{"id":503,"date":"2023-05-12T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pancreasfest.com\/?page_id=503"},"modified":"2023-07-13T22:56:07","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T22:56:07","slug":"welcome-to-pancreasfest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pancreasfest.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome To PancreasFest 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1071\" src=\"https:\/\/pancreasfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Landing-Page-Banner_PF2023-1024x313.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pancreasfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Landing-Page-Banner_PF2023-1024x313.png 1024w, https:\/\/pancreasfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Landing-Page-Banner_PF2023-300x92.png 300w, https:\/\/pancreasfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Landing-Page-Banner_PF2023-768x235.png 768w, https:\/\/pancreasfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Landing-Page-Banner_PF2023.png 1364w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Last Updated<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">(May 11, 2023):<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Updates: &#8211;<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #800080;\">&#8211;&gt;\u00a0 Contact Information<\/span>: \u00a0<a href=\"mailto:pancreasfest@lp-etc.com\">pancreasfest@lp-etc.com<\/a> | 913.402.7102<\/h4>\n<h4>NIDDK Workshop on &#8220;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Interventions for Pancreatitis: New Approaches, Knowledge Gaps, and Research Opportunities<\/span>&#8221; &#8211; Registration is now open (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scgcorp.com\/pancreatitis2023\/Registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>) NIDDK website)<\/h4>\n<h4>PancreasFest Registration is now open. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caper-pancreas.org\/pancreasfest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> (caper website)<\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Key Dates:<\/span><\/h2>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0PF23 Abstract deadline<\/span>:\u00a0 May 15, 2023\u00a0 (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.cvent.com\/event\/79329c0b-f5c2-4523-81bd-c1aaaf77644a\/websitePage:0e84f5be-4bdb-4305-b7ce-055feac7772b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LINK<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0NIDDK Workshop. July 26, 2023\u00a0 (<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">in person <span style=\"color: #000000;\">&amp;<\/span> virtual<\/span>)<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0PancreasFest 2023:\u00a0 July 27-28, 2023<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(<\/span>in person<span style=\"color: #000000;\">)<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>The Venue for PF23 will be University of Pittsburgh Campus (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.map.pitt.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MAP<\/a>).<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Program<\/span>:\u00a0<\/h1>\n<h3>NIDDK: <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Interventions for Pancreatitis: New Approaches, Knowledge Gaps, and Research Opportunities<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.niddk.nih.gov\/news\/meetings-workshops\/2023\/interventions-for-pancreatitis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1078\" src=\"https:\/\/pancreasfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NIDDK-2023-WS-Graphic-FINAL-197x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pancreasfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NIDDK-2023-WS-Graphic-FINAL-197x300.png 197w, https:\/\/pancreasfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NIDDK-2023-WS-Graphic-FINAL.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Link to the full NIDDK Agenda<\/span> &#8211;&gt; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.niddk.nih.gov\/news\/meetings-workshops\/2023\/interventions-for-pancreatitis?agenda\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Session 1: <\/strong>Behavioral Interventions in Pancreatitis<br \/><strong>Session 2: <\/strong>Nutritional Interventions in Pancreatitis<\/p>\n<p><strong>Session 3: <\/strong>Pharmacological and Biological Approaches for Pancreatitis: Promising, New, or Novel Treatments<\/p>\n<p><strong>Session 4: <\/strong>Bioengineering, Surgical, and Endoscopic Approaches for Pancreatitis<\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\n<h2>PancreasFest: <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">NextGen Pancreas<\/span><\/h2>\n<h4>\u00a0 \u00a0 July 26, 2023<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Welcome Reception (6:00 &#8211; 7:30 PM)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>\u00a0 \u00a0July 27, 2023<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Advances in Basic Sciences of Pancreatitis: Mechanistic Models<\/li>\n<li>Acute Pancreatitis Advances<\/li>\n<li>Chronic Pancreatitis Advances\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Visit Exhibition Hall (10:05-10:20 AM)<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Advances in Our Understanding of Common Conditions Which Pertain to Children and Adults\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Lunch and Exhibits<\/em> (12:00-1:15 PM)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Advances in Biomarkers, Genetics and Personalized Medicine in Pancreatitis<\/li>\n<li>CAPER Business Meeting, Awards &amp; Lecture<strong>:\u00a0 Dr. Dhiraj Yadav MD MPH<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Poster Reception<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Reception at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens<\/em> (5:30 &#8211; 7:30 PM)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>\u00a0 \u00a0July 28, 2023<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Parallel Session &#8211; Pancreatic Cancer<\/li>\n<li>Parallel Session &#8211; Pediatric Pancreatic Disease and Early Adulthood\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Visit Exhibition Hall (10:05-10:20 AM)<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ruth C. Brufsky Award<\/strong> for Excellence in Pancreatic Cancer: <strong>Dr. Sudhir Srivastava\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Advances in the Engagement of Underserved Populations in Pancreatic Diseases\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Lunch and Exhibits (12:15-1:30 PM)<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Interventions for Pancreatitis: New Approaches, Knowledge Gaps and Research Opportunities\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Conclusion of Meeting: 3:30 PM<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Venue:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/h1>\n<p>The <strong>NIDDK workshop<\/strong> will be held at the University Club, Univ. Pittsburgh Campus.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>PancreasFest will return to the <strong><em>Wm Penn Student Union<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_362\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-362\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-362\" src=\"https:\/\/pancreasfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Student-Union-outside1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pancreasfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Student-Union-outside1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pancreasfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Student-Union-outside1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pancreasfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Student-Union-outside1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pancreasfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Student-Union-outside1.