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Anna Hjalmarsson serves as a Postdoctoral Researcher in Sociology at Umeå University's Department of Sociology, where she is affiliated with the Sociology of health, well-being, and quality of life research group. She additionally collaborates with Linnaeus University's Centre of Interprofessional Collaboration within Emergency care (CICE), focusing on an international project analyzing moral injury in healthcare workers across Sweden, the Netherlands, and Brazil resulting from COVID-19 pandemic measures.
Her academic foundation includes a 2023 PhD in Caring Science from Mälardalen University, with her dissertation examining older persons' participation in prehospital emergency care. This builds on her prior clinical experience as a specialist nurse in surgical care, providing practical insights into healthcare systems.
Hjalmarsson's research investigates critical intersections of sociology, gerontology, and emergency medicine, particularly examining patient participation dynamics, power structures among healthcare professionals, and moral injury consequences during public health crises. Her work consistently addresses challenges in municipal home care and ambulance service coordination for elderly populations, utilizing qualitative methodologies to explore lived experiences.
Analysis of her publications reveals a cohesive research trajectory centered on emergency care for older adults, evolving from population-level ambulance assignment studies to nuanced phenomenological examinations of trust and participation. This progression demonstrates increasing methodological sophistication while maintaining focus on system-level improvements for vulnerable populations.
Currently leading a 2024-2026 international project on pandemic-induced moral injury, Hjalmarsson actively contributes to CICE's mission of enhancing emergency care through interprofessional collaboration, with findings potentially influencing healthcare policy and professional training frameworks across multiple nations.
