ProfJan Sorensen

Director Healthcare Outcomes Centre

Healthcare Outcomes Research Centre, School of Population Health

  • Director Healthcare Outcomes Centre
    Healthcare Outcomes Research Centre, School of Population Health
  • 01 402 8640 (Work)
  • RCSI, Healthcare Outcomes Research Centre (HORC), Beaux Lane House, Mercer Street Lower, Dublin 2

BIOGRAPHY

More than 25-year experience with health economics and health services research documented by research publications on a wide range of topics related to health care provision and organisation including medical and surgical treatments, rehabilitation, palliation and prevention. Extensive practical experience with a wide range of research methodologies including quantitative research methodologies based on randomised clinical trials, cohort studies and registry studies, and qualitative research methods using data from individual and focus-group interviews, and systematic literature reviews as primary designs.

Successful track record of attracting external research from Danish and international funding including EU-research funds.
Member of the Norwegian Research Council (2009-2015), review panels for EU research programs, WHO expert groups, Danish research groups, and boards of Danish research centres.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Professor of Health Economics
    Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Healthcare Outcome Research Centre, Dublin, Ireland24 Sep 2016
  • Professor of Economic Evaluation
    University of Southern Denmark, Danish Centre for Health Economics, Odense, Denmark1 Mar 2016 - 31 May 2022
  • Professor of Health Services Research
    University of Southern Denmark, Centre for Applied Health Services Research, Odense, Denmark15 Dec 2007 - 29 Feb 2016

DEGREES

  • M.Sc. (Health Econ)
    University of York, York, UK
  • M.A. (Econ)
    University of Copenhagen, Denmark

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Danish
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Swedish
    Can read, understand and peer review
  • Norwegian
    Can read, understand and peer review

RESEARCH SUB-AREAS

  • Health economics
  • Health Outcomes
  • Health Services
  • Population Health
  • Quality of Life

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (UNSDGS)

  • 3 Good Health and Well Being

RESEARCH CLUSTERS