Innovations in the Multidisciplinary Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer
A Symposium for Physicians
When
Friday, September 19, 2008
7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Where
The Ritz Carlton Hotel
160 E. Pearson Street
Chicago, IL 60611
Register
- Register Online
- Fax: You may also fax a completed registration form to the University of Chicago Center for Continuing Medical Education Office at 773-702-1736. Registration forms are included in the course brochure (PDF). Telephone registrations cannot be accepted.
Agenda
7:00 - 7:45 a.m.
Breakfast & registration/check-in
7:45 - 9:45 a.m.
Session I: Understanding the molecular basis of pancreatic cancer to alter diagnosis and improve outcomes
9:45 - 10:00 a.m.
Break
10:00 - 12:00 p.m.
Session II: Surgical treatments, outcomes and ethical issues in pancreatic cancer
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Session III: Innovative multidisciplinary treatments for pancreatic cancer
3:00 - 3:15 p.m.
Break
3:15 - 4:00 p.m.
Conference reception
Session I: Understanding the molecular basis of pancreatic cancer to alter diagnosis and improve outcomes
7:45 - 8:10 a.m.
Genetic susceptibilities to pancreatic cancer
Funmi Olopade, MD
Professor of Medicine and Human Genetics, Director of the Cancer Risk Clinic
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
8:10 - 8:35 a.m.
New-onset diabetes; A potential clue to early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer
Suresh Chari, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
8:35 - 9:00 a.m.
Novel imaging modalities in pancreatic cancer - Beyond helical CT scans
Aytekin Oto, MD
Associate Professor of Radiology
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
9:00 - 9:25 a.m.
Advanced endoscopic techniques in the diagnosis, staging, and management of pancreatic cancer
Irving Waxman, MD
Professor of Medicine and Surgery
Director of the Center for Endoscopic Research and Therapeutics
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
9:25 - 9:45 a.m.
Pancreatic cystic neoplasms: True risks of cancer both now and in the future
Keith Lillemoe, MD
Jay L. Grosfeld Professor and Chairman
Department of Surgery
Indiana University School of Medicine
Session II: Surgical treatments, outcomes and ethical issues in pancreatic cancer
10:00 - 10:15 a.m.
Seminal issues in the surgical treatment of pancreatic cancer
Kevin Roggin, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery and Cancer Research
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
10:15 - 10:30 a.m.
Understanding variations in surgical outcomes in pancreatic cancer
John Birkmeyer, MD
George D. Zuidema Professor of Surgery
University of Michigan Health Systems
10:30 - 10:45 a.m.
Ethical issues in pancreatic cancer
Peter Angelos, MD
Professor of Surgery
Associate Director of the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
10:45 - 11:00 a.m.
Laparoscopic pancreatic resection for cancer: Do we know enough?
David Kooby, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Emory University and the Atlanta Veteran’s Medical Center
11:00 - 11:15 a.m.
Controversies in use of an evidence-based approach to pancreatic cancer
Jeffery Matthews, MD
Dallas B. Phemister Professor of Surgery and Chair, Department of Surgery
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
11:15 - 12:00 a.m
Panel case presentation: cT2N0 geriatric patient with borderline performance status
(Drs. Angelos, Birkmeyer, Kooby, Roggin, & Matthews)
Moderator: Mitchell C. Posner
Session III: Innovative multidisciplinary treatments for pancreatic cancer
1:00 - 1:15 p.m.
Neoadjuvant treatment of resectable pancreatic cancer
Mitchell Posner, MD
Thomas D. Jones Professor of Surgery and Chief, Division of General Surgery
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
1:15 - 1:30 p.m.
Novel gene therapy for pancreatic cancer
Ralph Weichselbaum, MD
D.K. Ludwig Professor and Chairman of Radiation and Cellular Oncology
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
1:30 - 1:45 p.m.
Adjuvant therapy: state-of-the-art
Eileen O’Reilly, MD
Department of Medicine, Gastrointestinal Oncology
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
1:45 - 2:00 p.m.
The role of radiation therapy in the adjuvant management of pancreatic cancer
Ross Abrams, MD
Professor of Radiation Oncology
Rush University Medical Center
2:00 - 2:15 p.m.
Noncurative chemotherapy for stage IV pancreatic cancer
Hedy Kindler, MD
Associate Professor and Medical Director, Gastrointestinal Oncology
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
2:15 - 3:15 p.m.
Panel discussion: Striving for a cure: Where do we go from here?
(Drs. Abrams, Kindler, O’Reilly, Posner, & Weichselbaum)
Moderator: Kevin Roggin, MD
