Events Talent Academy Health & Living
Upcoming and Planned Events
Here you will find all information about upcoming and planned events of the Graduate School Health & Living. If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at talentakademie.health-living@hs-osnabrueck.de.
The 16th Doctoral Symposium of the German Association for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology (GMDS) will take place in Osnabrück from October 22 to 24, 2025. Further information and registration for the Doctoral Symposium can be found on the event website.
Flyer zum 16. Doktorandensymposium
Please note: Participation is only open to members of the GMDS and members of the Graduate School Health & Living!
Starting 2001 European Federation of Medical Informatics organizes each year a Special Topic Conference empowering the EFMI Working Groups. The EFMI Special Topic Conference 2025 is being organized by the Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences, and by the GMDS (German Society of Medical Informatics), as national member society of EFMI.
Please visit the conference webseite for futher information: EFMI STC 2025
The CAMELOT Tool (CochrAne qualitative MEthodological LimitatiOns Tool) – A New Evidence-Based Instrument for Assessing Methodological Limitations in Qualitative Research
Qualitative evidence syntheses (QES) or qualitative systematic reviews are gaining increasing importance as a means of integrating qualitative research into decision-making processes across various domains, such as guideline development. Being able to critically assess the methodological strengths and weaknesses of primary studies is essential in this context. The CAMELOT tool was developed to support such evaluations. It provides researchers with a structured and transparent method to systematically assess methodological limitations in qualitative studies. While a wide range of tools is currently available for evaluating qualitative research, only a few are evidence-based, and their goals often differ significantly.
Even for those whose own research primarily follows quantitative approaches, understanding the methodological quality of qualitative research is becoming increasingly relevant. Qualitative studies provide valuable insights into experiences, perspectives, and contexts that can complement quantitative findings and offer a more comprehensive understanding of complex issues. The ability to assess the methodological limitations of qualitative studies is relevant for anyone who seeks to critically examine and integrate findings from diverse research approaches into their work. CAMELOT can help users professionally evaluate the credibility and value of qualitative research.
This workshop offers a unique opportunity to get to know the new CAMELOT tool, presented by Heather M. Munthe-Kaas from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, who co-developed the tool as part of the CAMELOT Development Group.
If you are interested in participating, please register by September 5, 2025, by sending an email to: talentakademie.health-living@hs-osnabrueck.de.
The workshop will take place online on September 9, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM (CEST).
At the doctoral colloquium, doctoral students and, if they wish, their supervising professors from the area of Health & Living come together once a semester to discuss current issues relating to their doctorate.
Participants have the opportunity to present their doctoral topics, discuss current problems or, for example, simply practise their disputation in front of an audience. The results are discussed together and approaches to solutions are worked out.
The doctoral colloquium is open to all doctoral students and their supervisors at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences from the overarching topic area of Health & Living.
Interested parties are welcome to join us at any time.
We welcome registrations at talentakademie.health-living@hs-osnabrueck.de
Past Events
Modern care is based on scientific knowledge - but how can it be effectively integrated into everyday practice? Patients often do not receive the best possible care because new research findings are difficult to translate into practice.
In this event, we will look at how expert standards and guidelines serve as the basis for evidence-based decisions and how digital decision support systems can provide targeted support for caregivers. In particular, the use of artificial intelligence opens up new possibilities for providing relevant information in real time and making informed decisions. Collaboration with universities and research institutions can also help strengthen the link between theory and practice.
In addition to exciting presentations, we offer space for discussion and the exchange of personal experiences. Take advantage of this opportunity to network with experts and colleagues to develop new approaches to evidence-based care.
Date: Wednesday, 10 April 2025
Time: 16:00 – 19:00 h
Location: Akademie Klinikum Osnabrück, Am Finkenhügel 1, 49076 Osnabrück
The current program can be found on the website of the Netzwerk Versorgungskontinuität in der Region Osnabrück e.V. or in the Flyer.
Registration is possible until 04 April 2025: registration for the event
On 27.01.2025 we were able to organise the second part of the workshop series on the application of AI from 14:00 - 15:00. This time it was about AI in the doctorate and was offered together with the elcc of Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences.
11th Day of Nutritional Sciences
On 11 and 12 December, we successfully co-hosted the 11th ‘Day of Nutritional Sciences’. Exciting expert panels on current and relevant topics in nutritional science took place.
On 28.10.2024 we were able to offer an online workshop on the basics of AI in teaching together with the elcc of Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences from 10.00 - 11.00 am.
On 25 October 2024, students on the ‘Ernährungsassoziierte Krankheiten II’ module held a peer-to-peer workshop entitled ‘Nutritional sciences: What's behind it, what do you study and what opportunities does the degree offer?’. The event was held in the Room for Innovation and Student Empowerment, Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences' start-up lab.
As part of the cooperation between Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences and BBS Haste ‘Berufliches Gymnasium Gesundheit und Soziales’, participants from both institutions were given an insight into the content and methods of the degree programme as well as the mutual opportunities that arise from it. The aim of the collaboration is to further strengthen the exchange between schools and universities and to sustainably promote the educational pathway from school to university - including its research and transfer potential in the graduate school.
Our workshop on grounded theory took place on May 29, 2024. Prof. Dr. Hilke Hansen from the WiSo faculty gave a lecture on the topic.
On May 8, 2024, the 10th Day of Nutritional Sciences took place as part of the Talent Academy Health & Living as an online teaching-research-innovation event. The event addressed two highly topical issues: Digital Health Applications (DiGA) and Intergenerational Inheritance.
On April 29, 2024, we held an online workshop on the topic of scoping reviews. The speakers were Prof. Ulla-Mari Kinnunen and Milla Rosenlund from the University of Eastern Finland.
On 24.04.2024, we enjoyed a guided tour of the new midwifery skills lab at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences. Prof. Dr. Karin Niessen reports on current developments.
On 17.04.2024 Prof. Shoma Berkemeyer will lead an excursion to the Max Ruber Institute (Federal Research Institute for Nutrition and Food) in Detmold. The excursion will take place from 10.00 - 13.00.
Information about the Max Ruber Institute and how to get there: https://www.mri.bund.de/de/ueber-das-mri/standorte/detmold/ .
If you are interested in participating, please contact: talentakademie.health-living@hs-osnabrueck.de
On 29.01.2024, we were able to experience an exciting presentation by Dr Kathrin Wehner from the Institute for Quality Assurance and Transparency in Healthcare (IQTiG) from Berlin on the topic of the use of routine data for quality measurement in outpatient care at our university. The event was used for a lively exchange and discussion.
Block Course
Introduction to Public Health in Germany and the USA
23. til 25. October 2023
On 06.09.2023, we successfully had our workshop "How to write a successful research proposal" together with the department for "Research, Cooperation, Third-Party Funding". Heike Gosmann, Christine Lehmacher-Hoffmann and Johannes Laukamp reported on the various possibilities of research funding and the tricks of the trade when submitting an application. In the joint discussion, the different experiences could be exchanged.
On 29.06.2023 at 4:30pm we had an interesting talk and discussion with David Meyers of Sinai Hospital Baltimore and adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University on Ethics-The Elephant in the Room.
On 27.06.2023 at 16:00 we had an exciting discussion with Prof. Dr. Karin Wolf-Ostermann from the University of Bremen on the topic of academic publishing from the perspective of an editor. The participants had the opportunity to learn about the process of scientific publishing and to ask their questions directly to an editor.
Spring School
Information in Healthcare - From Data to Knowledge
08. til 12 May 2023