Senior Consultant, Associate Professor
Lars Brandt
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Odense University Hospital
| Projekt styring | ||
| Projekt status | Open | |
| Data indsamlingsdatoer | ||
| Start | 28.10.2024 | |
| Slut | 01.10.2027 | |
A sustainable working life as musician
Short summary
The vision of the research program "A Sustainable Working Life as a Musician" is to connect research, clinical practice, and preventive measures with end-users, such as music schools, conservatories, orchestras, and performing musicians, including musician-patients.
Rationale
Music is a universal human activity and an essential part of social life, dating back thousands of years. At a certain point, music evolved into a profession, rather than being solely a social and emotional activity. However, it has become increasingly evident that this activity, which is so enriching and crucial to social life, can lead to health problems for performing musicians. The vision of the research program "A Sustainable Working Life as a Musician" is to connect research, clinical practice, and preventive measures with end-users, such as music schools, conservatories, orchestras, and performing musicians, including musician-patients. The insights gained may also benefit patients in other professions and educational institutions. This research program builds upon the work conducted over the past decade at the Clinic and Center for Musician Health at OUH (Odense University Hospital) and SDU (University of Southern Denmark), where a solid network and collaboration with industry professionals have been established. Partners include the Danish National Academy of Music, Odense Symphony Orchestra, Odense Music School, the Danish Musicians' Union, and the Danish Association of Music Teachers, forming a formal translational network. Unique databases will be created for music school students, conservatory students, professional musicians, and patients, allowing for the tracking of exposure, treatment, prevention, and rehabilitation. Internationally, this research program is unique, as musician clinics are not part of the hospital sector elsewhere, and therefore, there is no close collaboration between clinical practice and research in this field. Within the research program, we will establish a strong international research collaboration, with commitments from several leading international researchers to participate in our scientific advisory board.
Description of the cohort
Unique databases for music school students, conservatory students, professional musicians, and patients, allowing for the tracking of exposure, treatment, prevention, and rehabilitation.
Data and biological material
Questionnaire data, data from patient journal
Collaborating researchers and departments
Departement of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health Science, University of Southern Denmark