John Sahl Andersen
  • Center for Sundhed og Samfund, Øster Farimagsgade 5

    1014 København K

  • Øster Farimagsgade 5 opg. Q

    1353 København K

  • Source: Scopus
1991 …2024

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Personal profile

Short presentation

I am a professor emeritus in general practice and specialist in general practice and public health. I have been working as a general practitioner for 28 years (1992-2020) simultaneously with employment at Section of General Practice, University of Copenhagen since 1991. 

Current research

Patients with multimorbidity in general practice
Interventions in relation til patients with multimorbidity especially a new consultation model (in Danish: overblikskonsultation) for patients with complex multimorbidity.

Polypharmacy in general practice
The purpose is to study polypharmacy from both a patient and a GP perspective. The concepts appropiate and inappropiate polypharmacy are investigated and developed.

Teaching

Undergraduate

Medicine:
• Clinical course in general practice (classes and lectures, 6th semester of the Master's programme)
• Course in Early Patient Contact (lectures, 1st semester of the bachelor's programme).
• Supervision of bachelor's and master's theses.
• Examiner in the mentioned courses.

Public Health Sciences:
• Supervision of bachelor's and master's theses.

Postgraduate
• Supervisor in the research training on the specialist medical training in general practice.
• Teaching on courses in registry research.
• Teaching in organization of general practice

Possible conflicts of interest

I am a member of the Danish Society for General Practice, the Danish Society for Multidisease and Polypharmacy, the GP Organisation, the Association of Specialist Doctors and the Danish Medical Association. I have no financial interests in or income from the pharmaceutical industry.

Education/Academic qualification

Speciallæge i almen medicin og samfundsmedicin, ph.d.

Award Date: 30 Jan 1980

External positions

Examiner at Danish universities

2023 → …

Consultant at the Danish Forensic Council

2002 → …

Keywords

  • Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
  • general practice
  • multimorbidity
  • polypharmacy

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