::Houston Symposium 2007::

PanCAN's symposia are free educational events for pancreatic cancer patients/survivors, families, caregivers, and friends.

8:30 am Check-in

9:10 am Welcome and Opening Remarks
Robert Wolff, MD - M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

9:40 am Current Diagnostic Tools for Pancreatic Cancer
J. Steven Burdick, MD - Baylor University Medical
Center

10:35 am FDA Approved Treatments and Their Side Effects
Lon Smith, MD - South Texas Oncology and Hematology

11:30 am Roundtable Lunch with Speakers

12:40 pm Experimental Treatments for Pancreatic Cancer
Robert Wolff, MD – M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

1:35 pm Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
Michelle Duff, DPT – Director of Patient and Liaison
Services (PALS) and Medical Affairs

2:05 pm Survivor Photo

2:20 pm Networking Break

2:55 pm Breakout Sessions Part I (attend one)
• Side Effect Management through Diet and Nutrition
Maria Petzel, RD, LD, CNSD – M.D. Anderson Cancer
Center

• Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer
Douglas Evans, MD – M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

4:00 pm Breakout Sessions Part II (attend one)
• Nutrition Management Following Pancreatic Surgery
Maria Petzel, RD, LD, CNSD – M.D. Anderson Cancer
Center

• Genetics of Pancreatic Cancer
Thuy M. Vu, MS – M.D. Anderson Cancer Center