Implementation of Evidence-Based Care to Improve Cardiovascular and Kidney Health - Insights from four nationwide implementation trials

PhD defence by Kristoffer Grundtvig Skaarup

Assessment Committee

Associate professor Maria Helena Dominguez Vall-Lamora, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen (Chairperson)
Professor Morten Schmidt, Aarhus University
Associate professor Marion Mafham, University of Oxford

Supervisors

Professor Tor Biering-Sørensen
Clinical Professor Jens Ulrik Stæhr Jensen
Assistant Professor Michael Fralick
Niklas Dyrby Johansen

Department

Department of Biomedical Sciences

Graduate Programme

Cardiovascular Research

Place

Building: Panum Instituttet, Room: Aud. Victor Haderup, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 København N

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Short description of the thesis

Chronic kidney disease affects around one in ten adults and increases the risk of heart disease and early death. Effective treatments and preventive measures exist, but many patients never receive them. This gap between evidence-based, guideline-recommended treatment and its implementation in everyday clinical practice remains a central problem in healthcare. This thesis examines whether existing digital health infrastructure in Denmark can be used to deliver simple electronic letters to patients and their general practices, to improve the use of recommended treatments and vaccination.