Respiratory Problems in Critical Care

BIOGRAPHY

EDUCATION:

B.Sc. (physical therapy), University of Gothenburg, Sweden; RPT, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
M.Sc. (physical medicine and rehabilitation), Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
PhD (spinal injuries: neurosurgery), University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Meakins Christie Laboratories, McGill University

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

The current prime focus of my research work is:

1. Neural control of mechanical ventilation, which includes the development of a new generation of mechanical ventilators for use with both invasive and non-invasive interfaces.
2. Patient-ventilator interaction, which includes new approaches to improve patient-ventilator interaction for both invasive and non-invasive ventilation.
3. Evaluation of potential protective mechanisms of respiratory feedback loops during neurally controlled mechanical ventilation, which includes the study of VIDD and VILI.

Typically, our work covers all steps from bench to bedside, including original publications, patent filing and knowledge translation to educate industrial partners or end-users.