SASUF Satellite Events 2024

2-DAY event

THE SESSION IS UNFORTUNATELY CANCELLED DUE TO TOO FEW ATTENDEES

Real life challenges in a small municipality, Storfors, in rural Sweden – can we see similarities across the globe and work together?


Theme
Education for a sustainable society, Social transformation through change: Knowledge and social development strategies, Health – understanding the bruden of disease in Sweden and South Africa, Digital technologies, big data and cybersecurity

Programme
Join us on a tour through Sweden in spring blossom and take the opportunity to meet a small municipality, Storfors, in the scenic county of Värmland. We will leave Malmö early morning and take a drive up North. During the ride you will be able to discuss with your colleagues, but also get to know the beautiful countryside of Sweden. We will arrive in Karlstad in the afternoon and are welcomed by the Governor of Värmland, George Andren, at his residency. Mr Andren has a long history with and in Africa and is familiar with the struggles that we have in both countries.
After meeting and having a discussion with the Governor we will head on to Storfors for dinner and a nice evening activity in the countryside. After a good nights sleep we are all welcome to join the pupils at the nearby school for breakfast and a possibility to meet and learn more about the life of children in Storfors. After breakfast we walk to the municipal hall to meet with municipal council members, managers and national experts.

Agenda 14 of May

• 8.30-9 AM Welcome to Storfors! - Head of the municipal council bild us welcome
• 9-10 AM Healthdata – will that help us with our challenges? We think so
• A presentation of the challenges Storfors faces and our suggested solution for a national platform for municipal health data
• 10-10.20 AM Swedish ”fika” – coffee and cakes
• 10.20-11.30 AM We compare challenges and interventions to learn from each other – can we do better by collaborating and sharing knowledge?
• 11.30-12 AM     Future collaborations and lessons learned?

Before we start our return to Malmö we will have lunch at the school and you will have the opportunity to join in on some classes. We encourage everyone to both listen to the lifes of our youngsters, but also share knowledge about your country – maybe this is the start of a long relationship as twin cities? We will be back in Malmö late night on the 14th - filled with new impressions and maybe some new friends and future collaborators?

Travel: We will travel together in minibuses from Malmö to Storfors and back. Traveling included in the cost.
Clothes: Loose clothing and an extra jacket to really enjoy an evening in the woods and rivers of Värmland
Cost:1 500 SEK including transport, dinner, b&b, lunch and an evening activity on the 13th

Contact: Prof Peter Bergsten, peter.bergsten@mcb.uu.se or Anette Falkenroth, anettefalkenroth@gmail.com

Keywords
Systems change, complex health challenges, data, prevention