Tuula Vasankari
Professor of practice, MD, PhD
Areas of expertise
Tuberculosis, COPD, respiratory diseases, smoking cessation
Biography
Chief
executive officer in Filha since 2011; responsible of all activities of
Filha, leader of Filha tuberculosis activities
Professor
at Turku University, Faculty of medicine, since 2016
Chairman
in the National advisory group for tuberculosis treatment since 2007
Member
of the National expert group for follow up of the Finnish National
Tuberculosis program since 2007
Member
of the National expert group for TB control since 2007
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From
2002 to 2011 Senior doctor/consultant in Turku University Hospital (TYKS), special
responsibility in tuberculosis
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From
2005 to 2011 Senior researcher in National
institute for health and welfare
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Research
Research in the field of TB epidemiology, epidemiology of obstructive pulmonary diseases, lung cancer and smoking
Publications
- Factors predicting willingness to quit snus and cigarette use among young males (2023) Danielsson Maria, Lammi Anelma, Siitonen Simo, Ollgren Jukka, Pylkkänen Liisa, Vasankari Tuula
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
- Faktantarkistusta: sisäilma ja terveys (2023) Pekkanen Juha, Salmela Anniina, Hyvärinen Anne, Karvonen Anne M, Leppänen Hanna, Vasankari Tuula, Vuokko Aki, Wallenius Kaisa, Huttunen Kati
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
- Kansallinen sisäilma ja terveys -ohjelma: vuosi 2022 (2023) Sisäilmastoseminaari 2023 Hyvärinen Anne, Jalkanen Kaisa, Vuokko Aki, Kulha Kristiina, Tulenheimo-Eklund Elina, Huttunen Kati, Pekkanen Juha, Vasankari Tuula, Mäki Sari, Salmela Anniina
(D3 Article in a professional conference publication)
- Keuhkosairausohjelmat : esimerkki systemaattisesta kansanterveystyöstä (2023) Vasankari Tuula, Mattila Tiina, Haahtela Tari
(D1 Article in a professional journal)
- Miten tuberkuloosipotilaiden videovalvottua lääkehoitoa toteutetaan? (2023) Rajalahti Iiris, Kreivi Hanna-Riikka, Vasankari Tuula
(D1 Article in a professional journal)
- Mortality of asthma, COPD, and asthma-COPD overlap during an 18-year follow up (2023) Mattila Tiina, Vasankari Tuula, Kauppi Paula, Mazur Witold, Härkänen Tommi, Heliövaara Markku
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
- Multi-ancestry genome-wide association analyses improve resolution of genes and pathways influencing lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk (2023) Shrine Nick, Izquierdo Abril G., Chen Jing, Packer Richard, Hall Robert J., Guyatt Anna L., Batini Chiara, Thompson Rebecca J., Pavuluri Chandan, Malik Vidhi, Hobbs Brian D., Moll Matthew, Kim Wonji, Tal-Singer Ruth, Bakke Per, Fawcett Katherine A., John Catherine, Coley Kayesha, Piga Noemi Nicole, Pozarickij Alfred, Lin Kuang, Millwood Iona Y., Chen Zhengming, Li Liming, China Kadoorie Biobank Collaborative Group, Wijnant Sara R.A., Lahousse Lies, Brusselle Guy, Uitterlinden Andre G., Manichaikul Ani, Oelsner Elizabeth C., Rich Stephen S., Barr R. Graham, Kerr Shona M., Vitart Veronique, Brown Michael R., Wielscher Matthias, Imboden Medea, Jeong Ayoung, Bartz Traci M., Gharib Sina A., Flexeder Claudia, Karrasch Stefan, Gieger Christian, Peters Annette, Stubbe Beate, Hu Xiaowei, Ortega Victor E., Meyers Deborah A., Bleecker Eugene R., Gabriel Stacey B., Gupta Namrata, Smith Albert Vernon, Luan Jian’an, Zhao Jing-Hua, Hansen Ailin F., Langhammer Arnulf, Willer Cristen, Bhatta Laxmi, Porteous David, Smith Blair H., Campbell Archie, Sofer Tamar, Lee Jiwon, Daviglus Martha L., Yu Bing, Lim Elise, Xu Hanfei, O’Connor George T., Thareja Gaurav, Albagha Omar M.E., The Qatar Genome Program Research (QGPR) Consortium, Suhre Karsten, Granell Raquel, Faquih Tariq O., Hiemstra Pieter S., Slats Annelies M., Mullin Benjamin H., Hui Jennie, James Alan, Beilby John, Patasova Karina, Hysi Pirro, Koskela Jukka T., Wyss Annah B., Jin Jianping, Sikdar Sinjini, Lee Mikyeong, May-Wilson Sebastian, Pirastu Nicola, Kentistou Katherine A., Joshi Peter K., Timmers Paul R.H.J., Williams Alexander T., Free Robert C., Wang Xueyang, Morrison John L., Gilliland Frank D., Chen Zhanghua, Wang Carol A., Foong Rachel E., Harris Sarah E., Taylor Adele, Redmond Paul, Cook James P., Mahajan Anubha, Lind Lars, Palviainen Teemu, Lehtimäki Terho, Raitakari Olli T., Kaprio Jaakko, Rantanen Taina, Pietiläinen Kirsi H., Cox Simon R., Pennell Craig E., Hall Graham L., Gauderman W. James, Brightling Chris, Wilson James F., Vasankari Tuula, Laitinen Tarja, Salomaa Veikko, Mook-Kanamori Dennis O., Timpson Nicholas J., Zeggini Eleftheria, Dupuis Josée, Hayward Caroline, Brumpton Ben, Langenberg Claudia, Weiss Stefan, Homuth Georg, Schmidt Carsten Oliver, Probst-Hensch Nicole, Jarvelin Marjo-Riitta, Morrison Alanna C., Polasek Ozren, Rudan Igor, Lee Joo-Hyeon, Sayers Ian, Rawlins Emma L., Dudbridge Frank, Silverman Edwin K., Strachan David P., Walters Robin G., Morris Andrew P., London Stephanie J., Cho Michael H., Wain Louise V., Hall Ian P., Tobin Martin D.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
- Patient-centered digital biomarkers for allergic respiratory diseases and asthma: The ARIA-EAACI approach - ARIA-EAACI Task Force Report (2023) Bousquet J, Shamji MH, Anto JM, Schunemann HJ, Canonica GW, Jutel M, Del Giacco S, Zuberbier T, Pfaar O, Fonseca JA, Sousa-Pinto B, Klimek L, Czarlewski W, Bedbrook A, Amaral R, Ansotegui IJ, Bosnic-Anticevich S, Braido F, Loureiro CC, Gemicioglu B, Haahtela T, Kulus M, Kuna P, Kupczyk M, Matricardi PM, Regateiro FS, Samolinski B, Sofiev M, Toppila-Salmi S, Valiulis A, Ventura MT, Barbara C, Bergmann KC, Bewick M, Blain H, Bonini M, Boulet LP, Bourret R, Brusselle G, Brussino L, Buhl R, Cardona V, Casale T, Cecchi L, Charpin D, Cherrez-Ojeda I, Chu DK, Cingi C, Costa EM, Cruz AA, Devillier P, Dramburg S, Fokkens WJ, Gotua M, Heffler E, Ispayeva Z, Ivancevich JC, Joos G, Kaidashev I, Kraxner H, Kvedariene V, Larenas-Linnemann DE, Laune D, Lourenco O, Louis R, Makela M, Makris M, Maurer M, Melen E, Micheli Y, Morais-Almeida M, Mullol J, Niedoszytko M, O'Hehir R, Okamoto Y, Olze H, Papadopoulos NG, Papi A, Patella V, Petre B, Pham-Thi N, Puggioni F, Quirce S, Roche N, Rouadi PW, Sa-Sousa A, Sagara H, Sastre J, Scichilone N, Sheikh A, Sova M, Ulrik CS, Taborda-Barata L, Todo-Bom A, Torres MJ, Tsiligianni I, Usmani OS, Valovirta E, Vasankari T, Vieira RJ, Wallace D, Waserman S, Zidarn M, Yorgancioglu A, Zhang L, Chivato T, Ollert M
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
- Persisting symptoms common but inability to work rare: a one-year follow-up study of Finnish hospitalised COVID-19 patients (2023) Lindahl Anna L, Aro Miia, Reijula Jere, Puolanne Mervi, Mäkelä Mika J, Vasankari Tuula
