Updated 1 September 2015 Page: 1 / 6 Department of Neuroscience Division of Insurance Medicine Curriculum vitae Therese Ljungquist, born Tunedal in 1955 Higher education: Doctoral degree in Physical therapy / Physiotherapy, Karolinska Institutet, May 2002 Master's degree in physical therapy, MScPT, Karolinska Institutet, December 1994 Diploma in Physiotherapy Education, Physiotherapy Institute in Stockholm, Karolinska Institutet, June 1977 Present position: Research coordinator, Karolinska Institutet, Division of Insurance Medicine, Dept of Clinical Neuroscience, January 2010 continued Main previous positions and periods of appointment: Coordinator, Stockholm County Council, Healthcare administration, Sept. 2004 - June 2009 PhD student, Karolinska Institutet, Dept of Rehabilitation Medicine and Dept of Neurotec, Division of Physiotherapy, February 1995 - August 2002 Physiotherapist, HälsoInvest, Stockholm, April 1992 - April 1997 Physiotherapist, Karolinska Hospital, June 1977 - May 1992 Publications in peer reviewed international scientific journals 1. Ljungquist T, Alexanderson K, Kjeldgård L, Arrelöv B, Nilsson GH. Occupational health physicians have better work conditions for handling sickness certification compared to general practitioners - results from a nation-wide survey in Sweden. Submitted 2014. 2. Bränström R, Arrelöv B, Gustavsson C, Kjeldgård L, Ljungquist T, Nilsson GH, Alexanderson K. Sickness certification at oncology clinics: perceived problems, support, need for education and reasons for certifying unnecessarily long sickness absences. Eur J Ca Care 2014;23:89-97 3. Bränström R., Arrelöv B., Gustavsson C., Kjeldgård L., Ljungquist T., Nilsson G.H., Alexanderson K. Reasons for and factors associated with issuing sickness certificates for longer periods than necessary: results from a nationwide survey of physicians. BMC Public Health 2013, 13:478 4. Gustavsson, C, Kjeldgård, L, Bränström, R, Lindholm, C, Ljungquist, T, Nilsson, G. H, Alexanderson, K. Problems experienced by gynecologists/obstetricians in sickness certification consultations. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2013;92: 1007-1016. Postal address Visiting address Telephone Web Karolinska Institutet Division of Insurance Medicine SE-171 77 Stockholm Sweden Berzelius väg 3, floor 6 171 65 Solna +46 8 524 83225 E-mail: therese.ljungquist@ki.se ki.se/im
Page: 2 / 6 5. Ljungquist T; Hinas E; Arrelöv B; Lindholm C; Wilteus AL. Nilsson GH; Alexanderson K. Sickness certification of patients - a work environment problem among physicians? Occ Med 2013;63:23-29 6. Nilsson G. H, Arrelöv B., Lindholm C., Ljungquist T, Kjeldgård L., Alexanderson K. Psychiatrists' work with sickness certification: frequency, experiences and severity of the certification tasks in a national survey in Sweden. BMC Health Services Research 2012;12:362 7. Ljungquist T, Arrelöv B, Lindholm C, Löfgren Wilteus A, Nilsson GH, Alexanderson K. Physicians who experience sickness certification as a work environment problem: where do they work and what specific problems do they have? A nationwide survey in Sweden. BMJ Open2012;2: e000704 8. Rasmussen-Barr E, Lundqvist L, Nilsson-Wikmar L, Ljungquist T. Aerobic fitness in patients at work despite recurrent low back pain: A cross-sectional study with healthy age- and gender-matched controls. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 2008;40(5):359-365. 9. Jensen IB, Bergström G, Ljungquist T, Bodin L. A 3-year follow-up of a multidisciplinary rehabilitation programme for back and neck pain. Pain 2005;115:273-283. 