Finn Diderichsen
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1977 …2024

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Position:

Professor in prevention in public health. University of Copenhagen
Date of birth: December 1st 1947 in Virum, Denmark

Academic and clinical education:

 
University of Copenhagen cand med (MD)1973
University of Uppsala dr med sc (PhD)1981
Specialist in social medicine (Sweden)1986
  
Employment record: 
Internship in internal medicine, psychiatry, gynaecology. Luleå1973-75
Research physician, Karolinska Institute (KI), Dept. Social Medicine,1975-81
Medical officer in public health, Norrbotten County Council, Sweden1981-84
Head of Karolinska Inst. Field Research Unit of Social Medicine1977-84
Associate professor (docent & lektor) in social medicine, KI1986-96
Senior lecturer (universitetslektor) in social medicine, KI, Sthm1986-95
Senior public health medical officer, Stockholm County Council1984-02
  
Professor in social medicine, chair, Uppsala University, Sweden1996
Professor in social epidemiology and health policy research, KI, Sthm.1997-04
Professor in prevention in public health, University of Copenhagen2004-
  
Other academic functions: 
President of International Co-operation Committee (IMCC).1971-73
Senior Advicer, National Board of Health and Welfare, Sweden1986-02
Chairman of commission of postgraduate training 
in social medicine NLV, Sweden1986-94
Scientific Advicer, Commission on Health Care in the 1990s1981-84
President of the International Association of Health Policy1987-93
Fellow at Harvard Centre for Population and Development Studies1993-
Member of the Board. National Institute of Public Health, Sweden1999-01
Member of the Commission on a reformed NIPH, Sweden1999-00
Member of the National Public Health Commission of Sweden1997-01
Member of the KI Educational Board of Public Health1987-99
Chairman of the KI Educational Board of Public Health1999-02
Member of the Board: Centre for Health Equity Studies, Sthm.2000-04
Member of the Swedish Council for Social Research1999-00
Member of the Swedish Council for Working Life and 
Social Research and chairman of public health science committee2001-03
Head of the Danish Grad. School of Public Health Science

2003-08

Member of research committee, Faculty of Health Science, KU2006-08
Member of the board for post graduate training, Faculty of Health Sci.2003-09
Head of Section for Social Medicine, Department of Public Health2007-15
Member of the National Council for Prevention, Denmark2009-13
Member of Norwegian Biomedical Research Council 2013-16
Member of Danish Research Council for Work Environment2015-

Primary fields of research

  • Methods for evaluating prevention measures and health policy
  • Mechanisms of social inequality and health
  • Theories and methods in social epidemiology
  • Strategies to tackle social determinants of health

Teaching

Prevention and health promotion, health policy, social epidemiology, epidemiological methods in health palnning, evaluation

External positions

Professor, Karolinska Institutet

1 Jan 19861 Sep 2001

Keywords

  • Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
  • Social Medicine
  • Social Epidemiology
  • Prevention and Health Promotion
  • Medical Sociology
  • Smoking

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