Mikkel Østergaard
Head of COPECARE
Professor, DMSc, PhD, MD
Office location: Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet – Glostrup
E-mail:
mikkel.oestergaard.01@regionh.dk
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Education and academic degrees
- MD 1990
- PhD 1996
- DMSc 1999
- Specialist in Rheumatology 2002
Present positions
- Professor of rheumatology at University of Copenhagen
- Consultant in rheumatology and chairperson of Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Glostrup Hospital
Research areas
- Interventional and observational clinical studies in rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and spondyloarthritis
- Imaging in rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and spondyloarthritis
- Diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers in inflammatory joint diseases
Publications
- H-index: 77 (April 2022, Web of Science); number of citations: 21000 (April 2022).
- >525 PubMed indexed publications
- >7500 abstracts at international conferences
- >400 invited oral presentations
Supervision/Teaching
- Supervisor on 41 (33 completed and 8ongoing) PhD studies
- Pregraduate and postgraduate teaching at University of Copenhagen
- Postgraduate teaching in Europe, Asia, America, and Australia, particularly on imaging in inflammatory joint diseases
Awards
- The Nordic Rheumatology Award 1998
- The Queen Ingrid’s Research Prize 1999
- The European Society of Skeletal Radiology (ESSR) Best abstract Award 2002
- The EULAR Abstract Award 2002 and 2003
- The Bone and Joint Decade, Prize of Honor 2003
- The Bechterew Award 2005
- EULAR honorary membership
- EULAR Centre of Excellence 2015-2020: (Awarded to COPECARE)
- Global Excellence in Health(Awarded to COPECARE)
- KFJ prize, 2022
Honorary positions
- Chairperson of Research Council of the Danish Rheumatism Association, 2013-2017
- Representing Professor of Rheumatology, Dept. of Clinical Medicine, University of
- Chair of the EULAR Standing Committee of Musculoskeletal Imaging, 2010-12
- Copenhagen Honorary member of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR), 2013-
- Co-chairperson of OMERACT magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in inflammatory arthritis task force, 2002-
- Vice–president of the International Society for Musculoskeletal Imaging in Rheumatology (ISEMIR), 2013-2015
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Merete Lund Hetland
Professor, DMSc, PhD, MD
Office location: Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet – Glostrup
E-mail:
merete.hetland.01@regionh.dk
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Education and academic degrees
- MD 1988
- PhD 1997
- Specialist in Rheumatology 2000
- DMSc 2011
Present positions
- Consultant in Rheumatology 2000- present
- Clinical professor in Rheumatology at University of Copenhagen 2013- present
- Chairperson of DANBIO 2004-2022
Research areas
- Clinical studies: Treatment strategies in early rheumatoid arthritis (NORD-STAR, OPERA, CIMESTRA, DOBIS, ADOPT)
- The DANBIO registry: Treatment of patients with inflammatory joint diseases in routine care
- Epidemiology: Effectiveness of treatment including biological and targeted treatments and biosimilar drugs. Prognostic factors, risk of cancer, pregnancy outcomes; collaborations in Scandinavia, Europe (EuroSpA) and the US
- Biomarkers: Diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers in patients with inflammatory joint diseases
Publications
- Web of Science H-index: 52, citations >10,000
- ≈300 PubMed indexed publications
- >250 abstracts at international conferences
- >100 invited oral presentations
Teaching
- Pre- and postgraduate teaching at University of Copenhagen
- Pre- and postgraduate teaching at the department
- Supervisor on 21 (13 completed and 8 ongoing/planned) PhD studies
Awards
- The Bechterew award 2010
- The Anonyma award 2011
- The Queen Ingrid’s Prize for Researchers 2013
- Global excellence in health (together with Mikkel Østergaard) 2015
- EULAR Centre of Excellence (together with Mikkel Østergaard) 2015-2025
- Clemmesen lecture 2017
- Nanna Svartz lecture at Karolinska Institute 2018
Honorary positions
- Honorary member of the Finnish Society of Rheumatology (2021)
Positions of trust
- Former head of the DANBIO steering committee
- Former chair of the scientific board of Danish Rheumatology Biobank
- Member of the Research Council, Glostrup Hospital 2014-15
- Member of the “Lægemiddelkomite” at Glostrup Hospital 2014-15
- Member of the Research Council of the Danish Rheumatism Association, 2017-
- Board member of The Danish Rheumatism Association, 2019-
- Member of the EULAR Standing Committee of Clinical Affairs
- Member of EULAR Task Force regarding: EULAR Points to Consider on the initiation of targeted therapies in patients with inflammatory arthritides and a history of cancer 2022-
- Member of EULAR Task Force regarding EULAR recommendations for the management of psoriatic arthritis with syntetic and biological diseasemodifying anti-rheumatic drugs 2022-
- EULAR Quality of Care Committee, member, appointed by the Danish Society for Rheumatology. 2021-
- Member of EULAR Task Force regarding consensus statement on blocking interleukin-6 receptor and interleukin-6 in imflammatory conditions 2021-22
- Member of EULAR Task Force regarding EULAR recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis with syntetic and biological diseasemodifying anti-rheumatic drugs 2019-20
- Participation in the expert panel at the Commission event “Workshop on Access to and Uptake of Biosimilar Medicinal Products”, European Commission, 2015
- OMERACT flare special interest group, member 2014-20
- OMERACT remission special interest group, member 2014-20
- The EULAR Study Group on Registries (a subcommittee within the EULAR Standing Committee for Epidemiology 2012-
- EULAR Standing Committee – Clinical Studies and therapeutic trials (appointed by the Danish Rheumatologic Society) 2011-21
- EULAR Standing Committee Epidemiology and Health Services Research 2011-21
- Chair of the coordinating centre for EuroSpA (with Mikkel Østergaard) 2016-
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Bente Appel Esbensen
Professor, Senior researcher, PhD, MSciN, RN
Office location: Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet – Glostrup
E-mail:
bente.appel.esbensen@regionh.dk
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Education and academic degrees
- Registered Nurse 1988
- Oncology Nursing Specialist Education 1992
- Diploma in Adult Pedagogical Education 1996
- Master in Science of Nursing 1998
- Ph.D. 2006
Present positions
- Clinical Professor at University of Copenhagen, 2020
- Research Manager (nursing) in Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, 2015-
Research areas
- Clinical practice in rheumatology with respect to self-management and preferences for support, age and gender issues, lifestyle, physical activity, clinical prevention, ethnicity, next of kin, quality of life and existential issues.
