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Birgitte Tørring is an Educational Consultant at The Post Graduate Education Department (act2learn) at University College of Northern Denmark. In 2018 she completed her PhD in Health Services Research at Aalborg University, Faculty of Medicine focused on communication and relationships in surgical team and relational coordination dynamics at the microlevel during change processes in an organization.  The PhD. study is a mixed methods study including ethnographic fieldwork and an organizational intervention process intended to improve relational coordination in the operating room and to investigate the impact on the safety culture. Birgitte has worked for 19 years as consultant, teacher, and coach at act2learn with a special focus on training communication skilss, improving health care, and improving interdisciplinary collaboration in hospital units as well as in primary care. Furthermore, Birgitte has contributed to the development and establishment of patient-centered communication training programs for health professionals and implemented these programs in order to strengthen health professionals’ skills to cope with challenging communication situations. Birgitte has a background as Critical Care Nurse and has for several years worked as manager in an Intensive Care Unit at Aalborg University Hospital. She has a master’s degree in Humanities and Health Studies from Aarhus University.