Personal profile
Fields of Science
- 413 Veterinary science
- chronic pain, pain, nutrition, epidemiology, outcome measure validation, complementary medicine
- 3121 General medicine, internal medicine and other clinical medicine
- Clinical nutrition
- Clinical studies
- Metabolomics
- Nutrigenomics
- Non-communicable diseases
- Dog / canine
- Chronic diseases
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Accuracy of infrared thermography in the diagnosis of canine mammary cancer
Oliveira de Araujo Barreto, C., Machado, M. C., Hielm-Björkman, A., Barrouin-Melo, S. M., de Moraes Pina de Carvalho, V., Hemida, M. B. M., da Costa Vieira-Filho, C. H., Rodrigues, G. M., Silva, L. P. & Estrela-Lima, A., 21 Jan 2026, In: Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 40, 1, aalaf063.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Patterning of Non-Communicable Diseases in Dogs, Prevalence, Multimorbidity, Risk Factors, and Owner Perspectives on Dietary Effects: Survey-Based Descriptive Analysis in Finland
Hemida, M. & Hielm-Bjorkman, A., 2026, (In preparation) In: Scientific Reports.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Puppyhood and Adolescent Diets as Determinants of Dental Calculus in Adult Dogs: A Cross-Sectional Study in Finland
Hemida, M. & Hielm-Bjorkman, A., Apr 2026, (In preparation) In: Scientific Reports.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Companion animal and equine clinical research: a Nordic perspective
Holst, B. S., Engelmann, A., Groendahl, G., Gunnarsson, L., Haug Haaland, A., Hielm-Bjoerkman, A., Moe, L., Rhodin, M., Rönnberg, H., Stråhle, M., Toljander, Y., Kristensen, A. T. & Hagberg Gustavsson, M., 6 Jan 2025, In: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica. 67, 1, 15 p., 3.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Modifiable early life risk factors for dental calculus in dogs: a retrospective cross-sectional study in Finland
Hemida, M., Rosendahl, S. V., Eklundh, M. & Hielm-Bjorkman, A., 2 Jul 2025, In: BMC Veterinary Research. 21, 1, 17 p., 430.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Standardizing the Scent Dogs Training Methods and Evaluation; Dogs in Identifying Equine Gastric Ulcers
Malminen, R. J. (Project manager) & Hielm-Björkman, A. (Principal Investigator)
01/01/2026 → 01/01/2031
Project: Research project
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Training Speed of New Medical Scent; Dogs Ability to Early Identify Human Breast Cancer
Malminen, R. J. (Project manager) & Hielm-Björkman, A. (Principal Investigator)
01/01/2026 → 01/01/2031
Project: Research project
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DI-FoOD: Prospective randomized controlled diet intervention for obese dogs
Hielm-Björkman, A. (Project manager), Hemida, M. (Participant), Holm, S. V. (Co-Principal Investigator), Bergström, J. M. (Participant) & Anturaniemi (o.s. Roine), J. (Participant)
01/01/2025 → 01/03/2027
Project: Research project
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The migraine biomarkers detected by medical pain alert dogs
Siljamäki, P. (Project manager), Hielm-Björkman, A. (Participant), Borgström, N. (Participant), Turtiainen, A. P. (Participant) & Hormila, I. (Participant)
30/09/2024 → 31/03/2029
Project: Research project
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PAWWS: People and Animal Wellbeing at Work and in Society
Hielm-Björkman, A. (Principal Investigator), Borgström, N. (Participant), Huopalainen, A. (Principal Investigator) & Tallberg, L. (Principal Investigator)
01/09/2023 → 01/09/2028
Project: Research Council of Finland: Academy Programme
Datasets
Prizes
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Good teacher honorary mention 2013: Awarded by collegues at the Veterinary Faculty, University of Helsinki
Hielm-Björkman, A. (Recipient), 19 Dec 2013
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Having done most progress of all disciplines in the Veterinary Faculty during 2014: Awarded to Small Animal Surgery, my department
Hielm-Björkman, A. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Otto A Malm's cultural prize "the compass rose"
Hielm-Björkman, A. (Recipient), 20 Apr 2021
Prize: Prizes and awards
Activities
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Massey Univ, Massey University, Inst Agr & Environm
Hielm-Björkman, A. (Visiting researcher)
7 Jan 2020 → 29 Jan 2020Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Academic visit to other institution
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The Third DogRisk seminar
Hielm-Björkman, A. (Attendee)
6 Sept 2019 → 7 Sept 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Susan Wynn
Hielm-Björkman, A. (Host)
4 Sept 2019 → 9 Sept 2019Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Academic visit at UH
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Natures Variety Pet Foods
Hielm-Björkman, A. (Visiting researcher)
15 Apr 2019 → 22 Apr 2019Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Academic visit to other institution
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Nick Thompson
Hielm-Björkman, A. (Host)
4 Sept 2019 → 9 Sept 2019Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Academic visit at UH
Press/Media
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Dogs smell cancer: http://www.hs.fi/tiede/a1467346295222
04/07/2016
1 Media contribution
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Kotiruoka suojaa ehkä koiraa lonkkavialta - suomalaistutkimus yritetään viedä loppuun joukkorahoituksella
22/06/2016
1 Media contribution
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Interview for magazine: "Koirat avuksi syöpäseulontaan" (=Using dogs to detect cancer)
01/11/2015
1 Media contribution
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Interview for Finnish Kennell Club Magazine: "Pain modifies behavior" (in Finnish)
01/09/2015
1 Media contribution
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"Vi har sjukdomarna- och dieten- gemensam": "We share the same diet and the same diseases" -on dogs and diets and disease
26/02/2014
1 Media contribution
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