Program - PancreasFest

PancreasFest 2013
University of Pittsburgh s Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
©2009 UPMC
July 24, 25 & 26, 2013
s
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Wednesday & Thursday, July 24 & 25, 2013
s Hot Topics in Pancreatic Diseases:
s Severe Acute Pancreatitis Mechanisms and Classifications
s Management of Acute Pancreatitis
s Breakthroughs from the NAPS2
s Pancreatic Cancer Track
s Genetics and Pediatric Pancreas Diseases Track
Friday, July 26, 2013
s Research Advances of Clinical Importance to Recurrent Acute
and Chronic Pancreatitis Patient Care
s Young Investigators Research
s Collaborative Alliance for Pancreatic Education and Research (CAPER)
s What is Needed to Advance “Advanced” Endoscopy?
Course Directors
for Accredited Symposia
David C. Whitcomb, MD, PhD
Randall E. Brand, MD
Georgios I. Papachristou, MD
Sponsored by
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Location
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
The University Club
123 University Place
Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences
Pittsburgh, PA
Program Website
www.pancreasfest.org
Collaborative Alliance for Pancreatic Education
and Research (CAPER)
Mission Statement
The Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition unites
physicians and scientists for excellence in patient care, education and
research, providing the best of tomorrow’s medicine, today.
Continuing Education Credit
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to
provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this live activity
for a maximum of 16.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™ Each physician
should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their
participation in the activity.
Other health care professionals are awarded 1.6 continuing education
units (CEU’s) which are equal to 16.2 contact hours.
University of Pittsburgh s Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
PancreasFest 2013
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Objectives
At the conclusion of this program, participants should be able to:
s )DENTIFY PANCREATIC CANCER PREVENTION AND EARLY DIAGNOSIS STRATEGIES
s #LASSIFY AND DESCRIBE TREATMENT ADVANCEMENTS FOR PANCREATIC CANCER IN
early diagnosis stages.
s $ISCUSS TREATMENT ADVANCEMENT IMPLICATIONS FOR ACUTE AND CHRONIC
pancreatitis care.
s $ETERMINE PANCREAS DISEASE TREATMENT OPTIONS THROUGH CASE DISCUSSION
s !PPLY CONCEPTS OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE TO PANCREATIC DISEASE TREATMENT
s &OSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY mUID AND INTERACTIVE
models to treat pancreas diseases and pancreatic pain.
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for gastroenterologists, surgeons, oncologists,
radiologists, basic and clinical researchers and all physicians interested in
pancreatic diseases. Physicians and scientist committed to translational
research, cooperative studies and career development are strongly
encouraged to attend. This course welcomes mid-level medical
professionals, clinical and research nurses and related health care
professionals interested in pancreas disease research and treatments.
Special Needs
by all individuals is encouraged. Advance notification
! Participation
of any special needs will help us provide better service. Please
notify us of your needs at least two weeks in advance of the program.
Location
The conference will be held at The University Club located at
123 University Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Visit www.uc.pitt.edu or
call (412) 648-8213 for directions or additional information.
Accommodations
4HE HOST HOTEL FOR 0ANCREAS&EST IS THE Wyndham University Center
FORMERLY (OLIDAY )NN LOCATED AT ,YTTON !VENUE 0ITTSBURGH 0! This hotel is approximately two blocks from The University Club, which is
the primary meeting location. The discounted room rate is $132.00/night,
plus taxes and fees.
Abstracts/Posters
Pancreas disease research abstract submissions are encouraged from all
conference attendees. While novel research is preferred, abstracts
submitted at previous meetings are welcome. Please note that
scholarship applications are required to submit an abstract (see page 11).
s Abstract length is limited to 500 words.
s No abstracts will be published without author agreement.
s ! X POSTER SPACE WILL BE RESERVED FOR ALL ACCEPTED ABSTRACTS
s Submit to Joy Jenko Merusi at [email protected].
s All abstracts are due by July 2, 2013. No abstract acceptance or poster
space will be guaranteed after July 2.
s 4O RESERVE YOUR ROOM ONLINE VISIT http://www.wyndham.com/
hotels/47154, click on “Reservations” and then “Special Rates & Codes.”
