Pancreatic Cancer Baltimore Symposium

Baltimore Symposium Agenda

The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network's symposia are free educational events for pancreatic cancer patients and their families. 

Symposium Location:
Hyatt Regency Baltimore
300 Light Street
Baltimore, MD 21202

Baltimore Agenda:

• 9:45 am    Check-in 
• 10:00 am  Introduction
  Stevan Holmberg, MBA, DBA
  Board Member
• 10:05 am  Welcome
  Ralph Hruban, MD
  Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
• 10:30 am  Current Diagnostic Tools for Pancreatic Cancer
  Kunal Jajoo, MD
  The Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health
  Weill Cornell Medical College
• 11:15 am   FDA Approved Treatments and Their Side Effects
  A. Ruth He, MD
  Georgetown University Hospital
• 12:00 pm   Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
  Julie Fleshman, JD, MBA
  President & CEO
• 12:35 pm   Roundtable Lunch with Speakers
• 1:35 pm     Getting Involved Locally
  Richard Mackey, MD
  St. Joseph Medical Center
• 1:55 pm     Clinical Trials for Pancreatic Cancer
  Daniel Laheru, MD
  Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
• 2:40 pm     Side Effect Management through Diet and Nutrition
  Jeannine Mills, MS, RD, LD
  Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
• 3:25 pm     Survivor Photo
• 3:35 pm     Networking Break
• 4:00 pm     Breakout Sessions Part I (attend one)
  
  • Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer
    Christopher Wolfgang, MD, PhD
    Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
  • Genetics of Pancreatic Cancer
    Jennifer Axilbund, MS, CGC
    Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
  • Doctor-Patient Relationship
    Joseph M. Herman, MD
    Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
• 5:00 pm     Breakout Sessions Part II (attend one)
  
  • Leading Research: What does the future hold?
    Ben Stanger, MD, PhD
    University of Pennsylvania
  • Caregiver Session
    Neal Niznan, LCSW
    University of Pennsylvania
  • Pain and Side Effect Managemenet
    Andrew Putnam, MD
    Georgetown University Hospital