Alexandra Krettek
School of Health Sciences
This workshop provides insights into both the opportunities and challenges of building knowledge and capacity in the field of heart (cardiovascular) health through international collaboration. We will share research experiences and explore how digital tools can be utilised for health, aligning with the global goals and the digital development in society.
Organised by the Swedish Research Council-funded project “An intervention to promote cardiovascular health– a platform for capacity building through a research link between Sweden and Nepal” in collaboration with the research group Research on Citizen Centered Health, School of Health Sciences.
Program
Wednesday, December 11
(Workshop Day 1 – laying the foundation for research)
09:15 – 09:25 Introductory remarks: workshop logistics (Alexandra Krettek)
09:25 – 09:55 Welcome to University of Skövde – the importance of international collaboration (Vice-Chancellor Muriel Beser Hugosson)
10:00 – 10:30 Importance of international collaborations for individual and institutional research Capacity Building from an inside perspective (Prof. Alexandra Krettek, Dept. of Public Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Skövde).
10:30 – 11:00 Coffe/Tea and networking
11:00 – 11:30 From receiver to giver – my experience of capacity building from PhD-student to PhD-student supervisor (Prof. Abhinav Vaidya, Dept. of Community Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College)
11:35 – 12:05 Non-communicable diseases and sustainable development goals (Prof. Nawi Ng, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg)
12:05 – 13:05 Lunch on your own
13:05 – 13:40 Health Promotion challenges for sustainable cardiovascular health in low-income settings (Assoc. Prof. Natalia Oli, Dept. of Community Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College)
13:45 – 14:15 Ethics of digitalization from a social science health perspective (Prof. Madhusudan Subedi, School of Public Health, Patan Academy of Health Sciences)
14:15 – 14:45 Coffe/Tea and networking
14:45 – 15:15 Workshop on interventions for non-communicable diseases in resource-limited settings – Session 1 (Prof. Nawi Ng, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg)
Thursday, December 12
(Workshop Day 2 – practical applications of research)
09:00 – 09:30 Perceptions and experiences of digital health education games for health promotion among adolescents (Zoom) (PhD-student Karin Flodin, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg; Dept. of Public Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Skövde)
09:35 – 10:05 Challenges and possibilities of implementing a digital cardiovascular health educational tool (PhD-student Dayana Shakya, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg; Dept. of Nursing, Kathmandu Medical College)
10:10 – 10:40 Happy Heart: developing a serious game for health promotion (PhD-student Hua Bai, Dept. of Game Development, School of Informatics, University of Skövde)
10:40 – 11:10 Coffe/Tea and networking
11:10 – 11:50 Planning engagement with web resources to improve diet quality and break up sedentary time (Gianluca Tognon, Dept. of Public Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Skövde)
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch on your own
13:00 – 13:30 Electronic Decision Support System for multiple long-term conditions in Nepal (Zoom), (Dr. Anmol Shrestha, MBBS, MD, Kathmandu Medical College)
13:35 – 14:20 Workshop on interventions for non-communicable diseases in resource-limited settings – Session 2 (Prof. Nawi Ng, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg)
14:20 – 14:40 Coffee/Tea and networking
14:40 – 15:30 From Plate to Heart: The Role of Nutrition in Preventing Cardiovascular Disease (Zoom), (Prof. Hellas Cena, Dept. of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia)
15:30 – 15:40 Summary of workshop (Alexandra Krettek & Abhinav Vaidya)