Lectures and seminars Swedish register-based research during the COVID-19 pandemic - what was done and what were the challenges?
Can and should we do things differently in the next health crisis? How were the results used?
The Centre for Health Crises at Karolinska Institutet, in collaboration with the National Board of Health and Welfare, invites you to a seminar with some of the researchers who have conducted research on COVID-19 using Swedish national and regional registry data, as well as authorities and institutions that have access to registries.
When:
Thursday 20 March 2025, 13:00-17:00 (a light lunch will be served from 12:30)
Where:
Seminar room Nils Ringertz, floor 3 (entrance level) in the Biomedicum building at KI Campus Solna, Solnavägen 9, 171 65 Solna
Sign up:
Limited number of seats, pre-registration required - click here to register
Programme:
Light lunch (standing)
Introduction
Presentations:
- Epidemiological surveillance of vaccine effects in Skåne
Jonas Björk, Professor, Lund University - Socioeconomic differences in testing propensity in Region Uppsala and evaluation of local interventions
Tove Fall, Professor, Uppsala University - "Data for action"- experiences from the Stockholm region
Maria-Pia Hergens, Epidemiologist PhD, Smittskydd Stockholm and Karolinska Institutet - Register-based research in pandemic times - opportunities and challenges from a West Swedish perspective
Fredrik Nyberg, Professor, University of Gothenburg - Register-based studies during the pandemic, results and lessons learnt from a more northern perspective
Peter Nordström, Professor, Uppsala University - On COVID-19 in newborns - two knowledge gaps that we could fill
Mikael Norman, Professor, Karolinska Institutet
Break
Presentations:
- From the Corona Commission to SWECOV
Adam Altmejd Selder, Researcher, Stockholm University - Making the National Board of Health and Welfare's data available during the pandemic
Johanna Holm, research officer and Erik Wahlström, research officer, National Board of Health and Welfare - COVID-19 - surveillance, activities and distribution in different population groups
Henrik Källberg, Deputy Head of Unit, PhD and Camilla Olofsson, research officer PhD, Public Health Agency of Sweden - Making Statistics Sweden's data available during a pandemic
Jenny Lindberg, Head of Unit, Statistics Sweden - How can quality registers be used as part of pandemic preparedness?
Pontus Naucler, Professor and Chief Physician, Karolinska Institutet
Discussion with speakers and participating authorities and agencies
Additional information:
Please note that the seminar will be held in Swedish and it is not possible to participate or listen in online.
We offer a simple vegetarian lunch wrap before the meeting - please inform us of any allergies when you sign up to attend