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Main focus of research

The main focus areas are 1) examination of factors influencing in-hospital outcome, 2) development / validation of outcome measures, 3) determine the feasibility of physical rehabilitation interventions, and 4) examine the effect of such interventions proven feasible, primarily in patients with hip fracture and after lower limb amputation, but also involved in studies of patients with Geriatric disorders, Abdominal surgery, AECOPD, Diabetes, Clavicle fractures and Achilles tendon ruptures. 

ACADEMIC DEGREES:

1992                   Physical Therapist, Copenhagen School of Physical Therapy, Denmark

2010                    PhD, Faculty of Health Sciences, Lund University, Sweden.

Thesis title: Hip fractures – Functional assessments and factors influencing in-hospital outcome, a physiotherapeutic perspective DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.24689.22887

 

ACADEMIC EVALUATIONS/APPOINTMENTS:

2011 - now      Appointed as censor for health science and related educations in Denmark.

2017 +2021      Evaluated as professor-qualified, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen

 

COURSES:

2018                    E-Learning, Introduction to GCP for Site Staff

2020                    Responsible Conduct of Research for PhD-supervisors, University of Copenhagen

2021                    Introduction to University Pedagogy, University of Copenhagen

 

EMPLOYMENTS (recent):

2010 - 2021      Senior Researcher, PMR-C, Department of Occupational and Physical Therapy, and Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Amager-Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen.

2013 - 2016      External PhD lecturer, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.

2014 - 2016      External MSc lecturer, Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.

2016                    External MSc lecturer, Master of Public Health, University of Copenhagen.

2017 - 2019      External MSc lecturer, Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.

2020-2021         Associate professor, Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.

2021-                  Professor, Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen & Senior Researcher, Department of Physical- and Occupational Therapy, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital.

 

 

ACADEMIC SUPERVISION AND EVALUATIONS:

PhD-students:

2011 - 2014      Principal co-supervisor for Maria Patrocinio Ariza Vega, PT, OT, MSc, PhD, Universidad de Granada, Spain (Patients with hip fracture).

2011 - 2015      Principal co-supervisor for Ilija Ban, MD, PhD, University of Copenhagen, (Patients with clavicle fractures).

2014                 Evaluation of PhD progress, 1 student, University of Copenhagen.

2015                    Evaluation committee member for abstracts, ISPO World Congress, Lyon, France.

2013 - 2016      Principal supervisor for Lise Kronborg, PT, MSc, PhD, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Patients with hip fracture).

2013 - 2017     Co-supervisor for Dorte Melgaard Kristiansen, OT, MSc, PhD, North Denmark Regional Hospital, Aalborg University, Denmark (Patients with community acquired pneumonia).

2014-2017         Principal co-supervisor for Christian Wied, MD, PhD, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Patients with lower limb amputation).

2018 - now      Co-supervisor for Maria Svennergren Hansen, PT, MSc, PhD-student, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Patients with Achilles tendon rupture).

2018 - now      Principal supervisor for Signe Hulsbæk, PT, MSc, PhD-student University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Patients with hip fracture).

2018                    Assessment of PhD-application, University of Southern Denmark

2019                    Evaluation of PhD-project, University of Southern Denmark

2019                    Evaluation committee member for abstracts, ISPO World Congress, Kobe, Japan

2020 - now      Co-supervisor for Linette Marie Kofoed, PT, MR, PhD-student Örebro University, Sweden (Patients with COLD)

2020                    Evaluation committee member of PhD-thesis and 2nd opponent (lower limb amputations), OsloMet, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway (defense, November 2020)

2021                    Review of NIHR, UK funding application focused on rehab of lower limb amputee patients

2021 nov. 4th   1st opponent, PhD-thesis – patients with hip fracture, Tärtu University, Estonia.

2021                    Evaluation committee member, associate professor application, Aarhus University

 

MSc/MR-students:

2010 - 2012    Principal supervisor, Louise Lohmann Faber, OT, MSc, Faculty of Health Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Patients with hip fracture).

2011 - 2014      Role as Principal supervisor of MR-projekt for Linette Marie Kofoed, PT, MR, Frederikssund Hospital, University of Southern Denmark (Patients with acute exacerbation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).

2012 - 2014      Role as principal supervisor of MSc-projekt for Jan Overgaard, PT, MSc, Lolland Municipality, University of Southern Denmark (Patients with hip fracture).

2012-2014         Principal co-supervisor for Nadia Ørbæk, PT, MSc, Hvidovre Hospital, University of Southern Denmark (Patients with hip fracture).

2013-2016         Principal supervisor for Maria Svennergren Hansen, PT, MSc, Hvidovre Hospital, Lund University, Sweden (Patients with Achilles tendon rupture).

2015-2016         Principal supervisor for Signe Hulsbæk, PT, MSc, Koege Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Patients with hip fracture).

2017                    Co-supervisor for Daniel Kristensen, PT, MSc and Nikolaj Odderskær, PT, MSc. Ålborg University (amputee patients)

2017-2019         Co-supervisor for Line Rokkedal Jønsson, PT, MR, MSc-student, Hvidovre Hospital, University of Southern Denmark (Patients after acute high-risk abdominal surgery)

 

BSc-students:

2008 - now      Co-supervisor of 8 Bachelor projects in Physical Therapy (Skodsborg, Copenhagen and Roskilde, School of Physiotherapy).

