Lectures and conversations

Center researcher Helga Midtbø at Arendalsuka 13 August 2026


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Women’s health across the life course: From the first Google search to quality-assured knowledge is organized by the National Center for Women’s Health Research, Kilden genderresearch.no, and the Norwegian Women’s Public Health Association (Sanitetskvinnene).

Cardiologist and Grieg Foundation Associate Professor Helga Midtbø at the Center for Research on Women’s Heart Disease will participate as a speaker in the session How to translate research into practice: women’s cardiovascular health and in the subsequent panel discussion.

About the event

Where and how do we find reliable and accurate health information today? Many people search online for explanations of symptoms, seek information about menstrual pain, look for advice on sexual health, or try to understand why women often experience different symptoms than men despite having the same diagnosis. At the same time, quality-assured information on women’s health remains fragmented, incomplete, or difficult to access.

To address this need, the Women’s Health Portal (kvinnehelse.no) is currently being developed as a national digital knowledge platform. The portal aims to provide women, family members, researchers, and healthcare professionals with reliable, evidence-based information on women’s health.

The event will be livestreamed.

Link to the event:

Arendalsuka 2026. Kvinners helse i et livsløp: Fra første googlesøk til kvalitetssikret kunnskap (ekstern lenke)

About Arendalsuka

  • Arendalsuka has been held annually since 2012.
  • It is a political festival organized in Arendal each August. The event serves as a meeting place for politicians, civil society organizations, public institutions, researchers, and representatives from the business sector to discuss and help shape public policy.
  • Each year, approximately 2,000 events and 200 exhibition stands fill the center of Arendal over five days in August.
  • All events are free of charge and open to anyone with an interest in the topics being discussed.

Arendalsuka 2026 (external link)