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 |