Birte Fagerdal

Birte Fagerdal is a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Quality and Health Technology, University of Stavanger, Faculty of Health Sciences. Her work focuses on resilience in healthcare services, adaptive capacity in hospital teams, and collaborative learning strategies.

• Research themes: Resilience engineering, patient safety, healthcare quality, stakeholder involvement
• Collaborators: Hilda Bø Lyng, Veslemøy Guise, Siri Wiig, Janet Anderson, Jeffrey Braithwaite
• Key contributions: Development of resilience learning tools, analysis of team dynamics, policy recommendations for healthcare systems

Her recent work includes empirical studies on resilience implementation, cross-country team comparisons, and stakeholder-driven frameworks. Publications span journals like BMJ Open, Applied Ergonomics, and Frontiers in Public Health, as well as conference presentations at NSQH, RHCS Summer Meetings, and ISQua Conference.