Inaugural seminar for professor Malene Beck - May 8, 2026

Date and time:

May 8, 2026, from 13:00 hrs CEST

Venue:

The Main Auditorium
Zealand University Hospital
Vestermarksvej 10
DK-4000 Roskilde

On the occasion of Malene Beck’s appointment as professor of Paediatric Nursing at the Research Unit of WeDoCare, Department of Children and Adolescents, Zealand University Hospital, Region Zealand and at the Department of Regional Health Research, the Faculty of Health Sciences, SDU, hereby invites you to attend an inaugural seminar with the following program:

13.00-13.05: Introduction and welcome

Uffe Holmskov, Vice Dean for Research and Innovation, Faculty of Health Sciences, SDU

13.05-13.45: “Understanding Nursing Care at Moments of Beginning and Ending in Children’s Lives”(presentation in Danish)

Malene Beck, (Nurse, PhD, MsN) Professor, Research Unit of WeDoCare, Department of Regional Health Research, SDU and Department of Children and Adolescents, Zealand University Hospital, Region Zealand.

13.45-14.25: “Researching Lived Experiences of Childhood: - Ethical Sensitivity in Practice”(presentation in English)

Michael van Manen, (MD, FRCPC (Peds,NICU, CIP), PhD), Chair in Health Ethics, John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre, Director & Associate Professor, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Department of Paediatrics, University of Alberta, Canada.

14.25-15.35: Discussion and closing of the seminar

Uffe Holmskov, Vice Dean for Research and Innovation, Faculty of Health Sciences, SDU

After the seminar, a reception will be held in the canteen, Vestermarksvej 10, DK-4000 Roskilde.

The Faculty of Health Sciences would like to invite all interested persons to attend the seminar and the following reception.

If you wish to participate, we kindly ask you to register here no later than May 1, 2026.

For further information or questions please contact Sandra Gravesen, Sanol@regionsjaelland.dk.

Best regards
Uffe Holmskov
Vice Dean for Research and Innovation
Faculty of Health Sciences SDU

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