Exploring the health system in Sweden
On June 9th we welcome Central Michigan University and Rochester Institute of Technology to Stockholm for a 5-day Study abroad course. This international health course offers opportunities to develop cross-cultural competencies for students with health care experience. They will explore questions such as: What makes the Swedish health care system amongst the best? What needs to be improved? What are the challenges?
The Swedish Model
During the 1930s, Sweden developed the welfare system known as the “Swedish model.” The system gives all Swedes access to publicly financed healthcare, unemployment and sick-leave benefits, child care, education, elderly care, and at least five weeks of paid vacation per year.
Sweden’s economic and social system has over the years lifted the country to one of the highest standards of living in the world. Even if the welfare system has changed shape – for example with increased privatization of public sector services – a core remains: tax-financed education and health care are considered basic rights and vital to making Swedish society work efficiently. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) ranks Sweden as among the best health care systems in the world.
What makes the system amongst the best?
This international health course offers opportunities to develop cross-cultural competencies for students with health care experience. They will explore questions such as: What makes Swedish health care system amongst the best? What needs to be improved? What are the challenges?
The students will learn key facts about Swedish health care, specifically, historical and social development, governance (health care legislation, monitoring, policy making, accountability), financing, and service provision. In addition, the students will broaden their knowledge of European health care when exploring the following question: What is Swedish and what is European when it comes to health care system performance.
The course will bring together students from Minnesota University with Swedish institutions, health providers and experts at various academic levels, which we hope will allow for personal growth and rich exchange of ideas.
Swedish HealthCare Academy acts as both tour- and academic coordinator to ensure a highly valuable experience of learning, cultural immersion, and personal memories for the students to keep long after the course is over.
Sounds like a course for your faculty?
As we are planning to offer this course again in 2025, please contact Mr. Nils Persson of Swedish HealthCare Academy for more information!
+46 70-512 78 16
Speaker’s Profiles
Sebastian is a postdoctoral researcher in political science at the School of Business, Economy and Society at M?lardalen University, with a PhD in sociology and a Master’s degree in Political Science. His main field of interest is the political economy of social policy, including explorations into the causes and distributional outcomes of social protection systems. In his PhD project he studied the driving forces, mechanisms and consequences of changing social policies in a development context.
Megan is a public health scientist working as a post-doctoral researcher at Aging Research Center, Karolinska Institutet (KI). Her research area is health service research with a focus on ageing, elderly care, and equity. She is involved in quantitative research projects using primarily population-based register data focused on the organisation of the Swedish healthcare systems for the older population. Specifically, this year she has undertaken a post-doctoral project which is focused on the expenditure on health care and elderly care in the last year of life.
Sassa is a chief nurse officer at Ersta Hospital and an operations manager at Ersta primary care center. She has previously served as the operational manager of nursing for Neurology within Cardiovascular and Neuro at Karolinska University Hospital. She has substantial experience in clinical work, research, education, and healthcare leadership.
Carl is Head of Communications at the unit for communication, environment and preparedness at the Elderly Administration, City of Stockholm.
Johanna is a Registered Nurse and her background is mainly in healthcare duties and care of the elderly people. She has worked in senior positions in health care for many years. For the past 5 years, Johanna has worked with care for the elderly, partly as responsible at another nursing home and partly as responsible for elderly care in one of the municipalities in the Stockholm region.
Erik Svanfeldt, SALAR
Erik is an International Coordinator at the Health and Social Care Division at Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR).
Erik is a specialist in pediatric surgery and urology. He became an operational director in Danderyd Hospital’s management team in 2022. Before that, he worked as a chief physician for digitization/CMIO in Region Uppsala. Erik has held various positions in management and control, such as operations manager, production manager, analysis manager, and decision maker (RSSL) in regional management. He has extensive experience in regional and national IT-related healthcare work.
Catharina is an economist, CEO of the Swedish think tank Forum for Health Policy, that drives innovation and development in health care and social care. Catharina has a background as an assistant under-secretary in the Government Offices. She has also had several leading positions in health care in the Region of Stockholm, as head of budget, head of development and as innovation director. She has worked as a consultant with assignments concerning management, organization, evaluation, reimbursement etc in Swedish health care.
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Jens is a health economist, currently working as independent Health Policy Analyst for WHO and national agencies. His main field of work is analysis of organization and financing of health systems. In addition, he teaches courses on health systems development and health care financing at both Uppsala University (Department for Women’s and Children’s Health) and the Karolinska Institutet (Department of Public Health).
