New professor aims to strengthen patient involvement in the healthcare system
Jeanette Finderup has been appointed Professor of Patient Involvement at the Department of Clinical Medicine. Her research focuses on how patients and their relatives can be more actively involved in decisions regarding care and treatment.
Over a number of years, Jeanette Finderup has worked on developing and evaluating methods that enhance patient involvement and shared decision-making within the healthcare system.
“My aim is to develop solutions that make patient involvement a natural and integrated part of the healthcare system. This is both about strengthening the patient’s voice and ensuring that treatment and care are as relevant and meaningful as possible,” says Jeanette Finderup.
Her research is relevant to patients, relatives, and healthcare professionals alike, and contributes to ensuring that treatment is increasingly based on the individual patient’s wishes, needs, and everyday life.
Jeanette Finderup is, among other things, involved in the COMFORT study on patients with kidney failure and the project ‘More Home Dialysis’ - an EU collaboration between Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. Here, researchers are, among other aspects, investigating how patients and their relatives can be involved in symptom management and in choosing treatment options, including the possibility of dialysis at home.
The professorship is funded through a collaboration between Aarhus University, Aarhus University Hospital, and the Central Denmark Region. The appointment marks a strengthened commitment to research in patient involvement as a key element of modern clinical practice.
Contact
Professor and Clinical Nurse Specialist Jeanette Finderup
Aarhus University, Department of Clinical Medicine and
Aarhus University Hospital, Department of Renal Medicine
Telephone: +45 78 45 25 25
Email: jfj@clin.au.dk