AGENDA as of 6/25/22 (open pdf version)
Thurs. 7/21/22
7:30 Registration, Visit Exhibitors
8:00 Welcome to PancreasFest 2022
David C. Whitcomb, MD, PhD
8:05 Session I: Acute Pancreatitis
Moderators: Andres Gelrud, MD, MMSc and Bechien Wu, MD
8:05 Acute Pancreatitis in Children
Maisam Abu-El-Haija, MD, MS
8:25 Multi-organ Failure and Mechanisms of Acute Pancreatitis
David C. Whitcomb, MD, PhD
8:45 Predictive Tools and Biomarkers for Severe Acute Pancreatitis
Georgios I. Papachristou, MD, PhD
9:05 What Research is Needed for the Future?
James Buxbaum, MD
9:25 Discussion
9:40 Break, Visit Exhibitors, Posters
10:00 Session II: Chronic Pancreatitis and Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
Moderators: Stephen Pandol, MD and Sarah Jane Schwarzenberg, MD
10:00 Mechanisms of Chronic Pancreatitis
Miklos Sahin-Toth, MD, PhD
10:20 Biomarkers in Chronic Pancreatitis
Darwin Conwell, MD, MS
10:40 Imaging Modalities in EPI
Andrew Trout, MD
11:00 EPI Treatment: The Known and Unknown (peds/adults/tube feeding)
Christopher Forsmark, MD
11:20 Autoimmune Pancreatitis
Yasmin G. Hernandez-Barco, MD
11:40 Clinical Trials in Pancreatitis: Summary of the 2022 NIDDK Workshop
Phil Hart, MD
11:55 Discussion
12:10 Break, Visit Exhibitors, Pick Up Lunch, Posters (not accredited)
Poster Presenters will be at their posters for discussion between 12:30 and 1:30 pm (not
accredited). Click here for instructions.
1:30 Session IV: CAPER
Moderators: Maisam Abu-El-Haija, MD, MS and Samuel Han, MD, MS
1:30 CAPER Annual Meeting, Introductions, and Travel Awards
Maisam Abu-El-Haija, MD, MS
1:40 CAPER Senior Mentor Award: Darwin Conwell, MD, MS
Introduction: Samuel Han, MD, MS
“A Consultation for your Career, Clan and Conduct”
2:10 Young Investigator Lectures: The Future of Pancreatology
Moderators: Maisam Abu-El-Haija, MD, MS and Samuel Han, MD, MS
2:10 Analgesia Prescribing Patterns During Pediatric Hospitalization for Acute Pancreatitis
Irina Gorbounova, MD
2:25 Leptin Expression and Chachexia in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Andrea Riner, MD, MPH
2:40 A Prospective Cohort Sutdy evaluating PAN-PROMISE to Detect
and Risk-Stratify Post-ERCP Pancreatitis Symptoms
Nikhil Thiruvengadam, MD
2:55 Discussion with Mentor and Scholarship Awardees
3:10 Session V: Plenary Lecture on the Future of Medicine
Moderator: David C Whitcomb MD PhD
3:10 Digital Therapeutics and Chronic Disease Management: A Case Study in Diabetes
Anand Iyer PhD
3:40 Discussion with Dr. Iyer
3:45 Break, Visit Exhibitors, Posters [Directions to breakout sessions]
Adjourn PF22 Day I for CME (Posters Open through 4:00 pm).
4:15- Breakout!! – Independent Research Meetings (not accredited)
Open and closed research meetings among researchers, research groups, nonprofits and industry will occur between 4:15 to 5:30 pm. Attendees are welcome to attend any of the open meetings of their choice, or guests may revisit the conference posters. Meetings will be announced prior to the conference and will be posted during the conference.
5:30 Close of Day 1.
Thursday Evening: Social Gathering at The Carnegie.