 

SCIENTICIC AWARDS:

2006                    Hvidovre Hospital, annually research day – Co-author, best platform

2007                   Hvidovre Hospital, annually research day – Prizewinner, best poster.

2007                   Hvidovre Hospital, annually MVU research day – Prizewinner, best platform.

2010                   The Danish Physical Therapy Organization, "The special research award"

2013                    Hvidovre Hospital, annually research day – Senior-author of best platform presentation.

2016                    Hvidovre Hospital, annually research day – Senior-author of best platform presentation.

2016                    Fragility Fracture Network Global Congress, Rome - Senior-author of best platform presentation.

2019                    Hvidovre Hospital, annually research day – Co-author of best platform presentation.

2019                    Danish Orthopedic Society – Co-author of best scientific paper.

 

STEERING COMITIES:

2012 - 2021      Rapid Recovery – Zimmer-Biomet, Hip Fracture Fragility Fracture Reference Center at Amager-Hvidovre Hospital.

2013 - 2021      Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Research–Copenhagen (PMR-C).

2014 - 2017      Regional knowledge center for lower extremity amputee patients located at Amager-Hvidovre Hospital.

2016 - now      Copenhagen Research Center for Hip Fractures, Capital Region, Copenhagen, Denmark (not active).

2021-                  Municipality based database for major lower limb amputations provided with prothesis

2021-                  Hospital based database for major lower limb amputations

2021-                  Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Hospital, Research in patients with hip fracture

 

INVITED LECTURES:

2003-                  Hospitals: Silkeborg, Hillerød, Holbæk, Aalborg, Slagelse, Svendborg, Esbjerg, Holstebro.

Municipalities: Vejle, Frederiksberg, Lyngby-Tårbæk, Gentofte og Rudersdal, Copenhagen, Sønderborg, Brøndby.

2005                    National hip fracture workshop, Rigshospitalet. Title: "Mobilisation and rehabilitation after hip fracture".

2010                    National Workshop - Rehabilitation after surgery, Rigshospitalet. Title: "Rehabilitation after hip fracture".

2010                    Workshop, Capital region – Geriatric and Medical patients. Title: “What to do with the immobilized patient”.

2011                    National Conference – Implementation of research in clinical practice, Odense. Title: “Implementation of research in daily clinical practice”.

2011                    Workshop, Capital region, Denmark – Treatment of lower limb amputee patients: Title: “Challenges, research and assessment of quality”. 

2012                    Regional amputee meeting, Hvidovre Hospital, Denmark: Title: “Cross-sectional guidelines for rehabilitation of lower limb amputee patients”.

2013                    International Amputee Congress, Hvidovre Hospital, Denmark: Title: “Use of the one-leg-stand-test in lower limb amputee patients”.

2013                    Swedish Orthopedic Congress, Uppsala, Sweden. Title: "Prediction of function after hip fracture".

2014                    3rd Fragility Fracture Network Global Congress, Madrid, Spain. Title: “In-hospital physiotherapy after acute hip fracture Surgery in Denmark”.

2016                    National conference – Rehabilitation after fracture, Odense, Denmark. Title: “Rehabilitation after hip fracture surgery”

2016                    National hip fracture register day, Odense, Denmark. Title: “Do patients achieve the expected functional level”

2016                    Pre-congress physio day, 5th Fragility Fracture Network Global Congress, Rome, Italy. Title: “Factors influencing rehabilitation outcome of patients with hip fracture”

2016                    5th Fragility Fracture Network Global Congress, Rome, Italy. Title: “Survey of physiotherapy care after hip fracture: initial results from Denmark and Australia”

2017                    National Amputation Conference, Middelfart, Denmark: Title: “Use of the one-leg-stand-test and the Basic Amputee Mobility Score (BAMS) in lower limb amputee patients”.

2017                    Fragility Fracture Network Global Congress, Malmø, Sweden. Title: “Clinical practice guidelines for outcome measures in patients with hip fracture”

2018                    Danish Physical Therapist Congress, Odense, Denmark. Title: The importance of early out of bed mobilization after hip fracture.

2018                    Danish Physical Therapist Congress, Odense, Denmark. Title: Easily applicable measurements to assess signs of sarcopenia in daily clinical practice.

2018                    1st National seminar for learning and quality improvement for treatment of patients with hip fracture, Horsens, Denmark. Title: Mobilization and training after hip fracture

2018                    7th Fragility Fracture Network Global Congress, Dublin Ireland (pre-day).  Title: Physical activity and how to enhance it after hip fracture.

2018                    BACPAR, British Amputee Congress, Wolverhampton, UK (keynote). Title: The Basic Amputee Mobility Score (BAMS)/outcome measures

2018                    2nd National seminar for learning and quality improvement for treatment of patients with hip fracture, Odense, Denmark. Title: Mobilization and training after hip fracture

2019                    Southern Region of Denmark. Title: The orthopedic hip – Hip fractures.

2019                    Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMET), Scientific amputee day, Oslo, Norway. Title: Development and validation of the Basic Amputee Mobility Score.

2019                    National Norwegian FFN meeting, Oslo, Norway. 4 lectures, titles:

  1. Physical Therapists in a multidisciplinary team,
  2. Physical therapy after hip fracture - why, when and how - overview of the evidence, 3. Use of standardized outcome measures for the assessment of function after hip fracture,
  3. Exercise after surgery - (when) does strength training matter, recommended program for strength training after hip fracture.

