The Excellence Initiative Project Office – Research University invites to an open lecture by Prof. Pål Gulbrandsen (Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo), the absolute world leader in clinical communication research. Gulbrandsen will give a lecture entitled ‘A case for the study of interaction physiology: why we need humanities and social sciences in medicine’. The event will take place on 17 May at 10:30 am in the Aula Leopoldina.
Anyone willing to attend a short (90 min) workshop with Prof. Gulbrandsen, who will talk about how to do research, problems that may be encountered, etc. The meeting will take place at 13:30 in the Aula Leopoldina. Places are limited. Anyone interested in attending the workshop, please follow the link.
Biogram
Pål Gulbrandsen, MD, PhD, is professor of health services research at the Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo. He specialized in general practice and public health, after 14 years he did his PhD on Social Context in General Practice. He then worked for four years as deputy editor-in-chief of the Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association and subsequently headed two research units over five years. Altogether he has done a variety of health services research for 25 years, most of them focused on the doctor-patient relationship and clinical communication. For the last ten years, he has in particular focused on information and uncertainty in clinical talks, and he is now the PI of three projects exploring those themes.
