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January 2014
Curriculum vitae: Max Petzold
Home address:
Odlarevägen 20B
SE-426 68 Västra Frölunda
Sweden
Phone: +46-31-82 70 77
Mobile: +46-703-86 70 77
Office:
Sahlgrenska Academy
University of Gothenburg
Box 414
SE-405 30 Göteborg
Email: [email protected]
Born: 1973
Nationality: Swedish
Academic degrees
2003 Doctor of Philosophy in biostatistics, Department of Statistics, Göteborg University,
Sweden.
2007 Associate professor in Public Health (docent), Nordic School of Public Health (NHV)
2010 Honorary Professor at Hanoi Medical University (2010).
2011 Professor in public health/epidemiology, Nordic School of Public Health
2012 Professor in biostatistics, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg
Current positions
2010- Head of the Center for Applied Biostatistics at Sahlgrenska Academy at University of
Gothenburg. Professor with a chair. www.akademistatistik.gu.se
2005- Researcher at Division of International Health, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm.
2010- Chairman of the board, Institutet för kvalitetsindikatorer AB.
2011- Swedish National Research Board/SIDA Asia Link committee. Member of assessment
committee.
2012- DfID/MRC/Wellcome Trust Clinical Trials Initiative. Member of the assessment
committee.
Previous academic positions:
1997-2003 PhD-student in biostatistics, Department of Statistics, Göteborg University.
2003-2011 Senior Lecturer in Biostatistics at the Nordic School of Public Health.
2004-2009 Researcher at Statistical Research Unit, Göteborg University, Göteborg.
2004-2007 Member of the Master of Public Health committee, Nordic School of Public Healt.
2005-2006 Coordinator of the Master of Public Health-program and responsible for the Bologna
process at the Nordic School of Public Health.
2008 Member of the ethical committee at Nordic School of Public Health.
2009-2011 Member of the educational committee at Nordic School of Public Health.
2006-2009 Appointed as Strategic advisor to the dean at NHV at the Nordic School of Public
Health.
2009-2010 Director of Strategic Development at the Nordic School of Public Health.
Thesis:
1. Petzold M. Aspects on tolerance limit estimation - some common approaches and flexible modeling.
Licentiat thesis 2000:1-32.
2. Petzold M. Evaluation of Information in Longitudinal Data. Stockholm: Doctoral thesis.
Almqvist&Wiksell International; 2003.
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Petzold, M., A comparative study of some approaches for estimating tolerance limits. Drug
Information Journal, 2001. 35(3): p. 1013-1018.
Petzold, M., et al., Surveillance in longitudinal models: detection of intrauterine growth
restriction. Biometrics, 2004. 60(4): p. 1025-33.
Ahmed, S.M., et al., Socioeconomic status overrides age and gender in determining healthseeking behaviour in rural Bangladesh. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2005. 83(2): p.
109-117.
Andersson, K., et al., What are the obstacles to generic substitution? An assessment of the
behaviour of prescribers, patients and pharmacies during the first year of generic substitution in
Sweden. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf, 2005. 14(5): p. 341-8.
Chalker, J., et al., Effectiveness of a multi-component intervention on dispensing practices at
private pharmacies in Vietnam and Thailand - a randomized controlled trial. Social Science &
Medicine, 2005. 60(1): p. 131-141.
Eriksen, J., et al., Adoption of the new antimalarial drug policy in Tanzania - a cross-sectional
study in the community. Tropical Medicin and International Health, 2005. 10(10): p. 1038-1046.
Ahmed, S.M., et al., Targeted intervention for the ultra poor in rural Bangladesh: Does it make
any difference in their health-seeking behaviour? Social Science & Medicine, 2006. 63(11): p.
2899-2911.
Andersson, K., et al., Impact of a generic substitution reform on patients' and society's
expenditure for pharmaceuticals. Health Policy, 2006.
Andersson, K., et al., Do policy changes in the pharmaceutical reimbursement schedule affect
drug expenditures? Interrupted time series analysis of cost, volume and cost per volume trends in
Sweden 1986-2002. Health Policy, 2006.
Bergman, E., et al., Symphysis-fundus measurements for detection of small for gestational age
pregnancies. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand, 2006. 85(4): p. 407-12.
Jointauthorship, Overview of systematic methodology reviews of the design and conduct of
randomized trials and systematic reviews of healthcare interventions. The Cochrane
Collaboration Methods Groups Newsletter, 2006. 10: p. S1-S15.
Silwer, L., et al., Statins and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs - an analysis of prescription
symmetry. Pharmacoepidemiology And Drug Safety, 2006. 15(7): p. 510-511.
Thorson, A., et al., Is exposure to sick or dead poultry associated with flulike illness?: a
population-based study from a rural area in Vietnam with outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian
influenza. Arch Intern Med, 2006. 166(1): p. 119-23.
Andersson, R.E. and M.G. Petzold, Nonsurgical Treatment of Appendiceal Abscess or Phlegmon: A
Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Ann Surg, 2007. 246(5): p. 741-748.
Asimus, S., et al., Artemisinin antimalarials moderately affect cytochrome P450 enzyme activity in
healthy subjects. Fundam Clin Pharmacol, 2007. 21(3): p. 307-16.
Bergman, E., et al., Self-administered measurement of symphysis-fundus heights. Acta Obstet
Gynecol Scand, 2007. 86(6): p. 671-7.
Forsberg, B.C., et al., Diarrhoea case management in low- and middle-income countries--an
unfinished agenda. Bull World Health Organ, 2007. 85(1): p. 42-8.
Niclasen, B.V., M.G. Petzold, and C. Schnohr, Overweight and obesity at school entry as predictor
of overweight in adolescence in an Arctic child population. Eur J Public Health, 2007. 17(1): p. 1720.
Nsungwa-Sabiiti, J., et al., Home-based management of fever and malaria treatment practices in
Uganda. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg, 2007. 101(12): p. 1199-1207.
Andersson, K.A., et al., Influence of mandatory generic substitution on pharmaceutical sales
patterns: a national study over five years. BMC health services research, 2008. 8: p. 50.
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Eriksen, J., et al., Antimalarial resistance and DHFR/DHPS genotypes of Plasmodium falciparum
three years after introduction of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and amodiaquine in rural Tanzania.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2008. 102(2): p. 137-142.
