IRS - Department of Regional Health Research
IRS is a network of research environments and educational activities anchored at SDU and 12 different hospitals in the regions of South Denmark, Zealand, and the Capital Region. IRS, along with the Department of Clinical Research, constitutes the university partner and the organizational framework for clinical research and education.
Department of Regional Health Research
10.04.2024
Professor and Research Director Kim Houlind has been appointed the new head of the Department of Regional Health Research at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU).
Starting 1 May, Professor Houlind will become the Head of the Department of Regional Health Research. This follows more than seven years of service as the Chief Surgeon at Kolding Hospital's Department of Vascular Surgery, whilst also fulfilling roles as a Professor and Coordinating Research Director.
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Inaugural seminar
08.04.2024
Inaugural seminar Tine Engberg Damsgaard - June 25, 2024
”Breast Reconstruction and Beyond The multidisciplinary and multimodality approach"
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PhD Oral Defence Session
05.04.2024
Cand.med. Søren Rattenborg - May 2, 2024 - PhD Oral Defence Session
"Between-hospital variations of patient-related risk factors and treatment choices in colorectal cancer. A Danish population-based study."
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PhD Oral Defence Session
03.04.2024
Cand.med. Sara Witting Christensen Wen - April 4 2024 - PhD Oral Defence Session
"Clinical aspects of methylated HOXA9 DNA and natural killer cell activity in lung cancer"
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New names
03.04.2024
Mark A. Ainsworth has been appointed head of the PhD School at the Faculty of Health Sciences
Professor Mark A. Ainsworth, PhD, D.M.Sc., has been appointed head of the PhD School at the Faculty of Health Sciences at SDU as of 1 March 2024.
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Research
02.04.2024
Can physical activity lessen pain after bariatric surgery?
A researcher from the University of Southern Denmark and Esbjerg Hospital has been awarded a grant of nearly two million from the Novo Nordisk Foundation to explore effective pain relief methods following bariatric surgery.
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Adjunct professor
02.04.2024
Enhancing Research and Development in Excellent nursing care
Professor Kathleen Galvin has been appointed as an adjunct professor at the Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, and Lillebælt Hospital.
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Adjunct
11.03.2024
Michael van Manen is the new adjunct professor at Department of Regional Health Research
Michael van Manen has been appointed as the new Adjunct Professor at the Department of Regional Health Research and the Department of Children and Adolescent at Zealand University Hospital (Roskilde), Region Zealand.
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New names
08.03.2024
SDU Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Vejle Hospital
Senior Consultant, PhD Claus Varnum, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Vejle Hospital, has been appointed Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Department of Regional Health Research, SDU.
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New names
06.03.2024
Professor of Nursing in Psychiatry in Region Zealand
Nurse, cand.cur. and Ph.D. As of 1 April, Lene Lauge Berring has been appointed professor of clinical nursing at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), associate professor at University College Absalon and chief nurse and head of the research unit in Psychiatry in Region Zealand.
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PhD Oral Defence Session
23.02.2024
Cand.scient.san. Kristina Kock Hansen - March 8, 2024 - PhD Oral Defence Session
"Cognitive function in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease"
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New names
23.02.2024
Statistics professor of screening programmes
Sisse Helle Njor has been appointed professor of population-based cancer screening programmes at the Department of Regional Health Research, SDU and at Lillebaelt Hospital.
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PhD Oral Defence Session
16.02.2024
Cand.cur. Anette Juel Kynde - March 4, 2024 - PhD Oral Defence Session
"Concerns and moral careers of parents of sons and daughters with suicidal behaviour"
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IRS Lillebælt Hospital
26.01.2024
Cand.med. Malin Eleonora av Kák Gustafsson - February 9, 2024 - PhD Oral Defence Session
"Assessing Walking Performance in Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis using an Accelerometer - a Method Development Study"
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Research
19.01.2024
Improved Care for Patients in Intensive Care Units
Professor Hanne Irene Jensen, alongside Professor Karina Dahl Steffensen, is partner in a significant new EU project. The focus of this project is the improvement of palliative care and treatment for patients in hospital intensive care units.
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Research publications
17.01.2024
The deadline for validating 2023 publications in Pure is approaching
Puresupport is in the final stages of validating 2023 publications. Please ensure to review your profile to check for any missing publications
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Research support
19.12.2023
Clinical Genome Center
The Clinical Genome Center (CGC) is a core facility for genomic analysis granted by OUH/SDU. CGC are striving to keep the pace with the development of newest technologies, for the increasing number of users at CGC.
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IRS Danish Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases
05.12.2023
The latest addition to the rheumatologists' team is named Arthur
Even though Arthur entered through the main entrance like any other employee on his first day at work, he is no ordinary staff member. He is, in fact, a robot. But the question arises: What role does a robot play in a rheumatology hospital?
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News about names
07.11.2023
Doctoral thesis shows the way to more valid medical research
Professor and chief physician Janus Christian Jakobsen has defended his doctoral dissertation, which contains practical guidance on how to increase the quality of clinical research through the systematic use of certain methods.
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IRS Hospital South West Jutland
26.10.2023
Better help for patients with chest pain and discomfort
New research from the Department of Regional Health Research and Esbjerg Hospital, University of Southern Denmark, may make it easier to identify patients who would benefit from treatment for stable angina pectoris and those who appear to be improving.
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Inaugural seminar
27.08.2021
Adjunct professor Brendan McCormack - 30.09.2021 - inaugural seminar
Visions for Person-centred Care"
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Inaugural seminar
02.07.2021
Clinical Professor John Coia and Adjunct Professor Matthew Holden Joint inaugural seminar
From Petri Plates to Primers and Phylogenies
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names
03.09.2020
Inaugural seminar for Nasrin Asgari
”Clinical and Mechanistic Aspects of Inflammatory Diseases of the Central Nervous System"
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names
03.09.2020
Inaugural seminar for Nasrin Asgari
”Clinical and Mechanistic Aspects of Inflammatory Diseases of the Central Nervous System"
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Names
30.07.2020
Coen Maas appointed as new adjunct professor in immunothrombosis
Professor Coen Maas has been appointed adjunct professor in immunothrombosis at the Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark. Here his affiliation will boost research on the interplay between the blood clotting system and inflammation
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Names
30.07.2020
Coen Maas appointed as new adjunct professor in immunothrombosis
Professor Coen Maas has been appointed adjunct professor in immunothrombosis at the Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark. Here his affiliation will boost research on the interplay between the blood clotting system and inflammation
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Research
04.02.2020
Neurological disorders are linked to elevated suicide rates
A new study reveals that several different neurological disorders are associated with higher suicide rates when compared to people with no such disorders.
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Adjunct professor
06.11.2019
Brendan McCormack appointed as adjunct professor
Professor Brendan McCormack, have been appointed adjunct professor in nursing research at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark.
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Adjunct professor
06.11.2019
Brendan McCormack appointed as adjunct professor
Professor Brendan McCormack, have been appointed adjunct professor in nursing research at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark.
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Adjunct professor
16.09.2019
New adjunct professor, Department of Regional Health Sciences, IRS-Center South West Jutland
Clinical professor, DMSc Therese Ovesen has from october 1th 2019 been appointed as adjunct professor at the Department of Regional Health Sciences, IRS-Center South West Jutland, Hospital of South West Denmark, Department of oto/rhino/laryngology.
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University Hospital
27.11.2018
Southern Danish Hospitals Achieve the Status of being University Hospital
Under the name ‘University Hospital of Southern Denmark’, the southern Danish hospitals now achieve the status of being university hospital. This also has a positive impact on the departments and research units affiliated with Department of Regional Health Research.
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