Events at Med Fac UiO

Cand. Psychol. Jannicke Fjæra Laskemoen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will give a trial lecture on the given topic: Understanding psychosis as trauma: Theories and empirical knowledge on the potential link between psychosis and trauma.

MSc Mette Kongstorp at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Long-term effects of prenatal exposure to methadone or buprenorphine on cognitive functioning. Animal studies of behavior, pharmacokinetics, neonatal outcomes, and neurobiological effects” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.psychol. Jannicke Fjæra Laskemoen at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Sleep disturbances in schizophrenia spectrum and bipolar disorders” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD, Mphil Carolina Rau Borges Steuernagel at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Evidence in Practice: The case of lesbian health invisibilities in Brazil” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Ole-Christian Laahne Brun at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Post-operative findings and patient-reported outcomes in total hip arthroplasty following the introduction of the minimally invasive direct anterior approach for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Kiran Aftab Gul at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Newborn T-cell receptor excision circles as a measure of T-cell lymphopenia” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Kirsten Brunsvig Jarvis at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Common Genetic Variation and Thromboembolism in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Jan Egil Brattgjerd at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Biomechanics of locking plates in femoral neck fixation for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Anders Wold Bjerring at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “The early development of the Athlete's heart” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med Bart Maria Gilbert Baekelandt at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Survival and patient reported outcome in surgically managed pancreatic and periampullary tumours” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MNSc Marte-Marie Wallander Karlsen at Institute of Basic Medical Sciences will be defending the thesis “Communication and interaction between conscious and alert critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation and healthcare providers in intensive care units: An in-depth study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Beate Benestad at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Cardiometabolic risk, health related quality of life, and effect of treatment in children and adolescents with severe obesity for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Anita Grongstad at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Sarcoidosis; fatigue and exercise” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Ayodeji Awoyemi at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis Microbial translocation and cardiovascular disease states. Emphasis on chronic heart failure, diabetes and the metabolic syndrome for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Marius Dalby at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Reflections from a randomized clinical trial of late in-the-bag intraocular lens dislocation surgery: Long-term clinical outcomes and a health economic evaluation” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Welcome to a new course in the statistical package Stata. The course is aimed at PhD. candidates, Post Doctors and Researchers in Medical Statistics and Epidemiology in general.

Psykiske lidelser er en av de ledende årsakene til funksjonsnedsettelse og død på global basis. De er også blant de mer kostbare lidelsene for samfunnet. Den underliggende årsaken til denne typen sykdommer er en kompleks sammensetning av genetiske, biologiske og psykososiale mekanismer. Teknologiske fremskritt kan bidra til å navigere i denne kompleksiteten, og føre til en bedre forståelse av lidelsene som igjen kan gi bedre strategier for behandling og forebygging.

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