Associate Professor

Sissel Johansson Brenna

Field of work

Associate Professor in Nursing and Interprofessional Collaborative Competences, Faculty of health and social sciences, Unit for master’s in clinical nursing. Previous work experience as a nurse in acute ward, in pediatric wards, pulmonary wards and in home-based care.

Extensive experience as a teacher and practice supervisor and have also experience within education management and project management through positions as elected head of nursing program (1998-2003), Head of Department of Further Education (2009-2011), Coordinator for master’s program in Clinical Nursing (2015-2018) and as project manager in developing digital-supported master’s degree programs in in clinical nursing, across three campuses.

Engaged in development of interprofessional education and practice, and the interaction between education and practice. Coordinator for interprofessional education in HiB/HVL 2009-2020. Deputy leader of TVEPS https://www.uib.no/tveps 2012-forts.

Institution responsible for suitability assessment HVL-Bergen from 2021.

Engaged in educational policy work and was elected representative from scientific staff on the board of HiB/HVL for two periods from 2011-2019

Courses taught

Interprofessional education and colaborative practice 

Research areas

Interprofessional education and colaborative practice 

Publications

  • TPS-grupper i praksis (Tverrprofesjonell samarbeidslæring i praksisstudier) Delprosjekt 1b i OPERASJON BACHELORPRAKSIS, FHS

    Brenna, Sissel Johansson, Kvilhaugsvik, Bente, Lunde, Sølvi Anne Eide, Andersen, Irene Aasen, Solheim, Inger, Braseth, Turid Aarhus, Kaale, Helga Kristin, Fredheim, Kari, Strøm, Bergliot, Blåsternes, Edith Margrethe, Løberg, Aina Helen, Aasen, Unni Margrethe Uren, Skahjem, Anne Charlotte (2021)
  • Kapittel 7: Verdier i profesjonell og tverrprofesjonell samhandling

    Brenna, Sissel Johansson, Kvilhaugsvik, Bente, Hauksdottir, Nanna (2020)
  • Evidence of validity for the Norwegian version of the interprofessional collaborative competency attainment survey (ICCAS)

    Lunde, Lene, Baerheim, Anders, Johannessen, Ane, Aase, Ingunn, Almendingen, Kari, Andersen, Irene Aasen, Bengtsson, Rutt Venke, Brenna, Sissel Johansson, Hauksdottir, Nanna, Steinsbekk, Aslak, Rosvold, Elin Olaug (2020)
  • Interprofessional education as a contributor to professional and interprofessional identities

    Haugland, Mildrid Jorunn, Brenna, Sissel Johansson, Aanes, Mette (2019)
  • New arenas for interprofessional work training in Western Norway

    Johannessen, Ane, Agdesteen, Gunhild, Brenna, Sissel Johansson, Gundersen, Elin Christine, Kaale, Helga Kristin, Baerheim, Anders, Kjome, Reidun Lisbet Skeide (2019)
  • Sustainable development through collaboration in education between the North and the South: A comparison of interprofessional educational activities

    Rhoda, Anthea, Brenna, Sissel Johansson, Olsen, Nina Rydland, Frantz, Jose, Haugland, Mildrid Jorunn (2019)
  • Betydningen av å utvikle tverrprofesjonell samarbeidskompetanse: Efaringer fra TVEPS som arena for tverrprofesjonell utdanning

    Brenna, Sissel Johansson, Baerheim, Anders, Grimeland, Tiril, Kjome, Reidun Lisbet Skeide, Johannessen, Ane (2018)
  • Rapport: Videreføring av studieopplegget "Nettbasert TPS i Vest"

    Hasle, Bente, Aase, Ingunn, Bengtsson, Rutt Venke, Baerheim, Anders, Andersen, Irene Aasen, Aasen, Unni Uren, Brenna, Sissel Johansson, Kvilhaugsvik, Bente (2018)
  • THE FIRST APPROVAL PROCESS OF AN ANESTHESIA PROGRAM IN NORWAY

    Olsen, Marit Vassbotten, Drageset, Sigrunn, Brenna, Sissel Johansson (2018)
  • Aligning interprofessional education with transforming health care?

