MD, PhD Laura Kuusalo - UTU Research Portal

Laura Kuusalo
MD, PhD

- Clinical Lecturer,
Internal Medicine (Department of Clinical Medicine)

laanku@utu.fi

Internal medicine; Rheumatology; Early rheumatoid arthritis; SLE; Osteoarthritis; Mobile health; Remote monitoring

I'm a specialist in rheumatology and internal medicine. I am actively involved in developing the Finnish Rheumatology Quality register and have been a member of the register working group since 2021. I am currently mentoring one graduate and two PhD students.

My research interests focus broadly on inflammatory rheumatic diseases and their genetic, clinical, epidemiological, and health-economical aspects, including clinical application of machine learning models in rheumatology.

I am clinical lecturer in internal medicine. In addition to teaching clinical internal medicine, I am responsible for undergraduate rheumatology teaching.

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Initial presentation of early rheumatoid arthritis (2023)
- PLoS ONE
Weman Lauri, Salo Henri, Kuusalo Laura, Huhtakangas Johanna, Kärki Johanna, Vähäsalo Paula, Bäckström Maria, Sokka-Isler Tuulikki
Kliinisen tutkimisen periaatteet ja tutkimuksen tekeminen (2023) Reumasairaudet Kaipiainen-Seppänen Oili, Kuusalo Laura, Kauppi Markku
Laboratoritutkimusten periaatteet reumasairauksissa (2023) Reumasairaudet Kaipiainen-Seppänen Oili, Kuusalo Laura, Kauppi Markku
Milloin epäillä reumasairautta ja aloittaa selvittelyt sen toteamiseksi? (2023) Reumasairaudet Kuusalo Laura, Kauppi Markku
Nivelreumapotilaan arviointi ja seuranta (2023) Reumasairaudet Kuusalo Laura, Puolakka Kari
Potilaan haastattelu reumapoliklinikan ensikäynnillä (2023) Reumasairaudet Kaipiainen-Seppänen Oili, Kuusalo Laura, Kauppi Markku
Selän kliininen tutkiminen (2023) Reumasairaudet Kaipiainen-Seppänen Oili, Kuusalo Laura, Kauppi Markku
The feasibility of existing JADAS10 cut-off values in clinical practice: a study of data from The Finnish Rheumatology Quality Register (2023)
- Pediatric Rheumatology
Backström M, Salo H, Kärki J, Aalto K, Rebane K, Levälampi T, Göonlund MM, Kroger L, Pohjankoski H, Hietanen M, Korkatti K, Kuusalo L, Rantalaiho V, Huhtakangas J, Relas H, Pääkö T, Löyttyniemi E, Sokka-Isler T, Vähäsalo P
The Impact of Smoking Status on One Year Secukinumab Retention Rate in 1,684 Patients with PsA: Real-World Results from the EuroSpA Collaboration (2023)
- Arthritis and Rheumatology
Ahmadzay, Zohra Faizy; Georgiadis, Stylianos; Pons, Marion; Hetland, Merete; Glintborg, Bente; Heberg, Jette; Christiansen, Sara Nysom; Rasmussen, Simon Horskjaer; Loft, Anne Gitte; Castrejon, Isabel; Otero-Valera, Lucia; Zavada, Jakub; Pavelka, Karel; Relas, Heikki; Kuusalo, Laura; Moeller, Burkhard; Nissen, Michael; Rotar, Ziga; Pirkmajer, Katja Perdan; Oliveira, Daniela Santos; Cruz-Machado, Ana Rita; Michelsen, Brigitte; Kristianslund, Eirik; Gudbjornsson, Bjorn; Grondal, Gerdur Maria; Laas, Karin; Hellamand, Pasoon; Sari, Ismail; Di Giuseppe, Daniela; Ostergaard, Mikkel; Ornbjerg, Lykke
Yläraajojen kliininen tutkiminen (2023) Reumasairaudet Kaipiainen-Seppänen Oili, Kuusalo Laura, Kauppi Markku