Guðni Arnar Guðnason, a specialist in internal medicine and endocrinology, has been appointed on a temporary basis as Acting Head Physician of the Department of Internal Medicine at Akureyri Hospital during the absence of Guðjón Kristjánsson. According to Guðni, there are many opportunities for the further development of internal medicine services at Akureyri Hospital (SAk), but also challenges that primarily relate to staffing and ensuring the preservation of expertise for the future.

We welcome Landspitali - University Hospital to Ísland.is.

Diving is a popular recreational activity and an important professional field in Iceland. It is widely practiced in tourism, for example in Silfra at Þingvellir National Park, but also plays a role in construction work, fish farming, and other underwater operations.

Interview // The Pioneers of HSU’s Remote Monitoring: Margrét Björk Ólafsdóttir, Head Nurse, and Anna Margrét Magnúsdóttir, Assistant Unit Manager

The proposal submitted by Gunnar Karl Thoroddsen, a student at the Iceland University of the Arts, was selected as the winning entry in a competition to design the visual identity for the Peatland LIFEline project. Six-year-old Marey Ólafía Kristinsdóttir also received recognition for her delightful drawing, which inspired the winning logo.

HSU’s Finance Department // Interview with staff about their new digital assistants

The Minister of Health, Alma Möller, has appointed a working group to work on the definition and role of a spare hospital in terms of contingency planning, emergency response, National Security Council, ambulance services, research services and the healthcare law.

The role of the Icelandic Transport Authority (Samgöngustofa) is to ensure aviation safety. Aviation safety means that flights take place without accidents or incidents that endanger lives. To achieve this, aircraft must be kept in safe condition and staff must be properly trained and competent.

Hannes Petersen, an ear, nose and throat specialist at Sjúkrahúsið á Akureyri, recently delivered a lecture at the European Congress of Otorhinolaryngology, which is held every two years and is the largest professional congress in Europe in this field. The president of the congress specially invited Hannes to present a lecture on his research in the field of vestibular science, while also recognising his contribution to research in this area.

Jóhanna María Oddsdóttir, a renal nurse working in the Intensive Care and Dialysis Unit at Akureyri Hospital (SAk), is now holding clinic appointments for renal patients every other Wednesday in odd-numbered weeks.