Sabine Koch
Professor
| Head of department
| Docent
E-mail: sabine.koch@ki.se
Telephone: +46852487149
Visiting address: Widerströmska huset, Tomtebodavägen 18A, 17165 Solna
Postal address: C7 Lärande, Informatik, Management och Etik, C7 Informatik Koch, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
- Since 2008, I am the Strategic Professor of Health Informatics at Karolinska Institutet and the Director of HIC, the Health Informatics Centre at LIME, the Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics and acted as Deputy Head of Department between 2014 and 2022. From 2012 - 2016, I was the Programme Director for our Global Master's Programme in Health Informatics, a joint programme with the Department of Computer and Systems Science at Stockholm University. From 2016 - 2019 I acted as the Departmental Director of undergraduate and master's education at the Department LIME.
I hold both a M.Sc. and a Ph.D. degree in Medical Informatics from Ruprecht-Karls University Heidelberg, Germany. I got into the field of medical informatics in 1988 which I five years later combined with research in human-computer interaction and I enjoy working in this inspiring cross-disciplinary field since then.
To drive our field forward, I am engaged in a number of activities both locally in Sweden and around the world, currently acting as:
- Past President of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA)
- Editor-in-Chief of Methods of Information in Medicine
- Associate Editor of Applied Clinical Informatics
- Member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Medical Informatics
- Member, National eHealth Council
- Member of the External Advisory Board of the Medical Informatics Initiative Germany by the German Ministry of Education and Research
- Member of the European Advisory Community for Philips Healthcare
- Member of the Advisory Group "Terminology and eHealth" for Equalis
Education
- PhD 1998 (summa cum laude) – Medical Informatics, Ruprecht-Karls University Heidelberg, Germany, “Methoden zur diagnoseorientierten Qualitätsobjektivierung und automatischen Bildverbesserung in der zahnärztlichen Radiologie“, Main supervisor: Prof. Dr. C.O. Köhler
- MSc 1993 – Medical Informatics, University of Applied Sciences, Heilbronn and Ruprecht-Karls University Heidelberg, Germany
Academic honours, awards and prizes
2017 Fellow of the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics
2016 Fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics
2007 - 2008 Mentorsprogram Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
2000 - 2001 Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation, post-doctoral scholarship
1995 Swedish Institute, scholarship
Research
- My early research was in dental informatics, especially dental imaging and IT supported integrated care concepts for dental offices. I explored these concepts further and applied them for collaborative work using mobile tools for homecare of the aging population.
I have a broad interest in health informatics including models for collaborative care, human factors/usability, evaluation of information systems, consumer informatics as well as evidence-based decision support and information visualization for enhanced decision making. I strive for combining structure with flexibility and technology design with healthcare and consumer needs aiming to build the theoretical basis needed to fully understand the socio-technical environment in order to be able to enhance health service delivery.
Teaching
- 2016 - 2019 Departmental Director of Education, Department of learning, informatics, management and ethics (LIME).
