Schedule

Preparedness for health crises: a multidisciplinary approach

Updated September5, 2025

Sept 15 Mon

16:00-17:00 - Norwegian Time

Introductions/ icebreakers   UiBEsperanza Diaz

17:15-18:00 Norwegian Time
Health crises and multicrises: Knowledge, interdisciplinarity and complexity   
prof Esperanza Diaz

18:15-19:00 Norwegian Time
GUEST LECTURE:  Dr. John Launer 
Narrative as a framework for understanding difference 

Sept 17 Wednesday

16:00-17:00 
The Rule of Law and democratic decision making under the COVID-19 pandemic 
prof. Eirik Holmøyvik

17:15-18:15
Pandemic surveillance, the role of primary and community health care and the authorities` perspective  
Preben Aavitsland

Sept 22 Mon

17:15-18:15
Mathematical modelling of health crises  
PhD Candidate Kim A. Haugland

Sept 24 Wed

15:00-16:00
GUEST LECTURE: Communication of risk and managing infodemics   
Audra Diers-Lawson 
Kristiania University of Applied Sciences 

16:15-17:15
Advocacy and the role of the researcher in times of crises  
UiB Esperanza Diaz 

Sept 25 Thurs

16:00-17:00
Biological lessons on the influenza and COVID-19 virus, diseases and vaccines for a new pandemic  
UiB Rebecca Cox 

17:15-18:15
Decision-making, civil society and the media in times of health crises  
UiB Siri Gloppen 

Oct 1 Wed

16:00-18:00 
GUEST LECTURE Complexity
Trish Greenhalgh 
University of Oxford  

Oct 2 Thur

17:15-18:15 
The economic impact of a health crisis  
UiB Oddvar Kaarbøe 

Oct 6 Mon

16:00-17:30 
GUEST LECTURE One health  
Carlos Gonzalo das Neves   European Food Safety Authority  

Oct 8 Wed

16:00-17:00 
Innovative strategies during health crises from HRH perspective  
NOVA Uni Lisboa(NUL)
Ines Fronteira

17:15-18:15 
From Evidence to Action: Strategies in Health Crises  
NOVA Uni Lisboa(NUL)
Ines Fronteira

Oct 13 Mon

16:00-17:00 
Navigating Uncertainty: How can we address intersecting multicrises?  
Bielefeld University

17:15-18:15 
Understanding and using systems approaches in research on health crises  

Bielefeld University

Oct 15 Wed

16:00-18:00
Building resilient healthcare systems 
Erasmus Uni Rotterdam
Roland Bal 

Oct 20 Mon

16:18:15
Asssessment

Last updated: 05.09.2025