Remote care and hospital services at home

The increasing pressure on our health and care services in the coming years makes the current organization of these services unsustainable in the long term. Norweigan authorities therefore aim for more people to receive specialized healthcare services where they live, in so-called home hospitals, and expect elderly residents to remain at home for as long as possible. This means that municipalities and individuals must take greater responsibility for their own health and aging.

One solution to achieve this is to make greater use of health technology and artificial intelligence; another is to gradually or radically transform our communities and living arrangements.

But how can this be achieved in a way that fosters good collaboration and ensures good health for as many people as possible?

Language: Norwegian

Seminar: Remote care and hospital services at home

When: January 30, 2025 - 14:00 - 16:00

Where: Det Norske Veritas (DNV), Veritasveien 1, 1363 Høvik

Transport: Parking at DNV in P1 or P2. Bus 160 from Oslo/Sandvika. The nearest bus stop is Solvikveien (1 km away). If there are enough participants registered, we will arrange a bus to and from OsloMet Pilestredet.

Language: Norwegian

Registration: https://nettskjema.no/a/478505

About

CEDIC Talks invites you to a seminar with representatives from municipalities, hospitals, the business sector, consultancy firms, and academia—who are all working to explore, develop, and innovate within the healthcare sector in attendance. There will also be an artistic performance by "Klokkeklovnene," a nonprofit organization that brings joy and laughter to residents in nursing homes through clowning.

Program: 14:00 - 16:00

WELCOME

• Astrid Rusås Kristoffersen, Research Director at Det Norske Veritas (DNV)

PRESENTATIONS

• Sustainable Healthcare Services: What Challenges Do Municipalities Face?
  Trude Hartviksen is the Head of Research in Vestvågøy Municipality. She is an occupational therapist with a PhD in professional practice.
  Linda Mari Tahir is the Unit Manager for Home Care Services in the Søndre Nordstrand District. She has several years of leadership experience in healthcare and as a psychiatric nurse.

• Trust in Times of Change for Healthcare Services: What Are the Challenges and How Can They Be Addressed?
  Sharmini Alagaratnam is the Proigram Director of DNV’s Healthcare Research Program, which addresses challenges related to data sharing, infrastructure, legal requirements, and trust in the use of digital technologies in the healthcare sector. She also leads the Norwegian Polytechnic Society’s Health Forum, a forum for interdisciplinary debate and discussion on healthcare, digitalization, societal security, sustainability, and socioeconomics.

• Ensuring Proper Communication Between Hospitals and Homes:
  Vidar Brein Karlsen is the Director of Community Relations at Norsk Helsenett. He has extensive political experience and served as State Secretary in the Ministry of Justice and Public Security under the Solberg government. He later worked as Director of Government Relations and Communication for the telecommunications company Huawei.

• Competence and Knowledge Transfer via Health Technology:
  Kristil Håland is the founder and CEO of Jodacare, a platform for collaboration between healthcare professionals and relatives. In her talk, she will discuss the use of technology in the home and how it eases the strain on healthcare services.

• Can Machines Be Taught to Care? Opportunities and Barriers to Technology in Developing Future Healthcare Services:
  Margrethe Kristiansen is a project manager at the consultancy firm WSP. Based in WSP’s Tromsø office, she supports several northern municipalities in strengthening and developing more sustainable health and care services.

• Prerequisites for Safe Aging at Home:
  Heidi Gautun is a Research Professor at the department of Ageing Research and Housing Studies, Norwegian Social Research (NOVA), OsloMet. Her research includes family care for the elderly and collaboration between municipalities and hospitals regarding health and care services for the elderly.

PANEL DEBATE WITH SPEAKERS

Moderators: Marit Haldar, Professor of Sociology at OsloMet and the Director of CEDIC and DIGIT, and Eivind Engebretsen, Professor of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences at the University of Oslo

What is CEDIC Talks?

The Research Centre for Digitalisation of Public Services and Citizenship (CEDIC) is the host institution for the research school DIGIT. CEDIC has a monthly lecture series called CEDIC Talks, that aims to broaden our knowledge and awareness about digitalization processes and their social consequences.  

The lectures are open, and both DIGIT members and others are welcome to participate.