2019                    8th Fragility Fracture Network Global Congress, Oxford, UK (+organizing committee + chair for workshop), titles:

  1. Progressive resistance exercise after hip fracture surgery –why and how to do it to maximize outcome in clinical practice (Physio pre-day),
  2. Using physiotherapy measures for short-term follow-up (full congress),
  3. Outcome measures recommended for clinical and research use by the APTA, Clinical Practice Guidelines: PT Management of Older Adults with Hip Fracture.

2020                    Webinars: FFN, Southern Europe and Latin America Regional Expert meetings. Panel member and short talks, Titles: Exercise for preventing falls and fractures in older people in the community and the importance of early mobilization / ambulatory status after hip fracture

2020                    Webinar: The Japan CAS Research Society (JCRS): The Cumulated Ambulation Score

2021                    2 webinars: US Clinical Practice Guideline - Physical Therapy Management of Older Adults with Hip Fracture. Title; Outcome measures pre-fracture and inpatient settings.

2021                    Webinar: FFN Symposium at All-Russian conference with international participation Days of Osteoporosis in St. Petersburg. Osteoporosis and Geriatrics. Title; Physiotherapy interventions and outcome measures for use in clinical practice of older patients with hip fracture across the continuum of care

2021                    FFN Pocket meeting, Europe. Panel member, Pillar II. Rehabilitation following fragility fracture

2021                    3rd Virtual Asia-Pacific Fragility Fracture Network Pocket Meeting. Keynote, Title; “Mobilisation throughout rehabilitation process and function on discharge”

2021                    9th FFN Congress, Virtual. European meeting: Keynote, Title; Current guidelines on postoperative rehabilitation

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

Peer-reviewed:

2003 –               92 PubMed indexed papers; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=%28%28%28Kristensen+MT%29+OR+%28Morten+Tange+K%29%29+NOT+%28Reventlow+S%29%29+NOT+%28Arreskov+AB%29&sort=date&size=200

Google scholar H-index=32 Citations=3373, Dec 29th, 2021.  

Link to profile. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=_1fJPdsAAAAJ&hl=da

 

CONGRESS PRESENTATIONS:

2005 - now      More than 50 abstracts presented at national or international conferences, including 2 World Congresses in Physical Therapy, 5 congresses (EFORT) arranged by the European Orthopedic Society, 1 ISPO World Congress, and 7 Fragility Fracture Network Global Congresses  (Kristensen MT as first and presenting author).

 

Chaired or co-chaired 11 national/international congress sessions or symposias

Member of the local organising comitee for the 2017 FFN Global Network Congress, Malmø, Sweden. Member of the scientifc comitee for the FFN, virtual congress 2021.

2010 - now      More than 60 abstracts presented at regional, national and international conferences by students or collaborators (Kristensen MT as senior author)

 

BOOK CHAPTERS:

- Ortopædkirurgi for ergoterapeuter og fysioterapeuter. 1.udgave, Munksgaard, København 2009.

page 67-75, accelererede forløb i det ortopædkirurgiske speciale. Husted H, Holm G, Kristensen MT, Tingskov L, Kehlet H.

- Ergoterapi og Fysioterapi til Ældre. 1. udgave, Munksgaard, København 2012. Kapitel 5, Fald og Hoftebrud. Kristensen MT, Faber LL.

 

OCCATIONAL REVIEWER ASSIGNMENTS (in total > 25):

2006 - now      Clinical Rehabilitation, American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, Acta Orthopaedica, Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, European Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, Clinical Interventions in Ageing, BMJ Open, Disability & Rehabilitation, BMC Anaesthesiology, Prosthetics and Orthotics International, Age and Ageing, BMC Geriatrics, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, Injury, Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle, Physical Therapy, Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine.

 

EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERSHIP:

2010-2017         World Journal of Orthopedics

2020 - now      Joint Diseases and Related Surgery (international advisory board).

 

RESEARCH COORDINATION/SUPERVISION:

2002 - now      In-hospital rehabilitation and outcome measure projects for patients with hip fracture (since 2002), lower limb amputation (since 2010), Clavicle fractures (since 2011), Achilles Tendon Rupture (since 2013) major abdominal surgery (since 2014), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (since 2016), Departments of Physical Therapy and Orthopedic Surgery, Amager-Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen.

2008 - now      Rehabilitation and outcome measure projects for patients with hip fracture, outpatient setting, Lolland Municipality (Jan Overgaard)

2010 - now      Rehabilitation projects for patient's with lower limb amputation and diabetes, outpatient setting, Copenhagen Municipality (Kajsa Lindberg).

2011 - 2014      Rehabilitation projects for patients with acute exacerbation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Frederikssund Hospital (Linette Marie Kofoed).

2019 -                Rehabilitation projects for older people and patients with hip fracture, outpatient setting, Gentofte Municipality, in preparation (Niklas Grundt Hansen)

2021 -                Co-lead of Research unit, Department of Physical and Occupational Therapy, Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Hospital.

  

RESEARCH COLLABORATION (international):

2011 – now     Research collaboration and MSc/PhD-student exchange with:

Professor José J. Jiménez Moleón, MD, University of Granada, Spain; Professor Kathleen Kline Mangione, PT, Arcadia University, United States; and Professor Catherine Sherrington, PT, University of Sydney, Australia.

