Peter Vedsted, Md, Phd
Vice President for Healthcare Outcomes Policy and
department of oncology
University, Denmark.
Norway
Biography
Dr. Peter Vedsted is Professor of Primary Care at The Research Unit for General Practice, and Professor of Innovative Patient Pathways at Silkeborg Diagnostic Centre, Aarhus University, Denmark. He is the director of a research group for cancer diagnosis investigating the pathway from symptom to treatment of cancer. The group investigates cancer awareness, healthcare seeking, and conducts clinical studies on the role of family medicine in cancer diagnosis. The centre has special focus on health services research and the organisation of healthcare and general practice.
Research Interest
Dr. Vedsted is involved in many of the Danish initiatives to improve cancer diagnosis and patient pathways and is deeply engaged in how general practice can develop and be supported in providing earlier cancer diagnosis.
