Professor of practice, MD, PhD Tuula Vasankari - UTU Research Portal

Tuula Vasankari
Professor of practice, MD, PhD

- Professor,
Pulmonary Diseases and Clinical Allergology (Department of Clinical Medicine)

tuula.vasankari@utu.fi

ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1413-8970

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

From
2002 to 2011 Senior doctor/consultant in Turku University Hospital (TYKS), special
responsibility in tuberculosis

From
2005 to 2011 Senior researcher in National
institute for health and welfare

Research

Research in the field of TB epidemiology, epidemiology of obstructive pulmonary diseases, lung cancer and smoking

Publications

7 of 7

Whole genome analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from recurrent episodes of tuberculosis, Finland, 1995-2013 (2016)
- Clinical Microbiology and Infection
Korhonen V, Smit P, Haanperä M, Casali N, Ruutu P, Vasankari T, Soini H
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Association between all-cause and cause-specific mortality and the GOLD stages 1-4: A 30-year follow-up among Finnish adults (2015)
- Respiratory Medicine
Mattila T, Vasankari T, Kanervisto M, Laitinen T, Impivaara O, Rissanen H, Knekt P, Jousilahti P, Saarelainen S, Puukka P, Heliovaara M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Enhanced tuberculosis outbreak investigation using whole genome sequencing and IGRA (2015)
- European Respiratory Journal
Pieter W. Smit, Tuula Vasankari, Hanna Aaltonen, Marjo Haanperä, Nicola Casali, Harri Marttila, Jane Marttila, Päivi Ojanen, Aino Ruohola, Petri Ruutu, Francis Drobniewski, Outi Lyytikäinen, Hanna Soini
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Detection of human papillomavirus genotypes in bronchial cancer using sensitive multimetrix assay (2012)
- Anticancer Research
Syrjänen K, Silvoniemi M, Salminen E, Vasankari T, Syrjänen S
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
MDR-TB in Finland - still rare despite the situation in our neighbouring countries (2012)
- Clinical Respiratory Journal
Vasankari T, Soini H, Liippo K, Ruutu P
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Physicians' self-assessment of cancer pain treatment skills-more training requires (2012)
- Supportive Care in Cancer
Silvoniemi M, Vasankari T, Vahlberg T, Vuorinen E, Clemens KE, Salminen E
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Low sosioeconomic status is associated with chronic airway diseases (2011)
- Respiratory Medicine
Kanervisto M, Vasankari T, Laitinen T, Heliövaara M, Jousilahti P, Saarelainen S
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Serum cotinine predicts bronchial obstruction regardless of self-reported smoking history (2011)
- Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Vasankari T, Jousilahti P, Knekt P, Marniemi J, Heistaro S, Liippo K, Heliovaara M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
The 10-year COPD Programme in Finland: effects on quality of diagnosis, smoking, prevalence, hospital admissions and mortality. (2011)
- Primary Care Respiratory Journal
Kinnula VL, Vasankari T, Kontula E, Sovijärvi A, Säynäjäkangas O, Pietinalho A
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Use of spirometry and recording of smoking habits of COPD patients increased in primary health care during national COPD programme (2011)
- BMC Family Practice
Vasankari T, Pietinalho A, Lertola K, Junnila SY, Liippo K
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Veriyskä - tavallisista taudeista harvinaisuuksiin (2011)
- Duodecim
Liippo K, Vasankari T
(D1 Article in a professional journal)
COPD, chronic bronchitis and capability to day-to-day activities: population based study (2010) Kanervisto M, Saarelainen S, Vasankari T, Heistaro S, Jousilahti O, Heliövaara M, Paavilainen E
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Drug-resistant tuberculosis in the European Union: opportunities and challenges for control (2010)
- Tuberculosis
Fears R, Kaufmann S, Ter Meulen V, Zumla A, EASAC Working Group (ter Meulen V, Altraja A, Arrazola de Onate W, Brosch R, Cole S, Fears R, Indra A, Kaufmann SH, Korzeniewska M, Kosmiadi G, Martin C, Normark S, Ottenhoff T, Raviglione M, van Bleyenbergh P, van Soolingen D, Vasankari T, Zumla A)
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
Mykobakteeri-infektiot (2010) Tartuntataudit Suomessa 1995 - 2009 Ruutu P, Soini H, Vasankari T
(D4 Published development or research report or study )
Mykobakteerit ja nokardiat (2010) Mikrobiologia, immunologia ja infektiosairaudet. Kirja 1 Soini H, Liippo K, Vasankari T
(D5 Text book, professional manual or guide or dictionary )
Treatment outcome of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis in Finland: a cohort study (2010)
- BMC Public Health
Vasankari T, Holmström P, Ollgren J, Liippo K, Ruutu P
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)