Outi Kanste

PhD
Professor
Health management science, health sciences

Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology
Faculty of Medicine

As a professor, I am leading the research group (HealthManagement) that researches management and leadership, services, and organisations in health and social care. The research focuses on sustainable leadership and services in digitised and modern health and social care and human-centeredness.

The goal is to produce high-quality and socially impactful research in collaboration with local, national and international actors and the service system to meet the needs of health and social services, leadership and management, and education.

I am responsible for the Master's Degree program in Health Management Science at the University of Oulu. I supervise and teach doctoral candidates and master's students.

Health Management research group leader, Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu

Research interests

  • Sustainable and human-centered leadership and management in healthcare: Management of digital services and evidence-based healthcare, leadership and management competency, multidisciplinary leadership, knowledge management
  • Reforming and human-centered health services: Responsiveness to service needs and equality of services in technologized healthcare from the viewpoints of patients, professionals, and managers
  • Wellbeing in the healthcare work community and organization: Wellbeing among managers and professionals, work communities’ and organizations’ attraction and holding power, needs and leadership of new generations

Researcher information

Contact information

E-mail

Outi.Kanste@oulu.fi

Phone number

+358 50 433 1988

Visiting address

Aapistie 5A, 2. floor
90230 Oulu

Postal address

Box 5000
90014 University of Oulu