A fantastic Christmas Seminar
This year's Christmas seminar was held at Hotel Terminus 08.12.25. The meeting was chaired by Grieg Foundation Associate Professor Helga Midtbø who led us through a varied program that shows the breadth and originality of the Centre's research.
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The day started with a focus on non-traditional risk factors for heart disease. PhD candidate Aisteja Selmyte-Besuspare in the FATCOR project presented data on how sex hormones affect the heart muscle in women. PhD candidate Hanne Flagtvedt in the eCardiac Rehab project presented data on how gender affects mental health after undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Postdoctoral fellow and endocrinologist Grethe Ueland presented research on mild autonomic cortisol secretion (MACS) and how this predisposes to high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease.
This was followed by presentations from some of the many medical students who are guided to write scientific articles as their main thesis by the senior researchers at the Centre. Rasmus Bach Sindre, a medical research student, presented new results from his study on left atrial function in young patients with ischemic stroke of unknown cause. Jonar Strand Hagenes presented his article on arterial stiffness in patients with psoriasis treated with immunomodulation therapy, and Knut Søndenaa and Ola A. Schei presented their article on how residual leakage after catheter-based treatment of mitral valve leakage affects both survival and the risk of developing heart failure after treatment.
After a delicious lunch with cold and hot temptations, Professor Silje Mæland gave a lecture on the KLAR project, which focuses on the connections between menopause and working life in women. The project is funded by the Grieg Foundation.
Last out was PhD candidate Annelise Elde at the Centre for Elderly and Nursing Home Medicine who presented the CC.AGE project that will assess digital tools for dietary guidance of elderly people living at home, and PhD candidate Rune Eilertsen who presented results from the latest part of the PhD project on heart changes in patients who suffer ischemic stroke at a young age. A real lesson for all of us!!
The seminar ended with a traditional Christmas Quiz, and this year's winner was medical student Knut Søndenaa.
