Helena Hervius Askling

Helena Hervius Askling

Affiliated to Teaching/Tutoring | Docent
Visiting address: B2:03, Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset Solna, 17176 Stockholm
Postal address: K2 Medicin, Solna, K2 Infekt Färnert A, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me

  • I am a Medical Doctor, Senior Consultant, and Associate Professor in Infectious Diseases, with expertise in vaccinology. 

  • I have many years of clinical work as an ID-specialist and long experience as a Medical Officer and Head of Department at the Regional Department of Communicable Diseases Control and Prevention. At the Study Unit, Academic Specialist Centre, Stockholm Health Care Services, I am PI for several academic and externally sponsored Clinical Vaccine Trials. At the Centre for Health Crises at KI, I am the Expert Coordinator in the field of Infectious Diseases and Vaccine Preparedness. I chair the Regional Vaccine Expert group in Stockholm, as well as the Vaccine Expert Group of Swedish Society for Infectious Diseases Physicians. Moreover, I am the Course Leader and Founder of the first University-level Vaccinology Course in Sweden, the annual 2-week course "Vaccinology in practice" for Medical Doctors and experienced nurses. As a Medical Doctor volunteer I serve at the Medical Policlinic of Doctors of the World/Medicine du Monde, in Stockholm.

Research

    • Clinical Vaccine trials and Register based research
    • Vaccine immunogenicity and effect in different subpopulations such as immunosuppressed, pregnant, elderly and obese persons
    • Vaccination/implementation/health economics and clinical outcome in relation to vaccination status

Teaching

  • Many invited talks and numerous lectures, in Sweden and internationally, on Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Vaccinology and Public Health in relation to Infectious diseases and Vaccines. Course Leader and Founder. Vaccinology in practice for Medical Doctors and nurses. Annual, two week course.

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Employments

  • Affiliated to Teaching/Tutoring, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2025

Degrees and Education

  • Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2022
  • Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, 2009

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