Outi Akrén
Professor of Palliative Medicine
Center of Palliative Medicine, TUH outhir@utu.fi |
Areas of expertise
End-of-life care, cancer, palliative medicine, teaching, development of palliative medicine services
End-of-life care, cancer, palliative medicine, teaching, development of palliative medicine services
Research community or research topic
Clinical research in palliative medicine, focusing on the end-of-life care of cancer patients.
Clinical research in palliative medicine, focusing on the end-of-life care of cancer patients.
Publications 
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- A New Curriculum for Palliative Undergraduate Medical Education in Finland: A Qualitative Documentary Analysis (2025)
- Journal of Palliative Medicine
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Assessing Quality of Life in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer in a Prospective Single-Center Observational Study (2025)
- Journal of Palliative Medicine
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Lapsi ja vanhemman kuolema - terveydenhuollon rooli lapsen tukemisessa (2025)
- Duodecim
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Rintasyöpä ja seksuaalisuus (2025) Seksuaalilääketiede Akrén, Outi; Heinonen, Päivi; Kero, Katja; Sandell, Minna
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book) - The association of the timing of outpatient palliative care clinic visit on the utilization of hospital services and decision making at the end of life in patients with cancer – a retrospective cohort study (2025)
- BMC Cancer
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The Utilization of Specialist Palliative Care and Other Health Care Services at the End of Life Among Patients with Head and Neck Cancer: A Nationwide Cohort Study (2025)
- Oncology and therapy
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - End-of-Life Care and Use of Hospital Resources in Radiotherapy-Treated Cancer Patients with Brain Metastases: A Single-Institution Retrospective Study (2024)
- Palliative Medicine Reports
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Milloin luopua hoidon parantavasta tavoitteesta ja entä sitten? (2024)
- Haava
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Pitkälle edenneen syövän aiheuttamat yleisimmät oireet, syyt ja tunnistaminen (2024) Syöpäsairaudet Akrén, Outi; Tyynelä-Korhonen, Kristiina
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book) - Syöpäpotilaan muut oireet ja niiden hoito (2024) Syöpäsairaudet Akrén, Outi; Tyynelä-Korhonen, Kristiina
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book) - Syöpäpotilaan pahoinvoinnin, ripulin ja ummetuksen hoito (2024) Syöpäsairaudet Akrén, Outi; Tyynelä-Korhonen, Kristiina
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book) - Syövän hoitolinjaukset, palliatiivinen hoito ja saattohoito (2024) Syöpäsairaudet Akrén, Outi; Tyynelä-Korhonen, Kristiina
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book) - Taustatekijät vaikuttavat ALS-potilaiden saattohoitoon ja kuolinpaikkaan (2024)
- Lääkärilehti
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Effect of palliative care decisions making on hospital service use at end-of-life in patients with malignant brain tumors: a retrospective study (2023)
- BMC Palliative Care
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Post-graduate Course in Palliative Medicine: Experiences from an E-Learning-Based Pilot Program, a Mixed Methods Study (2023)
- Journal of Palliative Care
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The effect of palliative outpatient units on resource use for cancer patients in Finland (2023)
- Acta Oncologica
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Effect of Palliative Care Decision on Use of Hospital Services in Pancreatic Cancer Patients: A Retrospective Study (2022)
- Anticancer Research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Improved risk prediction of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia-model development and validation with real-world data (2022)
- Cancer Medicine
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Palliative-care nurses' and physicians' descriptions of the competencies needed in their working units (2022)
- International Journal of Palliative Nursing
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Impact of the Regional Palliative Care Pathway on Emergency Room Visits and Hospitalizations (2021)
- Anticancer Research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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