 

Research collaboration with:

Assistant Professor Christine M. McDonough, Boston University School of Public Health and Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, United States; Professor Marcie Harris-Hayes, Washington University School of Medicine, United States; Physiatrist Giorgio Ferriero at Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, IRCCS, Italy; Associate Professor Cecilia Rogmark, Skåne University Hospital Malmö/Lund University, Sweden; Associate Professor Terje Gjøvaag OsloMet, Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway; Professor Stefaan Nijs, UZ Leuven, Belgium. Katie Sheehan, UKRI Future Leaders Fellow | Lecturer Health Services Research/Rehabilitation Department of Population Health Sciences, School of Population Health & Environmental Sciences Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, King’s College London.

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

2003-now         More than 100 hours post graduate (BSc or MSc-level) lectures at courses, seminars, or meetings at University Hospitals, outpatient facilities, The Danish Physical Therapy Organization, The Capital region of Denmark, University of Southern Denmark and University of Copenhagen.

 

TRUSTED POSITIONS:

  • Board member and scientific coordinator for the Danish Physical Therapy Organization in the group developing and writing the National Referendum Program for Hip Fracture treatment in Denmark.

2011-2015         Scientific coordinator and co-editor (with Kajsa Lindberg) for the Capital Regional amputee rehabilitation group developing and writing evidence and consensus-based guidelines for rehabilitation of patients with lower limb amputation.

 2014 - 2021     Group member (invited) for the development and writing Clinical Practice Guidelines for the physical therapy management of persons with fragility fracture of the hip. Collaboration between the Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy and the Orthopedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association’s.

2015 - now      Representing the Danish Physical Therapy Organization in the National Register/database for patients with hip fracture in Denmark.

2017 - 2020      The Danish Health Authorities, advisory board, national clinical guidelines.

2017-2020         Member of the national expert team for quality improvement of the treatment for the older hip fracture patients in Denmark

 2019 - now     Co-lead with Professor Cathie Sherrington, Sydney University, Australia, of the international Fragility Fracture Network, physical therapy special interest group

2019 -                2011-2015         Scientific coordinator and co-editor (with Alice Røpke and Signe Hulsbæk) for the Capital Regional hip fracture group revising and writing evidence and consensus-based guidelines for rehabilitation of patients with hip fracture.

 

FUNDED RESEARCH (in total 6.016.407 DKK):

2007 - now      Main or co-applicant:

Danish Physical Therapy Organization: 271.000 DKK (2007-2017, main applicant); Capital Region’s research foundation: 510.000 DKK (2011, main applicant); IMK foundation: 592.000 DKK (2013, co-applicant) Hvidovre Hospital’s research foundation: 100.000 DKK (2015, main applicant); Capital Region’s research foundation: 750.000 DKK (2016, main applicant), Hvidovre Hospital’s research foundation: 50.000 DKK (2017, co-applicant); Capital Region’s cross-sectorial research foundation: 450.000 DKK (2017, main applicant). Research Foundation (strategic funds), Amager-Hvidovre Hospital: 166.371 DKK (2018, main applicant)

 

Applications by student’s/collaborators:

Jan Overgaard, research PT, MSc, from 2009-2013: 166.500 DKK (Danish Physical Therapy Organization); 2021: 1 Million DKK (Edith og Henrik Henriksens Mindelegat)  Kajsa Lindberg, PT, 2011: 39.000 DKK (Danish Physical Therapy Organization); Linette Marie Kofod, research PT, MR, 2012: 125.000 DKK (North Zealand Hospital’s Research Foundation), 2019: 122.600 DKK (Pulmonary Associationn): Lise Kronborg, PT, PhD-student from 2012-2014: 456.750 DKK (Danish Physical Therapy Organization), 100.000 DKK (Hvidovre Hospital’s research foundation), 100.000 DKK (Lundbeck Foundation, MVU funds). Maria Swennergren Hansen, PT, MSc, PhD-student 2018: 250.000 DKK (The Danish Physical Therapist Organization fund), 2018: 90.000 DKK (The Research Foundation, Amager and Hvidovre Hospital).  Signe Hulsbæk, PT, MSc, PhD-student; 2018: 69.000 DKK (Research Foundation, Amager-Hvidovre Hospital), 2018: 300.000 DKK (The Capital Region of Denmark, cross-continuum funds). Linette Marie Kofod, research PT, MR, PhD-student,; 2019: 200.000 DKK (Research Foundation, Amager-Hvidovre Hospital); 2020: 55.000 DKK (Danish Physical therapy Organization); 2021: 250.000 Swedish K (Örebro University -foundation). Emma Ghaziani, OT, PhD, Post-Doc 2021: 124.186 DKK

(Capital Region’s cross-sectorial research foundation)

ACADEMIC DEGREES:

1992                   Physical Therapist, Copenhagen School of Physical Therapy, Denmark

2010                    PhD, Faculty of Health Sciences, Lund University, Sweden.

Thesis title: Hip fractures – Functional assessments and factors influencing in-hospital outcome, a physiotherapeutic perspective DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.24689.22887

 

ACADEMIC EVALUATIONS/APPOINTMENTS:

2011 - now      Appointed as censor for health science and related educations in Denmark.