- Health related interventional and observational clinical studies in inflammatory arthritis
- Qualitative Research Methods and Developing Complex Intervention
Publications
- Google Scholar H-index: 28, citations ≈2575
- >85 PubMed indexed publications
- >120 abstracts at international conferences
- >35 invited oral presentations
- 10 book chapters oncology, palliation and research method
- 3 books as editor
Supervision/teaching
PhD review committee
A total of 7; 4 from University of Copenhagen (3 chair of the assessment committee), 1 from University of Aarhus,1 from University of Milan and 1 from Vienna.
Supervision
7 PhD students as main supervisor (four have already obtained their degree), 10 PhD students as co-supervison (nine have already obtained their degree); 20 master theses; external reviewer on >50
Teaching
At various workshops, pre- and postgraduate within a number of different topics as nursing research, qualitative and mixed-method, cancer care, palliative care, patient research partner, rheumatology, chronic conditions, fatigue, sleep problems, self-management, gender perspectives
Awards
- Mobile Prize, Danish Rheumatism Association, 2018
- First prize for best described proposal, post-doctoral course, Lund, Sweden, 2007
- Best poster European Bone Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) Italy, 1998
- Best oral presentation, EBMT, Austria, 1996
Honorary positions - Appointed Committees
- The Arthritis Association's research council (since 2020)
- Evaluation committee for the Rigshospitalet MVU grant (since 2017), the Danish Nursing Council (since 2019) and Herlev/Gentofte Hospital (since 2017)
- Novo Nordisk Foundation, Chairman of the Committee on Nursing Research, 2014-2016
- Expert Group in the Program PRO, ViBIS & Danish Patients (representative of DANBIO), 2015-2016
- Novo Nordisk Foundation, Committee on Nursing Research, 2009-2013
- Various Strategy Groups, Research Advisory Boards and reviewer for various foundations, 2007-
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Lene Terslev
Professor, consultant, PhD, MD
Office location: Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet – Glostrup
E-mail:
lene.terslev.01@regionh.dk
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Education and academic degrees
- MD 1994
- PhD 2004
- Specialist in Rheumatology 2009
Present positions
- Professor of rheumatology at University of Copenhagen
- 10% Professor at Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondhjem, Norway
- Consultant in Rheumatology 2009-
- Head of the Ultrasound Unit, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Glostrup Hospital 2010-
Research areas
- Validation of ultrasound as a clinical tool in arthritis
- Validation of ultrasound in vasculitis
- Application of ultrasound in clinical trials for monitoring and prediction of treatment effect
- Interventional and observational clinical studies in rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, Sjögrens disease and Giant cell arthritis/polymyalgia rheumatica
Publications
- Web of Science H-index: 41 and app 5000 citations
- >200 PubMed indexed publications
- >140 abstracts at international conferences
- 9 book chapters on rheumatology and on ultrasound
Teaching/supervision
- Supervisor on 12 (3 ongoing) PhD studies
- Pregraduate and postgraduate teaching at University of Copenhagen
- Postgraduate teaching in Europe, Asia, America, and Australia, particularly on ultrasound in inflammatory joint diseases
Awards
- Queen Ingrid Researcher Prize, 2019
- EULAR honorary membership 2019
- Scandinavian Rheumatology Research Foundation prize 2021
- EULAR Centre of Excellence 2015-2020 (Awarded to COPECARE)
- Global Excellence in Health (Awarded to COPECARE)
Honorary positions
- OMERACT Special Interest Group on Ultrasound
- Project evaluator for the Desir cohort, France and NOR-gout project, Norway
- Grant evaluator for Versus arthritis, UK, 2013, 2019
- Grant evaluator for Sociedade Portuguesa de Rheumatologia, Portugal 2015 - 2016
- Co-chair of the OMERACT Special interest group 2016- 2023
- EFSUMB Task and Finish Group in Rheumatology 2012-
- EULAR Program Committee 2013 - 2018
- Chair of the EULAR standing committee of Musculoskeletal imaging 2016 – 2018
- Chair of the chairs: chairman for the chairmen of the EULAR Standing committees 2018-2019
- Member of Research Council of the Danish Rheumatism Association, 2019 -
- Member of the King Gustaf Vs 80-years foundation, Sweden 2022
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