Gomes, M., et al., Rectal artemisinins for malaria: a review of efficacy and safety from individual
patient data in clinical studies. BMC infectious diseases, 2008. 8: p. 39.
Ngasala, B., et al., Impact of training in clinical and microscopy diagnosis of childhood malaria on
antimalarial drug prescription and health outcome at primary health care level in Tanzania: a
randomized controlled trial. Malaria journal, 2008. 7: p. 199.
Obua, C., et al., Impact of Nutritional Status on Fixed-dose Chloroquine and
Sulfadoxine/Pyrimethamine Combination Treatment of Malaria in Ugandan Children.
International Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2008. 3(3): p. 53-59.
Palesh, M., et al., How is magnetic resonance imaging used in Iran? International Journal of
Technology Assessment in Health Care, 2008. 24(4): p. 452-458.
Silwer, L., C.S. Lundborg, and M. Petzold, Prevalence of purchase of antihypertensive and serum
lipid-reducing drugs in Sweden--individual data from national registers. Pharmacoepidemiology
and drug safety, 2008. 17(1): p. 37-42.
Sundblom, E., et al., Childhood overweight and obesity prevalences levelling off in Stockholm but
socioeconomic differences persist. International journal of obesity (2005), 2008. 32(10): p. 15251530.
Forsberg, B.C., et al., Socioeconomic Inequalities in the Prevalence and Management of
Childhood Diarrhoea: Potential Health Gains to be Achieved. The Open Infectious Diseases
Journal, 2009. 3(6): p. 44-49.
Hildenwall, H., et al., Care-seeking in the development of severe community acquired pneumonia
in Ugandan children. Annals of Tropical Paediatrics, 2009. 29(4): p. 281-289.
Joshi, A.B., et al., Chemical and environmental vector control as a contribution to the elimination
of visceral leishmaniasis on the Indian subcontinent: cluster randomized controlled trials in
Bangladesh, India and Nepal. BMC medicine, 2009. 7: p. 54.
Kristiansson, C., et al., Socioeconomic factors and antibiotic use in relation to antimicrobial
resistance in the Amazonian area of Peru. Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases, 2009.
41(4): p. 303-312.
Lesen, E., et al., To what extent does the indicator "concurrent use of three or more psychotropic
drugs" capture use of potentially inappropriate psychotropics among the elderly? European
journal of clinical pharmacology, 2009. 65(6): p. 635-642.
Meirik, O., et al., The frameless copper IUD (GyneFix) and the TCu380A IUD: results of an 8-year
multicenter randomized comparative trial. Contraception, 2009. 80(2): p. 133-141.
Msellem, M., et al., Influence of Rapid Malaria Diagnostic Tests on Treatment and Health
Outcome in Fever Patients, Zanzibar—A Crossover Validation Study. PLOS Medicine, 2009. 6(4).
Muus, I., M. Petzold, and K.C. Ringsberg, Health-related quality of life after stroke: reliability of
proxy responses. Clinical nursing research, 2009. 18(2): p. 103-118.
Sabel, K.G., et al., Fatty acid patterns early after premature birth, simultaneously analysed in
mothers' food, breast milk and serum phospholipids of mothers and infants. Lipids in health and
disease, 2009. 8: p. 20.
Simba, D.O., et al., Factors influencing adherence to referral advice following pre-referral
treatment with artesunate suppositories in children in rural Tanzania. Tropical medicine &
international health : TM & IH, 2009. 14(7): p. 775-783.
Sundberg, T., et al., Exploring integrative medicine for back and neck pain - a pragmatic
randomised clinical pilot trial. BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 2009. 9: p. 33.
Tun-Lin, W., et al., Reducing costs and operational constraints of dengue vector control by
targeting productive breeding places: a multi-country non-inferiority cluster randomized trial.
Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH, 2009. 14(9): p. 1143-1153.
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Veiga, M.I., et al., Pharmacogenomics of CYP2A6, CYP2B6, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, CYP3A4, CYP3A5
and MDR1 in Vietnam. European journal of clinical pharmacology, 2009. 65(4): p. 355-363.
Alexander, N., et al., Assessing agreement between malaria slide density readings. Malaria
journal, 2010. 9(1): p. 4.
Arunachalam, N., et al., Eco-bio-social determinants of dengue vector breeding: a multicountry
study in urban and periurban Asia. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2010. 88(3): p. 173184.
Bakeera, S.K., et al., Community social capital and the use of health care services in Uganda.
2010. 2(8): p. 189-198.
Das, M.L., et al., Comparative study of kala-azar vector control measures in eastern Nepal. Acta
Tropica, 2010. 113(2): p. 162-166.
El-Khatib, Z., et al., Viremia and drug resistance among HIV-1 patients on antiretroviral
treatment: a cross-sectional study in Soweto, South Africa. AIDS (London, England), 2010. 24(11):
p. 1679-1687.
Lesen, E., et al., Socioeconomic determinants of psychotropic drug utilisation among elderly: a
national population-based cross-sectional study. BMC public health, 2010. 10(1): p. 118.
Mondal, D., et al., Insecticide-treated bed nets in rural Bangladesh: their potential role in the
visceral leishmaniasis elimination programme. Tropical medicine & international health : TM &
IH, 2010. 15(11): p. 1382-1389.
Muus, I., M. Petzold, and K.C. Ringsberg, Health-related quality of life among Danish patients 3
and 12 months after TIA or mild stroke. Scandinavian journal of caring sciences, 2010. 24(2): p.
211-218.
Simba, D.O., et al., Who gets prompt access to artemisinin-based combination therapy? A
prospective community-based study in children from rural Kilosa, Tanzania. PloS one, 2010. 5(8):
p. e12104.
Wettermark, B., et al., Forecasting drug utilization and expenditure in a metropolitan health
region. BMC health services research, 2010. 10: p. 128.
Bergman, E., et al., Relative growth estimated from self-administered symphysis fundal
measurements. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2011. 90(2): p. 179-185.
Bergman, E., et al., Self-administered symphysis-fundus measurements analyzed with a novel
statistical method for detection of intrauterine growth restriction: a clinical evaluation. Acta
Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2011. 90(8): p. 890-896.
Chowdhury, R., et al., The Indian and Nepalese programmes of indoor residual spraying for the
elimination of visceral leishmaniasis: performance and effectiveness. Annals of Tropical Medicine
and Parasitology, 2011. 105(1): p. 31-35.
