Expertises

 In 1982 medical doctor and in 1992 specialist in anaesthesia. Since 2012 professor in palliative medicine, Department of Oncology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen.  Former member of the editorial advisory boards of J Pain Symptom Manage and Scand J Pain, and currently member of the editorial advisory board of Palliat Med. Former vice-president of European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) and currently member International Scientific Expert Panel (ISEP) of Cicely Saunders.

Author and co-author of > 200 peer-reviewed articles and books/book chapters in palliative medicine and pain management.

Main research areas

Scientific interests in palliative medicine and pain management: Management of chronic cancer and non-cancer pain, symptom etiology, epidemiology and treatment outcomes and opioid pharmacology, consumption and long-term treatment consequences.

Current research

The Palliative Research Group, led by Professor Per Sjøgren, has recently been a part of a large multicenter national randomized project to investigate the effect of early intervention for palliative patients with cancer (The DanPact study) and is now the driving force of a large randomized trial on a fast-track transition from oncological treatment to specialized palliative care at home for patients with cancer (The DOMUS study). The group has also initiated a newly funded project to investigate palliative care for patients with advanced cancer in Greenland. The project will be the basis for future organization of palliative care in Greenland.

Potential conflicts of interest

No conflicts of interests