Department of Urology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital
Adjunct Professor Kari Tikkinen, MD, PhD, is urologist and clinical epidemiologist at the Departments of Urology and Public Health, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Finland.
He received his MD in 2004 and PhD in 2010 at the University of Tampere, Finland. In early 2014, he returned to Finland after 3 years as a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at McMaster University, Canada, hosted by Distinguished Professor Gordon Guyatt. Besides his clinical work in urology, he is an Academy of Finland clinical researcher since 2014, teaches at the University of Helsinki, and is leading the Clinical Urology and Epidemiology (CLUE) Working Group (http://www.clueworkinggroup.com) – a strong collaborative network of international collaborators.
His research initially focused on population studies of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), in particular nocturia and overactive bladder. His PhD thesis addressing these issues was awarded the best thesis of the year at the University of Tampere (all faculties), and received international recognition. While his research group is actively continuing LUTS research, his experience at McMaster has considerably broadened his research focus.
Dr. Tikkinen recently chaired two prestigious guidelines: the European Association of Urology (EAU) Guideline on Thromboprophylaxis in Urological Surgery and The BMJ’s Rapid Recommendation on Prostate Cancer Screening. The EAU Guideline addressing thromboprophylaxis in urologic surgery, published in March 2017, is the first ever procedure- and patient risk factor specific surgical thromboprophylaxis guideline, and has the potential to rationalize current widely varying clinical practice.
Sunday, May 5
2:35 PM – 3:00 PM