Fri. 7/22/22
7:00 to 8:45 am = Concurrent INSPPIRE/PEDS Meeting
6:45 Registration and Continental Breakfast for Pediatric Group
7:00 Session VI-A: Pediatric Pancreas Disease
7:00 Welcome to PancreasFest 2022 Day Two
Maisam Abu-El-Haija, MD, MS and Aliye Uc, MD
7:05 INSPPIRE Breakfast Meeting
Aliye Uc, MD
7:45 Pediatric Pancreatitis Case Studies
Moderators: Mark E. Lowe, MD, PhD and Veronique Morinville, MD
7:45 Pediatric Case Study #1:
Robert Gugig, MD and Sohail Husain, MD
8:00 Pediatric Case Study #2:
Asim Maqbool, MD and J. Naylor Brownell, MD
8:15 Discussion
(8:45 = Rejoin PF22 plenary sessions or continue to meet separately through 9:50 am)
7:30 Registration, Continental Breakfast, and Visit Exhibitors
8:00 Welcome to PancreasFest 2022 – Day Two
Randall E. Brand, MD
8:05 Session VI-B: Pancreatic Cancer
Moderators: Alessandro Paniccia, MD and Roby Thomas, MD
8:05 Is Regional Therapy/Metastectomy Still Contraindicated with Reasonable Disease
Control with Systemic Therapy?
Chris Wolfgang, MD
8:25 Overcoming Barriers in Caring for a Pancreatic Cancer Patient in a Diverse Population
Sonia S. Kupfer, MD
8:45 Tumour Genomic and Transcriptomic Insights in the Management of Exocrine Pancreatic Cancer
George Zogopoulos, MD
9:05 Update on Promising Treatments for Pancreatic Cancer
Flavio Rocha, MD
9:35 Discussion (15)
9:50 Break & Visit Exhibitors (15)
10:05 Session VII: Burning Issues in Pancreatic Pain
Moderators: Vikesh Singh, MD, MS & Jami Saloman, PhD
10:05 Introduction of Pancreatic Pain
Vikesh Singh, MD, MS
10:15 Quantitative Sensory Testing
Anna Evans Phillips, MD, MSc
10:30 Patient-reported Outcomes
Tonya M. Palermo, PhD
10:45 Risk Predictions: Pancreatic Pain
Melena Bellin, MD
11:00 Discussion (no break between sessions)
11:10 Session VIII: Brufsky Award
Moderator: Randall E. Brand, MD
11:10 Award Presentation to Dr. Simeone
11:15 Developing Clinical Trials for Patients with Pancreatic Cancer
Diane M. Simeone, MD
11:45 Discussion (15)
12:00 Break, Visit Exhibitors, and Lunch (Posters dismantled by 1:00 pm)
12:45 Session IX Pancreatic Cysts: Pathogenic or Benign?
Moderator: Randall E. Brand, MD and Jeffrey J. Easler, MD
12:45 Pathologic Landscape and Classifications
Aatur Singhi, MD, PhD
1:05 Next Generation Imaging
Eugene Koay, MD, PhD
1:25 The Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound in Diagnosis and Management of Pancreatic Cysts:
Is There a Future?”
Walter Park, MD, MS
1:45 Discussion (15)
2:00 Session X: Management of Pancreatic Necrosis and Walled-Off Pancreas Necrosis
Moderators: Steven Hughes, MD and Gregory Coté, MD, MS
2:00 (Early) Diagnosis and Management of Pancreatic Necrosis:
Lessons Learned by the Dutch Pancreatitis Study Group and Future Prospects
M.J. (Marco) Bruno, MD, PhD
2:30 Effect of Anatomy: Should Anatomic Considerations Drive the Approach?
Nicholas J. Zyromski, MD
2:55 New Treatment Strategies for Organ Failure: Gut-Lymph Model
John Windsor, MD
3:15 Discussion
3:30 Session XI: NAPS2: Concepts and Accomplishments
David C. Whitcomb, MD, PhD and Dhiraj Yadav, MD, MPH
4:45 Adjourn PF22
~4:30 to 7 pm Reception: At home of Dr. David Whitcomb