Louise Hansen

Louise Hansen holds dual roles as an Assistant Professor and Part-time Lecturer in the Department of Clinical Medicine at Aalborg University Hospital, affiliated with The Faculty of Medicine. Her research focuses on health economics, fracture prevention, and public health disparities, with a particular emphasis on osteoporotic fractures and comorbidity clusters. She has been recognized with the prestigious 'Årets Underviser 2016' award for teaching excellence in medicine.

Her educational background includes a PhD in Health Economics. Key research interests include cost-effectiveness analyses of medical interventions, socioeconomic determinants of post-fracture outcomes, and multimorbidity's impact on fracture risks. Hansen frequently collaborates with the Danish Center for Health Services Research and engages in peer review for journals like Bone and Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

Recent work highlights include a 2024 nationwide cohort study demonstrating superior fracture risk stratification using multimorbidity clusters, and a 2022 economic evaluation comparing anticoagulant therapies in atrial fibrillation. Media engagements include discussions on cost savings through osteoporosis prevention and socioeconomic disparities in fracture outcomes.