Asbjørn Hróbjartsson
medical and clinical research
Cochlear
Denmark
Biography
Asbjørn Hróbjartsson is Professor of Evidence-Based Medicine and Clinical Research Methodology at the University of Southern Denmark, and Head of Research for the Center for Evidence-Based Medicine at Odense University Hospital.
Research Interest
He has a strong interest and experience in clinical research methodology, especially in adequate methods and reporting in randomized trials and systematic reviews. He has extensive experience as an editor, a senior research manager and member of scientific advisory and funding boards. Asbjørn is a co-convenor of the Cochrane Bias Methods Group which is hosted by his Centre in Odense, and an Associate Editor of the Cochrane Methodology Review Group. He is also associate editor of BMC Medical Research Methodology and the Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine and was editor-in-chief of the Danish journal “Bibliotek for Læger”. With a research focus on bias in clinical trials and systematic reviews Asbjørn has authored influential papers on blinding, observer bias, placebo, outcome reporting bias, and reporting guidelines, and has consistently published papers in high impact journals, such as NEJM, JAMA and BMJ.