2012 - 2016 programme director, master's programme in health informatics
Articles
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Article: INTERNET INTERVENTIONS-THE APPLICATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN MENTAL AND BEHAVIOURAL HEALTH. 2024;35:100704
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Article: STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS. 2024;310:494-498
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Journal article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2023;44:ehad655.2955
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Article: JOURNAL OF HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS RESEARCH. 2023;7(2):169-202
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Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2023;23(1):404
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Article: JMIR HUMAN FACTORS. 2023;10:e43861
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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS. 2023;170:104908
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Article: HEALTH EXPECTATIONS. 2022;25(6):3053-3061
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Article: JOURNAL OF PARTICIPATORY MEDICINE. 2022;14(1):e39174
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Article: YEARBOOK OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS. 2022;31(1):7-10
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Article: STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS. 2022;295:12-15
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Journal article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-ACUTE CARDIOVASCULAR CARE. 2022;11(Supplement_1):zuac041.054
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Article: FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY. 2022;12:984021
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Article: YEARBOOK OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS. 2021;30(1):1-001
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Article: YEARBOOK OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS. 2021;30(1):8-12
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Article: STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS. 2021;281:1056-1060
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Article: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH. 2021;23(4):e25493
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Article: METHODS OF INFORMATION IN MEDICINE. 2020;59(S 02):e46-e63
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Article: EXPERT REVIEW OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY. 2020;13(9):925-934
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Article: YEARBOOK OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS. 2020;29(1):11-14
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Article: STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS. 2020;270:643-647
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Article: STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS. 2019;264:1980-1981
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Article: STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS. 2019;264:954-958
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Article: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH. 2019;21(8):e13022
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Journal article: YEARBOOK OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS. 2019;28(1):011-013
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Article: BMC MEDICAL INFORMATICS AND DECISION MAKING. 2019;19(1):95
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Article: APPLIED CLINICAL INFORMATICS. 2019;10(3):454-470
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Article: APPLIED CLINICAL INFORMATICS. 2018;9(3):704-713
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Article: STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS. 2018;247:86-90
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Article: PLOS ONE. 2018;13(1):e0191878
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Article: METHODS OF INFORMATION IN MEDICINE. 2017;56(5):344-349
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Article: APPLIED CLINICAL INFORMATICS. 2017;8(3):880-892
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Article: METHODS OF INFORMATION IN MEDICINE. 2017;56(4):330-338
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Journal article: YEARBOOK OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS. 2017;26(1):9-15
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Article: METHODS OF INFORMATION IN MEDICINE. 2017;56(S 01):e1-e10
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Article: BMC MEDICAL INFORMATICS AND DECISION MAKING. 2017;17(1):7
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Article: AMIA ... ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS / AMIA SYMPOSIUM. AMIA SYMPOSIUM. 2017;2017:1004-1013
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Article: STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS. 2017;245:1219
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Article: STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS. 2017;245:753-757
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Journal article: PROCEDIA COMPUTER SCIENCE. 2017;113:7
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Article: METHODS OF INFORMATION IN MEDICINE. 2016;55(5):403-421
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Article: YEARBOOK OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS. 2016;Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S76-S91
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Article: BMC MEDICAL INFORMATICS AND DECISION MAKING. 2016;16:66
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Article: BMC MEDICAL INFORMATICS AND DECISION MAKING. 2016;16:61
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Article: STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS. 2016;228:685-689
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Article: STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS. 2016;225:627-628
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Article: PLOS ONE. 2016;11(7):e0159362
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Article: IEEE ACCESS. 2016;4:5531-5539
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Article: CIRCULATION-CARDIOVASCULAR QUALITY AND OUTCOMES. 2015;8(6 Suppl 3):S155-S162
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Article: APPLIED CLINICAL INFORMATICS. 2015;6(4):748-756
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Article: STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS. 2015;210:793-797
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Article: STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS. 2015;210:672-674
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Article: STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS. 2015;216:391-395
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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED CARE. 2014;14:e032
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Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2014;111(20):864
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Article: BMC MEDICAL INFORMATICS AND DECISION MAKING. 2014;14:39
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Article: STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS. 2014;205:231-235
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Article: INFORMATICS FOR HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE. 2013;38(4):330-353
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Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2013;23(suppl_1)
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Article: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS RESEARCH. 2013;19(1):3-8
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Article: STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS. 2013;192:687-691
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Article: STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS. 2013;192:244-247
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Article: STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS. 2013;192:239-243
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Journal article: STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS. 2013;192:273-277
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Article: COMPUTING IN SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. 2012;94(6):521-539
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Article: BMC FAMILY PRACTICE. 2012;13:2
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Article: STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS. 2012;180:487-491
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Article: STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS. 2012;180:25-29
