Curriculum

Education

• Research associate professor, Ageing Research Centre, Institute of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology, University of Southern Denmark (part-time with the clinical work), 2003-
• Ph.D. thesis, Faculty of Health Science. University of Southern Denmark: Centenarians in Denmark. An epidemiological study of a dynamic cohort, 2001.
• Senior lecturer (geriatrics), Faculty of Health Science, University of Southern Denmark, 2000-02.
• Completed Specialist training: Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine, 1992.
• Graduated from Medical School, Copenhagen University, 1983.

Academic career

• Research associate professor, Ageing Research Centre, Institute of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology, University of Southern Denmark (part-time with the clinical work), 2003-
• Consultant, Geriatric Dep., Odense University Hospital, 2000-
• Staff specialist, Geriatric Dep., Odense University Hospital, 1999-00.
• Senior registrar, Geriatric Dep., Roskilde University Hospital, 1998-99.
• Ph.D.-student, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, 1995-98.
• Senior registrar. Geriatric Dep., Odense University Hospital, 1993-95.
• Junior doctor appointments in basic medical training and specialist training: Svendborg County Hospital; Herlev University Hospital; and Karlstad County hospital, Sweden, 1983-92.

Member of the board of directors

• European Union of Geriatric Medicine, EUGMS.
• Centre of Inflammation and Metabolism, Danish National Research Foundation.

Research areas

Clinically working consultant geriatrician (20%) and research associate professor (80%). Epidemiological research focus on centenarians and oldest old, health in an ageing Europe (SHARE). Geriatric research focus on telehealth and preventive geriatrics to avoid acute hospital admission.