Professor
Katrine Hass Rubin

Odense University Hospital and University of Southern Denmark (Research unit OPEN)

Area(s) of research / Field of interest
Main area of research is osteoporosis and bone fractures, with a focus on optimizing their identification and prevention. Katrine leads the CHOICE project and is the principal investigator of the NordForsk-funded grant. Her work centers on developing automated, data-driven prediction models using national health registry data, with a particular focus on implementation in clinical practice.

Background / Experience
With a background in Physiotherapy (1999) and a PhD in Epidemiology (2013), she has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers. She serves on the board of the Danish Bone Society and is a member of the Committee of Scientific Advisors at the International Osteoporosis Foundation.

Professor, MD
Bo Abrahamsen

...

Area(s) of research / Field of interest
...

Background / Experience
...

GP, Professor, MD
Jens Søndergaard

...

Area(s) of research / Field of interest
...

Background / Experience
...

Professor
Uffe Kock Wiil

SDU Health Informatics and Technology, The Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute, University of Southern Denmark 

Area(s) of research / Field of interest
Data-driven health technology including  intelligent monitoring and decision support; predictive models for prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis; digital health systems offering novel personalized data collection, treatment plans and interventions.

Background / Experience
Implementation of clinical decision support systems with a holistic approach including user involvement (co-design as overall approach), AI (develop models), software engineering (develop decision support based on models), health informatics (integration with health IT systems).

Area(s) of research / Field of interest
...

Background / Experience
...

Postdoc
Line M. Nanque

Area(s) of research / Field of interest
...

Background / Experience
...

Postdoc / Nurse
Anne Wettergren Karlsson

Center for Research With Patients and Relatives, OPEN

Area(s) of research / Field of interest
I work with patient and public involvement in research, and my field of interest is on how we establish ongoing and meaningful collaborations between users and researchers. My role in CHOICE is to plan our different collaborations with public contributors and carry out workshops exploring user perspectives and needs in osteoporosis management. 

Background / Experience
I am a nurse, and have experience from neurology and palliation. In my previous research, I have explored user perspectives on health data usage for research and investigated how patient and public involvment practices are experienced in Denmark. I also council other researchers on meaningfull involvement practices. 

Postdoc
Jens-Jakob Kjer Møller 

Area(s) of research / Field of interest
...

Background / Experience
...

Ph.d. student, MScPH
Emilie R. Christensen

Research Unit OPEN, Odense University Hospital, Region of Southern Denmark and Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark

Area(s) of research / Field of interest
Main field of interest is implementation of digital health technologies in healthcare settings. Emilie’s work centers on the feasibility of implementing prediction models in primary healthcare, with a focus on both technical validation and exploring how these technologies fit into general practice from healthcare professionals’ and patients’ perspectives. 

Background / Experience
Emilie has a background in medical laboratory science (2018) and a MSc in public health (2021), and is currently working as a Ph.D. student. She has been working with osteoporosis and fracture risk prediction models since 2022.

Professor, Senior Consultant (MD)
Mattias Lorentzon

University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden

Area(s) of research / Field of interest
Fracture risk prediction and prevention. Osteoporosis treatment. Osteoporosis and fracture risk factors. 

Background / Experience
Professor, senior consultant in geriatric medicine, with over 25 years of experience in osteoporosis research. Over 350 peer-reviewed publication, of which most are in the osteoporosis and fracture research field.

MD., Postdoc
Kristian Axelsson

Area(s) of research / Field of interest
...

Background / Experience
...

Area(s) of research / Field of interest
...

Background / Experience
...

Professor, MD
Mari Hoff

Area(s) of research / Field of interest
...

Background / Experience
...

Associate Professor, MD
Julie Horn

HUNT Research Centre, Department of Public Health and Nursing, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Levanger, Norway

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Levanger Hospital, Nord-Trøndelag Hospital Trust, Levanger, Norway 

Area(s) of research / Field of interest
Research focuses on women’s health across the life course and includes topics such as the long-term effects of early-life adversity, pregnancy complications, postpartum health, and osteoporosis.

Background / Experience
Associate professor, consultant in gynecology and obstetrics, with experience in quantitative and qualitative research, in depth knowledge of the HUNT cohort and lifecourse epidemiology.