Department Day
IGS’s Department Day 11 May 2016 was a HUGE success! The weather and setting alone would have made it one of the most memorable ever!
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Congratulations and thanks to the Research / Organisation Committee: Trond Riise (leader), Sverre Litleskare, Ingrid Miljeteig, Nils Halvdan Morken,Tehmina Mustafa and Tonje Sperrevik.
In addition to the highlights mentioned above, we would congratulate the winners of this year’s poster and publication prizes.
IGS Poster Prizes 2015
Prize | Name | Title |
1 | Thoresen CK, Husebo BS, Flo E, Sandvik H, Hunskaar S | Epidemiology of Home Death in Norway |
2 | Melissa Davidsen Jonstad, Maryam Ali Abdalla, Msafiri Marijani, Anne Margarita Dyrhol Riise, Lisbeth Sviland, Tehmina Mustafa | Improved diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis by antigen detection in extrapulmonary samples by immunochemistry-based assay |
3 | Hilde Engjom, Nils-Halvdan Morken, Even Høydal, Ole Frithjof Norheim, Kari Klungsøyr | Obstetric health system structure and perinatal mortality in Norway |
IGS Publication Prize 2015
Ole Frithjof Norheim’s article: “Avoiding 40% of the premature deaths in each country, 2010-30: review of national mortality trends to help quantify the UN Sustainable Development Goal for health” published in the Lancet.
Congratulations everyone!