Dale, A., et al., Nonfatal childhood injuries and their association with socioeconomic and gender
structures: an ecological study of 14 Swedish municipalities (2000-2005). Nonfatal childhood
injuries and their association with socioeconomic and gender structures: an ecological study of
14 Swedish municipalities (2000-2005), 2011. 8(1): p. 60-68.
El-Khatib, Z., et al., Drug resistance patterns and virus re-suppression among HIV-1 subtype C
infected patients receiving non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors in South Africa. Journal
of AIDS & clinical research, 2011. 2(117): p. 1000117.
El-Khatib, Z., et al., Adherence and virologic suppression during the first 24 weeks on
antiretroviral therapy among women in Johannesburg, South Africa - a prospective cohort study.
BMC public health, 2011. 11: p. 88.
El-Khatib, Z., et al., Adherence to drug-refill is a useful early warning indicator of virologic and
immunologic failure among HIV patients on first-line ART in South Africa. PloS one, 2011. 6(3): p.
e17518.
Kardassis, D., et al., Impact of body composition, fat distribution and sustained weight loss on
cardiac function in obesity. International journal of cardiology, 2011.
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Lesen, E., et al., Psychotropic drug use in relation to mental disorders and institutionalization
among 95-year-olds: a population-based study. International psychogeriatrics / IPA, 2011: p. 1-8.
Liang, X., et al., Unnecessary use of antibiotics for inpatient children with pneumonia in two
counties of rural China. International journal of clinical pharmacy, 2011. 33(5): p. 750-754.
Mubi, M., et al., Malaria rapid testing by community health workers is effective and safe for
targeting malaria treatment: randomised cross-over trial in Tanzania. PloS one, 2011. 6(7): p.
e19753.
Muus, I., et al., Responsiveness and sensitivity of the Stroke Specific Quality of Life Scale Danish
version. Disability and rehabilitation, 2011. 33(25-26): p. 2425-2433.
Nanzigu, S., et al., CD4-T-Lymphocyte Reference Ranges in Uganda and Its Influencing Factors.
LabMedicine, 2011. 42: p. 94-101.
Ngasala, B.E., et al., Efficacy and effectiveness of artemether-lumefantrine after initial and
repeated treatment in children <5 years of age with acute uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum
malaria in rural Tanzania: a randomized trial. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication
of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2011. 52(7): p. 873-882.
Ngasala, B.E., et al., Effectiveness of artemether-lumefantrine provided by community health
workers in under-five children with uncomplicated malaria in rural Tanzania: an open label
prospective study. Malaria journal, 2011. 10: p. 64.
Rabbani, F., et al., Understanding the context of balanced scorecard implementation: a hospitalbased case study in pakistan. Implementation science : IS, 2011. 6: p. 31.
Sundell, K.A., et al., Antidepressant utilization patterns and mortality in Swedish men and women
aged 20-34 years. European journal of clinical pharmacology, 2011. 67(2): p. 169-178.
Syhakhang, L., et al., Provider performance in treating poor patients--factors influencing
prescribing practices in lao PDR: a cross-sectional study. BMC health services research, 2011. 11:
p. 3.
Tran, T.K., et al., Urban - rural disparities in antenatal care utilization: a study of two cohorts of
pregnant women in Vietnam. BMC health services research, 2011. 11(1): p. 120.
Veiga, M.I., et al., Novel polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum ABC transporter genes are
associated with major ACT antimalarial drug resistance. PloS one, 2011. 6(5): p. e20212.
Arunachalam, N., et al., Community-based control of Aedes aegypti by adoption of eco-health
methods in Chennai City, India. Pathogens and global health, 2012. 106(8): p. 488-496.
Aryal, U.R., et al., Establishing a health demographic surveillance site in Bhaktapur district, Nepal:
initial experiences and findings. BMC research notes, 2012. 5: p. 489-0500-5-489.
Dale, R.A., et al., Alcohol environment, gender and nonfatal injuries in young people. An
ecological study of fourteen Swedish municipalities (2000-2005). Substance abuse treatment,
prevention, and policy, 2012. 7: p. 36-597X-7-36.
Hakkarainen, K.M., et al., Methods for assessing the preventability of adverse drug events: a
systematic review. Drug safety : an international journal of medical toxicology and drug
experience, 2012. 35(2): p. 105-126.
Hakkarainen, K.M., et al., Percentage of patients with preventable adverse drug reactions and
preventability of adverse drug reactions--a meta-analysis. PloS one, 2012. 7(3): p. e33236.
Hammarsten, O., et al., Troponin T Percentiles from a Random Population Sample, Emergency
Room Patients and Patients with Myocardial Infarction. Clinical chemistry, 2012.
Hellgren, M.I., et al., Feasibility of the FINDRISC questionnaire to identify individuals with
impaired glucose tolerance in Swedish primary care. A cross-sectional population-based study.
Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association, 2012. 29(12): p. 1501-1505.
Holmstrom, A., et al., Red blood cell distribution width and its relation to cardiac function and
biomarkers in a prospective hospital cohort referred for echocardiography. European journal of
internal medicine, 2012. 23(7): p. 604-609.
Kardassis, D., et al., Impact of body composition, fat distribution and sustained weight loss on
cardiac function in obesity. International journal of cardiology, 2012. 159(2): p. 128-133.
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risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global
Burden of Disease Study 2010. Lancet, 2012. 380(9859): p. 2224-2260.
Mehta, U., et al., Protocol for a drugs exposure pregnancy registry for implementation in
resource-limited settings. BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2012. 12: p. 89-2393-12-89.
Nguyen, H.T., et al., Physical growth during the first year of life. A longitudinal study in rural and
urban areas of Hanoi, Vietnam. BMC pediatrics, 2012. 12: p. 26-2431-12-26.
Niclasen, B., M. Petzold, and C.W. Schnohr, The association between high recreational physical
activity and physical activity as a part of daily living in adolescents and availability of local indoor
sports facilities and sports clubs. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 2012. 40(7): p. 614-620.
Rizzo, N., et al., Dengue vector management using insecticide treated materials and targeted
interventions on productive breeding-sites in Guatemala. BMC public health, 2012. 12: p. 9312458-12-931.
