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Anna-Karin Welmer is Senior Lecturer and Docent in Physiotherapy at the Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet. She is also a physiotherapist at Karolinska University Hospital, with a PhD in Physiotherapy (KI, 2007) and Docent (KI, 2014).
- Education: PhD in Physiotherapy (2007), Karolinska Institutet
- Education: Docent in Physiotherapy (2014), Karolinska Institutet
Her research focuses on health in older adults, emphasizing physical function, physical activity, sedentary behavior, and injurious falls. She combines clinical studies (interventions, qualitative research, implementation science) with population-based analyses to address:
- Determinants and consequences of disability and falls
- Physical exercise intervention efficacy
- Implementation of evidence-based methods
Recent work includes the PREV_FUNC trial on exercise programs for hospitalized elderly and epidemiological studies on sedentary behavior. She leads the Aging and Health research group and chairs KI's Doctoral Education Committee.
Notable grants include funding from:
- Swedish Research Council
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare (Forte)
- Center for Innovative Medicine
- ALF Medicine
In 2015, she received the Karolina Prize for clinical research excellence. She supervises doctoral students and teaches advanced courses in dementia care.
