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Kathrine Carstensen serves as a Part-time Lecturer and Researcher at Aarhus University's Department of Public Health, specializing in health services research with a focus on quality improvement collaboratives and welfare governance. Her work bridges academic theory and practical healthcare implementation across Denmark's public health system.
Her research interests center on Quality Improvement in Healthcare, Implementation Science, and Welfare Governance, examining how healthcare professionals engage in quality initiatives, the role of welfare professions in institutional change, and translational challenges in collaborative programs. Specific domains include maternal health decision-making, elder care innovation, and mental health promotion within community settings.
Analysis of her publication portfolio reveals consistent exploration of implementation barriers and professional agency in Danish healthcare quality programs. Her work demonstrates methodological diversity through qualitative case studies, mixed-methods evaluations, and multisite research, primarily contextualized within Denmark's national healthcare framework with implications for international health systems.
Carstensen has led significant research projects including:
- OBS; Igangsættelse af fødsler efter termin (2018-2019) on late-term labor induction experiences
- Professions and innovation in elderly care (2018) examining welfare governance
- Fetal Medicine: Downs syndrome diagnosis (2016-2018) studying prenatal counseling
- Health promotion in community psychiatry (2014-2016) on physical health interventions
