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Project group

Who we are and who we collaborate with.

Leader

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Gabriele Leonie Schwarz

Gabriele Leonie Schwarz
MD, SSAI and European Diploma of Intensive Care. Senior consultant at the Department of Surgical Services, Intensive Care Unit, Haukeland University Hospital.  

Members

Margrethe Aase Schaufel, MD, PhD, Professor in Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, senior researcher and consultant, Department of Thoracic Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital.

Prof. Hans Flaatten, MD, PhD, Professor emeritus in Anaesthesia and Intensive care, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen.

Prof. Reidar Kvåle,  MD, PhD, Professor in Anaesthesia and Intensive care, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen. Senior consultant, Department of Surgical Services, Intensive Care Unit, Haukeland University Hospital.  

Prof. Ingrid Miljeteig,  MD, PhD, Associate Professor in Medical Ethics, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen.  

Karl Ove Hufthammer, PhD, Associate Professor at the Center for Care Research, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences. Biostatistician at the Research and Development Department, Haukeland University Hospital.

Elisabeth Skaar, MD, PhD, Specialist in Geriatric Medicine and Cardiology, Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital.  

Prof. Jan-Erik Gjertsen,
MD, PhD, Professor in orthopaedic surgery, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen. Senior consultant, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital.  

Britt Ågot Sjøbø, MSc, Nurse specialist in Intensive Care and research nurse, Haukeland University Hospital.

Prof. Roger Strand, Centre for the Study of the Sciences and Humanities, University of Bergen.

Karen E.A. Burns,  MD, FRCPC, MSc, Staff Physician, Critical Care Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital. Clinician Scientist, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada.  

Collaborators

Department of Clinical Medicine | University of Bergen

CHER – Clinical and Health Ethics Research Group CHER - Clinical and Health Care Ethics Research Group | UiB

The VIP-network, a European research group investigating Very Old Patients ICU trajectories VIPstudy.org – Very old intensive care Patients research network

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Last updated 12/19/2025