Danish Center for Clinical Health Services (DACS); Aalborg University, Denmark

Søren Valgreen Knudsen is a MD, sociologist and PhD specializing in health inequalities as well as quality of care. He has published several articles with a focus on quality improvement and patient safety, as well as epidemiological studies on inequality in quality of care and in clinical outcomes. Currently employed in Psychiatry in Region North Denmark, where he has carried out a number of improvement initiatives based on the “Patient Inventory” method. Søren has presented his research at a number of international conferences. With his background in sociology, he also focuses on developing concepts and frameworks to describe the healthcare system and its challenges. Most recently, he has worked on developing a comprehensive framework of the determinants that influence inequality in health conditions and in the health care system.