Eighteenth Annual Symposium on Pancreatic Cancer

Held in collaboration with the UCLA Agi Hirshberg Center for Pancreatic Diseases at the Luskin Conference Center
April 13, 2024
8:30 am – 3:00 pm

Schedule

8:30 am – 9:00 am Check-in
9:00 am – 9:15 am Welcome and Opening Remarks
Lisa Manheim, Executive Director
Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research
Agi Hirshberg, Founder & CEO
Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research
Tim Donahue, MD
University of California, Los Angeles
9:15 am – 9:45 am Pancreatic Cancer Progress Report 2024
Eileen M. O’Reilly, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
9:45 am – 9:55 am  Q & A
9:55 am – 10:25 am Pancreatic Cancer Early Detection Consortium: PRECEDE
Diane M. Simeone, MD
UC San Diego Health
10:25 am – 10:35 am Q & A
10:35 am – 10:50 am Break
10:50 am – 11:15 am Improving Pancreatic Cancer Patient Care: Canopy Cancer Collective
Joseph Herman, MD
Canopy Cancer Collective
11:15 am – 11:25 am Q & A
11:25 am – 11:50 am Genetic Testing for Pancreatic Cancer
Mariana S. Niell-Swiller, MS
University of California, Los Angeles
11:50 am – 12:00 pm Q & A
12:00 pm – 12:10 pm Survivor Photo
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm – 1:20 pm Pancreatic Enzyme Education
Shelby Yaceczko, MS, RDN-AP, CNSC, CSSD
University of California, Los Angeles
1:20 pm – 1:30 pm Q & A
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Survivorship in Pancreatic Cancer
Eden Brauer, PhD, RN
University of California, Los Angeles
2:00 pm – 2:10 pm Q & A
2:10 pm – 3:00 pm Panel Discussion: Perspectives from Survivors and Caregivers
Moderator: Jenny Tran, PhD
Simms/Mann – UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology