Steno Diabetes Center Odense


CEO
Clinical Associate Professor, MD
+ (45) 2033 2174
jeh@rsyd.dk

Head Nurse
+ (45) 2167 9277
anna.sofie.lillevang@rsyd.dk

Head of Research
Professor, MD
+ (45) 2532 0648
kurt.hoejlund@rsyd.dk

Head Physician
Clinical Associate Professor
+(45) 2167 9277
michael.roder@rsyd.dk
Core Tasks
Steno Diabetes Center Odense's objectives and measures to combat diabetes in the Region of Southern Denmark are:
To achieve a lasting and significant improvement in the prevention and early detection of diabetes
That people with diabetes should receive patient-centered and evidence-based treatment at the highest international level
That people with diabetes should be optimally equipped to manage their own illness, live a life with diabetes and have as few late complications as possible
Accordingly, the long-term vision for diabetes care in the Region of Southern Denmark is:
To slow the growth in the number of people with newly diagnosed diabetes
To ensure that people with diabetes achieve normal life expectancy and quality of life
To achieve this vision, SDCOs work evolves around the following 4 core activities:
Treatment and prevention of late complications
Clinical research
Skills development of health professionals
Cross-sector collaboration
More information
Go to our Research Unit website at www.sdu.dk
Download a part of the blueprint (issued in 2017) describing the vision for SDCO
Research Areas
With type 2 diabetes as the main focus, we base our research strategy on the following five major research areas:
Pathophysiological research
Cardiovascular complications
Clinical intervention
Diabetes care
Pregnancy and diabetes
SDCO is conducting clinical diabetes research with a strong translational focus that encompasses patient-oriented research into diabetes-related topics, for both children
and adults and for all types of diabetes.
Research topics range from research into diabetes prevention, through prediabetes and
early diabetes to late diabetic complications, crossing sectors, professional groups and
institutions.
Research at SDCO is conducted in the Region of Southern Denmark in close collaboration
with the Steno Partners and other national and international collaborators.
Key figures
Patient Population | |
Expected number of diabetes patients at SDCO in 2023 | 9000 |
Expected number of diabetes patients in all 4 hospital units in the Region of Southern Denmark in 2023 | 22.800 |
Expected number of patients treated outside the hospital units by general practitioners in 2023 | 70.000 |
*The numbers are based on an estimate (most likely set too high) from the blueprint (issued in 2017) describing the vision for SDCO |