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
- The Burden of COPD with Type 2 Inflammation in North-West Continental Europe (2025)
- International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Sandelowsky, Hanna; Løkke, Anders; Kocks, Janwillem; Grøttum, Helle; Bakke, Per; Vasankari, Tuula
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
- Use of nicotine products and withdrawal support among personnel of the Finnish Defence Forces (2025) Danielsson, Maria; Lammi, Aleksi; Sandström, Per; Siitonen, S; Ruohola, Juha-Petri; Ollgren, Jukka; Pylkkänen, Liisa; Vasankari, Tuula
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
- Use of putative hepatoprotective agents as an adjunct to anti-TB treatment in Europe (2025)
- International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
O. Kirakosyan; M. Reimann; A.B. Andersen; A. Bjarnason; A. Bakos; A.M. Dyrhol-Riise; A.M. McLaughlin; C. Nita; D. Pieridou; D. Chesov; E.V. Davidaviciene; G. Gunther; H. Atshemyan; I. Muylle; I. Solovic; J. Bruchfeld; K. Manika; L. Kuksa; L.R. Codecasa; M. Stosic; M. Skowroski; M.J. Makek; M. Frechet Jachym; M. Knappik; M. Santin N. Yatskevich; O. Konstantynovska; O. Akkerman; P. Svetina; P. Viiklepp; R. Duarte; S. Zeynel; T. Togonidze; T. Vasankari; V. Parris; S¸ . Ozkara; C. Lange; T.T. Brehm
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
- Attribution of smoking to healthcare costs in the postoperative interval (2024) Gräsbeck, Helene L.; Reito, Aleksi R. P.; Ekroos, Heikki J.; Aakko, Juhani A.; Hölsä, Olivia; Vasankari, Tuula M.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
- Concepts for the development of person-centred, digitally-enabled, Artificial Intelligence-assisted ARIA care pathways (ARIA 2024) (2024)
- Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice
Bousquet, Jean; Schünemann, Holger J.; Sousa-Pinto, Bernardo; Zuberbier, Torsten; Togias, Alkis; Samolinski, Boleslaw; Bedbrook, Anna; Czarlewski, Wienczyslawa; Hofmann-Apitius, Martin; Litynska, Justyna; Vieira, Rafael J.; Anto, Josep M.; Fonseca, Joao A.; Brozek, Jan; Bognanni, Antonio; Brussino, Luisa; Canonica, G. Walter; Cherrez-Ojeda, Ivan; Cruz, Alvaro A.; Vecillas, Leticia de las; Dykewicz, Mark; Gemicioglu, Bilun; Giovannini, Mattia; Haahtela, Tari; Jacobs, Marc; Jacomelli, Cristina; Klimek, Ludger; Kvedariene, Violeta; Larenas-Linnemann, Desiree E.; Louis, Gilles; Lourenço, Olga; Leemann, Lucas; Morais-Almeida, Mario; Neves, Ana Luisa; Nadeau, Kari C.; Nowak, Artur; Palamarchuk, Yuliia; Palkonen, Susanna; Papadopoulos, Nikolaos G.; Parmelli, Elena; Pereira, Ana Margarida; Pfaar, Oliver; Regateiro, Frederico S.; Savouré, Marine; Taborda-Barata, Luis; Toppila-Salmi, Sanna K.; Torres, Maria J.; Valiulis, Arunas; Ventura, Maria Teresa; Williams, Sian; Yepes-Nuñez, Juan J.; Yorgancioglu, Arzu; Zhang, Luo; Zuberbier, Jaron; Abdul Latiff, Amir Hamzah; Abdullah, Baharudin; Agache, Ioana; Al-Ahmad, Mona; Al-Nesf, Maryam Ali; Al Shaikh, Nada A.; Amaral, Rita; Ansotegui, Ignacio J.; Asllani, Julijana; Balotro-Torres, Maria Cristina; Bergmann, Karl-Christian; Bernstein, Jonathan A.; Bindslev-Jensen, Carsten; Blaiss, Michael S.; Bonaglia, Cristina; Bonini, Matteo; Bossé, Isabelle; Braido, Fulvio; Caballero-Fonseca, Fernan; Camargos, Paulo; Carreiro-Martins, Pedro; Casale, Thomas; Castillo-Vizuete, José-Antonio; Cecchi, Lorenzo; Teixeira, Maria do Ceu; Chang, Yoon-Seok; Loureiro, Claudia Chaves; Christoff, George; Ciprandi, Giorgio; Cirule, Ieva; Correia-de-Sousa, Jaime; Costa, Elisio M.; Cvetkovski, Biljana; de Vries, Govert; Del Giacco, Stefano; Devillier, Philippe; Dokic, Dejan; Douagui, Habib; Durham, Stephen