Sabel, K.G., et al., Motor, mental and behavioral developments in infancy are associated with
fatty acid pattern in breast milk and plasma of premature infants. Prostaglandins, leukotrienes,
and essential fatty acids, 2012. 86(4-5): p. 183-188.
Samuelsson, K., et al., Level of Evidence in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Research: A
Systematic Review. The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2012.
Simba, D.O., et al., Adherence to artemether/lumefantrine treatment in children under real-life
situations in rural Tanzania. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene,
2012. 106(1): p. 3-9.
Steffensen, K.D., et al., The prognostic and predictive value of combined HE4 and CA-125 in
ovarian cancer patients. International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the
International Gynecological Cancer Society, 2012. 22(9): p. 1474-1482.
Svensson, J., et al., Both low and high serum igf-I levels associate with cancer mortality in older
men. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 2012. 97(12): p. 4623-4630.
Tana, S., et al., Building and analyzing an innovative community-centered dengue-ecosystem
management intervention in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Pathogens and global health, 2012. 106(8):
p. 469-478.
Thu, H.N., et al., Breastfeeding practices in urban and rural Vietnam. BMC public health, 2012.
12: p. 964-2458-12-964.
Tran, T.K., et al., DodaLab: An urban health and demographic surveillance site, the first three
years in Hanoi, Vietnam. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 2012. 40(8): p. 765-772.
Tran, T.K., et al., Factors associated with antenatal care adequacy in rural and urban contextsresults from two health and demographic surveillance sites in Vietnam. BMC health services
research, 2012. 12(1): p. 40.
Wai, K.T., et al., Estimating dengue vector abundance in the wet and dry season: implications for
targeted vector control in urban and peri-urban Asia. Pathogens and global health, 2012. 106(8):
p. 436-445.
Wai, K.T., et al., Community-centred eco-bio-social approach to control dengue vectors: an
intervention study from Myanmar. Pathogens and global health, 2012. 106(8): p. 461-468.
Andersson Sundell, K., M.G. Petzold, and S.M. Wallerstedt, Factors associated with switching and
combination use of antidepressants in young Swedish adults. International journal of clinical
practice, 2013. 67(12): p. 1302-1310.
Aryal, U.R., M. Petzold, and A. Krettek, Perceived risks and benefits of cigarette smoking among
Nepalese adolescents: a population-based cross-sectional study. BMC public health, 2013. 13(1):
p. 187.
Aydin-Schmidt, B., et al., Usefulness of Plasmodium falciparum-specific rapid diagnostic tests for
assessment of parasite clearance and detection of recurrent infections after artemisinin-based
combination therapy. Malaria journal, 2013. 12: p. 349-2875-12-349.
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Beer, N., et al., High effective coverage of vector control interventions in children after achieving
low malaria transmission in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Malaria journal, 2013. 12: p. 38-2875-12-38.
Bjurman, C., et al., Assessment of a multimarker strategy for prediction of mortality in older heart
failure patients: a cohort study. BMJ open, 2013. 3(3): p. 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002254. Print
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Bjurman, C., et al., Small changes in troponin T levels are common in patients with non-STsegment elevation myocardial infarction and are linked to higher mortality. Journal of the
American College of Cardiology, 2013. 62(14): p. 1231-1238.
Choulagai, B., et al., Barriers to using skilled birth attendants' services in mid- and far-western
Nepal: a cross-sectional study. BMC international health and human rights, 2013. 13(1): p. 49698X-13-49.
Desai, N., et al., Anatomic single- versus double-bundle ACL reconstruction: a meta-analysis. Knee
surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA, 2013.
Devries, K.M., et al., Intimate partner violence and incident depressive symptoms and suicide
attempts: a systematic review of longitudinal studies. PLoS medicine, 2013. 10(5): p. e1001439.
Devries, K.M., et al., Global health. The global prevalence of intimate partner violence against
women. Science (New York, N.Y.), 2013. 340(6140): p. 1527-1528.
Gunnarsdottir, H., M. Petzold, and L. Povlsen, Time pressure among parents in the Nordic
countries: A population-based cross-sectional study. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 2013.
Gyllensten, H., et al., Cost of illness of patient-reported adverse drug events: a population-based
cross-sectional survey. BMJ open, 2013. 3(6): p. 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002574.
Hakkarainen, K.M., et al., Prevalence and perceived preventability of self-reported adverse drug
events--a population-based survey of 7099 adults. PloS one, 2013. 8(9): p. e73166.
Hakkarainen, K.M., et al., Prevalence, nature and potential preventability of adverse drug events A population-based medical record study of 4970 adults. British journal of clinical pharmacology,
2013.
Hammarskjold, F., et al., Possible transmission of Candida albicans on an intensive care unit:
genotype and temporal cluster analyses. The Journal of hospital infection, 2013. 85(1): p. 60-65.
Hedna, K., et al., Refill adherence and self-reported adverse drug reactions and sub-therapeutic
effects: a population-based study. Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety, 2013. 22(12): p.
1317-1325.
Hesse, U., et al., Impact of Delisting ARBs, Apart from Losartan, on ARB Utilisation Patterns in
Denmark: Implications for Other Countries. Applied health economics and health policy, 2013.
11(6): p. 677-685.
Hohwu, L., et al., Web-based versus traditional paper questionnaires: a mixed-mode survey with
a Nordic perspective. Journal of medical Internet research, 2013. 15(8): p. e173.
Malmberg, M., et al., Temporal trends of molecular markers associated with artemetherlumefantrine tolerance/resistance in Bagamoyo district, Tanzania. Malaria journal, 2013. 12: p.
103-2875-12-103.
Morris, U., et al., Rapid diagnostic tests for molecular surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum
malaria -assessment of DNA extraction methods and field applicability. Malaria journal, 2013. 12:
p. 106-2875-12-106.
Nguyen, H.T., et al., Factors associated with physical growth of children during the first two years
of life in rural and urban areas of Vietnam. BMC pediatrics, 2013. 13: p. 149-2431-13-149.
Niclasen, B., M. Petzold, and C.W. Schnohr, Adverse health effects of experiencing food insecurity
among Greenlandic school children. International journal of circumpolar health, 2013. 72: p.
10.3402/ijch.v72i0.20849.