    Baerheim, Anders, Grimeland, Tiril, Kjome, Reidun Lisbet Skeide, Brenna, Sissel Johansson (2017)
  • Student Interprofessional Workplace Learning and Payoff for Patient Safety within Nursing Home Learning

    Baerheim, Anders, Kjome, Reidun Lisbet Skeide, Brenna, Sissel Johansson, Grimeland, Tiril (2017)
  • Co-designing a blended learning interprofessional education qualification through a north- south collaboration: Lessons learnt

    Frantz, Jose, Brenna, Sissel Johansson, Filies, Gerard, Haugland, Mildrid Jorunn, Mlenzana, Nondwe, Olsen, Nina Rydland, Rhoda, Anthea (2017)
  • Law students in teams with health professional students. The experiences from students and nursing home staff

    Grimeland, Tiril, Baerheim, Anders, Østenstad, Bjørn Henning, Brenna, Sissel Johansson, Kjome, Reidun Lisbet Skeide, Raaheim, Arild (2017)
  • Internasjonal godkjenning av norsk anestesiutdanning

    Olsen, Marit Vassbotten, Drageset, Sigrunn, Brenna, Sissel Johansson (2017)
  • «TPS i Vest» - Tverrprofesjonell samarbeidslæring ved seks utdanningsinstitusjonar på Vestlandet - Ein pilot

    Andersen, Irene Aasen, Hasle, Bente, Bengtsson, Rutt Venke, Brenna, Sissel Johansson, Baerheim, Anders, Aasen, Unni Margrethe Uren, Aase, Ingunn, Bjørke, Gerd (2016)
  • Educating change agents. A qualitative descriptive study of graduates of a Master’s program in evidence-based practice.

    Hole, Grete Oline, Brenna, Sissel Johansson, Graverholt, Birgitte, Ciliska, Donna, Nortvedt, Monica Wammen (2016)
  • A user-role in online interprofessional learning

    Bjørke, Gerd, Andersen, Irene Aasen, Bengtsson, Rutt, Brenna, Sissel Johansson, Baerheim, Anders, Hasle, Bente (2015)
  • Tverrprofesjonell samarbeidslæring I UH-nett Vest. Rapport frå TPS-abeidsgruppa

    Bjørke, Gerd, Andersen, Irene Aasen, Brenna, Sissel Johansson, Bengtsson, Rutt Venke, Baerheim, Anders, Hasle, Bente (2015)
  • Å utdanne endringsagenter: ein kvalitativ deskriptiv studie av tidlegare studenter i Master i Kunnskapsbasert praksis sin kompetanse

    Hole, Grete Oline, Brenna, Sissel Johansson, Graverholt, Birgitte, Ciliska, Donna, Nortvedt, Monica Wammen (2015)
  • Kvalifisering for tverrprofesjonelt samarbeid i helse- og sosialsektoren

    Bjørke, Gerd, Nilsen, Ragnhild, Almenning, Tone Hoff, Almås, Synnøve Hofseth, Brenna, Sissel Johansson, Hansen, Kjellaug Kildal, Haugland, Elisabeth, Nesse, Bodil, Nilsen, Sigurd Roger, Norenberg, Dorte, Røising, Hanne Schou, Vasset, Frøydis Perny (2012)
  • Masterstudentar i kunnskapsbasert praksis; deira opplevingar og erfaringar under og etter studiet

    Hole, Grete Oline, Brenna, Sissel Johansson, Nortvedt, Monica Wammen (2012)
  • Ekstern evaluering av Bachelorstudiet i radiografi, Avdeling for Helse- og Sosialfag, Høgskolen i Bergen. Rapport fra Komité

    Brenna, Sissel Johansson, Bjørke, Gerd, Thingnes, Elin Rødahl, Brandt-Rasmussen, Elisabeth, Sæbøe, Grete (2009)
  • An Interprofessional, collaborative learning unit: Development, implementation and evaluation within a framework of action research

    Brenna, Sissel, Graue, Marit, Harris, Janet (2008)
  • Sykepleierutdanningens forskningstilknytning The Integration of Research in Nursing Education

    Haltbakk, Johannes, Brenna, Sissel, Utne, Liv, Wågsæther, Kjersti Birkeland (2007)
  • Tydeliggjøre forskningstilknytningen i utdanningen, studentmedvirkning i FoU- arbeid, Å undervise og arbeide kunnskapsbasert. Forskningslitteratur, engelsk litteratur Notat fra prosjektgruppe 2

    Brenna, Sissel, Haltbakk, Johannes, Utne, Liv, Wågsæther, Kjersti Birkeland (2006)