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As a professor of metabolic disease epidemiology and consultant physician at the Department of Clinical Epidemiology, I conduct research based on healthcare databases. I am especially interested in the risk, medical treatment, and complications of type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, and obesity. I do research within pharmacoepidemiology on the use and effects of medications for obesity, diabetes, cardio-renal disease, antibiotics and vaccines.
My primary area of responsibility is coordinating the metabolic disease epidemiology research activities at the Department of Clinical Epidemiology, supervising younger researchers i.e. PhD students, Postdocs, and research year medical students. I have extensive experience with real-world evidence and research project management, including research services to governmental institutions, biotech companies, and regulators. I do quite a lot of teaching, mainly at Aarhus University.
Keywords
- Epidemiology
- Clinical epidemiology
- Treatment and prognosis of chronic diseases
- register-based research
- Lifestyle illnesses
- Infection
- Pneumonia
- Bacteraemia
- Sepsis
- Community-acquired infections
- Examination of registers
- Epidemiology
- pharmacoepidemiology
- registers
- Comorbidity
Areas of expertise
- Epidemiology of metabolic diseases
- Pharmacoepidemiology
- Obesity
- Type 2 diabetes
- Drugs and vaccines
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Projects
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Følgeforskning - Modtagelse af borgere med akutte psykiatriske symptomer ved akutafdelingerne i Region Midtjylland
Ankersen, P. V. (Participant), Beedholm, K. (PI) & Thomsen, R. (Participant)
01/01/2018 → 31/12/2022
Project: Research
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IDNC: The International Diabetic Neuropathy Consortium
Jensen, T. S. (Project manager), Finnerup, N. B. (Participant), Andersen, H. (Participant), Frystyk, J. (Participant), Thomsen, R. (Participant), Charles, M. H. (Participant), Beck-Nielsen, H. (Participant), Sindrup, S. H. (Participant), Bennett, D. (Participant), Callaghan, B. (Participant) & Feldman, E. (Participant)
01/05/2015 → 30/04/2021
Project: Research
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Hospital Records of Pain, Fatigue, or Circulatory Symptoms in Girls Exposed to Human Papillomavirus Vaccination: Cohort, Self-controlled Case Series, and Population Time Trend Studies
Thomsen, R. W., Öztürk, B., Pedersen, L., Nicolaisen, S. K., Petersen, I., Olsen, J. & Sørensen, H. T., Apr 2020, In: American Journal of Epidemiology. 189, 4, p. 277-285 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Birthweight and risk of chronic kidney disease after a type 2 diabetes diagnosis in the DD2 cohort
Hansen, A. L., Christiansen, C. F., Brøns, C., Engelhard, L. M., Hansen, T., Nielsen, J. S., Vestergaard, P., Højlund, K., Jessen, N., Olsen, M. H., Sørensen, H. T., Rossing, P., Thomsen, R. W. & Vaag, A., 2025, (E-pub / Early view) In: Diabetologia.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Clinical Profile and Treatment Adherence in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease Who Initiate an SGLT2 Inhibitor: A Multi-cohort Study
Johannes, C. B., Ziemiecki, R., Pladevall-Vila, M., Ebert, N., Kovesdy, C. P., Thomsen, R. W., Baak, B. N., García-Sempere, A., Kanegae, H., Coleman, C. I., Walsh, M., Andersen, I. T., Rodríguez Bernal, C., Robles Cabaniñas, C., Christiansen, C. F., Farjat, A. E., Gay, A., Gee, P., Herings, R. M. C. & Hurtado, I. & 11 others, , Feb 2025, In: Diabetes therapy. 16, 2, p. 205-226 22 p., e000154.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Clinical Profile and Treatment Patterns in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease Who Initiate a GLP-1 Receptor Agonist: A Multinational Cohort Study
Pladevall-Vila, M., Ziemiecki, R., Johannes, C. B., Khan, A. M., Mines, D., Ebert, N., Kovesdy, C. P., Thomsen, R. W., Baak, B. N., García-Sempere, A., Kanegae, H., Coleman, C. I., Walsh, M., Andersen, I. T., Bernal, C. R., Cabaniñas, C. R., Christiansen, C. F., Farjat, A. E., Gay, A. & Gee, P. & 13 others, , 2025, In: Diabetes therapy. 16, p. 931-954 100502.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Effectiveness of Empagliflozin vs Dapagliflozin for Kidney Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes
Bonnesen, K., Heide-Jørgensen, U., Christensen, D. H., Christiansen, C. F., Lash, T. L., Hennessy, S., Matthews, A. A., Pedersen, L., Thomsen, R. W. & Schmidt, M., 3 Mar 2025, In: JAMA Internal Medicine. 185, 3, p. 314-323 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Activities
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A Role for Statins in Infectious Diseases? Statins and Pneumonia
Thomsen, R. (Lecturer)
Sept 2010Activity: Presentations, memberships, employment, ownership and other activities › Lecture and oral contribution
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Prehospital use of statins and short- and long-term outcome of intensive care: A Danish cohort study
Thomsen, R. (Lecturer)
7 Oct 2007Activity: Presentations, memberships, employment, ownership and other activities › Lecture and oral contribution
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20th Annual Congress, European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
Thomsen, R. (Participant)
7 Oct 2007 → 10 Oct 2007Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organisation af a conference
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Preadmission oral anticoagulant therapy and 30-day mortality from peptic ulcer bleeding
Thomsen, R. (Lecturer)
19 Aug 2007Activity: Presentations, memberships, employment, ownership and other activities › Lecture and oral contribution
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Preadmission Use of Antipsychotic Drugs Was Associated with Increased Short-Term Mortality after Peptic Ulcer Perforation
Thomsen, R. (Lecturer)
19 Aug 2007Activity: Presentations, memberships, employment, ownership and other activities › Lecture and oral contribution
Prizes
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International Sepsis Forum Award 2005 for best abstract on sepsis.
Thomsen, R. (Recipient), 1 Apr 2005
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Niels Schwartz Sørensen Prisen
Thomsen, R. (Recipient), 12 Jan 2018
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Aalborg Sygehus' forskerpris
Thomsen, R. (Recipient), 28 Sept 2007
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