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-362\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Pitt Student Union Building<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Book your Hotel!\u00a0 Walk to Meetings (3 min). Special rates for PF23 attendees\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-430\" src=\"https:\/\/pancreasfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Oaklander-Hotel-e1555010390161-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pancreasfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Oaklander-Hotel-e1555010390161-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pancreasfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Oaklander-Hotel-e1555010390161-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211; <strong>The Oaklander Hotel<\/strong>. ($229 per night for PF23 block)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_433\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-433\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-433\" src=\"https:\/\/pancreasfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Wyndham-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pancreasfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Wyndham-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pancreasfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Wyndham-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pancreasfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Wyndham-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pancreasfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Wyndham.jpg 348w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wyndham Hotel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 <strong>Wyndham Pittsburgh University Center Hotel<\/strong> ($149 per night for PF23 block)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">See instructions this link to the Venue\/Hotel page<\/span> (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.cvent.com\/event\/79329c0b-f5c2-4523-81bd-c1aaaf77644a\/websitePage:0e84f5be-4bdb-4305-b7ce-055feac7772b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Information <\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Exhibition and Sponsorship:\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">(link to CAPER website =&#8211;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/web.cvent.com\/event\/79329c0b-f5c2-4523-81bd-c1aaaf77644a\/websitePage:26b00f79-546a-4dcc-a885-381352fcd23b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click Here<\/a>)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Abstracts<\/strong><\/span>: Submit your pancreas disease research abstracts for consideration of presentation at the PancreasFest 2023 Annual Meeting! This meeting is designed for gastroenterologists, surgeons, oncologists, radiologists, endocrinologists, basic and clinical researchers, advanced practice providers and all related healthcare professionals interested in pancreas disease research and treatments. While novel research is preferred, <strong>abstracts submitted at previous meetings are welcome<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<strong> Abstract Submitter<\/strong> &#8211;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/web.cvent.com\/event\/79329c0b-f5c2-4523-81bd-c1aaaf77644a\/websitePage:0e84f5be-4bdb-4305-b7ce-055feac7772b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click Here<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Posters<\/span>:\u00a0 All accepted abstracts will be presented as Posters.<strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Instructions<\/strong>: \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.cvent.com\/event\/79329c0b-f5c2-4523-81bd-c1aaaf77644a\/websitePage:0b3e3b16-c1e5-44bf-8317-d07b6899bcdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See accepted posters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong> Travel Scholarships<\/strong><\/span>:\u00a0 CAPER Travel Scholarships are available for presenters who will be in\u00a0 \u00a0 Residency or Fellowship during the 2023-2024 academic year or within the first three years of junior faculty of appointment. <strong>Apply for a travel scholarship within the abstract submitter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">NextGen Pancreas Committee<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b><u>Organizing Committee<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Co-Chairs:\n<ul>\n<li>Maisam Abu-El-Haija MD MS<\/li>\n<li>Randall Brand MD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Committee Members.\n<ul>\n<li>Kathryn Alberts MD<\/li>\n<li>Melena Bellin MD<\/li>\n<li>Darwin Conwell MD MS<\/li>\n<li>Zobeida Cruz-Monserrate PhD<\/li>\n<li>Steve Hughes MD<\/li>\n<li>David Whitcomb MD PhD<\/li>\n<li>Dhiraj Yadav MD, MPH<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: revert; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">CAPER Executive Director:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marjorie K. Malia<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DIRECT\u00a0 847.347.5205 | <a href=\"mailto:marjie@lp-etc.com\">marjie@lp-etc.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"112\" src=\"http:\/\/pancreasfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Caper-Logo-300x112.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pancreasfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Caper-Logo-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pancreasfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Caper-Logo.jpg 694w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Working Groups<\/strong><\/span>: &nbsp;One of the most important functions of <strong><em>PancreasFest<\/em> <\/strong>is the opportunity for motivated physicians and scientists to have<em> face-to-face<\/em> meetings to develop and advance working groups. &nbsp; .  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>&#8220;<span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">PancreasFest<\/span>:  A joint meeting of physicians and scientists committed to learning and collaborating on translational studies of pancreatic diseases.&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Updated\u00a0(May 11, 2023):\u00a0 Updates: &#8211; &#8211;&gt;\u00a0 Contact Information: \u00a0pancreasfest@lp-etc.com | 913.402.7102 NIDDK Workshop on &#8220;Interventions for Pancreatitis: New Approaches, Knowledge Gaps, and Research Opportunities&#8221; &#8211; Registration is now open (click here) NIDDK website) PancreasFest Registration is now open. Click here (caper website) Key Dates: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0PF23 Abstract deadline:\u00a0 May 15, 2023\u00a0 (LINK) \u00a0&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pancreasfest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/503"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pancreasfest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pancreasfest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pancreasfest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pancreasfest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=503"}],"version-history":[{"count":109,"href":"https:\/\/pancreasfest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/503\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1094,"href":"https:\/\/pancreasfest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/503\/revisions\/1094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pancreasfest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}