2017 +2021      Evaluated as professor-qualified, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen

 

COURSES:

2018                    E-Learning, Introduction to GCP for Site Staff

2020                    Responsible Conduct of Research for PhD-supervisors, University of Copenhagen

2021                    Introduction to University Pedagogy, University of Copenhagen

 

EMPLOYMENTS (recent):

2010 - 2021      Senior Researcher, PMR-C, Department of Occupational and Physical Therapy, and Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Amager-Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen.

2013 - 2016      External PhD lecturer, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.

2014 - 2016      External MSc lecturer, Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.

2016                    External MSc lecturer, Master of Public Health, University of Copenhagen.

2017 - 2019      External MSc lecturer, Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.

2020-2021         Associate professor, Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.

2021-                  Professor, Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen & Senior Researcher, Department of Physical- and Occupational Therapy, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital.

 

 

ACADEMIC SUPERVISION AND EVALUATIONS:

PhD-students:

2011 - 2014      Principal co-supervisor for Maria Patrocinio Ariza Vega, PT, OT, MSc, PhD, Universidad de Granada, Spain (Patients with hip fracture).

2011 - 2015      Principal co-supervisor for Ilija Ban, MD, PhD, University of Copenhagen, (Patients with clavicle fractures).

2014                 Evaluation of PhD progress, 1 student, University of Copenhagen.

2015                    Evaluation committee member for abstracts, ISPO World Congress, Lyon, France.

2013 - 2016      Principal supervisor for Lise Kronborg, PT, MSc, PhD, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Patients with hip fracture).

2013 - 2017     Co-supervisor for Dorte Melgaard Kristiansen, OT, MSc, PhD, North Denmark Regional Hospital, Aalborg University, Denmark (Patients with community acquired pneumonia).

2014-2017         Principal co-supervisor for Christian Wied, MD, PhD, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Patients with lower limb amputation).

2018 - now      Co-supervisor for Maria Svennergren Hansen, PT, MSc, PhD-student, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Patients with Achilles tendon rupture).

2018 - now      Principal supervisor for Signe Hulsbæk, PT, MSc, PhD-student University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Patients with hip fracture).

2018                    Assessment of PhD-application, University of Southern Denmark

2019                    Evaluation of PhD-project, University of Southern Denmark

2019                    Evaluation committee member for abstracts, ISPO World Congress, Kobe, Japan

2020 - now      Co-supervisor for Linette Marie Kofoed, PT, MR, PhD-student Örebro University, Sweden (Patients with COLD)

2020                    Evaluation committee member of PhD-thesis and 2nd opponent (lower limb amputations), OsloMet, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway (defense, November 2020)

2021                    Review of NIHR, UK funding application focused on rehab of lower limb amputee patients

2021 nov. 4th   1st opponent, PhD-thesis – patients with hip fracture, Tärtu University, Estonia.

2021                    Evaluation committee member, associate professor application, Aarhus University

 

MSc/MR-students:

2010 - 2012    Principal supervisor, Louise Lohmann Faber, OT, MSc, Faculty of Health Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Patients with hip fracture).

2011 - 2014      Role as Principal supervisor of MR-projekt for Linette Marie Kofoed, PT, MR, Frederikssund Hospital, University of Southern Denmark (Patients with acute exacerbation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).

2012 - 2014      Role as principal supervisor of MSc-projekt for Jan Overgaard, PT, MSc, Lolland Municipality, University of Southern Denmark (Patients with hip fracture).

2012-2014         Principal co-supervisor for Nadia Ørbæk, PT, MSc, Hvidovre Hospital, University of Southern Denmark (Patients with hip fracture).

2013-2016         Principal supervisor for Maria Svennergren Hansen, PT, MSc, Hvidovre Hospital, Lund University, Sweden (Patients with Achilles tendon rupture).

2015-2016         Principal supervisor for Signe Hulsbæk, PT, MSc, Koege Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Patients with hip fracture).

2017                    Co-supervisor for Daniel Kristensen, PT, MSc and Nikolaj Odderskær, PT, MSc. Ålborg University (amputee patients)

2017-2019         Co-supervisor for Line Rokkedal Jønsson, PT, MR, MSc-student, Hvidovre Hospital, University of Southern Denmark (Patients after acute high-risk abdominal surgery)

 

BSc-students:

2008 - now      Co-supervisor of 8 Bachelor projects in Physical Therapy (Skodsborg, Copenhagen and Roskilde, School of Physiotherapy).

 

SCIENTICIC AWARDS:

2006                    Hvidovre Hospital, annually research day – Co-author, best platform

2007                   Hvidovre Hospital, annually research day – Prizewinner, best poster.

2007                   Hvidovre Hospital, annually MVU research day – Prizewinner, best platform.

2010                   The Danish Physical Therapy Organization, "The special research award"

2013                    Hvidovre Hospital, annually research day – Senior-author of best platform presentation.

2016                    Hvidovre Hospital, annually research day – Senior-author of best platform presentation.

2016                    Fragility Fracture Network Global Congress, Rome - Senior-author of best platform presentation.

2019                    Hvidovre Hospital, annually research day – Co-author of best platform presentation.

2019                    Danish Orthopedic Society – Co-author of best scientific paper.

 

STEERING COMITIES:

2012 - 2021      Rapid Recovery – Zimmer-Biomet, Hip Fracture Fragility Fracture Reference Center at Amager-Hvidovre Hospital.

2013 - 2021      Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Research–Copenhagen (PMR-C).

