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Video Summary of Rethinking Evidence in the Time of Pandemics
Our book, Rethinking Evidence in the Time of Pandmics, provides a framework for how health officials can develop more effective interventions during public health crises. The policies should engage with the narratives people believe and their reasons for doing so. Watch a video summary of our book below and read it Open Access here.…
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Poster Presentation: Rethinking Evidence in the Time of Pandemics
A concise poster overview of our Open Access book, which presents a narrative framework for comprehending and tackling mistrust during health emergencies.
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Teaching sustainable health care through the critical medical humanities
Many medical schools have started to include the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in their curricula. Doctors graduate knowing they shouldn’t prescribe inhalers containing greenhouse gas propellants. But they are ignorant of wider aspects of sustainability, including partnership-building, decolonization, and just transformation. The standard approach to teaching the SDGs to undergraduates is to present…
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SUSTAINIT Strategy Seminar: Bridging Disciplinary Boundaries for a Sustainable Future
Earlier this week, the SUSTAINIT Strategy Seminar convened a diverse assembly of researchers and educators, fostering collaboration and stimulating conversation around shared interests and values. The seminar’s goal was to encourage knowledge exchange among the three centers, while also identifying potential synergies across various projects. Participants enjoyed a series of thought-provoking presentations from experts in…
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SDG Conference Bergen 2023
This week’s SDG Conference Bergen 2023 was a major event, bringing together over 1500 participants from 117 countries through online participation. I was privileged to serve as co-chair of the conference program committee along with my esteemed colleague, Professor Beate Sjåfjell, head of the Sustainability Law team at the University of Oslo’s Faculty of Law.…
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What is the Sustainable Health Unit (SUSTAINIT)?
The Sustainable Health Unit (SUSTAINIT) is a knowledge hub located at the Faculty of Medicine (UiO), established by the Faculty Board on December 13, 2022, with the aim of promoting interdisciplinary approaches to sustainable health research and education. In this blog post, I outline our objectives and the benefits we offer to the academic…