4HE 0ANCREAS&EST GROUP CODE IS 03016841PAN.
Travel Scholarships
s "Y TELEPHONE CALL OR 5.)6#42 AND SAY THAT YOU ARE
WITH THE h0ANCREAS&ESTv GROUP OR REFERENCE THE GROUP CODE
For more information and travel scholarship registration, see page 11.
Room availability and pricing will not be guaranteed after July 2, 2013.
For More Information
Parking
Conference parking is not provided. Nearby parking is available at the
7YNDHAM 5NIVERSITY #ENTER 3OLDIERS 3AILORS 'ARAGE "IGELOW "LVD OR
the O’Hara Garage (O’Hara St.). See the University of Pittsburgh parking
site map at http://www.pts.pitt.edu/parking/maps.html.
Joy Jenko Merusi
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
University of Pittsburgh
&IFTH !VENUE n -EDICAL !RTS "UILDING TH &LOOR
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
4ELEPHONE OR s &AX E-mail: [email protected]
Transportation
Shuttle bus and taxi transportation may be arranged from the Pittsburgh
)NTERNATIONAL !IRPORT 0)4 0UBLIC TRANSPORTATION USING THE 8 BUS IS A
cost-effective transportation alternative at $3.25 each way. This bus leaves
from the airport’s lower level door #6 and will travel to the Oakland
section of Pittsburgh (conference location). More information about the
8 MAY BE FOUND AT www.portauthority.org.
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PancreasFest 2013 Schedule
Day One: Wednesday ~ July 24, 2013
5:30 pm
Registration, Exhibits, and Dinner
5:55 pm
Welcome
David C. Whitcomb, MD, PhD
6:00 pm –
PM
SESSION I: Hot Topics in Pancreatic Diseases
Moderators: Randall E. Brand, MD and Herbert J. Zeh III, MD, PhD
6:00 pm
6:25 pm
New Genetic Findings in Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis
and Chronic Pancreatitis
David C. Whitcomb, MD, PhD
6:50 pm
Common Disorders with Unexpected Pancreatic
Insufficiency: How to Screen, Diagnose and Treat
Tyler Stevens, MD
7:15 pm
7:40 pm
PM
Is it Time for Clinical Pathways in the ER?:
Information Needed Within the First Hour
Donald M. Yealy, MD
9:10 am
Panel Discussion
$RS "ANKS 3INGH AND 7INDSOR
Break and Exhibits
9:45 am –
11:35 am
SESSION III: Management of Acute Pancreatitis (NIDDK) < < <
Moderators: Timothy B. Gardner, MD and Kenneth K.W. Lee, MD
9:45 am
Goal-Directed Fluid Resuscitation: What are the Goals?
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10:10 am Randomized Control Trials in Necrotizing Pancreatitis
(EIN ' 'OOSZEN -$ 0H$
10:35 am Role of ERCP in Acute Pancreatitis
Stuart Sherman, MD
11:00 am Early Management of Acute Pancreatitis in Children
Mark E. Lowe, MD, PhD
11:20 am Panel Discussion
$RS 7U 'OOSZEN 3HERMAN AND ,OWE
11:35 am – SESSION IV: Breakthroughs from the North American
12:20 pm Pancreatitis Study II (NAPS2) < < <
Moderators: Adam Slivka, MD, PhD and Bimiljit Sandhu, MD
Wednesday Adjournment
11:35 am Gender Differences in Pancreatitis
David C. Whitcomb, MD, PhD
Day Two: Thursday ~ July 25, 2013
7:00 am
Registration, Exhibits, and Continental Breakfast
7:55 am
Welcome
David C. Whitcomb, MD, PhD
AM n
9:25 am
SESSION II: Severe Acute Pancreatitis:
Mechanisms and Classifications (NIDDK) < < <
Moderators: Georgios I. Papachristou, MD and Bechien Wu, MD
AM
Revised Atlanta Classification is Useful for
Managing Complicated Acute Pancreatitis
0ETER ! "ANKS -$
AM
What Drives Organ Dysfunction in SAP:
Cytokines or Fatty Acids?