Niemi, M., et al., Symptoms of antenatal common mental disorders, preterm birth and low
birthweight: a prospective cohort study in a semi-rural district of Vietnam. Tropical medicine &
international health : TM & IH, 2013. 18(6): p. 687-695.
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Samuelsson, K., et al., Level of evidence in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction research: a
systematic review. The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2013. 41(4): p. 924-934.
Shakely, D., et al., The usefulness of rapid diagnostic tests in the new context of low malaria
transmission in Zanzibar. PloS one, 2013. 8(9): p. e72912.
Skoglund, I., et al., A randomized controlled trial comparing two ways of providing evidencebased drug information to GPs. Scandinavian journal of primary health care, 2013.
Studahl, M., M. Petzold, and T. Cassel, Disease burden of herpes zoster in Sweden predominance in the elderly and in women - a register based study. BMC infectious diseases,
2013. 13: p. 586-2334-13-586.
Sundell, K.A., et al., Socio-economic determinants of early discontinuation of anti-depressant
treatment in young adults. European journal of public health, 2013. 23(3): p. 433-440.
Tao, W., M. Petzold, and B.C. Forsberg, Routine vaccination coverage in low- and middle-income
countries: further arguments for accelerating support to child vaccination services. Global health
action, 2013. 6: p. 20343.
Wettermark, B., et al., The Nordic prescription databases as a resource for
pharmacoepidemiological research--a literature review. Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety,
2013. 22(7): p. 691-699.
Zetterberg, H., M. Petzold, and N. Magdalinou, Cerebrospinal fluid alpha-synuclein levels in
Parkinson's disease - changed or unchanged? European journal of neurology : the official journal
of the European Federation of Neurological Societies, 2013.
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Petzold, M. and C. Sonesson, Multivariate monitoring of intrauterine growth restriction.
Controlled clinical trials, 2003. 24: p. P32.
Andersson, K., et al., What are the obstacles to generic substitution? An assessment of the
behaviour of prescribers, patients and pharmacies during the first year of generic substitution in
Sweden. European journal of public health, 2004. 14(4): p. 69-69.
Andersson, K., et al., Effects of generic substitution on the development of pharmaceutical
expenditures during the period January 1998 to May 2005. Value in Health, 2005. 8(6): p. A186A186.
Andersson, K., et al., How do policy changes in the pharmaceutical reimbursement schedule
affect drug expenditures? Experiences from Sweden 1986 to 2002. European journal of public
health, 2005. 15: p. 92-93.
Bergstrom, G., et al., Effects of decentralized responsibility for costs of outpatient prescription
drugs on the pharmaceutical cost development in Sweden. Value in Health, 2005. 8(6): p. A187A187.
Thorson, A., et al., Flulike illness and exposure to sick or dead poultry - In reply. Archives Of
Internal Medicine, 2006. 166(13): p. 1421-1421.
Farahmand, S., et al., Metabolic markers in relation to body composition in healthy 8-yr-olds.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition, 2007. 44: p. 331-331.
Lissner, L., et al., Is childhood obesity levelling off in Sweden? New evidence from 10-11 year olds
in Stockholm and Goteborg. International journal of obesity, 2007. 31: p. S45-S45.
Andersson, K., M.G. Petzold, and S.M. Wallerstedt, Utilization and switching of antidepressants
among young and old adults. Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety, 2008. 17: p. 222.
Lesen, E., et al., Sensitivity analyses of methods used to estimate concurrent drug use in a register
on dispensed drugs. Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety, 2008. 17: p. 198.
Lesen, E., et al., Measuring utilization of potentially inappropriate psychotropics.
Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety, 2008. 17: p. 229.
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Alexander, N., et al., Quality Control of Malaria Slide Densities. American Journal of Tropical
Medicine and Hygiene, 2009. 81(5): p. 195-195.
Andersson, K., et al., Utilization of Antidepressants among Young Adults in Sweden.
Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety, 2009. 18: p. S87-S87.
Lesen, E., et al., Socioeconomic Determinants of Psychotropic Drug Use among Elderly.
Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety, 2009. 18: p. S108-S108.
Lesen, E., et al., Prognostic value of the quality indicator "concurrent use of three or more
psychotropic drugs" among residents of long-term care facilities: a comment. European journal
of clinical pharmacology, 2009.
Hellgren, M.I., et al., Value of the FINDRISC questionnaire to identify prediabetes in a middle sized
town in Sweden. Diabetologia, 2010. 53: p. S154-S155.
Bjoerkman, A., et al., Zanzibar: towards malaria elimination? Tropical Medicine & International
Health, 2011. 16: p. 119-119.
Hakkarainen, K.M., et al., Frequency of Preventable Adverse Drug Reactions in Outpatients and
Inpatients and Their Preventability A Meta-Analysis. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety,
2011. 20: p. S353-S353.
Malmberg, M., et al., Molecular genotypes and clearance of different P. falciparum sub
populations in children treated with ACT. Tropical Medicine & International Health, 2011. 16: p.
141-141.
Shakely, D., et al., Effectiveness of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in fever patients attending
primary health care facilities in the context of low malaria transmission in Zanzibar. Tropical
Medicine & International Health, 2011. 16: p. 140-140.
Steffensen, K.D., et al., The Value of the Risk of Ovarian Malignancy Algorithm (ROMA) as a
Predictor of Platinum Resistance and Survival for Ovarian Cancer Patients. European Journal of
Cancer, 2011. 47: p. S538-S538.
Gyllensten, H., et al., COST-OF-ILLNESS OF PATIENT-REPORTED ADVERSE DRUG EVENTS - A
POPULATION-BASED SURVEY. Value in Health, 2012. 15(7): p. A301-A302.
Hakkarainen, K.M., et al., Prevalence and Preventability of Self-Reported Adverse Drug Events - A
Cross-Sectional Population-Based Survey in Sweden. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety,
2012. 21: p. 341-341.
Sundell, K.A., M. Petzold, and S.M. Wallerstedt, ANALYSES OF SWITCHING AND COMBINATION
USE OF ANTIDEPRESSANTS IN YOUNG SWEDISH ADULTS. Value in Health, 2012. 15(7): p. A334A334.
Sundell, K.A., M.G. Petzold, and S.M. Wallerstedt, Analyses of Switching and Combination Use of
Antidepressants in Young Swedish Adults. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 2012. 21: p.
