Merete Bender Bjerrum

Merete Bender Bjerrum is a Professor in the Department of Clinical Medicine at Aalborg University, affiliated with the Center for Clinical Guidelines. She holds a prominent academic role within healthcare research and policy.

Her research focuses on systematic reviews, qualitative methodologies, and healthcare collaboration. Key areas include mental health systems, pediatric-to-adult care transitions, and interprofessional collaboration. She has contributed to advancing methodological standards in qualitative evidence synthesis.

Recent work emphasizes healthcare equity, diversity in research practices, and recovery-oriented mental health approaches. Her publications span nursing, public health, and social psychiatry disciplines.

Bjerrum has co-authored 21 peer-reviewed articles and contributed to 14 datasets. Her work on cross-sectoral collaboration and guideline development has received international citations and reader engagement via platforms like Mendeley.

Notably involved in health policy research, she collaborates across institutions to address systemic challenges in healthcare delivery and patient-centered care models.