Vijay P. Singh, MD
< < < = NIDDK Focus Session
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The Role of Intestinal Lymph in the Development
of Infected Necrosis and Organ Dysfunction in
Severe Acute Pancreatitis
John A. Windsor, MD
9:25 am
Advances in Pancreatic Cancer from a
Surgeon’s Perspective
Selwyn M. Vickers, MD
Panel Discussion
Drs. Yealy, Whitcomb, Stevens and Vickers
AM
11:45 am Alcoholic Pancreatitis
Dhiraj Yadav, MD, MPH
11:55 am Mechanisms and Treatment of Pancreatitis Pain
Michelle A. Anderson, MD, MSc
12:05 pm Panel Discussion
Drs. Whitcomb, Yadav and Anderson
12:20 pm
Break, Exhibits and Lunch Buffet
12:45 pm – SESSION V: The Ruth C. Brufsky Award for Excellence
1:35 pm
in Research in Pancreatic Cancer
12:45 pm Lunch Announcements and Introductions
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12:50 pm Transition from Chronic Pancreatitis to Pancreatic
Cancer: Role of Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
Anil K. Rustgi, MD
1:35 pm
Break and Exhibits
PancreasFest 2013 Schedule
1:50 pm –
2:50 pm
2:50 pm –
3:50 pm
SESSION VI: Highlights of NIDDK- and NCI-sponsored
Pancreatitis, Diabetes and Pancreatic Cancer
Workshop (NIDDK) < < <
Moderator: David C. Whitcomb, MD, PhD
Severe Acute Pancreatitis: Clinical Study Groups
&ACILITATOR 'EORGIOS ) 0APACHRISTOU -$
Sessions 1 & 2 of Conference
David C. Whitcomb, MD, PhD
2:00 pm
Sessions 4 & 5 of Conference
Murray Korc, MD
Pancreatic Pain Working Group
&ACILITATOR -ICHELLE ! !NDERSON -$ -3C
2:10 pm
Sessions 3 & 6 of Conference
2ANDALL % "RAND -$
Criteria for Pancreatic Centers of Excellence:
Consensus Working Groups
&ACILITATOR $AVID # 7HITCOMB -$ 0H$
2:20 pm
Perspective in Funding Research for Diabetes and
Pancreatic Diseases
Dana K. Andersen, MD
2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
$RS 7HITCOMB +ORC "RAND AND !NDERSEN
SESSION VII-A: Pancreatic Cancer Track (NIDDK) < < <
Moderators: John M. DeWitt, MD and Asif Khalid, MD
RUNS CONCURRENTLY WITH 3ESSION 6))"
Epidemiology of Acute Pancreatitis,
Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis, Chronic
Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Cancer
!LBERT " ,OWENFELS -$
3:10 pm
Pancreatic Cyst Fluid Analysis
7ILLIAM 2 "RUGGE -$
3:30 pm
Endoscopic Delivery of Therapeutic Interventions
for Pancreatic Cancer
John M. DeWitt, MD
Recurrent Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis Cooperative Studies
&ACILITATOR .ALINI 'UDA -$
3:55 pm –
SESSION IX: Poster Session with the Professors
(not accredited)
5:00 pm
Reception Opens
5:10 - 5:30
Professor Rounds and At-Poster Discussions
0& 2ESEARCH !BSTRACT #OORDINATOR +ATHRYN !LBERS 0H$
6:00 pm
Thursday Adjournment
6:30 pm –
11:00 pm
PancreasFest Shuttle – Dinner / Networking on
Pittsburgh’s South Side
Day Three: Friday ~ July 26, 2013
AM
2EGISTRATION %XHIBITS AND #ONTINENTAL "REAKFAST
7:55 am
Welcome
2ANDALL % "RAND -$ AND 'EORGIOS ) 0APACHRISTOU -$
AM n
10:00 am
SESSION X: Research Advances of Clinical Importance
to Recurrent Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis Patient
Care (NIDDK) < < <
Moderator: David C. Whitcomb, MD, PhD
SESSION VII-B: Genetics and Pediatric Pancreas
Diseases Track (NIDDK) < < <
Moderators: Sohail Z. Husain, MD and Veronique Morinville, MD
RUNS CONCURRENTLY WITH 3ESSION 6))!
