Outi Lyytikäinen
Year of birth: 1957
Official title: Research Professor
Tel. +358 29 524 8783
E-mail: [email protected]
Expertise
- Healthcare-associated infections (surveillance and prevention)
- Antimicrobial resistance (surveillance and control)
- Infectious disease epidemiology (surveillance and outbreak investigations)
Primary duties
- Research related to the surveillance of infectious diseases
- Supervising EPIET and EUPHEM fellows and PhD students
Education
- 2001, Docent in internal medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
- 1999, Special expertise in hospital hygiene, Finnish Medical Association, Finland
- 1998, Specialist in infectious diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
- 1997, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
- 1992, Specialist in internal medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
- 1984, Licentiate of Medicine (M.D.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
Professional background
- 2005–2022, several memberships and roles in the ECDC expert groups
- 1998–2022, Project leader of the Finnish Hospital Infection Program (SIRO), KTL and THL
- 1995–1997, EPIET (European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training) -trainee, Department of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
Language skills
- Finnish (native)
- English
Current projects
- Developing surveillance of healthcare-associated infections
- Developing surveillance of antimicrobial resistance
- Bloodstream infections
- Exploring behavioural factors influencing COVID-19-specific infection prevention and control measures in long-term care facilities
- Developing surveillance of influenza
Previous projects
1998–2022, setting up and developing the Finnish Hospital Infection Program (SIRO)
Professional memberships
- National expert group of antimicrobial resistance control, THL
- National pandemic preparedness plan (current updating), Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
- Client and Patient Safety Strategy and Action Plan 2022–2026, Finnish Centre for Client and Patient Safety