharnagl H, Stojakovic T, Vlachopoulou E, Lokki ML, Nieminen MS, Klingenberg R, Matter CM, Hornemann T, Jüni P, Rodondi N, Räber L, Windecker S, Gencer B, Pedersen ER, Tell GS, Nygård O, Mach F, Sinisalo J, Lüscher TF.
Eur Heart J. 2016 Apr 28.

Giant right ventricular outflow tract thrombus in hereditary spherocytosis: a case report.
Davidsen C, Larsen TH, Gerdts E, Lønnebakken MT.
Thromb J. 2016 Apr 26;14:9.[:en]Based on last week’s search for “Department of Clinical Science AND Bergen”. If you have publications which are not covered by this search, send the reference to elin.opheim@uib.no.

Landscape of somatic mutations in 560 breast cancer whole-genome sequences.
Nik-Zainal S, Davies H, Staaf J, Ramakrishna M, Glodzik D, Zou X, Martincorena I, Alexandrov LB, Martin S, Wedge DC, Van Loo P, Ju YS, Smid M, Brinkman AB, Morganella S, Aure MR, Lingjærde OC, Langerød A, Ringnér M, Ahn SM, Boyault S, Brock JE, Broeks A, Butler A, Desmedt C, Dirix L, Dronov S, Fatima A, Foekens JA, Gerstung M, Hooijer GK, Jang SJ, Jones DR, Kim HY, King TA, Krishnamurthy S, Lee HJ, Lee JY, Li Y, McLaren S, Menzies A, Mustonen V, O’Meara S, Pauporté I, Pivot X, Purdie CA, Raine K, Ramakrishnan K, Rodríguez-González FG, Romieu G, Sieuwerts AM, Simpson PT, Shepherd R, Stebbings L, Stefansson OA, Teague J, Tommasi S, Treilleux I, Van den Eynden GG, Vermeulen P, Vincent-Salomon A, Yates L, Caldas C, Veer LV, Tutt A, Knappskog S, Tan BK, Jonkers J, Borg Å, Ueno NT, Sotiriou C, Viari A, Futreal PA, Campbell PJ, Span PN, Van Laere S, Lakhani SR, Eyfjord JE, Thompson AM, Birney E, Stunnenberg HG, van de Vijver MJ, Martens JW, Børresen-Dale AL, Richardson AL, Kong G, Thomas G, Stratton MR.
Nature. 2016 May 2.

Five endometrial cancer risk loci identified through genome-wide association analysis.
Cheng TH, Thompson DJ, O’Mara TA, Painter JN, Glubb DM, Flach S, Lewis A, French JD, Freeman-Mills L, Church D, Gorman M, Martin L; National Study of Endometrial Cancer Genetics Group (NSECG), Hodgson S, Webb PM; Australian National Endometrial Cancer Study Group (ANECS), Attia J, Holliday EG, McEvoy M, Scott RJ, Henders AK, Martin NG, Montgomery GW, Nyholt DR, Ahmed S, Healey CS, Shah M, Dennis J, Fasching PA, Beckmann MW, Hein A, Ekici AB, Hall P, Czene K, Darabi H, Li J, Dörk T, Dürst M, Hillemanns P, Runnebaum I, Amant F, Schrauwen S, Zhao H, Lambrechts D, Depreeuw J, Dowdy SC, Goode EL, Fridley BL, Winham SJ, Njølstad TS, Salvesen HB, Trovik J, Werner HM, Ashton K, Otton G, Proietto T, Liu T, Mints M, Tham E; RENDOCAS; CHIBCHA Consortium, Li MJ, Yip SH, Wang J, Bolla MK, Michailidou K, Wang Q, Tyrer JP, Dunlop M, Houlston R, Palles C, Hopper JL; AOCS Group, Peto J, Swerdlow AJ, Burwinkel B, Brenner H, Meindl A, Brauch H, Lindblom A, Chang-Claude J, Couch FJ, Giles GG, Kristensen VN, Cox A, Cunningham JM, Pharoah PD, Dunning AM, Edwards SL, Easton DF, Tomlinson I, Spurdle AB.
Nat Genet. 2016 May 2.

Plasma ceramides predict cardiovascular death in patients with stable coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndromes beyond LDL-cholesterol.
Laaksonen R, Ekroos K, Sysi-Aho M, Hilvo M, Vihervaara T, Kauhanen D, Suoniemi M, Hurme R, März W, Scharnagl H, Stojakovic T, Vlachopoulou E, Lokki ML, Nieminen MS, Klingenberg R, Matter CM, Hornemann T, Jüni P, Rodondi N, Räber L, Windecker S, Gencer B, Pedersen ER, Tell GS, Nygård O, Mach F, Sinisalo J, Lüscher TF.
Eur Heart J. 2016 Apr 28.

