Head of Section

Maria Nordheim Alme

Department of Health and Functioning
Maria Nordheim Alme
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Field of work

Head of section at Section global health and rehabilitation 

I have a background in neuroscience (UiB and University of Virginia) and have previously taught physiology here at HVL. Now Im head of Section Global Health and Rehabilitation Section, which is an interdisciplinary section at the Department of Health and Functioning. I work specifically with competence building for today's societal needs, migration and ageing. An important aspect of this is how we structure education to ensure that we can build skills where needed. This involves decentralisation, interantionalisation, digitalisation, flexibility, assessment methods and contact with practice and civil society.

I lead the projects "Health equity through education for a sustainable society, HEQED", Erasmus+, "Decentralized education for health professionals", Hkdir and EMDM Master in health Equity (Erasmus Mundus Design Measures). I was the leader of the Eramus+ project "Physiotherapy and Refugees Education Project, PREP", 2018 - 2021.

Projects

  • The new elderly - development and organization of equal municipal services (project leader)
  • Erasmus Mundus Design Measures, 2023 - 2024 (coordinator) 
  • Decentralised continous education for health personell (2022 - 2026, hkdir, leader of the project)
  • HEQED (Health Equity in Education for a sustainable society, 2021 - 2024, Erasmus+, coordinator) 
  • PREP IP (2021 - 2024) and PREP (2018 - 2021, coordinator), Erasmus+ https://prosjekt.hvl.no/prep/ 
  • Global Perception on Healthy Aging
  • Health service for survivors of torture
Courses taught
  • ERG140, The importance of environmental factors for activity and participation , Spring 2025
  • FYS130, Basic physiology , Fall 2024, subject responsible
  • FYS140, Physioteraphy examination, understanding and skills, Spring 2025, subject responsible
  • HMA804, Theory of Leadership in rehabilitation, Fall 2024, subject responsible
  • HMA806, Effect of migration on health, Fall 2024, subject responsible
  • HMA807, Central theory of migration health , Fall 2024, subject responsible
  • HMA808, Migration, health system and health care needs , Fall 2024, subject responsible
  • MARE510, Healthy Ageing: Theoretical Foundation, Fall 2024
  • MARE530, Leadership in Rehabilitation, Spring 2025
  • MARE570, Master's thesis, Fall 2024
Research groups
Research groups

Networks
  • Climate Health Initiative

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