Uppsala University Hospital

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 [1].

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 [2].

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

Surgical Oncology
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Specialist	Breast surgery	Yes
Specialist	Urological surgery	Yes
Specialist	Thoracic surgery	Yes
Specialist	Neurosurgery	Yes
Specialist	Gynaecological surgery	Yes
Specialist	Soft tissue surgery	Yes
Specialist	Orthopaedic surgery	Yes
Specialist	Oncoplastic surgery	Yes
Specialist	Paediatric surgery	Yes
Specialist	ENT surgery	Yes
Technique	Robotic surgery	Yes
Radiotherapy
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Machine	Linear accelerators	Yes
Technique	Intraperitoneal chemo-hyperthermia ( HIPEC)	Yes
Technique	Stereotactic radiotherapy	Yes
Technique	Chemoembolization	Yes
Technique	Proton therapy	Yes
Hemato-Oncology / Bone Marrow Transplants
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Technique	Allogenic stem cell transplants	Yes
Technique	Autologous bone marrow transplants	Yes
Technique	Autologous stem cell transplants	Yes
Specialists
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Specialist	Physician with a specialisation in palliative care	Yes
Specialist	Nurse with a specialisation/certification in palliative care	Yes
Specialist	Physician specialised in pain treatment	Yes
Specialist	Neurologist	Yes
Specialist	Lung physician	Yes
Specialist	Radiotherapist	Yes
Specialist	Psychiatrist	Yes
Specialist	Pharmacist	Yes
Specialist	Social worker	Yes
Specialist	Spiritual care	Yes
Specialist	Physiotherapist	Yes
Specialist	Dietitian	Yes
Others
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Technique	Nephrostomy	Yes
Facility	Clinical Trial Center	Yes

Palliative Care

Others
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Facility	Hospice unit (in the hospital structure or affiliated)	Yes

Cancer-related Patient Associations and Resources

Resource: 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 [3].

Council: 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 [4].

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 [5].

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 [6].

Resource: The curators reception at the Academic Hospital (Uppsala University 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 [7].

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 [8].

Resource: 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.

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].