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Action plan in the event of the decease of a student at the Faculty of Medicine

Here you will find information on how to proceed in the event of the decease of a student at the Faculty of Medicine.

Here is a checklist (in Swedish) intended as a support in the event of the decease of a student at the Faculty of Medicine. The purpose is to ensure that information is given quickly and correctly to those concerned, to stave off rumours and to give affected students and teachers the opportunity to process. 

The Programme Director is responsible for:

  1. Checking the data
  2. Informing those affected
  3. Calling a crisis meeting
  4. Subsequent meetings according to the checklist

Contacts for the education programmes:

The occupational therapist programme 
Pia Hovbrandt, 073-598 69 97, pia [dot] hovbrandt [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (pia[dot]hovbrandt[at]med[dot]lu[dot]se)

The audiologist programme 
Jonas Brännström, +46 46-17 71 03, jonas [dot] brannstrom [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (jonas[dot]brannstrom[at]med[dot]lu[dot]se)

Biomedicine - bachelor and master programmes 
Maria Swanberg, +46 46-222 06 12, maria [dot] swanberg [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (maria[dot]swanberg[at]med[dot]lu[dot]se)

The physiotherapist programme 
Ingrid Lindgren, +46 70-243 59 63, ingrid [dot] lindgren [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (ingrid[dot]lindgren[at]med[dot]lu[dot]se)

The speech therapy programme 
Sara Wiberg, +46 46-222 42 77, sara [dot] wiberg [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (sara[dot]wiberg[at]med[dot]lu[dot]se) 

The medical doctor programme 
Sara Regnér, sara [dot] regner [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (sara[dot]regner[at]med[dot]lu[dot]se)

Complementary training doctor, KUL 
Anders Gottsäter, +46 76-887 10 74Anders [dot] Gottsater [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (anders[dot]gottsater[at]med[dot]lu[dot]se)

Nursing programme 
Anneli Jönsson, +46 46-222 18 34, anneli [dot] jonsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (anneli[dot]jonsson[at]med[dot]lu[dot]se)

The X-ray nursing programme 
Jenny Gårdling, +46 46-222 19 03Jenny [dot] Gardling [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (jenny[dot]gardling[at]med[dot]lu[dot]se)

The midwifery programme 
Maria Ekelin, +46 46-222 19 39maria [dot] ekelin [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (maria[dot]ekelin[at]med[dot]lu[dot]se)

The specialist nursing programmes, 7 specialisations 
Ulf Jakobsson, +46 40-39 13 17, ulf [dot] jakobsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (ulf[dot]jakobsson[at]med[dot]lu[dot]se)

Master's in public health 
Benedict Oppong Asamoah, +46 40-391401, Benedict_Oppong [dot] Asamoah [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Benedict_Oppong[dot]Asamoah[at]med[dot]lu[dot]se)

Health science base year, Master programme in medical science and stand-alone courses
Connie Lethin, +46 46-222 18 12, connie [dot] lethin [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (connie[dot]lethin[at]med[dot]lu[dot]se)

If the information about the incident is first received by the department, course coordinator or other person, the programme director must be contacted immediately.

Expert assistance

In crisis situations, expert assistance is often necessary, for example to carry out support counselling with groups or individuals. Student Health, the student or hospital chaplain et cetera can be helpful. 

Student health 
Reception, +46 46 222 43 77  

The student chaplains (can also mediate contacts regarding other religions): 
Office: +46 46 35 87 35  
Student chaplains (the Church of Sweden's website, in Swedish)

Hospital chaplain Lund: +46 46 17 17 39, +46 46 17 17 29
Hospital chaplain Lund (the Church of Sweden's website, in Swedish) 

Hospital chaplain Malmö: +46 40 33 10 00 ask for Hospital Chapel
Hospital Chaplain Malmö (the Church of Sweden's website, in Swedish)

Hospital Chaplain Helsingborg: +46 42 406 10 00 ask for Hospital Chapel
Hospital Chaplain Helsingborg (the Church of Sweden's website, in Swedish)

Contact in the event of the decease of a student

Elin Linderberg, student welfare officer

elin [dot] linderberg [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (elin[dot]linderberg[at]med[dot]lu[dot]se)
+46 73 057 66 34