A Danish physician with specialty in occupational medicine and a Master of Public Health. I became a researcher in maritime occupational health at the Centre for Maritime Health and Safety at the University of Southern Denmark in 1992 and has been teaching epidemiology for nurses and public health students. For the latest 12 years teaching at the international virtual master courses in maritime medicine at the University of Cadiz in Spain (the first 10 years at University of Roviri&Virgiliand in Tarragona) and now also teaching occupational epidemiology at the UDELAS university in Panama.