::Los Angeles Symposium 2007::

PanCAN’s symposia are free educational events for pancreatic cancer patients, families, caregivers, and friends. Registration for the Los Angeles Symposium is separate from registration for
An Evening with the Stars gala.

9:00 am Check-in

9:40 am Welcome and Opening Remarks
Jason Kuhn – Chairman of the Board, Pancreatic
Cancer Action Network

10:00 am Current Diagnostic Tools
Mark Pochapin, MD – Jay Monahan Center for
Gastrointestinal Health

10:50 am FDA Approved Treatments and Their Side Effects
Jordan Berlin, MD – Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

11:40 am Roundtable Lunch with Speakers

12:45 pm Chemotherapy: Is More Better?
William Isacoff, MD – David Geffen School of Medicine
at the University of California Los Angeles Medical
Center

1:40 pm Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
Julie Fleshman, JD, MBA – President & CEO

2:15 pm Survivor Photo & Break

2:50 pm Breakout Sessions Part I (attend one)
• Nutrition Management Following Pancreatic Surgery
Maria Petzel, RD, LD, CNSD – MD Anderson Cancer
Center
Julie Meddles, RD, LD - The Ohio State University
Medical Center

• Hospice: Caregiver Planning
Virginia Sun, RN, MSN, ANP - City of Hope National
Medical Center

• Communicating with your Healthcare Team
Douglas Evans, MD - MD Anderson Cancer Center

3:55 pm Breakout Sessions Part II (attend one)
• Side Effect Management through Diet and Nutrition
Julie Meddles, RD, LD - The Ohio State University
Medical Center
Maria Petzel, RD, LD, CNSD – MD Anderson Cancer
Center

• Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer
Mark Talamonti, MD – Evanston Northwestern
Healthcare

• Genetics of Pancreatic Cancer
Gloria Petersen, PhD – Mayo Clinic

5:00 pm -
7:00 pm Reception
Gather and meet with other members of the
pancreatic cancer community to network and share
information. Meet the PanCAN 2007 grant recipients.
Enjoy food and drinks provided by PanCAN.