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
- Rhinitis associated with asthma is distinct from rhinitis alone: The ARIA-MeDALL hypothesis (2023) Bousquet J., Melén E., Haahtela T., Koppelman G.H., Togias A., Valenta R., Akdis C.A., Czarlewski W., Rothenberg M., Valiulis A., Wickman M., Akdis M., Aguilar D., Bedbrook A., Bindslev-Jensen C., Bosnic-Anticevich S., Boulet L.P., Brightling C.E., Brussino L., Burte E., Bustamante M., Canonica G.W., Cecchi L., Celedon J.C., Chaves Loureiro C., Costa E., Cruz A.A., Erhola M., Gemicioglu B., Fokkens W.J., Garcia-Aymerich J., Guerra S., Heinrich J., Ivancevich J.C., Keil T., Klimek L., Kuna P., Kupczyk M., Kvedariene V., Larenas-Linnemann D.E., Lemonnier N., Lodrup Carlsen K.C., Louis R., Makela M., Makris M., Maurer M., Momas I., Morais-Almeida M., Mullol J., Naclerio R.N., Nadeau K., Nadif R., Niedoszytko M., Okamoto Y., Ollert M., Papadopoulos N.G., Passalacqua G., Patella V., Pawankar R., Pham-Thi N., Pfaar O., Regateiro F.S., Ring J., Rouadi P.W., Samolinski B., Sastre J., Savouré M., Scichilone N., Shamji M.H., Sheikh A., Siroux V., Sousa-Pinto B., Standl M., Sunyer J., Taborda-Barata L., Toppila-Salmi S., Torres M.J., Tsiligianni I., Valovirta E., Vandenplas O., Ventura M.T., Weiss S., Yorgancioglu A., Zhang L., Abdul Latiff A.H., Aberer W., Agache I., Al-Ahmad M., Alobid I., Ansotegui I.J., Arshad S.H., Asayag E., Barbara C., Baharudin A., Battur L., Bennoor K.S., Berghea E.C., Bergmann K.C., Bernstein D., Bewick M., Blain H., Bonini M., Braido F., Buhl R., Bumbacea R.S., Bush A., Calderon M., Calvo-Gil M., Camargos P., Caraballo L., Cardona V., Carr W., Carreiro-Martins P., Casale T., Cepeda Sarabia A.M., Chandrasekharan R., Charpin D., Chen Y.Z., Cherrez-Ojeda I., Chivato T., Chkhartishvili E., Christoff G., Chu D.K., Cingi C., Correia de Sousa J., Corrigan C., Custovic A., D’Amato G., Del Giacco S., De Blay F., Devillier P., Didier A., do Ceu Teixeira M., Dokic D., Douagui H., Doulaptsi M., Durham S., Dykewicz M., Eiwegger T., El-Sayed Z.A., Emuzyte R., Fiocchi A., Fyhrquist N., Gomez R.M., Gotua M., Guzman M.A., Hagemann J., Hamamah S., Halken S., Halpin D.M.G., Hofmann M., Hossny E., Hrubiško M., Irani C., Ispayeva Z., Jares E., Jartti T., Jassem E., Julge K., Just J., Jutel M., Kaidashev I., Kalayci O., Kalyoncu A.F., Kardas P., Kirenga B., Kraxner H., Kull I., Kulus M., La Grutta S., Lau S., Le Tuyet Thi L., Levin M., Lipworth B., Lourenço O., Mahboub B., Martinez-Infante E., Matricardi P., Miculinic N., Migueres N., Mihaltan F., Mohammad Y., Moniuszko M., Montefort S., Neffen H., Nekam K., Nunes E., Nyembue Tshipukane D., O’Hehir R., Ogulur I., Ohta K., Okubo K., Ouedraogo S., Olze H., Pali-Schöll I., Palomares O., Palosuo K., Panaitescu C., Panzner P., Park H.S., Pitsios C., Plavec D., Popov T.A., Puggioni F., Quirce S., Recto M., Repka-Ramirez M.S., Robalo Cordeiro C., Roche N., Rodriguez-Gonzalez M., Romantowski J., Rosario Filho N., Rottem M., Sagara H., Serpa F.S., Sayah Z., Scheire S., Schmid-Grendelmeier P., Sisul J.C., Sole D., Soto-Martinez M., Sova M., Sperl A., Spranger O., Stelmach R., Suppli Ulrik C., Thomas M., To T., Todo-Bom A., Tomazic P.V., Urrutia-Pereira M., Valentin-Rostan M., Van Ganse E., van Hage M., Vasankari T., Vichyanond P., Viegi G., Wallace D., Wang D.Y., Williams S., Worm M., Yiallouros P., Yusuf O., Zaitoun F., Zernotti M., Zidarn M., Zuberbier J., Fonseca J.A., Zuberbier T., Anto J.M.