Giant right ventricular outflow tract thrombus in hereditary spherocytosis: a case report.
Davidsen C, Larsen TH, Gerdts E, Lønnebakken MT.
Thromb J. 2016 Apr 26;14:9.[:]

News, This weeks edithorial

[:no]Elektive perioder i ny studieplan medisin[:en]Optional modules in the new medical curriculum[:]

[:no]Jone Trovik, portrett til disputasSynes du at medisinerstudentene får (tilbud om) for lite undervisning i DITT interessefelt?
Da har du mulighet til å gjøre noe med det.

Det etableres valgfrie moduler kalt «elektive perioder» som tilbys studentene i løpet av fire uker hvert vårsemester for 3., 4., 5., og 6. studieår. En av disse skal være forbeholdt arbeid med fordypningsoppgaven (og takk til de av dere som er veileder for ulike fordypningsoppgaver!). De tre andre periodene skal det tilbys kurs med to til fire ukers varighet.

Kursopplegg må gjerne være tverrfaglig (utnytte ressurser på tvers av fagspesifikke grener) her er noen forslag, til inspirasjon:

«Livsstil som medisin»: ernæring, trening, ulike fagfelt mhp hva som kan/bør tilbys av livsstilssintervensjon på ulike nivå av helsetjenesten.

«Fremtidsmedisin» kan vi trekke linjer fremover; fra basalfag via klinikk til mulige scenario fremover? Fremtiden er nå!

Man kan også tenke praktisk:
«Hvordan kan studentene dyktiggjøres til å ha nybegynnerstilling» (evt. sommerjobb med midlertidig lisens) på min avdeling? Fokus på praktiske prosedyrer og fordypning i ett felt.

«Ultralyd» er en metode som de får lite praktisk erfaring med i studiet men som i økende grad benyttes av ikke-radiologer. Kan vi tverrfaglig bidra til slik opplæring?

«Forskningsmetodikk»; statistikk, epidemiologi, labmetodikk, forsøksdyrkurs? Kan man slik tenke å rekruttere fremtidige stipendiater?

Studentene har selv kommet med mange ulike ønsker (fra tropemedisin til høyfjellsmedisin, mindfullness til nevrobiologi), nå må vi på instituttene si hva vi tror de vil ha nytte av og hva vi kan bidra med. Første kursperiode blir vår 2018, men praktisk planlegging må begynne nå. Man må bl.a tenke på antall deltagere, hvilket årskull det er egnet for og om det evt. kan holdes på engelsk. Studieplankomiteen med ansvar for Elektive perioder ledes av professor Christian Vedeler og ønsker nå sterkt å motta forslag via dette skjemaet som sendes til Dina-Kristin Midtflø.

Vi håper alle forskningsgruppene ved K2 finner minst ett emne de ønsker å tilby!

Jone[:en]Jone Trovik, portrett til disputasDo you feel that medical students receive (are offered) too scant teaching in your field of interest?
This is an opportunity for you to make a difference!

The new model being established contain optional modules, called «Elective periods», and four weeks each spring semester 3., 4., 5., and 6. academic year are allocated for this. One of these modules will be reserved for working with their major academic assignment (Særoppgave). Thanks to those of you who mentor these!
The other three spring modules should contain different optional courses of two to four weeks duration.

These courses may preferably be interdisciplinary (utilize resources across subject specific fields) here are some suggestions for inspiration:

«Life-style as medicine»: nutrition, exercise, perspectives from different medical disciplines may elucidate what could / should be provided by life-style interventions at various levels of the health service.

«Future Medicine», can we draw lines ahead; from basic science via present clinical aspects to possible future scenarios? The future is now!

A more practical approach is also welcomed:
«How to improve students’ clinical ability in my specific field» (to practice as a doctor with temporary license or a brand new fellow in my department). Focus on practical procedures/skills focused in one medical field.

«Sonography» is a method that students receive sparse practical training in present curriculum in spite of this modality is increasingly used by non-radiologists. Can we by an interdisciplinary approach contribute to such training?

«Research Methodology»; statistics, epidemiology, practical laboratory methods, laboratory animal courses? Is this a possible link in recruiting future PhD candidates?

Students themselves have suggested several possible subjects for these optional courses (from tropical to mountain medicine, mindfulness course to neurobiology science). Now is the time for us at Department of Clinical Science to consider and announce what we find beneficial for the students to learn and what we can contribute to achieve this. First course module will be scheduled spring 2018 but active planning must start now. Number of participants, cohorts (level/year of student experience) and whether the course could or should be taught in English should be considered.

The Study Plan Committee with responsibility for Elective periods is headed by Professor Christian Vedeler and they are eager to receive suggestions via this form. Please send to Dina Kristin Midtflø.

We hope all the research groups at K2 find at least one topic they want to offer!

Jone[:]