Ilmo Keskimäki
Year of birth: 1957
Job title: Research Professor
Tel: +358 29 524 7256
E-mail: [email protected]
Expertise
- Social equity in access to, use and quality of health care and outcomes of care
- Health services and systems research
- Health policy research
Primary duties
- Research on equity and effectiveness in health care
- Expert work concerning equity, health care and policy issues
- Evaluation of the financing and organization of the health care and social welfare system
Education
- 2003, Docent (Adjunct Professor), Public Health, University of Helsinki
- 1998, Doctor of Medical Science (DMedSc/PhD), University of Helsinki
- 1984, Licentiate of Medicine (MD), University of Helsinki
Work experience
- 2014–, Professor, Health Services Research (part time 20%), School of Health Sciences, University of Tampere
- 2012–2014, Professor, Social and Health Policy (part time 20%), School of Health Sciences, University of Tampere
- 2010–, Research Professor, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, THL
- 2008–2010, Professor, Health Services Research (part time 20%), Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere
- 2003-2009, Research Director, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, THL (previously National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health, STAKES)
- 2007–2011, Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for the Promotion of Equity in Health
- 2004-2008, Director of Division, National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health, STAKES
- 2001-2006, Head of the Outcomes and Equity Research Group, National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health, STAKES
- 1999–2002, Research Fellow, Academy of Finland
- 1992–1999, Senior Research Fellow, National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health, Finland (STAKES)
- 1990–1992, Research Fellow, National Public Health Institute, Finland
- 1989, Senior Researcher, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland
- 1986–1988, Junior Lecturer, Universities of Oulu and Helsinki, Dept. of Public Health
- 1985–1986, Resident, Helsinki University Hospital, Dept. of Clinical Chemistry, and Kivelä Hospital, Helsinki
- 1984, Physician, Naval Academy, Finland
Current projects
- European partnership on transforming health and care systems (THCS)
- “They should be tested like banks are” – Resilience, crisis preparedness and security of supply of the Finnish health system (RECPHEALS)
- WELGO — Safeguarding welfare in times of pandemics
- Optimisation of hospital and emergency services (IMPRO)
- Diabetes in Finland (FinDM)
Professional memberships
- Conference Chair, European Public Health Conference 2024
- Expert Group on Health Systems Performance Assessment, EU DG SANCO
- Finnish Counterpart, Health Systems and Policy Monitor Network, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, WHO European Centre for Health Policy
- Medical Editor, Finnish Medical Journal
- Editorial Committee, Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
- Editorial Committee, Journal of Social Medicine (Finland)
