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Greenland Science Week – Open House at Health Research

Come and hear about PhD projects, get your fat percentage measured, test your knowledge of health and much more! See the full programme here.
3. November 2023

Program

10-11: Presentation of PhD projects:
- Mette Motzfeldt: What does cold and darkness mean for health?
- Mads Mose Jensen: Can we investigate and treat sleep apnea in Greenland?
- Mie Møller: How did COVID do in Greenland?

11-12: We show the research:
Poster presentations: talk to the researchers
Examples of studies from the research:
- A handheld camera for eye examinations
- How to investigate whether you have sleep apnea
- Exercise for the prevention and treatment of diabetes
- Get measured your fitness
- Can you investigate taste preferences on a computer?
- Get your fat% measured
- Test your health knowledge
- Test your muscle strength
- Test your lung function
- What is cardiac autonomic neuropathy and how is it investigated?

12-13: Lecture:
- Ingelise Olesen: What is going on at the Center for Public Health in Greenland?
- Anders Koch: What do we know from the research on infectious diseases in Greenland?
- Paarisa: Inuuneritta III – Naalakkersuisut's strategy for cooperation on the good children's life 2020 – 2030


13-14: We show the research:
Poster presentations: talk to the researchers
Examples of studies from the research:
- A handheld camera for eye examinations
- How to investigate whether you have sleep apnea
- Exercise for the prevention and treatment of diabetes
- Get measured your fitness
- Can you investigate taste preferences on a computer?
- Get your fat% measured
- Test your health knowledge
- Test your muscle strength
- Test your lung function
- What is cardiac autonomic neuropathy and how is it investigated?

14-15: Panel debate on genetics in health research:
- Marit Eika Jørgensen: How we use the results of genetic research in treatment
- Torben Hansen: What opportunities does the future hold?
- Karsten Rex: Should we be concerned about research in genetics?
- Ingelise Olesen: What do citizens say about genetics in research?

15-16: We show the research:
Poster presentations: talk to the researchers
Examples of studies from the research:
- A handheld camera for eye examinations
- How to investigate whether you have sleep apnea
- Exercise for the prevention and treatment of diabetes
- Get measured your fitness
- Can you investigate taste preferences on a computer?
- Get your fat% measured
- Test your health knowledge
- Test your muscle strength
- Test your lung function
- What is cardiac autonomic neuropathy and how is it investigated?

16-17: Presentation of PhD projects:
- Marie Mathilde Christensen: What do we know about nerve inflammation in Greenland?
- Hjalte Erichsen: Cardiovascular disease in Greenland
- Ivalu Seidler: On suicide prevention in Greenland

You are all very welcome to attend!