The Nordic RLS Study Group
- increasing disease awareness and supporting improvement of RLS management in the Nordic countries
The Nordic RLS Study Group was formed in 2002 by seven neurologists and sleep researchers from Denmark, Sweden and Norway with special interest in RLS. The group has later been completed by sleep specialists also from Finland. The Study Group acts as a knowledge bank by gathering current and future scientific advances and clinical experience and making it available.
The Study Group further supports an increase of RLS awareness among GPs and neurologists and the structuring of RLS management within the Nordic health care system. The latter includes developing guidelines and tools regarding: investigation, diagnosis and treatment. Moreover, the Study Group aims at increasing awareness of RLS and treatment options among people suffering from RLS.
Members of Nordic RLS Study Group
- Jens Gyring, MD, (Chairman),Hammel Neurocenter, Denmark
- Lena Leissner, MD, Örebro University Hospital, Sweden
- Jan Ulfberg, MD, PhD Avesta Hospital, Sweden
- Bjørn Bjorvatn, MD, PhD, Prof. Public Health & Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Norway
- Håvard Skeidsvoll, MD, Haukeland Hospital, University Hospital of Bergen, Norway
- Lisbeth Regeur, MD, Department of Neurology, Bispebjerg Hospital, Denmark
- Merete Karlsborg, MD, Department of Neurology, Bispebjerg Hospital, Denmark
- Markku Partinen, MD, PhD Skogby Sleep Clinic, Rinnekoti Research Centre, Rinnekoti Foundation, and Department of Neurology, University of Helsinki, Finland
- Olli Polo, MD, PhD, Prof. of Respiratory Medicine, University of Tampere, Head, Sleep Disorders Unit University of Turku, Finland
Independency
The Study Group has been formed by a group of independent experts. The Study Group is funded by different companies engaged in managing of RLS. The role of the companies is limited to:
- Funding of the Study Group
- Being a source of international clinical experience and expertise