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I am passionate about conducting research that can improve the treatment and prognosis of patients with liver disease and alcohol-related problems – as well as their relatives. My current research projects range from epidemiological studies to randomized trials and qualitative studies, all with this aim in mind. In addition to my work at CKFF and the Department of Medicine in Køge, I collaborate with several researchers from Denmark and England, as well as with organizations that provide alcohol treatment services. If you are interested in conducting research on alcohol-related liver disease or cirrhosis more broadly, you are very welcome to contact me.
Selected publications
Jepsen P, West J, Kann AE, Kraglund F, Morling J, Crooks, C, Askgaard G. Adverse health
outcomes in the offspring of parents with alcohol-related liver disease: nationwide Danish
cohort study. PLOS Medicine 2024. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39441845/
Peter Jepsen, Natasja von Wowern, Lone Galmstrup Madsen, Mette Kruse Klausen, Signe Düring, Kirstine Skov Benthien, Matilde Winther-Jensen, Janne Petersen, Askgaard G. The LIVER CARE trial – screening for liver disease in individuals attending treatment for alcohol use disorder – a randomized controlled feasibility trial. Pilot and feasibility studies 2024.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38755732/
Risk of alcohol-related liver disease and cause-specific mortality in individuals seeking treatment for alcohol use disorder Molzen L,Winther-Jensen M, Madsen LG, Osler M, Jepsen P, Askgaard G. Journal of Hepatology 2025 https://www.journal-of-hepatology.eu/article/S0168-8278(25)02459-6/fulltext
Askgaard G, Jepsen P, Jensen MD, Kann AE, Kraglund F, Morling J, Card T, Crooks C, West J. Population-based study of alcohol-related liver disease in England 2001-2018: Influence of socioeconomic position. American Journal of Gastroenterology 2024. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38299583/
Kann, AE, Jepsen P, Madsen L, West J, Askgaard G. Cause-specific mortality in patients with alcohol-related liver disease: a nationwide Danish cohort study. Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 2023 Nov;8(11):1028-1034. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37660703/