Uppsala University Hospital
Experts
Centers
Precision Medicine Centre Uppsala (PMCU)
Uppsala Centre of Excellence for Endocrine Tumors
Departments
Childrens department for Blood and Tumor diseases
Childrens ward for Blood- and Tumour Diseases
Childrens ward for Neurology, Orthopedics, Surgery and Urology 95 B
Clinical Research and Development Unit
Day care department for neurosurgery and neurology
Day care department for pulmonary medicine
Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery
The day care department for oncology
Learning Resources
Hospital School
Primary purpose: To preserve children and young people's right to education while they are in the hospital by providing access to the National curriculum and catering to individual needs.
Target audience: Students who are treated in the hospital.
Information: Information [1].
Course: Medical course in care of acutely ill children
Primary purpose: To provide specialized training and knowledge in emergency pediatric surgery, pediatric urology, and various other pediatric medical areas.
Target audience: For ST doctors and junior doctors in relevant fields.
Information: Information [2].
Trainings: Trainings at Academic Hospital
Primary purpose: Aim to enhance clinical skills and teamwork for nursing staff and students, while also supporting the professional development of newly employed healthcare professionals and nurses undergoing specialization service at the Academic Hospital.
Target audience: To AT doctors, newly employed healthcare professionals, and nurses undergoing specialization service.
Information: Go to Research and Education tab > Training [3].
Novel Therapies and Diagnostic Methods
Diagnostics
| Radiology | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Machine | CT scanners | Yes | |
| Machine | MRI (specify the strength and field of the techniques) | Yes | |
| Machine | Mammography (please specify analogic mammography or digital) | Yes | |
| Machine | Ultrasound | Yes | |
| Machine | Gamma Camera | Yes | |
| Technique | Interventional Radiology | Yes | |
| Technique | Ultrasound guided biopsy | Yes | |
| Technique | Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) | Yes | |
| Technique | E/S Fine-needle biopsy | Yes | |
| Technique | Angiography | Yes | |
| Nuclear Medicine | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Machine | Pet Scan | Yes | |
| Machine | PET CT | Yes | |
| Machine | PET/MRI | Yes | |
| Machine | SPECT | Yes | |
| Machine | SPECT CT | Yes | |
| Technique | Sentinel node scintigraphy | Yes | |
| Technique | Bone scintigraphy | Yes | |
| Pathology | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Machine | Electron microscopy | Yes | |
| Facility | Cytology laboratory | Yes | |
| Facility | Histopathology laboratory | Yes | |
| Technique | FISH (Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization) | Yes | |
| Technique | Cytometry | Yes | |
| Technique | Techniques for molecular pathology | Yes | |
| Technique | Cytogenetics | Yes | |
| Pathology: Molecular Tests | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Technique | KI-67 | Yes | |
| Technique | PDL1 | Yes | |
| Technique | KRAS | Yes | |
| Technique | BRAF | Yes | |
| Technique | NTRK | Yes | |
| Technique | RET | Yes | |
| Technique | MET | Yes | |
| Technique | EGFR | Yes | |
| Technique | ALK | Yes | |
| Technique | ROS | Yes | |
| Technique | HER2 status | Yes | |
| Others | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Technique | Bronchoscopy | Yes |
Treatment
| Radiotherapy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Machine | Linear accelerators | Yes |
Association: The Children's Cancer Foundation
Primary purpose: To support families with children affected by cancer by providing activities, meetings, apartments, camps, excursions, and on-call help to contribute to their security and happiness during and after the illness.
Information: Information [4].
Associations: Young people and younger children and their guardians
Primary purpose: To enhance communication and gather feedback from children, young people, and their guardians at the Academic Children's Hospital through the establishment of various councils.
Information: Information [5].
Resource: Occupational Therapy
Primary purpose: To actively participate in patient rehabilitation in various areas, sometimes taking an active role in the patient's care team and other times serving as consultants.
Information: Information [6].
Resource: Speech Therapy
Primary purpose: To provide assistance to individuals of all ages with swallowing or communication difficulties resulting from neurological diseases, upon receiving a referral from their healthcare provider.
Information: Information [7].
Resource: The curator's reception at the Academic Hospital
Primary purpose: To provide counseling and support to patients and their relatives at the University Hospital, assisting with psychosocial issues and various challenges related to illness or injury.
Information: Information [8].
Resource: The Unit for Intensive Contextual Treatment (IKB)
Primary purpose: To offer intensive support and treatment to young people (ages 11-18) and families in crisis situations, focusing on those with self-harming or near-suicidal behavior, to prevent institutional placements and psychiatric inpatient care, using the intensive contextual treatment of self-harm (IKB) model, in collaboration with schools and social services.
Information: Information [9].
Facility: Activities at The Children's Hospital
Primary purpose: To provide entertainment, laughter, relaxation, creative expression, support, and educational opportunities for children and young people, as well as their families, in the hospital setting.
Information: Information [10].
Facility: Yoga
Primary purpose: To provide quality-assured MediYoga sessions for cancer rehabilitation patients, aiming to complement medical treatment and improve well-being through gentle physical exercises, breathing techniques, and meditation.
Information: Information [11].
Facility: Hospital Chaplaincy
Primary purpose: To provide support, pastoral care, religious services, and facilitate contact with local churches and representatives from different religions for patients and their families.
Information: Information [12].
Facility: Uppsala Care
Primary purpose: To provide administration, financial support, and services for international patients seeking specialized healthcare at Uppsala University Hospital/Akademiska sjukhuset.
Information: Information [13].
Facility: The Play Therapy
Primary purpose: To provide play therapy as an educational and recreational activity for children and young people receiving care at the Academic Hospital, aiming to offer them relaxation, support, and a sense of normalcy during their hospital stay.
Information: Information [14].
Facility: Children's Library
Primary purpose: To provide a borrowing service for books, magazines, and films to children, young people, and their relatives, conveniently located at the Children's Hospital entrance.
Information: Information [15].
Tool: Proton-play module
Primary purpose: To provide children and their families with training, games, and information regarding the radiation therapy procedure at the Skandion Clinic, along with assessment and monitoring during the proton therapy period.
Information: Information [16].
