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Main research areas

I work within all aspects of geriatrics in hospitals and primary care, as well as during transitions between sectors

Current research

  • Person-centered hospital admissions from nursing homes

  • Atrial fibrillation and dementia

  • Prevention and treatment of delirium during hospitalization through non-pharmacological interventions

  • Monitoring of agitation in delirium during hospitalization

  • Bone markers in older adults with osteoporosis

  • Osteosarcopenia in older adults

  • Knowledge of care for older adults in hospitals

  • Physical activity during hospitalization

  • Sclerostin as a marker of physical activity in older adults with osteoporosis

Teaching and areas of guidance

  • Guest lecturer at the University of Copenhagen: Clinical Social Medicine and Rehabilitation in the Field of Older Adults
  • Lecturer at the University of Copenhagen: Gerontology
  • Co-course leader at the University of Copenhagen: Clinical Decision-Making
  • Primary supervisor for bachelor’s and master’s theses at the Medical School, University of Copenhagen

Potential conflicts of interest

External Funding:

  • Novo Nordisk Foundation for a PhD project focusing on non-pharmacological interventions for the prevention and treatment of delirium during hospitalization (DKK 2,419,971) – 2025

  • CAC Aging for a PhD project focusing on dignified hospital admissions from nursing homes (DKK 500,000) – 2025

  • Bønnelycke Foundation for a PhD project focusing on dignified hospital admissions from nursing homes (DKK 50,000) – 2025

Industry Agreements

  • Non at the moment

External positions

Associate professor, University of Copenhagen

1 Feb 2025 → …

Guest lecturer, University of Copenhagen

1 Feb 2023 → …

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