2014 - 2017      Regional knowledge center for lower extremity amputee patients located at Amager-Hvidovre Hospital.

2016 - now      Copenhagen Research Center for Hip Fractures, Capital Region, Copenhagen, Denmark (not active).

2021-                  Municipality based database for major lower limb amputations provided with prothesis

2021-                  Hospital based database for major lower limb amputations

2021-                  Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Hospital, Research in patients with hip fracture

 

INVITED LECTURES:

2003-                  Hospitals: Silkeborg, Hillerød, Holbæk, Aalborg, Slagelse, Svendborg, Esbjerg, Holstebro.

Municipalities: Vejle, Frederiksberg, Lyngby-Tårbæk, Gentofte og Rudersdal, Copenhagen, Sønderborg, Brøndby.

2005                    National hip fracture workshop, Rigshospitalet. Title: "Mobilisation and rehabilitation after hip fracture".

2010                    National Workshop - Rehabilitation after surgery, Rigshospitalet. Title: "Rehabilitation after hip fracture".

2010                    Workshop, Capital region – Geriatric and Medical patients. Title: “What to do with the immobilized patient”.

2011                    National Conference – Implementation of research in clinical practice, Odense. Title: “Implementation of research in daily clinical practice”.

2011                    Workshop, Capital region, Denmark – Treatment of lower limb amputee patients: Title: “Challenges, research and assessment of quality”. 

2012                    Regional amputee meeting, Hvidovre Hospital, Denmark: Title: “Cross-sectional guidelines for rehabilitation of lower limb amputee patients”.

2013                    International Amputee Congress, Hvidovre Hospital, Denmark: Title: “Use of the one-leg-stand-test in lower limb amputee patients”.

2013                    Swedish Orthopedic Congress, Uppsala, Sweden. Title: "Prediction of function after hip fracture".

2014                    3rd Fragility Fracture Network Global Congress, Madrid, Spain. Title: “In-hospital physiotherapy after acute hip fracture Surgery in Denmark”.

2016                    National conference – Rehabilitation after fracture, Odense, Denmark. Title: “Rehabilitation after hip fracture surgery”

2016                    National hip fracture register day, Odense, Denmark. Title: “Do patients achieve the expected functional level”

2016                    Pre-congress physio day, 5th Fragility Fracture Network Global Congress, Rome, Italy. Title: “Factors influencing rehabilitation outcome of patients with hip fracture”

2016                    5th Fragility Fracture Network Global Congress, Rome, Italy. Title: “Survey of physiotherapy care after hip fracture: initial results from Denmark and Australia”

2017                    National Amputation Conference, Middelfart, Denmark: Title: “Use of the one-leg-stand-test and the Basic Amputee Mobility Score (BAMS) in lower limb amputee patients”.

2017                    Fragility Fracture Network Global Congress, Malmø, Sweden. Title: “Clinical practice guidelines for outcome measures in patients with hip fracture”

2018                    Danish Physical Therapist Congress, Odense, Denmark. Title: The importance of early out of bed mobilization after hip fracture.

2018                    Danish Physical Therapist Congress, Odense, Denmark. Title: Easily applicable measurements to assess signs of sarcopenia in daily clinical practice.

2018                    1st National seminar for learning and quality improvement for treatment of patients with hip fracture, Horsens, Denmark. Title: Mobilization and training after hip fracture

2018                    7th Fragility Fracture Network Global Congress, Dublin Ireland (pre-day).  Title: Physical activity and how to enhance it after hip fracture.

2018                    BACPAR, British Amputee Congress, Wolverhampton, UK (keynote). Title: The Basic Amputee Mobility Score (BAMS)/outcome measures

2018                    2nd National seminar for learning and quality improvement for treatment of patients with hip fracture, Odense, Denmark. Title: Mobilization and training after hip fracture

2019                    Southern Region of Denmark. Title: The orthopedic hip – Hip fractures.

2019                    Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMET), Scientific amputee day, Oslo, Norway. Title: Development and validation of the Basic Amputee Mobility Score.

2019                    National Norwegian FFN meeting, Oslo, Norway. 4 lectures, titles:

  1. Physical Therapists in a multidisciplinary team,
  2. Physical therapy after hip fracture - why, when and how - overview of the evidence, 3. Use of standardized outcome measures for the assessment of function after hip fracture,
  3. Exercise after surgery - (when) does strength training matter, recommended program for strength training after hip fracture.

2019                    8th Fragility Fracture Network Global Congress, Oxford, UK (+organizing committee + chair for workshop), titles:

  1. Progressive resistance exercise after hip fracture surgery –why and how to do it to maximize outcome in clinical practice (Physio pre-day),
  2. Using physiotherapy measures for short-term follow-up (full congress),
  3. Outcome measures recommended for clinical and research use by the APTA, Clinical Practice Guidelines: PT Management of Older Adults with Hip Fracture.

2020                    Webinars: FFN, Southern Europe and Latin America Regional Expert meetings. Panel member and short talks, Titles: Exercise for preventing falls and fractures in older people in the community and the importance of early mobilization / ambulatory status after hip fracture

2020                    Webinar: The Japan CAS Research Society (JCRS): The Cumulated Ambulation Score

2021                    2 webinars: US Clinical Practice Guideline - Physical Therapy Management of Older Adults with Hip Fracture. Title; Outcome measures pre-fracture and inpatient settings.