10. Ljungquist T, Nygren Å, Jensen I, Harms-Ringdahl K. Physical performance tests for people with spinal pain sensitivity to change. Disability and Rehabilitation 2003;25:856-866. 11. Ljungquist T, Nygren Å, Jensen I, Harms-Ringdahl K. Physical performance tests for people with long-term spinal pain aspects of validity. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 2003;35:69-75. 12. Jensen IB, Bergström G, Ljungquist T, Bodin L, Nygren ÅL. A randomized controlled component analysis of a behavioral medicine rehabilitation program for chronic spinal pain: are the effects dependent on gender? Pain 2001;91:65-78. 13. Jensen I, Bodin L, Ljungqvist T, Bergström G, Nygren Å. Assessing the needs of patients in pain: A matter of opinion? Spine 2000;25(21):2816-2823. 14. Ljungquist T, Harms-Ringdahl K, Nygren Å, Jensen I. Intra- and inter-rater reliability of an 11-test package for assessing dysfunction due to back or neck pain. Physiotherapy Research International 1999;4(3):214-232. 15. Ljungquist T, Fransson B, Harms-Ringdahl K, Björnham Å, Nygren Å. A physiotherapy test package for assessing back or neck dysfunction discriminative ability for patients versus healthy control subjects. Physiotherapy Research International 1999;4(2):123-140. Abstracts accepted/presented at international scientific meetings 1. Ljungquist T, Kjeldgård L, Arrelöv B, Nilsson GH, Alexanderson K. Occupational physicians have better prerequisites for handling sickness certification cases, compared to other physicians - results from a nation-wide survey in Sweden. 6 th European Public Health Conference, Brussels November 13-16 2013. 2. Ljungquist T, Hinas E, Lindholm C, Löfgren A, Alexanderson K. Sickness
Page: 3 / 6 certification a work environment problem among physicians in Sweden. 3 rd European Public Health Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, November 10-13, 2010 (European Journal of Public Health, 20:17-17, 2010). 3. Lindholm C, Arrelöv B, Nilsson G, Ljungquist T, Alexanderson K. The association between manager s support and a policy regarding sickness certification on one side and physicians sickness certification practice on the other. 3rd European Public Health Conference 10-13 Nov 2010, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; 2010. (European Journal of Public Health, 20:198-198, 2010.) 4. Ljungquist T, Harms-Ringdahl K, Nygren Å. Which outcome measures should we use in rehabilitation for back and neck patients? 5th Nordic Research Symposium in Physiotherapy in Reykjavik, 22-24 juni 2000. Academic thesis Physical performance tests and spinal pain assessing impairments and activity limitations. Publications in Swedish journals (in Swedish) 1. Grahn B, Kjellberg K, Ljungquist T, Stigmar K, Wåhlin C. Arbetsförmåga, del 1. Definitioner, modeller, perspektiv, prediktorer, riskfaktorer. Fysioterapi 2012;5:42-49. 2. Grahn B, Kjellberg K, Ljungquist T, Stigmar K, Wåhlin C. Arbetsförmåga, del 2. Bedömningar och insatser. Fysioterapi 2012;6:36-42. 3. Jensen IB, Bergström G, Bodin L, Ljungquist T, Nygren Å. Effekter av rehabilitering efter sju år. Utvärdering av två rehabiliteringsprogram i Sverige. Läkartidningen 2006;23:1829-1839. 4. Boström, C, Ljungquist, T: Aktiv dynamisk träning - något för reumatiker med axelsmärta? Sjukgymnasten 1984(14):25-29. 