Organizational Profiles
The Ersta primary care center is located at Ersta Hospital. They provide general medical services through an agreement with Region Stockholm and offer treatment and investigation formost illnesses and ailments within primary care. The team at the center includes specialists in general medicine, resident physicians, medical interns, district nurses, nurses, and assistant nurses. Additionally, they have a psychosocial team consisting of a psychologist, counselor, and rehab coordinator.
L?jtnantsg?rden is a long-term care facility owned and operated by the Immanuel Church in Stockholm as part of their social ministry. The facility consists of five accommodation units, two larger units for somatic diseases with a total of 28 apartments, and three smaller units for dementia, with a total of 26 apartments. The environment and activities in the dementia unit are specifically adapted for people with dementia. The apartments are 27–34 square meters, and each is equipped with a French balcony. The staff caters to the needs of the residents individually, and strive for residents to have a dignified life and the best possible well-being every day.
Sabbatsberg geriatric clinic specializes in geriatric care and rehabilitation, offering examinations, treatments, and care for individuals over the age of 65 in both outpatient and inpatient settings. The care departments focus on heart failure/COPD, orthopedic conditions, stroke, and cognitive diseases. One of the wards is specifically designed for patients carrying MRSA, a bacterium resistant to several types of antibiotics. All departments have a broad emergency geriatric mission and are equipped to provide care for patients whose chronic illnesses have worsened or who are newly ill with acute problems.
Elderly care services in the City of Stockholm are for people who have reached the age of 65 and require help and support in their daily lives, or who need to move into a different kind of housing. Examples of elderly care services include personal security alarms, home care services, daytime activities, and nursing and care homes. The City of Stockholm charges a fee for elderly care services.
Danderyd Hospital is one of Sweden’s largest emergency hospitals and provides university healthcare distributed across twelve operational areas. Annually, the hospital receives approximately 90,000 emergency patients, 429,000 outpatient visits and 50,000 inpatient visits, and performs 6,300 deliveries. In collaboration with the Karolinska Institutet (KIDS), education and research is conducted around the most common public diseases. Annually, roughly 2,000 students from roughly 100 different institutions of higher learning are welcomed in about 30 different educational programs.
The Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR) is a member and employer organisation based in Stockholm, Sweden. All Sweden’s municipalities and regions are members. Its duty is to support and contribute to the development of municipalities and regions. SALAR acts as a network for knowledge exchange and coordination, the provision of service and professional advice across different areas, including social welfare.
This is the only RehabilitationMedicine University Clinic in Stockholm County. It treats and rehabilitates patients with brain damage caused by trauma (e.g. traffic accidents), stroke patients, and patients with long-term pain and/or stress. Both physical and cognitive rehabilitation are carried out. The clinic has 350 employees and 40 nursing places. Approximately 7,000 patients visit the clinic annually, with 250 being inpatients.
KRY, founded in 2015, is a digital health app, allowing users to consult with a qualified health professional in minutes, via their smartphone or tablet. Since launching, KRY has established itself as one of Europe’s leading digital healthcare providers with over 10 millions completed patient appointments and has a team of 5000 health professionals and 54 physical clinics. KRY operates in Sweden, Norway and recently launched in Germany.
S?dersjukhuset in Stockholm has one of the largest emergency departments in the Nordic region. The hospital provides emergency medical care to half a million Stockholmers. Each year, close to 90,000 people come here for emergency treatment, some 47,000 patients are hospitalised and about 7,000 children are delivered. Extensive clinical research is also conducted at S?dersjukhuset with an emphasis on public diseases. The nurses, doctors, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and other healthcare students are trained for their future professions here.
About Swedish HealthCare Academy
Swedish HealthCare Academy helps educational partners to develop and deliver training. We partner with universities to design study abroad courses for students and to develop study tours and training for health care professionals. Our programs combine lectures by leading experts with site visits to governmental institutions, hospitals and other health care providers. Participants learn from observing health care delivery in action and enjoy the cultural experience of travelling abroad. We believe in learning through experience.
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Health Administration Leader
5 个月A dynamic and enriching course, valued well beyond the investment. Thank you Swedish HealthCare Academy for hosting our experience in Sweden. #Central Michigan University
CEO, Swedish HealthCare Academy
5 个月Looking forward to welcoming the students from Rochester Institute of Technology and Central Michigan University here in Stockholm. Hope to provide an inspiring week together with our partners and lecturers.
Advancing practitioner scholarship and engagement in the academy for healthcare management education
5 个月The Rochester Institute of Technology Health Systems Management Department is proud to be part of this amazing experience!