2021                    Webinar: FFN Symposium at All-Russian conference with international participation Days of Osteoporosis in St. Petersburg. Osteoporosis and Geriatrics. Title; Physiotherapy interventions and outcome measures for use in clinical practice of older patients with hip fracture across the continuum of care

2021                    FFN Pocket meeting, Europe. Panel member, Pillar II. Rehabilitation following fragility fracture

2021          3rd Virtual Asia-Pacific Fragility Fracture Network Pocket Meeting. Keynote, Title; “Mobilisation throughout rehabilitation process and function on discharge”

2021                    9th FFN Congress, Virtual. European meeting: Keynote, Title; Current guidelines on postoperative rehabilitation

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

Peer-reviewed:

2003 –               92 PubMed indexed papers; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=%28%28%28Kristensen+MT%29+OR+%28Morten+Tange+K%29%29+NOT+%28Reventlow+S%29%29+NOT+%28Arreskov+AB%29&sort=date&size=200

Google scholar H-index=32 Citations=3373, Dec 29th, 2021.  

Link to profile. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=_1fJPdsAAAAJ&hl=da

 

CONGRESS PRESENTATIONS:

2005 - now      More than 50 abstracts presented at national or international conferences, including 2 World Congresses in Physical Therapy, 5 congresses (EFORT) arranged by the European Orthopedic Society, 1 ISPO World Congress, and 7 Fragility Fracture Network Global Congresses  (Kristensen MT as first and presenting author).

 

Chaired or co-chaired 12 national/international congress sessions or symposias

Member of the local organising comitee for the 2017 FFN Global Network Congress, Malmø, Sweden. Member of the scientifc comitee for the FFN, virtual congress 2021.

2010 - now      More than 60 abstracts presented at regional, national and international conferences by students or collaborators (Kristensen MT as senior author)

 

BOOK CHAPTERS:

- Ortopædkirurgi for ergoterapeuter og fysioterapeuter. 1.udgave, Munksgaard, København 2009.

page 67-75, accelererede forløb i det ortopædkirurgiske speciale. Husted H, Holm G, Kristensen MT, Tingskov L, Kehlet H.

- Ergoterapi og Fysioterapi til Ældre. 1. udgave, Munksgaard, København 2012. Kapitel 5, Fald og Hoftebrud. Kristensen MT, Faber LL.

 OCCATIONAL REVIEWER ASSIGNMENTS:

2006 - now      Clinical Rehabilitation, American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, Acta Orthopaedica, Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, European Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, Clinical Interventions in Ageing, BMJ Open, Disability & Rehabilitation, BMC Anaesthesiology, Prosthetics and Orthotics International, Age and Ageing, BMC Geriatrics, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, Injury, Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle, Physical Therapy, Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine.

 

EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERSHIP:

2010-2017         World Journal of Orthopedics

2020 - now      Joint Diseases and Related Surgery (international advisory board).

 

RESEARCH COORDINATION/SUPERVISION:

2002 - now      In-hospital rehabilitation and outcome measure projects for patients with hip fracture (since 2002), lower limb amputation (since 2010), Clavicle fractures (since 2011), Achilles Tendon Rupture (since 2013) major abdominal surgery (since 2014), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (since 2016), Departments of Physical Therapy and Orthopedic Surgery, Amager-Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen.

2008 - now      Rehabilitation and outcome measure projects for patients with hip fracture, outpatient setting, Lolland Municipality (Jan Overgaard)

2010 - now      Rehabilitation projects for patient's with lower limb amputation and diabetes, outpatient setting, Copenhagen Municipality (Kajsa Lindberg).

2011 - 2014      Rehabilitation projects for patients with acute exacerbation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Frederikssund Hospital (Linette Marie Kofoed).

2019 -                Rehabilitation projects for older people and patients with hip fracture, outpatient setting, Gentofte Municipality, in preparation (Niklas Grundt Hansen)

2021 -                Co-lead of Research unit, Department of Physical and Occupational Therapy, Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Hospital.

  

RESEARCH COLLABORATION (international):

2011 – now     Research collaboration and MSc/PhD-student exchange with:

Professor José J. Jiménez Moleón, MD, University of Granada, Spain; Professor Kathleen Kline Mangione, PT, Arcadia University, United States; and Professor Catherine Sherrington, PT, University of Sydney, Australia.

 

Research collaboration with:

Assistant Professor Christine M. McDonough, Boston University School of Public Health and Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, United States; Professor Marcie Harris-Hayes, Washington University School of Medicine, United States; Physiatrist Giorgio Ferriero at Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, IRCCS, Italy; Associate Professor Cecilia Rogmark, Skåne University Hospital Malmö/Lund University, Sweden; Associate Professor Terje Gjøvaag OsloMet, Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway; Professor Stefaan Nijs, UZ Leuven, Belgium. Katie Sheehan, UKRI Future Leaders Fellow | Lecturer Health Services Research/Rehabilitation Department of Population Health Sciences, School of Population Health & Environmental Sciences Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, King’s College London.

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

2003-now         More than 100 hours post graduate (BSc or MSc-level) lectures at courses, seminars, or meetings at University Hospitals, outpatient facilities, The Danish Physical Therapy Organization, The Capital region of Denmark, University of Southern Denmark and University of Copenhagen.