5. Tunedal T, Wikstrand M, Swedborg I. Varför och hur behandlar vi lymfödem i armen hos bröstcanceropererade patienter? Sjukgymnasten 1983 (1):10-14. Report etcetera (in Swedish) 1. Ljungquist T. Utvärdering av utvidgad sjukgymnastisk undersökning inom arbetsförmågeutredning (AFU). Sektionen för försäkringsmedicin, Institutionen för klinisk neurovetenskap, Karolinska Institutet 2014 ISBN 978-91-7549-350-3 2. Alexanderson, K, Arrelöv B, Bränström R, Gustavsson C, Hinas E, Kjeldgård L, Ljungquist T, Nilsson G. Läkares erfarenheter av arbete med sjukskrivning. Resultat från en enkätstudie år 2012 och jämförelser med 2008 och 2004. Rapport 2013. Sektionen för försäkringsmedicin, Institutionen för klinisk neurovetenskap, Karolinska Institutet 2013. ISBN 978-91-981256-0-3 3. Alexanderson, K, Arrelöv B, Gustavsson C, Hinas E, Kjeldgård L, Ljungquist T. Läkares erfarenheter av arbete med sjukskrivning i Stockholm. Resultat från en enkätstudie år 2012 och jämförelser med 2008
Page: 4 / 6 och 2004. Rapport 2013. Sektionen för försäkringsmedicin, Institutionen för klinisk neurovetenskap, Karolinska Institutet 2013. ISBN 978-91-981256-2-7 4. Alexanderson, K, Arrelöv B, Hinas E, Ljungquist T, Nilsson G. Försäkringsmedicinsk kompetens och kompetensutveckling bland läkare under vidareutbildning i Stockholms län. Resultat från en enkätstudie år 2012 och jämförelse med 2008. Sektionen för försäkringsmedicin, Institutionen för klinisk neurovetenskap, Karolinska Institutet 2013. ISBN 978-91-981256-3-4 5. Jensen I, Bergström B. Ljungquist T, Määttänen H, Busch H, Nygren Å. Manual för arbetslivsinriktad multimodal rehabilitering (MMR) vid ickespecifika rygg- och nackbesvär. 2012. Institutet för miljömedicin, Enheten för interventions- och implementeringsforskning, Karolinska Institutet. 6. Hansson T, Ljungquist T. Effekten på hälsa och arbetsåtergång efter rehabilitering vid Ryggcentra. Rapport från Vetenskapliga Rådet för Ryggcentra. Hälso- och sjukvårdsnämndens förvaltning, Stockholms läns landsting, januari 2008. 7. Ljungquist T. Utvärdering av KVÅ/testmodulen. Rapport Stockholms läns landsting / Landstingsstyrelsens förvaltning/vårdinformatik 2006. 8. Bergström G, Jensen I, Ljungquist T, Bodin L. Kostnadseffektiviteten vid rehabilitering av patienter med långvarig nack-/ryggvärk. En treårsuppföljning. Sektionen för personskadeprevention, Institutionen för Klinisk neurovetenskap, Karolinska Institutet, mars 2004. 9. Nathell L, Lisspers J, Ljungquist T. Problem och möjligheter för mindre företag åtgärder inom lantbrukssektorn. Slutrapport. Skogs- och Lantarbetsgivareförbundet, Svenska Lantarbetareförbundet och Karolinska Institutet, mars 2002 10. Jensen I, Bergström G, Ljungquist T. Projekt III. Rehabilitering av patienter med smärttillstånd från ryggkotpelaren. Sektionen för Personskadeprevention, Karolinska Institutet 2002. 11. Jensen I, Bergström G, Ljungquist T. Rehabilitering av patienter med smärttillstånd i ryggkotpelaren. I Nygren Å (red.). HUR-projektet, en vetenskaplig utvärdering av rehabilitering. Sektionen för Personskadeprevention, Karolinska Institutet 1999. 12. Ljungquist T. Rörelsetest Body Awareness Scale BAS-Hälsa - ett försök till validering. Projektarbete 10 poäng inom magisterutbildningen, Karolinska Institutet, dec 1994 13. Ljungquist T. En klinisk utvärderingsmetod av medicinsk träningsterapi för kroniska smärtpatienter med single subject design. Projektarbete 10 poäng inom forskningsförberedande fördjupningskurs i sjukgymnastik, Karolinska Institutet Stockholm 1988 14. Boström C, Ljungquist T. Aktiv dynamisk träning något för reumatiker med axelsmärta. Rotationsträning med pulleyapparat enligt den medicinska träningsterapins principer. Forsknings- och utvecklingsarbete från Hälso- och sjukvårdsnämnden, Stockholms läns landsting. Rapportserie 12/1984. ISSN nr 0282-3608.