426-427.
Hedna, K., et al., Do Different Refill Adherence Patterns Influence the Reporting of Adverse Drug
Reactions and Sub-Therapeutic Effects? A Population-Based Study. Drug Safety, 2013. 36(9): p.
838-838.
Langhe, R., et al., Diagnostic and Prognostic Potential of HE4 in Ovarian Cancer. Laboratory
Investigation, 2013. 93: p. 284A-284A.
Langhe, R., et al., Diagnostic and Prognostic Potential of HE4 in Ovarian Cancer. Modern
Pathology, 2013. 26: p. 284A-284A.
Thunstrom, E., et al., Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with increased inflammatory activity
in non-obese patients with coronary artery disease; a cross sectional study. European Heart
Journal, 2013. 34: p. 1017-1017.
Reports:
1. Nordic-Baltic knowledge overview - Action plan for removing obstacles to health care access in
sexual trafficking. Editor Max Petzold. Nordic Council of Ministers, 2011.
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2. Luis Cuevas, Charlotte Kristiansson, Max Petzold, Göran Tomson, Anibal Velásquez (alphabetic
order). Critical Interactions between Global Fund-supported Programs and Health Systems Peru. In
The Global Fund to Fight HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria Country Case Studies Series. Geneva 2012.
3. Karin Edgardh, Max Petzold. Klamydiasmittspårning – en retrospektiv studie om
smittspårningsdokumentation vid ungdomsmottagningarna i Göteborg år 2010.
Västragötalandsregionen.
PhD-supervision:
Daudi Simba, KI, "Managing malaria in under fives: Prompt access, adherence to treatment and
referral advice in rural Tanzania”. Main supervisor Max Petzold, Ass Supervisors Marian Warsame;
Göran Tomson; Zul Premji. Defended December 15, 2010.
Tran Khanh Toan, NHV, "Maternal and child health care utilization in rural and urban Vietnam". Main
supervisor Max Petzold. Ass Supervisors Bo Eriksson, Karin Gottvall, Nguyen Thi Kim Chuc, Pham Nhat
An, Pham Huy Hien Hao. Defended Sep 10 2012.
Louise Silwer, NHV, ”Public Health and Drug Prescription – choice and distribution of drugs in a
population, and prerequisites and risks of preventive treatment of cardiovascular diseases”. Supervisor
Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg, Ass. Supervisor Max Petzold. Defended Sep 2007.
Ingrid Muus, NHV, "Translation and adaption of a diagnose specific quality of life scale to measure
health related quality of life among Danish stroke survivors". Supervisor Karin Ringsberg, Ass
Supervisors Max Petzold, Anders Möller. Defended Sep 2008.
Birgit Vollmer Niclasen, NHV, "Child health indicators in Greenland". Supervisor Lennart Köhler, Ass
Supervisor Max Petzold. Defended June 10 2009.
Eva Bergman, Uppsala University, ”The ability of the symphysis-fundus curve to detect intrauterine
growth restricted foetuses”. Supervisor Ove Axelsson, Ass Supervisor Helle Kieler and Max Petzold.
Defended May 21 2010.
Ziad El-Khatib, Karolinska institutet, "Towards a model for HIV drug resistance surveillance in Southern
Africa: design and implementation". Supervisors: Anna Mia Ekström, Ass Supervisors Max Petzold,
Lynn Morris, David A Katzenstein. Defended April 18 2011.
Eva Lesén, NHV, "Prescription and sales of psychotropic drugs in the Nordic countries: use of individual
based registers for description and comparison" (working title). Supervisor Anders Carlsten, Ass
Supervisor Max Petzold. Defended May 6 2011.
Solome Bakeera, KI, "Socio-economic status, social capital and access to acute health care services for
children under five years". Supervisor Sarah Wamala, Ass Supervisors Max Petzold, George Pariyo.
Defended June 9 2011.
Shusheng Luo, NHV, “Dynamics and consequences of sex ratio at birth in China”. Main supervisor Max
Petzold, Ass supervisor Petra Löfstedt. In progress, half time seminar March 23 2012 and PhDdefence planned for September 2015.
Muhammad Saeed, NHV, "Utilisation of antidepressants in Nordic diabetic population". Main supervisor
Max Petzold, Ass Supervisors Soffia Gudbjörnsdottir, Anders Carlsten. In progress.
Umesh Aryal, University of Gothenburg, “A cohort study to understand Nepalese Adolescent Smoking
Trajectories”. Supervisor Alexandra Krettek, Ass Supervisor Max Petzold
Katja Hakkarainen, University of Gothenburg, "The prevalence and preventability of drug-related
morbidity in Sweden". Supervisor Staffan Hägg, Ass Supervisors Max Petzold, Karolina Andersson.
Halftime Dec 16 2011.
Bishnu P Choulagai, University of Gothenburg, “Determinants of Skilled Birth Attendants Service
Utilization: Evidence from Nepal”. Supervisor Alexandra Krettek. Ass Supervisor Max Petzold.
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Binjwala Shresta, University of Gothenburg, “Uterine prolapse in Nepal – prevalence and health
seeking behaviour”. Supervisor Alexandra Krettek. Ass Supervisor Max Petzold.
Ylva Bjereld, University of Gothenburg, “Bullying among children and adolescents in the Nordic
countries 1984-2014”. Supervisor Kristian Daneback. Ass Supervisor Max Petzold.
Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir, University of Gothenburg. “Everyday life of families with children in the
Nordic countries in relation to health and health promotion”. Main supervisor Max Petzold.
Laith Hussain, University of Gothenburg, “Verbal autopsy: Family given-cause of death vs. InterVA
diagnoses, to investigate lay- perceptions of causes of mortality in resource poor settings”. Main
supervisor Max Petzold. Ass Supervisor Peter Byass.
Emily White Johansson, University of Uppsala, “”. Main supervisor Stefan Petersson, Ass supervisor
Max Petzold et al.
Martin Gerdin, Karolinska Institute, “Foreign Field Hospital response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake:
studies on injury prevalence, response structure, and outcomes”. Main supervisor Johan von Schreeb,
Ass supervisor Max Petzold et al.
Mats Hedsköld, Karolinska Institutet, “Measuring safety culture in healthcare; Assessment of the
validity and usefulness of the Swedish version of Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture“. Main
supervisor Karin Pukk Härenstam, Ass supervisor Max Petzold et al.
