8th Symposium Pancreatic Disease: Clinical Update on Pancreatic Cancer

8th Symposium Pancreatic Disease: Clinical Update on Pancreatic Cancer

Course Description

The Pancreatic Disease Center (http://www.ucpancreas.org/) at the University of Cincinnati was established as a unique, multidisciplinary center providing rapid, state-of-the-art evaluation and management of patients with diseases of the pancreas. Diseases affecting this organ remain complex problems best dealt with in a multidisciplinary setting. New basic and clinical development abound, and, for clinicians in practice, there is a need for focused clinical update on this topic. We are pleased to present the 8^th Symposium on Pancreatic Diseases: Clinical Update on Pancreatic Cancer.

Goals and Objectives

The aim of this symposium is to provide practicing gastroenterologists, surgeons, and primary care physicians with a problem-based state-of-the art overview of current diagnostic and treatment options in pancreatic diseases with emphasis on the following topics:

· Sobering statistics

· Genetics and screening: Are we making any progress?

· Clinical staging: Who should be considered respectable?

· Surgical approaches: Standard of care at a tertiary center

· Surgical advances: Can we do better?

· Neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy: Why and how

· Radiation therapy: What is its role here?

· Complementary and alternative medicine: Expanding the box

· IPMN: More than an imaging epidemic

· Endoscopic palliation: What we can do now

As a result of participating in this activity, participants should be able to:

· Develop skills to assess surgical resectability

· Describe two surgical advances for panc.CA

· Recognize the trials most crucial in shaping recent chemotherapy regimens for panc.CA

· Identify three alternative techniques (aside from surgery and traditional chemotherapy) for potential palliative treatment for panc.CA

Agenda

8:00 – 8:15 am Introduction: Sobering Statistics. Syed Ahmad, M.D.

8:15 – 8:35 am Genetics & Screening: Are we making any progress? Nathan Schmulewitz, M.D.

8:35 – 8:55 am Clinical Staging: Who should be considered resectable? Syed Ahmad, M.D.

8:55 – 9:15 am Surgical approaches: Standard of care at a tertiary center Jeff Sussman, M.D.

9:15 – 9:30 am Break

9:30 – 10:00 am Surgical Advances: Can we do better? David Kooby, MD

10:00 – 10:30 am Neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy: Why and How. Robert Wolff, MD

10:30 – 10:55 am Radiation therapy: What is its role here? Michelle Mierzwa, M.D.

10:55 – 11:25 am Complementary & Alternative Medicine: Expanding the box. Gary Deng, MD, PhD

11:25 – 11:45 am Break

11:45 – 12:05 pm IPMN: More than an imaging epidemic. Jayde Kurland, M.D.

12:05 – 12:25 pm Endoscopic palliation: What we can do now. Milton Smith, M.D.

12:25 – 1:00 pm Case Vignettes. Nathan Schmulewitz, M.D.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

General Information

The fee for the 8th Symposium on Pancreatic Diseases: program is $75. The conference registration fees include conference materials, continental breakfast, and refreshment breaks. The Symposium will be held at the Kingsgate Marriott Conference Center, 151 Goodman Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219. Written confirmation and a map to the Kingsgate Marriott Conference Center will be emailed upon receipt of your registration form.

CME Credit

The University of Cincinnati designates this educational activity for a maximum of 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The University of Cincinnati is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Cincinnati is committed to resolving all conflicts of interest issues which may arise as a result of prospective faculty members significant relationships with drug or device manufacturer(s). The University of Cincinnati’s mandate is to retain only those speakers with financial interest that can be reconciled with the goals and educational integrity of the CME program.

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Lodging is available at Kingsgate Conference Hotel. Participants are responsible for all lodging costs. Reservations may be made by calling 888.720.1299 and asking for the UC rate.

Guest Faculty

Gary Deng, MD, PhD

Associate Member, Associate Attending Physician

Integrative Medicine Service

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

David Kooby, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Division of Surgical Oncology

Emory University and the Atlanta Veterans Medical Center

Robert Wolff, MD

Professor, Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology,

Deputy Division Head, Clinical and Educational Affairs

Division of Cancer Medicine

The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center

University of Cincinnati Faculty

Syed Ahmad, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery

Division of Surgical Oncology

Co-Director, Pancreatic Disease Center

Jayde Kurland, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Division of Digestive Diseases

Michelle Mierzwa, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology

Division of Radiation

Nathan Schmulewitz, MD – Course Director

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Director of Endoscopic Ultrasound

Co-director Pancreatic Disease Center

Division of Digestive Diseases

Milton Smith, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine

Division of Digestive Diseases

Jeff Sussman, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery

Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology

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