Page: 5 / 6 Supervision Supervision, degree project in medicine, 30 p., study program of medicine at Karolinska Institutet, fall 2013: Katrin Persson. Karaktäristika hos läkare som upplever det vara mycket problematiskt att bedöma patienters arbetsförmåga (Characteristics of physicians who experience assessment of patients work capacity as problematic). Joanna Larsdotter Huldt. Läkares erfarenheter av konflikter och hot i sjukskrivningsärenden (Physicians experiences of conflicts and threats related to sickness certification of patients). Ongoing. Supervision higher education in insurance medicine for physicians, 22.5 p, Karolinska Institutet, Division of Insurance Medicine 2011-2012 Agneta Lillqvist Bennstam. Perceptions of collaboration with the Social Insurance Agency among occupational physicians and other doctors. 4.5 hp Lars Karlsson. General practitioners experience of handling sickness certification - a comparison of survey responses from health centers in Dalarna and Södermanland. 4.5 hp. Supervision (master degree, 360 pts): 6 persons 2006-2012 Supervision (basic academic degree, 180 pts): 6 physiotherapy students, 2003-2006 Teaching Lectures on the Master's program "Work and Health" at the Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet Tests of physical function and activity 2012-12-06 Vocational multimodal rehabilitation (MMR) for non-specific back and neck problems 2013-01-14 (along with behavioral therapist Hillevi Busch, IMM, Karolinska Institutet) Lecture at the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Spring meeting in Malmö 2013-04-25, Do occupational physicians have better prerequisites for handling sickness certification cases, and if so, why? Responsible for an education day for physical therapists in The Physiotherapy Days in Gothenburg 2013-10-04 together with four PhD colleagues, "Sustainable health. The physiotherapist's role in promoting, strengthening and assessing work ability. " Research Active researcher in the project Physicians work with sickness certification of patients. Physicians have a central role in the sickness-absence process and sick leave is a common recommendation in health care in Sweden. For many physicians, in different clinical settings, sickness certification is a common work task. To get a more detailed knowledge base for management of such tasks, for teaching such competence, for interventions and to evaluate interventions we have conducted three large and comprehensive questionnaire surveys, one in 2004, one in 2008, and
Page: 6 / 6 one in 2012. The results have to a large extent been used in county councils and by the government. So far there is little international collaboration regarding research on physician s sickness certification practices. We welcome that our questionnaires are used by others, so comparisons can be made. So far this is happening in two other countries. Research grants 2013-2104 Evaluation of a newly developed model for extended physiotherapy examination within Work Capacity Evaluation. Research grants from the Social Insurance Office, Sweden. Research cooperation outside KI Cooperation on the subject work ability with colleagues B Grahn, K Kjellberg, K Stigmar and C Wåhlin. Two articles in the Swedish journal Fysioterapeuten 2012, one debate article in Dagens Medicin 2012, responsibility for an education day at Sjukgymnastdagarna i Göteborg 2013-10-04, Hållbar arbetshälsa. Sjukgymnastens roll i att främja, stärka och bedöma arbetsförmåga (Sustainable work capacity. To promote, improve and assess work capacity - the physiotherapist s role). Cooperation with G Borg, Prof emer, and E Borg, PhD, Dept of Psychology, Stockholm University concerning the Borg CR10 Scale. Some commissions outside the department Member of committee for development of methods for assessing work capacity, a commission assigned to the Social Insurance Agency from the Swedish government, 2011-2012. Development of a model for physiotherapy assessment within the project. Mentorship: Palmlöf L. Neck pain factors of importance for the prognosis. Project plan for doctoral dissertation. Department of cardiovascular epidemiology, Institute for Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2010 -continued Clinical competence Specialist certification: Specialist in physical therapy within orthopedic manual therapy. The scientific council of Swedish Registered Physiotherapist Association, March 2010. Degree in orthopedic manual therapy Step 2, Division of orthopedic manual therapy, Swedish Registered Physiotherapists Association, May 2005 Private practitioner (physiotherapist) part-time 2000- continued Numerous clinical courses in rehabilitation, behavioral medicine, sports medicine, and orthopedic manual therapy, many of them representing high school points. Many years of experience in rehabilitation as a physiotherapist, including working in a multidisciplinary team