 

TRUSTED POSITIONS:

  • Board member and scientific coordinator for the Danish Physical Therapy Organization in the group developing and writing the National Referendum Program for Hip Fracture treatment in Denmark.

2011-2015         Scientific coordinator and co-editor (with Kajsa Lindberg) for the Capital Regional amputee rehabilitation group developing and writing evidence and consensus-based guidelines for rehabilitation of patients with lower limb amputation.

 2014 - 2021     Group member (invited) for the development and writing Clinical Practice Guidelines for the physical therapy management of persons with fragility fracture of the hip. Collaboration between the Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy and the Orthopedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association’s.

2015 - now      Representing the Danish Physical Therapy Organization in the National Register/database for patients with hip fracture in Denmark.

2017 - 2020      The Danish Health Authorities, advisory board, national clinical guidelines.

2017-2020         Member of the national expert team for quality improvement of the treatment for the older hip fracture patients in Denmark

 2019 - now     Co-lead with Professor Cathie Sherrington, Sydney University, Australia, of the international Fragility Fracture Network, physical therapy special interest group

2019 -                2011-2015         Scientific coordinator and co-editor (with Alice Røpke and Signe Hulsbæk) for the Capital Regional hip fracture group revising and writing evidence and consensus-based guidelines for rehabilitation of patients with hip fracture.

 

FUNDED RESEARCH (in total 6.016.407 DKK):

2007 - now      Main or co-applicant:

Danish Physical Therapy Organization: 271.000 DKK (2007-2017, main applicant); Capital Region’s research foundation: 510.000 DKK (2011, main applicant); IMK foundation: 592.000 DKK (2013, co-applicant) Hvidovre Hospital’s research foundation: 100.000 DKK (2015, main applicant); Capital Region’s research foundation: 750.000 DKK (2016, main applicant), Hvidovre Hospital’s research foundation: 50.000 DKK (2017, co-applicant); Capital Region’s cross-sectorial research foundation: 450.000 DKK (2017, main applicant). Research Foundation (strategic funds), Amager-Hvidovre Hospital: 166.371 DKK (2018, main applicant)

 

Applications by student’s/collaborators:

Jan Overgaard, research PT, MSc, from 2009-2013: 166.500 DKK (Danish Physical Therapy Organization); 2021: 1 Million DKK (Edith og Henrik Henriksens Mindelegat)  Kajsa Lindberg, PT, 2011: 39.000 DKK (Danish Physical Therapy Organization); Linette Marie Kofod, research PT, MR, 2012: 125.000 DKK (North Zealand Hospital’s Research Foundation), 2019: 122.600 DKK (Pulmonary Associationn): Lise Kronborg, PT, PhD-student from 2012-2014: 456.750 DKK (Danish Physical Therapy Organization), 100.000 DKK (Hvidovre Hospital’s research foundation), 100.000 DKK (Lundbeck Foundation, MVU funds). Maria Swennergren Hansen, PT, MSc, PhD-student 2018: 250.000 DKK (The Danish Physical Therapist Organization fund), 2018: 90.000 DKK (The Research Foundation, Amager and Hvidovre Hospital).  Signe Hulsbæk, PT, MSc, PhD-student; 2018: 69.000 DKK (Research Foundation, Amager-Hvidovre Hospital), 2018: 300.000 DKK (The Capital Region of Denmark, cross-continuum funds). Linette Marie Kofod, research PT, MR, PhD-student,; 2019: 200.000 DKK (Research Foundation, Amager-Hvidovre Hospital); 2020: 55.000 DKK (Danish Physical therapy Organization); 2021: 250.000 Swedish K (Örebro University -foundation). Emma Ghaziani, OT, PhD, Post-Doc 2021: 124.186 DKK (Capital Region’s cross-sectorial research foundation).

 

 

 

Expertise

15 years of experience in running; large cross-sectional and follow-up cohort studies; development and reliability of outcome measure studies; feasibility and randomized controlled rials. Development of clinical practice guidelines; supervision of students from BSc to PhD level; review of scientific papers; censoring at university level. 

Primære forskningsområder

The main focus areas are 1)  determine the feasibility of physical rehabilitation interventions 2) examine the effect of such interventions proven feasible, 3) development and validation of outcome measures, and 4) examination of factors influencing in-hospital outcome, primarily in patients with hip fracture and after dys-vascular lower limb amputation, but also involved in studies of patients with Geriatric disorders, major abdominal surgery, Lung diseases, Diabetes, Clavicle fractures and Achilles tendon ruptures.  

Aktuel forskning

- Development of a new basic mobility score system for patients with lower limb amputation.

- Examine the feasibility of IMT for patients with hypercapnia.

- Examine the feasibility of an intensive mobilization protocol for patients following major abdominal surgery

- Reliability of 8 outcome measures used in outpatient settings for patients with hip fracture

- Examine characteristics and functional outcome of "younger" patients with hip fracture 

- Examine the efficacy of ankle range of motion versus none, following Achilles tendon rupture

- Preparing new intervention studies combining exercise with anabolic steroids and protein supplements in patients with hip fracture. 

- Preparing new studies validating outcome measures for the assessment of elongation of the Achilles tendon after rupture.

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None

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Professor, Institut for Klinisk Medicin, Københavns Universitet

1 maj 2021 → …

Associate Professor, Institut for Klinisk Medicin, Københavns Universitet

1 jan. 202030 apr. 2021

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