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Positions of Strength

Our positions of strength

Our positions of strength illustrate five aspects in which we have particular strengths. The common factor to these strengths is that they fall under the umbrella we call ‘digital health’.

 

Personalised Medicine

Personalised medicine is about selecting the treatment that best suits the individual patient. A prerequisite for doing this is that one understands and considers the genetic profile of each patient - but also has detailed insight into the disease development and the clinical data, which differ individually. It is about combining and deciphering these vast amounts of data.

Translational Pain

Pain can be a warning sign from the body, sent via the nervous system to our brain when something is wrong. To solve the riddles of pain, we research the pain system, which is changeable and varies from person to person. Therefore, we are developing methods to categorise their pain system. With the help of technologies and pain studies, we are gaining more and more knowledge on how to influence the inexpedient mechanisms that can maintain pain.

Cardiovascular Diseases and Cardiotechnology

Our research in cardio technology consists of a very close collaboration between engineering researchers at the university and cardiologists with knowledge and experience from their everyday life at the hospital. We stand out in cardio-acoustics, advanced ECG analysis, and 3D ultrasound. The researchers have expertise in using and analysing large amounts of data using signal processing, pattern recognition and AI, whereas they can make quicker diagnoses and predict future illnesses.

Neurological Disorders and Neurotechnology

Millions of people end up with paralysis and disabilities after a stroke or trauma. We aim to develop systems and technologies that can restore citizens' quality of life by re-establishing the sensory perception and motor mobility they have lost. Our research and development projects quickly benefit the citizens because we work interdisciplinary. We involve both citizens and companies. We have all relevant actors at play, from emergency treatment to long-term home rehabilitation and basic research to applied clinical research.

Clinical Health Service Research and Public Health

The healthcare system is under pressure due to increasing demand for services, and limited resources. To handle this pressure and improve the quality of healthcare service, the healthcare system must provide high-quality services most cost-effectively – in favour of the overall public health.

We conduct research, teaching and counselling to shed light on and find solutions to the challenges we have in our healthcare system, such as inequality in health. Our research produces the evidence needed to make good decisions for our healthcare system and improve the quality of healthcare service.

What characterises a position of strength?

A position of strength is a research area characterised by its strong professionalism - but also its international academic and clinical network. It is a research area with excellent interdisciplinary research, both internally at our faculty, with AAU's other faculties, and with other universities in Denmark.

Watch videos concerning our five positions of strength below:

Personalised Medicine

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Personalised Medicine

Cardiovascular Diseases and Cardiotechnology

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Cardiovascular Diseases and Cardiotechnology

Clinical Health Service Research and Public Health

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Clinical Health Service Research and Public Health

Translational Pain

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Translational Pain

Neurological Disorders and Neurotechnology

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Neurological Disorders and Neurotechnology

Personalised Medicine

Cardiovascular Diseases and Cardiotechnology

Clinical Health Service Research and Public Health

Translational Pain

Neurological Disorders and Neurotechnology

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With our positions of strength, we make a solid impression on the world. Doctors and engineers - or other professions - find solutions together and see it as their mission to solve society's health problems.

Ole Kæseler Andersen, Vice-Dean for Research, the Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University

What is digital health?

Digital health is about using health data to find health solutions. It includes data-driven personal medicine, bioinformatics, AI, genetic analysis, robotics, neural engineering, big data and much more.

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