Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences (HMV)

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We are HMV

Are you curios of us? This film describes the newly formed Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences in short. Welcome!

Divisions
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News
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Skin-to-skin contact does not improve interaction between mother and preterm infant

Researchers have studied the relationship between mothers and infants who have continuous skin-to-skin contact during the entire period from birth to discharge from the hospital. 

High blood pressure at maximal exercise may signal good fitness

Is it dangerous to have high blood pressure when exercising? “It depends”, is the answer from a newly published study.

Antidepressant medications appear to be generally safe

Antidepressants are generally safe, according to a new study by an international team of researchers. The researchers did not find strong evidence of adverse health outcomes associated with antidepressant use.

Upcoming disputations
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30 January 2020

Public Disputation in Medical Science: Markus Karlsson

9.15 am – 12.00 pm Granit, building 448, entrance 7, floor 9, Campus US

Markus Karlsson at Department of Medical and Health Sciences defends his thesis "Non-Invasive Characterization of Liver Disease by Multimodal Quantitative Magnetic Resonance". Opponent is Steven Sourbron, professor, University of Sheffield.

Contacts

Peter Lundberg

7 February 2020

Public disputation in Medical Science: Elzana Odzakovic

1.00 pm – 4.00 pm K1, Kåkenhus, Campus Norrköping

Elzana Odzakovic at the Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, defends her thesis entitled: "Neighbourhood Nursing: Connection, Place and Meaning in the Everyday Experience of Dementia". Opponent is professor Louise Nygård, Karolinska Institute

Contacts

Agne Virsilaite Maras

Reserach
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En kvinna och en rullstolsburen man / A woman and a man in a wheelchair

Occupational therapy research

Occupational therapy research aims to reduce obstacles to functioning in society and increase individuals’ opportunities for participating actively in their everyday situations irrespective of their disabilities.
Två personer går i en skolkorridor / Two persons walk in a school corridor

New possibilities with technology support in school

What obstacles and difficulties do pupils with different disabilities experience at school? How can we get them more involved and active? Through assessments using SSI, individually support measures and technology support the participation increases.
En kvinna med långa röda naglar använder sin mobil / A woman with long red nails using her cell phone

RemindMe

RemindMe is a new web-based planning and reminder aid. We are developing and testing the new digital tool, which is a support for individuals to remember activities and plan their day-to-day life.                  

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Prefecture

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Preben Bendtsen

Head of Department, Professor

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Mathilda Björk

Professor

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Sussanne Börjeson

Professor

Coworker

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Allan Abbott

Associate Professor

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Madeleine Abrandt Dahlgren

Professor

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Emelie Adolfsson
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Henrik Casimir Ahn

Professor emeritus

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Siw Alehagen

Associate Professor

Urban Alehagen

Visiting Professor

Address

Visiting address Linköping

HMV:s office

Sandbäcksgatan 7, 3rd floor
Campus US

Visiting address Norrköping

Kåkenhus, floor 5 and 6
Kungsgatan 40
Campus Norrköping

Postal address

Linköping University

Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences
SE-58183 Linköping
Sweden

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