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
- Smoking is a predictor of complications in all types of surgery: a machine learning-based big data study (2023) Gräsbeck Helene L, Reito Aleksi RP, Ekroos Heikki J, Aakko Juhani A, Hölsä Olivia, Vasankari Tuula M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
- Tuberculosis incidence in foreign-born people residing in European countries in 2020 (2023) Vasiliu Anca, Koehler Niklas, Altpeter Ekkehardt, Aegisdottir Tinna Ran, Amerali Marina, de Onate Wouter Arrazola, Bakos Agnes, D'Amato Stefania, Cirillo Daniela Maria, van Crevel Reinout, Davidaviciene Edita, Demuth Irene, Dominguez Jose, Duarte Raquel, Guenther Gunar, Guthmann Jean-Paul, Hatzianastasiou Sophia, Holm Louise Hedevang, Herrador Zaida, Hribar Urska, Huberty Conny, Ibraim Elmira, Jackson Sarah, Jensenius Mogens, Josefsdottir Kamilla Sigridur, Koch Anders, Korzeniewska-Kosela Maria, Kuksa Liga, Kunstt Heinke, Lienhardt Christian, Mahler Beatrice, Makek Mateja Jankovic, Muylle Inge, Normark Johan, Pace-Asciak Analita, Petrovic Goranka, Pieridou Despo, Russo Giulia, Rzhepishevska Olena, Salzer Helmut J. F., Marques Marta Sa, Schmid Daniela, Solovic Ivan, Sukholytka Mariya, Svetina Petra, Tyufekchieva Mariya, Vasankari Tuula, Viiklepp Piret, Villand Kersti, Wallenfels Jiri, Wesolowski Stefan, Mandalakas Anna-Maria, Zenner Dominik, Lange Christoph, TBnet
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
- Tuberculosis in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Nationwide Cohort in a Low Tuberculosis Incidence Country (2023) Feuth Thijs, Rajalahti Iiris, Vasankari Tuula, Gissler Mika, Rimhanen-Finne Ruska, Finne Patrik, Helanterä Ilkka
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
- Tupakoinnin lopettaja tarvitsee tukeasi (2023) Vasankari Tuula, Sandström Patrick
(D1 Article in a professional journal)
- Changes in the societal burden caused by sleep apnoea in Finland from 1996 to 2018: A national registry study (2022)
- Lancet regional health - Europe
Mattila Tiina, Hasala Hannele, Kreivi Hanna-Riikka, Avellan-Hietanen Heidi, Bachour Adel, Herse Fredrik, Leskelä Riikka-Leena, Toppila-Salmi Sanna, Erhola Marina, Haahtela Tari, Vasankari Tuula
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
- Controlling chronic respiratory diseases in Finland from 1996 to 2018 (2022)
- European Respiratory Journal
Mattila Tiina, Erhola Marina, Vasankari Tuula, Toppila-Salmi Sanna, Herse Fredrik, Leskelä Riikka-Leena, Jormanainen Vesa, Lammi Anelma, Haahtela Tari
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)
- Kansallinen sisäilma ja terveys -ohjelma: vuosi 2021 (2022) Sisäilmastoseminaari 2022 Hyvärinen Anne, Jalkanen Kaisa, Salmela Anniina, Pekkanen Juha, Kulha Kristiina, Vuokko Aki, Tulenheimo-Eklund Elina, Keränen Hanna, Vasankari Tuula
(D3 Article in a professional conference publication)
- Lung function and exercise capacity 6 months after hospital discharge for critical COVID-19 (2022) Kattainen Salla, Lindahl Anna, Vasankari Tuula, Ollila Henriikka, Volmonen Kirsi, Piirilä Päivi, Kauppi Paula, Paajanen Juuso, Kreivi Hanna-Riikka, Ulenius Linda, Varpula Tero, Aro Miia, Reijula Jere, Hästbacka Johanna
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
- Managing the allergy and asthma epidemic in 2020s-Lessons from the Finnish experience (2022) Haahtela Tari, Jantunen Juha, Saarinen Kimmo, Tommila Erja, Valovirta Erkka, Vasankari Tuula, Mäkelä Mika J
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
- Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Finland: treatment outcome and the role of whole-genome sequencing (2022) Korhonen Virve, Kivelä Pia, Haanperä Marjo, Soini Hanna, Vasankari Tuula
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
