• methodological mentoring
• paper review

MD 12 years of clinical work specialising in internal medicine and infectious diseases. Author of clinical and methodological papers.  

PhD from University of Copenhagen. “Patients’ adherence to HIV medication” Studied by questionnaires, Files review and a Grounded Theory based on observation and interviews. 

Fall ’03 First Ôresund Grounded Theory Seminar. 2 days v. Barney Glaser. Malmø, Sverige. 

Spring ’04 Grounded Theory Seminar. 2 days v. Barney Glaser. London.

Spring 06 Grounded Theory Seminar. Presentation of own work: “Believability in Adherence Communication”. 2 days, v. Barney Glaser. London.

Being ad hoc supervised by Barney Glaser for my PhD.

spring '94  "The art of qualitative research" 20 hours by Elliot Eisner a.o.

fall '98 Evidence based medicine, 28 hours, Cochrane center, Copenhagen.

03 ’01 The qualitative research interview. 30 hours, Lone Schmidt,  Copenh. Univ.

04 ’01 Medical Philosophy and Ethics A. 32 Hours. Peter Rossel, Copenh. Univ

10 ’01 Reflexivity in general practice v. Kirsti Malterud. 16 hours. Copenh. Univ.

11 ’01 [The qualitative research interview, in Danish] 20 hours by S. Kvale a.o., ÅU

06 ’02 Questionnaire methodology. 27 hrs.. Mogens Trab Damsgaard.Cph. Univ.

09 ’02 Basic statistics for health researchers. 72 hrs. Lene Theil Skovgaard. Cph. U.

06 ’03 Advanced Qualitative Analysis. 35 hrs. Margarete Sandelowsky. Århus Uni. 

Spring 2007 Medical Student Christina Neergaard Pedersen. Elective research month. Grounded theory of the support given by the medical system in Denmark to patients with HIV. 

Summer 2008 Medical student Dlama Rasmussen (ongoing). Elective research year regarding HIV-patients’ adherence to HIV treatment in Burkina Faso.  

Fall 2008 Research nurse Winnie Bergstedt (ongoing). An adherence intervention and interview study of patients with HIV.

Barfod T. [Placebo in science and therapy [equivalent to Masters Disser¬tation], in Danish. (Placebo i videnskab og behandling [diplo¬mop¬gave]). Århus: Institute of General Practice, 1995: 1-214.

Thulesius H, Barfod T, Ekström H, Håkansson A. ["Grounded theory" develops medicine. Popular research method for exploring human behavior can discover new connections] [Article in Swedish]. Lakartidningen 2004; 101(40):3066-3068

Barfod TS, Hecht FM, Rubow C, Gerstoft J. Physicians' communication with patients about adherence to HIV medication in San Francisco and Copenhagen. A qualitative study using Grounded Theory. BMC Health Services Research 2006; 6(154).

Barfod TS. Deshaming for believability. A Grounded Theory of Physicians' communication with patients about adherence to HIV medication. In: Glaser BG, Holton J, editors. Mill Walley: Sociology Press, 2007.

Grounded Theory and other qualitative research. Illness- and treatment behaviour. Patient-doctor relations.