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Article: YEARBOOK OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS. 2012;7:48-55
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Journal article: INTELLIGENT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT. 2012;04(05):296-308
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Article: ISSUE BRIEF (COMMONWEALTH FUND). 2011;28:1-18
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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS. 2011;80(8):544-554
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Article: STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS. 2011;169:945-949
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Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION. 2011;18(1):66-69
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Article: INFORMATICS FOR HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE. 2010;35(3-4):81-91
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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS. 2010;79(6):e126-e134
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Article: STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS. 2010;160(Pt 2):1251-1255
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Article: TELEMEDICINE AND E-HEALTH. 2009;15(1):53-61
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Journal article: STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS. 2009;150:277-281
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Article: OPEN MEDICAL INFORMATICS JOURNAL. 2008;2:117-128
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Article: HEALTH INFORMATICS JOURNAL. 2008;14(3):195-210
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Article: JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS. 2008;41(4):557-569
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Article: STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS. 2008;136:597-602
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Article: STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS. 2008;134:89-95
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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT IN HEALTH CARE. 2008;24(4):445-451
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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED CARE. 2007;7:e26
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Article: STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS. 2007;130:233-239
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Article: STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS. 2007;130:205-216
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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTERIZED DENTISTRY. 2006;9(3):237-252
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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTERIZED DENTISTRY. 2006;9(3):219-226
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Article: STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS. 2006;124:167-172
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Article: STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS. 2006;124:71-76
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Article: STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS. 2006;124:25-31
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Article: STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS. 2005;116:340-345
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Article: STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS. 2004;107(Pt 2):960-963
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Article: ADVANCES IN DENTAL RESEARCH. 2003;17:65-68
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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTERIZED DENTISTRY. 2000;3(2):107-118
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Article: STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS. 1998;52 Pt 1:107-111
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Article: MEDINFO. MEDINFO. 1995;8 Pt 2:1710
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Article: MEDINFO. MEDINFO. 1995;8 Pt 2:1707
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Article: COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE. 1995;46(1):51-57
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Article: COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE. 1995;46(1):41-50
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All other publications
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Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2023
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Conference publication: 2023;00:760-762
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Other: YEARBOOK OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS. 2021;30(1):13-16
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Review: SENSORS. 2021;21(15):5119
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Editorial comment: LIFE-BASEL. 2021;11(6):468
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Review: LIFE-BASEL. 2020;10(12):E327-327
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Editorial comment: YEARBOOK OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS. 2020;29(1):1-001
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Editorial comment: METHODS OF INFORMATION IN MEDICINE. 2020;59(2-03):57-58
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Editorial comment: METHODS OF INFORMATION IN MEDICINE. 2019;58(2-03):61-62
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Editorial comment: METHODS OF INFORMATION IN MEDICINE. 2017;56(4):274-275
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Editorial comment: METHODS OF INFORMATION IN MEDICINE. 2017;56(6):414-415
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Editorial comment: METHODS OF INFORMATION IN MEDICINE. 2016;55(6):478-480
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Editorial comment: METHODS OF INFORMATION IN MEDICINE. 2016;55(4):299-300
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Editorial comment: APPLIED CLINICAL INFORMATICS. 2016;7(3):707-710
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Editorial comment: METHODS OF INFORMATION IN MEDICINE. 2016;55(1):1-3
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Conference publication: 2015;:467
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Editorial comment: BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2015;350:h359
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Review: STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS. 2015;216:898
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Editorial comment: METHODS OF INFORMATION IN MEDICINE. 2015;54(6):546-547
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Review: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH. 2012;14(6):e159-16
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Conference publication: 2012;1:1-6
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Review: MATURITAS. 2009;63(3):195-199
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Published conference paper: METHODS OF INFORMATION IN MEDICINE. 2009;48(1):29-37
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Review: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS. 2006;75(8):565-576
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Published conference paper: LECTURE NOTES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE. 2004;3160:496-500
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Published conference paper: LECTURE NOTES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE. 2003;2795:446-450
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Published conference paper: COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE. 1998;57(1-2):125-131
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Published conference paper: COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE. 1998;57(1-2):95-103
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Book chapter: ADVANCES IN HEALTHCARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND ADMINISTRATION. p. 108-134
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Grants
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Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 January 2017 - 31 December 2019
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Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 September 2016 - 31 August 2019
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VINNOVA1 September 2008 - 1 September 2010
Employments
- Professor, Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Karolinska Institutet, 2008-
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Uppsala universitet, 2005
Leadership and responsibility assignments
- Head of department, Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2024