2:50 pm
3:50 pm
SESSION VIII: Breakout Discussion Groups
(All meetings are open to all participants.)
1:50 pm
2:50 pm
2:50 pm –
3:50 pm
3:55 pm –
5:00 pm
Bicarbonate Transport-disrupting CFTR Variants
in Pancreatitis
Jessica LaRusch, PhD
AM
Functional Effects of Trypsin, CFTR and
SPINK1 Mutations
Miklos Sahin-Toth, MD, PhD
AM
Alcoholic Pancreatitis is a Unique Disorder
&RED 'ORELICK -$
3:10 pm
Advancements in the Management of Cystic Fibrosis
Tanja Gonska, MD
AM
Endoplasmic Reticlum (ER) Stress
Stephen Pandol, MD
3:30 pm
Why Structured Data Collection is Critical for the
Study of Pancreatitis in Children
Aliye Uc, MD
9:15 am
Neural Inflammation in Pancreatitis
Rodger A. Liddle, MD
9:40 am
Panel Discussion
Drs. Sahin-Toth, Gorelick, Pandol and Liddle
Break (brief)
10:00 am
< < < = NIDDK Focus Session
Break and Exhibits
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PancreasFest 2013 Schedule
10:15 am – Session XI: Young Investigator Research
11:35 am Collaborative Alliance for Pancreatic Education and
Research (CAPER)
Moderators: Michelle A. Anderson, MD, MSc and
Dhiraj Yadav, MD, MPH
1:15 pm –
2:45 pm
Session XIII: CAPER Senior Research Lectures
Moderators: Michelle A. Anderson, MD, MSc and
Shaliendra S. Chauhan, MD
1:15 pm
Multicenter Studies: Power in Numbers
Nalini Guda, MD
10:15 am Fiducial Placement for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment:
Should this be Standard of Care?
Vikesh K. Singh. MD
1:30 pm
Translational Research: The Future of Medicine
or an Impossible Dream?
-URRAY +ORC -$ AND 7ILLIAM 2 "RUGGE -$
10:30 am Mechanisms of Increased Risk for Pancreatitis Among
Tobacco Users?
Edwin C. Thrower, PhD
2:15 pm
Communicating Pancreas Medical Advances
to Your Friends and Patients
Chris Gunter, PhD
10:45 am The Role of Intraductal Endoscopy in the Evaluation
and Treatment of Pancreatic Disease
Sandeep Patel, DO
2:35 pm
Panel Discussion
$RS 'UDA +ORC "RUGGE AND 'UNTER
11:00 am Preventing Post-ERPC Pancreatitis with
Pharmacologic Agents: Who, When and How?
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11:15 am Panel Discussion
$RS 3INGH 4HROWER 0ATEL AND %LMUNZER
11:35 am
Break, Exhibits and Lunch Buffet
Lunch sponsored by CAPER
Noon –
1:00 pm
Session XII: CAPER Annual Meeting
Moderator: Michelle A. Anderson, MD, MSc, CAPER President
Noon
2:45 pm
Break and Exhibits
2:55 pm –
4:40 pm
Session XIV: What is Needed to Advance “Advanced”
Endoscopy? (NIDDK) < < <
Moderators: Jennifer Chennat, MD and Stuart Sherman, MD
CAPER Presidential Welcome and Remarks
Michelle A. Anderson, MD, MSc
12:10 pm Lifetime Achievement & Mentoring Award
presented to Peter A. Banks, MD
2:55 pm
Advanced Endoscopy Fellows: Introduction of
Scholarship Recipients
4IMOTHY " 'ARDNER -$
3:05 pm
Necrosectomy: Preventing Surgery or
Delaying the Inevitable?
4ODD ( "ARON -$
3:30 pm
PANQOLI Validation Study: What Has it Taught Us?
