Kristina Skender | Karolinska Institutet

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About me

PhD student in Department of Global Public Health, community/humanitarian pharmacist, public health specialist and epidemiology enthusiast.
2020 Msc in Public Health and Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
2011 MPharm, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Croatia

Research

My research is a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods. Focus is on antibiotic prescribing patterns and trends, prescribers' behaviour and efficiency of interventions to reduce antibiotic resistance in low- and middle-income countries, especially India.

Teaching

Teaching assistant in the Advanced course in health systems and policy (4HM010, 5 hp) in 2020 and 2021, as part of the Master's Programme in
Health Economics, Policy and Management at the Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics.

Articles

Journal article: INFECTION PREVENTION IN PRACTICE. 2024;6(3):100385
How did the COVID-19 pandemic affect antibiotic consumption within humanitarian emergencies? Results from five humanitarian contexts
Yavuz T; Clezy K; Skender K; Goldberg J; Vallieres F
Article: ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE AND INFECTION CONTROL. 2024;13(1):89
Antibiotic consumption in hospitals in humanitarian settings in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia and South Sudan
Skender K; Versace G; Lenglet AD; Clezy K
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;24(1):310
Ten-year trends of antibiotic prescribing in surgery departments of two private sector hospitals in Central India: a prospective observational study
Skender K; Machowska A; Dhakaita SK; Lundborg CS; Sharma M
Article: ANTIBIOTICS-BASEL. 2022;11(6):748
Antibiotic Use, Incidence and Risk Factors for Orthopedic Surgical Site Infections in a Teaching Hospital in Madhya Pradesh, India
Skender K; Machowska A; Singh V; Goel V; Marothi Y; Lundborg CS; Sharma M
Article: PLOS ONE. 2021;16(1):e0245902
Trends and patterns of antibiotic prescribing at orthopedic inpatient departments of two private-sector hospitals in Central India: A 10-year observational study
Skender K; Singh V; Stalsby-Lundborg C; Sharma M

All other publications

Conference publication: 2024
Antibiotic consumption in hospitals in humanitarian settings in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, and South Sudan
Skender K; Versace G; Lenglet A; Clezy K
Review: FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;12:1456868
Interventions on informal healthcare providers to improve the delivery of healthcare services in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review
Das S; Khare S; Eriksen J; Diwan V; Lundborg CS; Skender K
Review: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE. 2023;108(4):650-659
Social Protection Interventions for TB-Affected Households: A Scoping Review
Todd H; Hudson M; Grolmusova N; Kazibwe J; Pearman J; Skender K; Boccia D; Tran PB; Shete PB; Wingfield T
Conference publication: 2022;:2
Antibiotic Use, Incidence and Risk Factors for Orthopedic Surgical Site Infections in a Teaching Hospital in Madhya Pradesh, India
Skender K; Machowska A; Singh V; Goel V; Marothi Y; Lundborg CS; Sharma M

Employments

Phd Student, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2021-2024

Degrees and Education

Degree Of Master Of Medical Science 120 Credits, Karolinska Institutet, 2020
MPharm, Pharmacy, Application of solid phase extraction and high performance liquid chromatography for the determination of mitotane and its metabolites in urine, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, 2011

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