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University degrees, authorization
1966 Medical university graduation
1971 Authorization as general practitioner
1975 Specialisation in human pathology and histology
1982 Examined medical officer
1984 Qualified as associated professor in forensic medicine, University of Copenhagen
1995 Specialisation in community medicine/public health
Professional employments
1966-1971 Clinical departments, including internal medicine, surgery and paediatrics, at university hospitals in Copenhagen, resident
1972-1980 Departments of pathology at university hospitals in Copenhagen, resident
1980-1993 Institute of Forensic medicine, University of Copenhagen, ass. professor
1983 Regional Medical officer in Danish county, Storstrøm amt
1993-1999 National Board of Health, consultant medical doctor
1995- National Institute of Public Health, senior researcher
1998-WHO, Family and reproductive health, technical advisor on violence against women
1989, 1997,1999, 2001, 2004: Danish Development Agency (Danida), consultancies, Uganda, Nepal, Bangladesh and Jordan: Human Rights, Gender Equality, Forensic Services, and Violence against women
2000, 2001 and 2002: Danida, consultancy, Palestine Authority, West Bank and Gaza: Forensic Services and Family Protection Units – a joint Australian and Danish Legal Aid Project
Professional organisational activities
Member of the council of the Danish Medical Association 1971-1973 and 1983-1985
Member of the board of the Danish Society of Community Medicine 1983-1987
Member of the council of the Danish Medical Society 1984-1990
Member of the Medical Faculty Board, University of Copenhagen 1986-1989
Member of the University Equal Status Council 1987-1992
Member of the Ethical Board of the Danish Medical Association 1989-1995
Member of the standing working group on Human Rights, Danish Medical Association1996-99
Member of Danish Child Council (Ombudsmand) working group on sexual offences, 1999
Member of Danish Consumer Committee, Protection of children and adolescents, 2000-
Member of the Danish Foreign Ministry’s standing humanitarian reserve (IHB), 1996-
Member of Danish Red Cross’ International Law Committee 2000-
Danish delegate in the European Women Lobby’s Observatory on Violence against Women 1999-
Member of Danish Medical Group, Amnesty International, since 1982
European Council; Expert Group on Violence against Women: Chair, 2002-
Research networks, chair/coordinator
Nordic multicenter study on sudden infant death, 1990-1995
Nordic study on violence and the health consequences of violence against women, 1998-2004
Danish multidisciplinary research network on suicide and parasuicide, 2002-2004
Danish research network on child sexual abuse, 2002-
Danish national observatory on violence against women 2002- |