Wahid Wassef, MD, MPH
3:55 pm
Holding onto your “A” Game after Formal
Training Ends: Learning New Skills and
Maintaining Old Ones
*OHN "AILLIE -$
4:20 pm
Panel Discussion
$RS 'ARDNER "ARON 7ASSEF AND #HANG
Three Pearls to Advance an Academic Career
0ETER ! "ANKS -$
12:25 pm Award Ceremony for Best Abstracts
Michelle A. Anderson, MD, MSc
12:35 pm CAPER Business Meeting
Michelle A. Anderson, MD, MSc
1:00 pm
4:40 pm
PancreasFest 2013 Closing Remarks
David C. Whitcomb, MD, PhD
4:45 pm
Conference Adjournment
5:30 pm –
7:00 pm
PancreasFest 2013 Closing Reception
All Invited to the Whitcomb’s Home
(transportation will be provided)
Break, Dessert and Exhibits
< < < = NIDDK Focus Session
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PancreasFest 2013 Course Directors and Faculty
Course Directors
David C. Whitcomb, MD, PhD*
'IANT %AGLE &OUNDATION 0ROFESSOR OF #ANCER 'ENETICS
0ROFESSOR OF -EDICINE #ELL "IOLOGY 0HYSIOLOGY AND (UMAN 'ENETICS
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Randall E. Brand, MD*
Professor of Medicine
$IRECTOR ') -ALIGNANCY %ARLY $ETECTION $IAGNOSIS 0REVENTION 0ROGRAM
!CADEMIC $IRECTOR ') $IVISION 50-# 3HADYSIDE
Georgios I. Papachristou, MD*
Associate Professor of Medicine
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Guest Course Faculty
Dana K. Andersen, MD
Director, Clinical Studies Program
Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition
.)$$+ .ATIONAL )NSTITUTES OF (EALTH
"ETHESDA -$
Michelle A. Anderson, MD, MSc*
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
University of Michigan
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John Baillie, MD
Director, Medical Gastroenterology
Carteret Medical Group
Morehead City, NC
Peter A. Banks, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Center for Pancreatic Diseases
(ARVARD -EDICAL 3CHOOL "RIGHAM AND 7OMENS (OSPITAL
"OSTON -!
Todd H. Baron, MD
Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
William R. Brugge, MD
Professor of Medicine
$IRECTOR ') %NDOSCOPY
Harvard University / Massachusetts General Hospital
"OSTON -!
Shaliendra S. Chauhan, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
5NIVERSITY OF &LORIDA
'AINESVILLE &,
John M. DeWitt, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
)NDIANA 5NIVERSITY
)NDIANAPOLIS ).
B. Joseph Elmunzer, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Michigan
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Timothy B. Gardner, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Pancreatic Disorders
Dartmouth University / Hitchcock Medical Center
Hanover, NH
Tanja Gonska, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Toronto / The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hein G. Gooszen, MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery
(EAD OF $EPARTMENT /2 -)4E# %"- IN 3URGERY
Chairman, Dutch Pancreatitis Study Group
University Medical Centre St. Radboud
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Fred Gorelick, MD*
0ROFESSOR OF -EDICINE AND #ELL "IOLOGY
Yale University
New Haven, CT
* PancreasFest 2013 NIDDK Planning Committee. Darwin Conwell, MD, MPH also served on this committee.
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PancreasFest 2013 Course Directors and Faculty
Nalani Guda, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health
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Chris Gunter, PhD
&ACULTY )NVESTIGATOR
(UDSON!LPHA )NSTITUTE FOR "IOTECHNOLOGY
Huntsville, AL
Murray Korc, MD
-YLES "RAND 0ROFESSOR OF #ANCER 2ESEARCH
Professor of Medicine and Endocrinology
$IRECTOR )505) 0ANCREATIC #ANCER 3IGNATURE #ENTER
)NDIANA 5NIVERSITY
)NDIANAPOLIS ).
