Olof Rudbeck Day 2023: After the pandemic – what have we learnt?
The 2023 Olof Rudbeck Day will feature lectures by prominent researchers and accounts from patients and staff at Uppsala University Hospital. Welcome to learn from the lessons and experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Time and place
Time: Friday 20 October 2023, 9:00–16:00
Plats: Uppsala University Hospital, Grönwallsalen, ingång 70
Arrangör: Upsala Läkareförening, the Disciplinary Domain of Medicine and Pharmacy at Uppsala University and Uppsala University Hospital.
Other: The number of seats is limited. More information will be presented closer to the event.
Welcome!
Programme
9:00 Introduction
Vice-Rector Mats Larhed och Chair of the Upsala Läkareförening Kerstin Westermark.
9:15 Virus som smittar mellan djur och människor – vad kan ha hänt i Wuhan?
Josef Järhult, Professor, Uppsala University.
9:45 Hur kom smittan till Sverige och hur kan viruset förändra sig så snabbt?
Jan Albert, Professor, Karolinska Institutet.
10:15 FIKA
10:45 Den nya tekniken bakom covidvaccinerna och hur kunde det gå så fort?
Gunilla Karlsson Hedestam, Professor, Karolinska Institutet.
11:15 Hur säkrades Sveriges vaccintillgång och var det någon som blev utan?
Richard Bergström, former national vaccine coordinator.
11:45 Svårt sjuk i Covid-19 – skildringar från patient och personal vid Akademiska sjukhuset.
Moderator: Josef Järhult. Participants: Fredrik Cederblad, patient, Ing-Marie Larsson, Intensive Care Nurse, Senior Lecturer. Miklós Lipcsey, Intensive Care Physician, Professor, Magnus Svartengren, Professor of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
12:30 LUNCH
13:15 Covid-19 – från livshotande infektion till långdragna symtom
Petter Brodin, Professor, Karolinska Institutet.
13:45 Nya sätt att följa virussmittor
Tove Fall, Professor, Uppsala University.
14:15 Panel discussion – vad har vi lärt oss av pandemin?
Moderator: Emma Frans. Panellists: the lecturers.
14:50 FIKA
15:15 Presentation of the Olof Rudbeck Prize
Kerstin Westermark, Chair of the Upsala Läkareförening.
15:30 Föreläsning av 2023 års pristagare
Ann-Christine Syvänen, Professor of Molecular Medicine, Uppsala University.
16:00 Dean Karin Forsberg Nilsson summarises the day
Olof Rudbeck the Elder
Olof Rudbeck the Elder (1630–1702) was a multifaceted scientist, almost a universal genius, active at Uppsala University during the 17th century. As a young anatomy student, he discovered the lymphatic vessels and their significance. At that time, medical education was not yet established at the university. Olof Rudbeck, who was an enterprising person and a good representative of the ideas of the new age, contributed to the development of medical education and teaching at Uppsala University.
Olof Rudbeck was appointed Professor of Medicine with a teaching load in, among other things, anatomy. He built the Anatomical Theatre on the roof of the university (Gustavianum) to teach students and demonstrate human anatomy to the public.