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11th July 2024

Allocated from the SAk's Science Fund

Grants from SAk's Scientist Fund are allocated once a year. The grants are allocated according to the proposals of the Scientific Council of the Akureyri Hospital. The grant was 9,158,132 ISK.

Medical research II

This time the following four projects received funding:

  • A app to find and show the optimal base of the responders and transport routes from the scene to the appropriate hospital.
    Principal applicant: Björn Gunnarsson

  • Prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) among 4-9 year old children in the general population.
    Principal applicant: Hannes Petersen

  • Pregnancy BMI, optimal gestational weight gain and maternal/birth outcomes.
    Principal applicant: Laufey Hrólfsdóttir

  • Sleep quality and health of obese people. Retrospective health status study.
    Principal applicant: Ragnheiður Harpa Arnardóttir