The following preparatory projects and pilot projects have started:
Epidemiology & Preparatory projects:
1. Malignant Haematological Disorders - started in Sept. 2007
Clinical Responsible: Bjarni á Steig, Senior Hospital Physician, Head of Department, National Hospital of the Faroes
Principal investigator/Research leader: Viggo Jonsson, Prof., University of Oslo, Norway
2. Pathology-registration project - started in Dec. 2007
Clinical Responsible: Maciej Kaminski, Senior Hospital Physician, PhD, National Hospital of the Faroes
3. Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) project - started in April 2008
Clinical Responsible: Hans Petur Nielsen, Senior Hospital Physician, Hospital of Suðuroy.
4. HUS - started in June 2008
Clinical Responsible: Torkil á Steig, Senior Hospital Physician, National Hospital of the Faroes
5. Landau-Kleffner Syndrome - started in Oct. 2008
Clinical Responsible: Absalon Eysturoy, MD, Junior Doctor, National Hospital of the Faroes
6. Ovarian-cancer - started in Oct. 2008
Clinical Responsible: Steintóra Samuelsen, Senior Hospital Physician & Diana Reynstind, MD, Junior Doctor, National Hospital of the Faroes
7. Pendred Syndrom - started in February 2009
Clinical Responsible: Bjarki Ellefsen, Senior Hospital Physician, National Hospital of the Faroes
8. Epidemiology c. mammae in the Faroes 1984-2009 - expected to start in Nov. 2009
Clinical Responsible: Tordis Chistiansen, Internship Doctor, National Hospital of the Faroes
Advisor: Anne Marie Gerdes, Senior Hospital Physician, Rigshospitalet, Denmark.
9. Indicens of thyriod diseases in the Faroe Islands - expected to start in Nov. 2009
Clinical Responsible: Amalia Danielsen, Junior Doctor, National Hospital of the Faroes
Advisors: Jens Andreasen, Staff Specialst Doctor, National Hospital of the Faroes. Hans Perrild, Senior Hospital Physician, Head of Department, Nils Knudsen, Senior Hospital Physician, PhD, Bispebjerg Hospital, Denmark.
10. CTD epidemiology & Health Status of heterozygous carnitine transporter deficiency (CTD) casis in the Faroe Islands with special focus on arrhythmias. Clinical Responsible: Jan Rasmussen, Junior Doctor and Jona Hansen, Junior Doctor
11. MS Epidemiology - started in jan, 2010
Clinical Responsible: Absalon Eysturoy, junior doctor, Landssjúkrahúsið
Advisor: Dr. Poul Joensen, Landssjúkrahúsið.
12. An epidemiological study of Chron's disease, ulcerative colitis and indeterminate colitis in the Faroes - started in April 2010.
Clinical Responsible: Kári Rubek Nielsen, Senior Hospital Physician, Landssjúkrahúsið
13. Alopecia Areata Family Study - expected to start in July 2010
Clinical Responsible: Lars Erik Bryld, Senior Hospital Physician, Landssjúkrahúsið
14. An epidemiological study of suspected Neuronal cerioid lipofusinosis cases (NCL) - byrjaði í des. 2010
Kliniskur ábyrgdarhavi: Ulrike Steuerwald, DfAA
Genetic Research projects
1. Four eye-diseases (Retinitis pigmentosa, Nanoftalmus, Albinismus oculi og Bardet-Biedl syndrom) -
Clinical Responsible: Kaj Vilhelmsen, Senior Hospital Physician, National Hospital of the Faroes
Principal Investigator/Research Leader: dr. med. Thomas Rosenberg, Kennedy Institute, Denmark & Prof. Gal, Hamburg
2. Panic Anxiety - started in november 2007
Clinical Responsible: Gunhild Isfeldt, MD, National Hospital of the Faroes
Principal Investigator/Research Leader: dr.med August G. Wang, Senior Hospital Physician, Amager Hospital, Denmark
3. Schizofrenia & Bipolar disease - started in August 2008
Clinical Responsible: Gunhild Isfeldt, MD, National Hospital of the Faroes
Principal Investigator/Research Leader: dr.med August G. Wang, Senior Hospital Physician, Amager Hospital, Denmark
4. Psoriasis - will start in 2011
Clinical Responsible: dr. med. Gregor Jemec, Senior Hospital Physician, National Hospital of the Faroes
Principal Investigator/Research Leader: Ole Birger V. Pedersen, PhD, Rigshospitalet Denmark
5. Autism - started in April 2008
Clinical Responsible: Tórmóður Stórá, Senior Hospital Physician, National Hospital of the Faroes
Principle Investigator/Research Leader: Prof. Christopher Gillberg, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
6. Multipel Sklerosa - stated in August 2008
Clinical Responsible: Bjarke á Rógvi-Hansen, Senior Hospital Physician, National Hospital of the Faroes
Principle Investigator/Research Leader: Stefanie Binzer, MD-student, Brigthon & Sussex Medical School, UK in cooperation with Egon Stenager, Senior Hospital Physician, Sydvestjysk Skleroseklinik, Denmark and Jan Hillert, Professor, Karolinska Institut, Sweden
7. Lethal Familial Syndrome - started in Oct. 2008
Clinical Responsible: Ulrike Steuerwald, MD, MPH, Senior Hospital Physician, Department of Occupational and Public Health, Faroese Hospital System
Principle Investigator/Research Leader: Pr Stanislas Lyonnet, MD, PhD, Université Paris Decartes/Hopital Necker-Enfants Malades, France
8. Anosmia - started in March 2009
Clinical Responsible: Bjarki Ellefsen, Senior Hospital Physician, National Hospital of the Faroes
Principle investigator: Helena Gásdal Sørensen, M.Sc., Wilhelm Johansen Centret, Panum Institutet, Denmark.
9. Idiopathic generalised epilepsi in the Faroes - expected to start in Dec. 2009
Clinical Responsible: Absalon Eysturoy, Junior Doctor, Nationa Hospital of the Faroes
Principal investigator: Helle Hjalgrim, Senior Hospital Physician, PhD, Epilepsihospitalet Dianalund, Denmark.
10. Parkinson - started in jan. 2011
Clinical Reponsible: Pál M. Weihe, Senior Hospital Physician, Department of Occupational and Public Health, Faroese Hospital System.
Principle Investigator: Maria Skaalum Petersen, PhD
Several other preparatory project and projects are under prepararation.