Rodger A. Liddle, MD
Professor of Medicine
Duke University
Durham, NC
Albert B. Lowenfels, MD
Professor of Surgery
Department of Surgery
New York Medical College
Valhalla, NY
Veronique Morinville, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Gastroenterology
McGill University / Montreal Children’s Hospital
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Stephen Pandol, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of California at Los Angeles and Greater Los Angeles VAMC
Los Angeles, CA
Sandeep Patel, DO
Assistant Professor of Medicine
#HIEF 0ANCREATO"ILIARY %NDOSCOPY
University of Texas
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Anil K. Rustgi, MD
T. Grier Miller Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology
Director, Center for Molecular Studies in Digestive and Liver Diseases
Director, join Center for Liver and Pancreatic Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Miklos Sahin-Toth, MD, PhD
0ROFESSOR OF -OLECULAR AND #ELL "IOLOGY
"OSTON 5NIVERSITY
"OSTON -!
Bimiljit S. Sandhu, MD, DM
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Pancreatology
Division of Gastroenterology
Virginia commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
Stuart Sherman, MD
Glen Lehman Professor in Gastroenterology
Professor of Medicine
Director, ERCP Services
Clinical Director of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
)NDIANA 5NIVERSITY
)NDIANAPOLIS ).
Vikesh K. Singh, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Pancreatitis Center
$IRECTOR 0ANCREATIC )SLET #ELL !UTOTRANSPLANTATION 0ROGRAM
Johns Hopkins University
"ALTIMORE -$
Tyler Stevens, MD
Associate Staff Physician
Director, Pancreas Clinic
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
#LEVELAND #LINIC &OUNDATION
Cleveland, OH
Edwin C. Thrower, PhD
Research Scientist in Medicine
Yale University
New Haven, CT
* PancreasFest 2013 NIDDK Planning Committee. Darwin Conwell, MD, MPH also served on this committee.
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PancreasFest 2013 Course Directors and Faculty
Aliye Uc, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Radiation Oncology
Department of Pediatrics
5NIVERSITY OF )OWA #HILDRENS (OSPITAL
)OWA #ITY )!
Selwyn M. Vickers, MD
Jay Phillips Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Wahid Wassef, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
Director of Endoscopy
University of Massachusetts
"OSTON -!
John A. Windsor, MD*
Professor of Surgery
Head, Department of Surgery
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Bechien U. Wu, MD, MPH*
Director, Center for Pancreas Disorders
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
University of Pittsburgh
Course Faculty
Kathryn Albers, PhD*
Professor of Medicine
Jennifer Chennat, MD*
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Therapeutic Endoscopy
Sohail Z. Husain, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Co-Director, Pediatric Exocrine Pancreatic Disorders Program
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Asif Khalid, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
#HIEF ') 3ERVICES 6!-# 0ITTSBURGH
Jessica LaRusch, PhD
Post Doctoral Researcher, Lab of Dr. Whitcomb
Kenneth K.W. Lee, MD
Jane and Carl Citron Endowed Chair in Surgery
Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology Vice Chair, Graduate Education and
Program Director
Department of Surgery
Mark E. Lowe, MD, PhD*
Professor of Pediatrics
Chief, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology
Vice Chair for Postgraduate Education
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Stephen J.D. O’Keefe, MD, MSc
Professor of Medicine
Vijay P. Singh, MD*
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Adam Slivka, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Associate Chief for Clinical Services
Dhiraj Yadav, MD, MPH*
Associate Professor of Medicine
Donald M. Yealy, MD
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Vice-Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine
Herbert J. Zeh III, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Co-Director, UPMC Pancreatic Cancer Center
#O,EADER FOR ') #ANCER
Division of Surgical Oncology
Department of Surgery
Faculty for this activity have been required to disclose all relationships with any
proprietary entity producing health care goods or services.
All faculty are affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and
reside in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania metropolitan area unless otherwise indicated.
* PancreasFest 2013 NIDDK Planning Committee. Darwin Conwell, MD, MPH also served on this committee.
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Registration Information
Early registrations are due by July 2, 2013. After July 2, later registrations
will be accepted at an additional fee.
Online registration is the quickest and easiest way to reserve your space at
PancreasFest 2013.
s 2EGISTER ONLINE AT https://ccehs.upmc.com/liveFormalCourses.jsf.
