IT Management and E-government

The IT Management and E-government group is especially focusing on the health care area. This includes issues as how the individual could be supported by information technology in the relationship with healthcare, as well as issues of high relevance to clinical research involving regional actors like Astra Zeneca.

Involved researchers are active in national conferences like Vitalis with a focus on innovation related to IT in healthcare. Also, they are involved in the development of teaching literature, university courses and thesis projects.

Theme: The individual and healthcare

This theme is of high relevance to both the individual and society including the citizen’s relationship with healthcare. A central issue here is how the modern individual in her role as patient, citizen and consumer be supported by information technology in the relationship with healthcare.

Theme: Management of information in healthcare

This theme is of high relevance to clinical research involving regional actors like Astra Zeneca. Strategic issues are related to the management of information as a basis for change and development in healthcare:

• methods of interaction with chronic patients
• methods for collecting and using information in clinical research
• general trends in healthcare related to emerging technical development

Collaboration

Academic partners are the strategic area Democracy and Opinion at the University of Gothenburg, the National network for the coordination of E-health research (Vivian Vimarlund); GPCC and Ass. Prof. Lars Norén, Centre for Consumer Research, University of Gothenburg.

Other Partners include AstraZeneca, Kaj Stenlöf and Bo Lennernäs at Gothia Forum/Sahlgrenska faculty and Swedish Association of County Councils and Regions.

The group is involved in activities like the conference Vitalis in Gothenburg (IT in healthcare), E-government course in bachelor program in information systems and undergraduate thesis with focus on healthcare.