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Home / Symposium Speaker Spotlight / Nineteenth Annual Symposium on Pancreatic Cancer

Nineteenth Annual Symposium on Pancreatic Cancer

In collaboration with the UCLA Agi Hirshberg Center for Pancreatic Diseases

February 7, 2025

In-Person registration is now closed. Join us virtually via webinar.

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Held in collaboration with the UCLA Agi Hirshberg Center for Pancreatic Diseases at the Luskin Conference Center
April 5, 2025
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 Navigating Your Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Right From The Start
Emily Martin, MD
University of California, Los Angeles
9:45 am – 9:55 am  Q & A
9:55 am – 10:25 am Pancreatic Cancer Progress Report 2025
Tim Donahue, MD
University of California, Los Angeles
10:25 am – 10:35 am Q & A
10:35 am – 10:50 am Break
10:50 am – 11:15 am Surgical Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer: A Moving Target
Jon King, MD
University of California, Los Angeles
11:15 am – 11:25 am Q & A
11:25 am – 11:50 am Staying Strong Through Pancreatic Cancer Treatment: Nutrition and Movement Matter!
Shelby D. Yaceczko, DCN, RDN-AP, CNSC
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 Empowering Pancreatic Cancer Patients with Mindfulness
Barbara Demman, MSN, RN, ACNP, CNS
University of California, Los Angeles
1:20 pm – 1:50 pm Cannabis and Oncology: What Pancreatic Cancer Patients
Should Know
Ziva Cooper, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles
1:50 pm – 2:00 pm Q & A
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Panel Discussion: Perspectives from Survivors and Caregivers
Moderator: Annette Stanton, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles
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