Cancellation requests may be made to Joy Jenko Merusi at [email protected]
OR FAX -S -ERUSIS MAILING ADDRESS MAY BE FOUND ON
page 3 of this brochure.
The PancreasFest 2013 registration fee includes continuing education
credit, registration and course materials and conference meals.
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fax. Tuition postmarked or date stamped before July 12, 2013 will be
refunded completely. After July 12, 2013, a $35 administrative fee
will be assessed. No refunds will be made after July 19, 2013.
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Early
Due: July 2, 2013
Late/Onsite
After July 2, 2013
Full Program
2ATE &ACULTY -$ 0H$ ETC
$170 Trainees, Nurses & Other
Health Care Professionals
Full Program
2ATE &ACULTY -$ 0H$ ETC
$220 Trainees, Nurses & Other
Health Care Professionals
July 24, 25 or 26 only (per day)
2ATE DAY &ACULTY
$70/day Nurses & Others
July 24, 25 or 26 only (per day)
2ATE DAY &ACULTY
$100/day Nurses & Others
)F PARTICIPANTS CANNOT ATTEND THE FULL PancreasFest 2013 program and would like to
attend only one or two days, “per day” registration fees are provided above. Note
that the Wed. July 24 dinner program is in the evening only.
Travel Scholarship Application Form ~ PancreasFest 2013
Travel Scholarships
Trainees and junior faculty within three years of appointment may apply
FOR 0ANCREAS&EST TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS 5P TO TEN SCHOLARSHIPS IN
amounts of $730 each will be awarded by the Collaborative Alliance for
Pancreatic Education and Research (CAPER). Scholarship applicants are
asked to follow these instructions:
s 3UBMIT A WORD ABSTRACT AND BE PREPARED TO DISPLAY A POSTER AT
PancreasFest 2013;
The following application should be completed by those applying for
junior investigator travel scholarships. Regular conference registration is
provided online (see page 10).
Name
Address
s !TTACH A WORD STATEMENT DESCRIBING RESEARCH ANDOR CAREER GOALS
s !TTEND THE entire PancreasFest 2013 program;
s #OMPLETE THE APPLICATION FORM ON THIS PAGE AND SEND TO *OY *ENKO
Merusi at [email protected] )T IS ACCEPTABLE TO SCAN THE APPLICATION
form or retype the required information into the body of the
e-mail message.
#ITY3TATE:)0 #ODE #OUNTRY
Telephone
E-mail
The travel scholarship submission deadline is June 3, 2013. Awards will
be announced by June 17, 2013. Awardees are required to confirm
acceptance of the scholarship by June 24, 2013.
Awardee registration fees will be complimentary, and fee-waived
registration forms will be e-mailed to awardees upon selection. The $730
travel scholarship checks will be made payable to individual recipients
during PancreasFest 2013, so awardees should be prepared to pre-pay all
travel expenses. Please note that travel scholarships may not cover all
meeting expenses in full.
Degree and Academic Title (or trainee level)
)NSTITUTIONAL !FlLIATION
Abstract Title
Since these CAPER awards are intended to support travel costs, local
scholarship awardees within a 25-mile radius of Pittsburgh will receive
fee-waived registration awards only.
Required Attachments:
s WORD ABSTRACT
s WORD RESEARCH OR CAREER GOAL STATEMENT
E-mail to [email protected].
Submission Deadlines
Submission Deadline: June 3, 2013
Awardee Announcements: June 17, 2013
Confirmation of Attendance Required: June 24, 2013
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PancreasFest 2013
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
University of Pittsburgh
-EDICAL !RTS "UILDING n TH &LOOR
&IFTH !VENUE
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
www.pancreasfest.org
University of Pittsburgh s Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
PancreasFest 2013
Collaborative Efforts to Advance Knowledge in Pancreatic Diseases
through Research, Lectures and Networking and
Young Investigators’ Sessions
Abstract Directions: page 3
Schedule: pages 4– 6
Online Registration: page 10
http://ccehs.upmc.com/liveFormalCourses.jsf
Travel Scholarship Information: page 11
For more information, visit:
www.pancreasfest.org or call (412) 578-9518