PhD study

PhD student: Sine Mette Øgendahl Buus
Main Supervisor associate professor Claus Z Simonsen department of Clinical Medicine and Neurology, Aarhus University Hospital. Co-supervisors PhD Marie Louise Schmitz department of Neurology, Aarhus University Hospital and professor Grethe Andersen, department of Clinical Medicine and Neurology, Aarhus University Hospital and professor Søren Paaske Johnsen, Danish Center for Clinical Health Services Reseach and Clinical Medicine Aalborg University.

Purpose: To examine whether any socioeconomic disparity exists in stroke treatment and functional outcome after stroke in a Danish national cohort of patients between 2015-2018. This study will also focus on any geographic or prehospital differences that might explain less utilization of reperfusion therapy.

Study period: 01 May 2019 – 01 Dec 2022
Funding: Aase and Ejnar Danielsens Foundation (0.1 mill) Helsefonden (0.5 mill) and Trygfoundation (1.2 mill)