Mads Koch Hansen

Background

About Mads Koch Hansen

I am a medical doctor educated from Aarhus University in 1997. Since my graduation I have been involved in quality improvement and innovation as part of my daily clinical work. After 10 years of practice, I became involved in leadership and was appointed Clinical Lead / Head of department in 2008. Two years later I was appointed as president and chairman of the Danish Medical Association. In the following 5 years I was hugely engaged in international cooperation. As part of the World Medical Association, I contributed in the work with ethics in handling patient data, both in clinical work and in research. I chaired a working group on “greening of medical practice – what can we do?” I have learned a lot about cooperation with specialists from many countries, and what it takes to reach an agreement. As one of four Danish representatives in The Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) I managed to put Antimicrobial Resisters (AMR) on the agenda. I was chairing the group that work with the medical perspective on AMR, and we started a very rewarding work with the European Vet Organization (FVE) under the headline of One Health. Again, I discovered the pro and cons of international cooperation. From 2015 to 2020, I work as a Medical Director (CMO) of Lillebaelt Hospital, we have dedicated one of our facilities to be “The Patients Cancer Hospital” and one to be the “Patients Emergency Hospital”. This means that we always put the patient and the patient’s perspective first. We do our best to involve patients in daily practice and in research as well. I have been in close contact with the research field in my work and through that have good knowledge of research as a discipline. Cancer is a disease that affects everyone affected by the disease, both patients and relatives. Because so many of us will be affected and because cancer hits so hard, we have a special obligation to research both treatment, care and prevention. Since the summer of 2020, I have worked as an independent Executive Healthcare advisor and consultant in leadership.