Huong Nguyen Thu, Nordic School of Public Health, “Birth weight and growth during the first two years
of life: a study in urban and rural Vietnam”. Main supervisor Henry Ascher, Ass supervisor Max Petzold.
Master of Public Health supervision:
- 11 examined
- 1 ongoing
Courses in pedagogy and experience in course development and lecturing
Participation in the following course in pedagogics:
- Introduktionskurs i högskolepedagogik (Introduction course to university pedagogics), one week,
1999.
- Behörighetsgivande högskolepedagogik 1: Baskurs 5hp (HPE101, Basic course in university
pedagogics), University of Gothenburg, 2009
- Handledning i Forskarutbildning 5hp (HPE102, Supervision in research training), University of
Gothenburg, 2009
- Betydande erfarenhet av undervisning, examination och kursutveckling 5hp (HPE103, Advanced
experience in lecturing, examination and course development), University of Gothenburg, 2010.
Experience in lecturing and course development:
- Master of Public Health program co-ordinator at the Nordic School of Public Health NHV) 2005-2006.
Responsible for the adjustment to the Bologna-system.
- Responsible for the implementation of the distance learning tool Fronter 2004-2005 (NHV).
- Developed 11 new courses on masters and research-level at NHV 2003-2010. Three distance
courses.
- Co-ordinates all the courses in methodology at research level at Sahlgrenska Academy.
- About 1000 hours of own lecturing and course responsibility 2003-2012 at NHV, University of
Gothenburg and occasionally at Karolinska Institute, Västra Götalands Regionen, London School of
Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Liverpool School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Swiss Tropical
Institute, Prince Leopold´s School of Tropical Medicine, University of Verona, University of Heidelberg,
WHO.
Board of editors:
-European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, Sage Publications. Official journal of the European
Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation of the European Society of Cardiology
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(original name: European Journal for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation). In April 2006
elected by Prof. Wood and Prof. Saner to the board of editors with the specific task for statistical
reviews. Impact factor 2.63. Currently handled 100+ manuscripts.
-Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology, Elsevier. Member of the editorial board since February
2009.
-Alzheimer's & Dementia, Elsevier. Official Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, USA. Statistical
editor since 2013. Impact factor 6.4.
-Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Member of Editorial Board
since 2013.
Reviewer:
European Journal of Public Health, occasionally
AIDS, occasionally
International Journal of Integrated Care, occasionally
Transactions of the royal society of tropical medicine and hygiene, frequently
Tropical Medicine & International Health, frequently
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, occasionally
Vaccine, occasionally
Comprehensive Psychiatry, occasionally
BMC Health Service Research, occasionally
BMC Pediatrics, occasionally
Journal of AIDS and HIV Research, occasionally
BMC Health Services Research Research, ocassionally
Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, occasionally
Opponent/committees:
- Bo Simonsson, half time seminar at Division of International Health, Karolinska Institute, 2005.
Supervisor Vinod Diwan.
- Bo Hovstadius, PhD-defence at eHälsoinstitutet, Linneuniversitetet, Kalmar, May 18, 2010.
Supervisor Göran Petersson. Member of dissertation committee.
- Anna Ekman, PhD-defence at Sahlgrenska Academy, Göteborg, Nov, 2010. Member of dissertation
committee.
- Senia Rosales, PhD-defence at Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Jan 28 2011. Member of dissertation
committee.
- Gorette Nalwadda, PhD-defence at Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Feb 10 2012. Chair of the
dissertation committee.
- Eustasius Musenge, PhD-assessment at University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Jan 24 2013.
External reviewer.
- Nguyen Thu Nga, PhD-defence at Uppsala University, Uppsala, Feb 5 2013. Member of dissertation
committee.
- Johan Nilsson, PhD-defence at Umeå University, Umeå, May 2 2013. Opponent.
Member of funding committees
-2011- Swedish National Research Board/SIDA Asia Link committee. Member of assessment
committee.
-2012- DfID/MRC/Wellcome Trust Clinical Trials Initiative. Member of the assessment committee.
Experience in raising funds and project leading/administration:
- Universal design 2005: Nok300.000:-, 2006: Dkk1.109.000:-.
- Nordic child health indicators 2005: Nok50.000:-.
- Nordic Welfare states´ portal 2006-2008: Dkk900.000:-.
- Nordic Pharmacoepidemiological Network (NorPEN) 2008-2011. Nok900.000:-. Funding from
Nordforsk.
- Nordic-Baltic conferences on Migration and Health Promotion 2008. Two conferences in Kaunas and in
Gothenburg. Dkk450.000:-.
- Nordic-Baltic project on sexual trafficking and health. One conference “Stop trafficking – Stand for
health” in Riga Sep 2010. Jan 2009. Dkk700.000:-.
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Third Nordic Child Health Survey. 2009. SEK 600.000:Dodalab Demographic and Health Surveillance Site, Hanoi, Vietnam. SEK 2.000.000:-.
Partner Driven Cooperation China, Swedish National Research Board. 2011. SEK 600.000:-.
Asia Link for Shusheng Luo, SIDA/Swedish National Research Board. 2011. SEK 250.000:-.
Drug Related Morbidity in Sweden 2008-2012. Sek 11.500.000:-. Funding from Apoteket AB.
Appointments at World Health Organization, Geneva:
- 2006: Meta-analysis of rectal artesunate for malaria treatment. UNICEF-UNDP-World Bank - WHO
special program for research and training in tropical diseases (TDR) - contact Dr Melba Gomes.
- 2006 ongoing: Member as independent statistician in data safety monitoring committee (ongoing).
Efficacy and safety of rectal artesunate in paediatric patients– a randomised-controlled study Ghana.
UNICEF-UNDP-World Bank - WHO special program for research and training in tropical diseases (TDR)
-contact Dr Melba Gomes.
- 2005-2007: Analysis of complaints for the Mirena IUD study (Project 91908: Comparison of TCu380a
and LNG 20 mcg). WHO/RDR -contact Dr Gilda Piaggio.
- 2006: Evaluation of 9 applications for "Multi-centre Eco-Bio-Social Research on Dengue in Asia".
UNICEF-UNDP-World Bank - WHO special program for research and training in tropical diseases (TDR)
& IDRC - contact Dr Johannes Sommerfeldt.