R.; Enecilla, Maria Lourdes; Fiocchi, Alessandro; Fokkens, Wytske J.; Fontaine, Jean-François; Gawlik, Radoslaw; Gereda, Jose E.; Gil-Mata, Sara; Giuliano, Antonio FM.; Gotua, Maia; Gradauskiene, Brigita; Guzman, Maria Antonieta; Hossny, Elham; Hrubiško, Martin; Iinuma, Tomohisa; Irani, Carla; Ispayeva, Zhanat; Ivancevich, Juan Carlos; Jartti, Tuomas; Jeseňák, Miloš; Julge, Kaja; Jutel, Marek; Kaidashev, Igor; Bennoor, Kazi S.; Khaltaev, Nicolai; Kirenga, Bruce; Kraxner, Helga; Kull, Inger; Kulus, Marek; Kuna, Piotr; Kupczyk, Maciej; Kurchenko, Andriy; La Grutta, Stefania; Lane, Stephen; Miculinic, Neven; Lee, Sang Min; Le Thi Tuyet, Lan; Lkhagvaa, Battur; Louis, Renaud; Mahboub, Bassam; Makela, Mika; Makris, Michael; Maurer, Marcus; Melén, Eric; Milenkovic, Branislava; Mohammad, Yousser; Moniuszko, Marcin; Montefort, Stephen; Moreira, Andre; Moreno, Pablo; Mullol, Joaquim; Nadif, Rachel; Nakonechna, Alla; Navarro-Locsin, Cecilia Gretchen; Neffen, Hugo E.; Nekam, Kristof; Niedoszytko, Marek; Nunes, Elizabete; Nyembue, Dieudonné; O’Hehir, Robyn; Ollert, Markus; Ohta, Ken; Okamoto, Yoshitaka; Okubo, Kimihiro; Olze, Heidi; Padukudru, Mahesh Anand; Palomares, Oscar; Pali-Schöll, Isabella; Panzner, Petr; Palosuo, Kati; Park, Hae S.; Passalacqua, Giovanni; Patella, Vincenzo; Pawankar, Ruby; Pétré, Benoît; Pitsios, Constantinos; Plavec, Davor; Popov, Todor A.; Puggioni, Francesca; Quirce, Santiago; Raciborski, Filip; Ramonaité, Agné; Recto, Marysia; Repka-Ramirez, Susana; Roberts, Graham; Robles-Velasco, Karla; Roche, Nicolas; Rodriguez-Gonzalez, Monica; Romualdez, Joel A.; Rottem, Menachem; Rouadi, Philip W.; Salapatas, Marianella; Sastre, Joaquin; Serpa, Faradiba S.; Sayah, Zineb; Scichilone, Nicola; Senna, Gianenrico; Sisul, Juan Carlos; Solé, Dirceu; Soto-Martinez, Manuel E.; Sova, Milan; Sozinova, Olga; Stevanovic, Katarina; Ulrik, Charlotte Suppli; Szylling, Anna; Tan, Frances M.; Tantilipikorn, Pongsakorn; Todo-Bom, Ana; Tomic-Spiric, Vesna; Tsaryk, Vladyslav; Tsiligianni, Ioanna; Urrutia-Pereira, Marilyn; Rostan, Marylin Valentin; Sofiev, Mikhail; Valovirta, Erkka; Van Eerd, Michiel; Van Ganse, Eric; Vasankari, Tuula; Vichyanond, Pakit; Viegi, Giovanni; Wallace, Dana; Wang, De Yun; Waserman, Susan; Wong, Gary; Worm, Margitta; Yusuf, Osman M.; Zaitoun, Fares; Zidarn, Mihaela
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
- Kotihappihoidon käytännöt vastaavat suosituksia hyvin (2024) Saarinen, Antti; Ryynänen, Herkko; Vasankari, Tuula
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
- Latentin tuberkuloosi-infektion seulonta ja hoito kannattaa kohdentaa (2024) Rajalahti, Iiris; Soini, Hanna; Vasankari, Tuula
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
- Long-Term Impairment From Irritant-Induced Occupational Asthma (2024)
- Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Lantto, Jussi; Suojalehto, Hille; Vasankari, Tuula; Karvala, Kirsi; Lindström, Irmeli
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
- Lung Cancer in Finland (2024)
- Journal of Thoracic Oncology
Andersén, Heidi; Aro, Miia; Kaarteenaho, Riitta; Koivunen, Jussi; Mäyränpää, Mikko; Sihvo, Eero; Vasankari, tuula
(B1 Other refereed article (e.g., editorial, letter, comment) in a scientific journal)
- Real-world drug use in asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, rhinitis, cough, and cold in Finland from 1990 to 2021: Association with reduced disease burden (2024)
- Clinical and Translational Allergy
Mattila, Tiina; Jormanainen, Vesa; Erhola, Marina; Vasankari, Tuula; Toppila-Salmi, Sanna; Herse, Fredrik; Leskelä, Riikka-Leena; Haahtela, Tari
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)
