Clinical groups

Our clinical expert groups and task forces plan how the register data is transformed into clinically meaningful disease endpoints.

Clinical expert groups:

Neurology

Hilkka Soininen (lead)

Valtteri Julkunen (secretary)

 

Gastroenterology

Martti Färkkilä (lead)

 

Rheumatology

Kari Eklund (lead)

Antti Palomäki (secretary)

 

Pulmonary diseases

Tarja Laitinen (lead)

Margit Pelkonen (secretary)

 

Cardiometabolic diseases

Teemu Niiranen (lead)

Felix Vaura (secretary)

 

Oncology

Tuomo Meretoja (lead)

Eveliina Salminen (secretary)

 

Ophtalmology

Kai Kaarniranta (lead)

Joni Turunen (secretary)

 

Dermatology

Kaisa Tasanen-Määttä (lead)

Laura Huilaja (secretary)

 

Odontology

Pirkko Pussinen (lead)

Aino Salminen (secretary)

 

Women's health and reproduction

Hannele Laivuori (lead)

Venla Kurra (secretary)

 

Depression

Iiris Hovatta (lead)

Chia-Yen Chen (secretary)

 

Ear, nose and throat

Antti Mäkitie (lead)

Argyro Bizaki-Vallaskangas (secretary)