The long-awaited knowledge hub, called the Nordic Gender Effect at Work, has been launched by the Nordic Council of Ministers on the new norden.org website. Investments in gender equality in the labour market have made the Nordic region one of the most prosperous areas of the world. This series of briefs shares the true story … Continued
WORK AND TECHNOLOGY ON HUMAN TERMS – FREE ONLINE COURSE ABOUT WORK ENVIRONMENT Prevent, a Scandinavian provider of knowledge and training in the field of health and safety, is launching an online course about work environment. The purpose of this online course is to contribute to safer and healthier workplaces as well as to maintain … Continued
The use of virtual reality for safety and training Abstract for a workshop session during the NIVA course on eHealth Revolution and Changing Work, 18th – 20th of September 2018, Hanaholmen – the Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre, Espoo, Finland Kristian Lukander, Research Engineer, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health Virtual reality (VR) environments are experiencing a renaissance with … Continued
Dagfinn Høybråten Now and again we need to pause for a moment, to remind ourselves why we work on issues like sustainable development and green transition. Why do we work on implementing the Paris agreement, why do we work towards global sustainability goals and Agenda 2030? Why do we raise these issues when we make … Continued
Digitalization in occupational healthcare and how occupational healthcare supports the change in working life Abstract for a workshop during the NIVA course on eHealth Revolution and Changing Work, 18th – 20th of September 2018, Hanaholmen – the Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre, Espoo, Finland Minna Pihlajamäki, Medical Director, Occupational Health Physician, Terveystalo group New digital knowledge was increasing … Continued
Managing Medical Emergencies at Sea: Risks and Responses Article related to the NIVA course on Managing Medical Emergencies at Sea, 30th of October – 1st of November 2018, Hotel Marienlyst, Helsingør (Elsinore), Denmark Dr Suzanne Stannard, Medical adviser, Norwegian Centre for Maritime Medicine, Haukeland universitetssjukehus Maritime emergencies of all types and magnitude occur on a … Continued
The future of work… The current transformation in work life in the western world is a widely debated topic. The change seems to be driven by three main phenomena; globalization, digitalization and demographic change. In the Nordic countries and most of Europe the population is aging and there is a shortage of young people entering … Continued
Information overflow – how to cope with it? Abstract for a workshop during the NIVA course on eHealth Revolution and Changing Work, 18th – 20th of September 2018, Hanaholmen – the Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre, Espoo, Finland Kaija Saranto, Professor in Health and Human Services Informatics, University of Eastern Finland, Department of Health and Social Management Digitalization … Continued