Lene Spanager

Lene Spanager serves as a Clinical Associate Professor within the Department of Clinical Medicine at the University of Copenhagen's Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences. Her clinical affiliation is with Region Hovedstaden (Capital Region of Denmark), based at Blegdamsvej 3 in Copenhagen.

Her research focuses intensely on surgical safety and performance assessment, particularly in these core areas:

• Development and validation of structured tools for evaluating non-technical skills in surgical and anesthesia teams
• Patient-reported outcomes in hernia surgery and mesh complications
• Simulation-based training methodologies for crisis resource management
• Behavioral marker systems for measuring teamwork and decision-making under pressure

Analysis of her publications reveals consistent focus on objective assessment frameworks across surgical disciplines. Her work bridges clinical practice with human factors engineering, emphasizing measurable behavioral outcomes rather than subjective evaluations. Key methodological approaches include video-recorded simulation scenarios and longitudinal patient follow-up studies.

With 78 Mendeley readers and Facebook engagement, her work demonstrates significant academic reach. Her research consistently appears in high-impact surgical and anesthesia journals, reflecting rigorous peer-reviewed contributions to patient safety science.