- 2006: Developing core protocol for the multi-centre study on "Eco-Bio-Social Research on Dengue in
Asia". UNICEF-UNDP-World Bank - WHO special program for research and training in tropical diseases
(TDR) & IDRC - contact Dr Johannes Sommerfeld.
- 2006-2007: Preparing a report on the IUD WHO randomized clinical trial Flexigard vs TCu380A for
submission to the US FDA. WHO/RDR - contact Dr Gilda Piaggio.
- 2007. Analysis workshop of the Multicentre studies on VL vector control and treatment strategies in
India, Bangladesh and Nepal. 26-31 March 2007, Varanasi. Facilitator and responsible for core
analysis. WHO/TDR.
- 2008. Second community of Practice Workshop for the Asian Research Network on Eco-Bio-Social
Research on Dengue in Asia. 20-26 January, Chennai. Facilitator and responsible for statistical issues
in the next phase of the program. WHO/TDR.
- 2008. Workshop Monitoring Vector Control in VL Elimination Program (India, Bangladesh, Nepal). 2631 May 2008, Kathmandu. Facilitator and responsible for statistical issues in the next phase of the
program. WHO/TDR.
- 2008. WHO multi-country study on women´s health and domestic violence and for WHO project
A45020. WHO/RDR - Contact person Dr Eduardo Bergel.
- 2008 (ongoing). "Eco-Bio-Social Research on Dengue in Asia - Phase II". UNICEF-UNDP-World Bank WHO special program for research and training in tropical diseases (TDR) & IDRC - contact Dr
Johannes Sommerfeld.
- 2008. External support for developing the study protocol and for monitoring the implementation of
proposed research activities for a multi-country study on the control dengue vectors in Brazil,
Guatemala, Thailand and Vietnam. UNICEF-UNDP-World Bank - WHO special program for research and
training in tropical diseases (TDR) & IDRC - contact Dr Axel Kroeger.
- 2008. Support of the statistical analysis of VL intervention studies in relation to the VL elimination
programme in Bangladesh, India and Nepal. UNICEF-UNDP-World Bank - WHO special program for
research and training in tropical diseases (TDR) & IDRC - contact Dr Axel Kroeger.
- 2009. Review and analysis of the evidence on intermittent preventive treatment in infancy. WHO
HQ/Global Malaria Program - contact Dr Marian Warsame.
- 2009. Analysis and indicator development meeting on VL vector control for Bangladesh, Nepal and
India. Facilitator. June 10-12, Dhaka. WHO/TDR - contact Dr Axel Kroeger.
- 2009. Proposal development workshop for "Innovative Community-based Ecosystem Management
Interventions for Improved Chagas and Dengue Disease Prevention in Latin America and the
Caribbean". Facilitator. July 13-16, Antigua, Guatemala. WHO/TDR - contact Dr Johannes Sommerfeld.
- 2009. Technical assistance in statistics related to the TDR/IDRC research initiative on "Innovative
Community-based Ecosystem Management Interventions for Improved Dengue and Chagas Disease
Prevention in Latin America and the Caribbean". WHO/TDR - Contact Dr Olaf Horstick.
- 2009. Assistance in statistics to CPM/CHP project on Kidney Disease of Unknown aetiology. WHO/HQ
- contact Dr Shanti Mendis.
- 2010. WHO multi-country study on women´s health and domestic violence and for WHO project
A45020. Second phase. WHO/RDR - Contact person Dr Eduardo Bergel
- 2011. Second phase - Assistance in statistics to CPM/CHP project on Kidney Disease of Unknown
aetiology. WHO/HQ - contact Dr Shanti Mendis
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- 2011 Jan. Final data analysis workshop and Community of Practice (CoP) meeting for research teams
participating in the TDR/IDRC research initiative Eco-Bio-Social Research on Dengue in Asia.
Facilitator. Kho Chang, Thailand.
- 2011 Aug. Data analysis workshop and development of intervention research protocol for Innovative
community-based Ecosystem Management Interventions for Improved Dengue and Chagas Disease
Prevention in Latin America and the Caribbean. Facilitator. Merida, Mexico.
- 2011. Technical assistance in statistics and research design related to the TDR/IDRC research
initiative on “Innovative Community-based Ecosystem Management Interventions for Improved
Denuge and Chagas Disease Prevention in Latin America and the Caribbean (2011-2012). Contact
person Dr Johannes Sommerfeld.
- 2011 A65801. Global Burden of Disease - to calculate prevalence estimates of different forms of
interpersonal violence; to calculate attributable risk of intimate partner violence for injuries; and to
model associations between non-partner sexual violence and selected health outcomes. WHO/RDR –
contact person Dr Claudia Garcia.
- 2012 (ongoing). WHO/TDR: Member of the Data Safety Monitoring Committee for single dose
AmBisome studies of visceral leishmaniasis in India and Bangladesh. Contact: Dr Byron Arana
WHO/TDR.
- 2012 SPHQ12-APW-2080. Project on Chronic Kidney Disease of Uncertain aetiology. WHO/HQ –
contact person Dr Shanti Mendis.
- 2012 SPHQ12-APW-3244. Project on Chronic Kidney Disease of Uncertain aetiology. WHO/HQ –
contact person Dr Shanti Mendis.
- 2012 SPHQ12-APW-4638. Global Burden of Diseases project, the domestic violence section.
WHO/RDR. Contact person: Claudia Garcia.
- 2013 March. Fourth Community-of-Practice (CoP) Workshop of the TDR/IDRC research initiative
On Innovative Community-based Ecosystem Management Interventions for Improved Dengue and
Chagas Disease Prevention in Latin America and the Caribbean. Fortaleza, Brazil. Facilitator.
- 2013 Nov. Workshop for TDR/IDRC research initiative on "Innovative Community-based Ecosystem
Management Interventions for Improved Dengue and Chagas Disease Prevention in Latin America and
the Caribbean" Montevideo. Contact person: Johannes Sommerfeld.
- 2013 Nov. Workshop Effective, affordable and evidence based dengue early warning and response
systems: Towards a validated contingency plan, Brasilia. Contact person: Axel Kroeger.
Appointments at The Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Geneva:
-2010: Critical interaction between the Global Fund supported HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis
programs and health system in Peru. Contact Rifat Atun.
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