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 AnalysisTaustatekijät vaikuttavat ALS-potilaiden saattohoitoon ja kuolinpaikkaan (2026)
- Journal of Palliative MedicineLääkärilehti
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The Association of Palliative Care Decision on Secondary Health Care Utilization and Cancer Treatment at the End of Life Among Patients with Head and Neck Cancer: A Single-Center Retrospective StudyEffect of palliative care decisions making on hospital service use at end-of-life in patients with malignant brain tumors: a retrospective study (2026)
- Health services insightsJournal of Palliative MedicineJournal of Palliative Care
(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)
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Early palliative care decision in patients with primary brain tumor reduces emergency department visits and hospitalization at the end of life (2025)
- Journal of Neuro-Oncology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Eri syöpien ominaispiirteet sairauden levinneessä vaiheessa (2025) Palliatiivnen hoito Akrén, Outi; Miinalainen, Sofia
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book) - Lapsi ja vanhemman kuolema - terveydenhuollon rooli lapsen tukemisessa (2025)
- Duodecim
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Oikea-aikaisella palliatiivisella hoidolla voidaan saavuttaa paljon - varhainen interventio osaksi syöpäpotilaan hoitopolku (2025)
- Duodecim
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Rintasyöpä ja seksuaalisuusThe 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) Seksuaalilääketiede Akrén, Outi; Heinonen, Päivi; Kero, Katja; Sandell, Minna
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book) - (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) - Medical students' knowledge on palliative care - a survey of teaching in Finland (2024)
- MedEdPublish
(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 hoitoSyöpäpotilaan pahoinvoinnin, ripulin ja ummetuksen hoito (2024) Syöpäsairaudet Akrén, Outi; Tyynelä-Korhonen, Kristiina
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book) - (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) - Post-graduate Course in Palliative Medicine: Experiences from an E-Learning-Based Pilot Program, a Mixed Methods Study (2024)
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - (2023)
- BMC Palliative Care
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - (2023)
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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