Where
Virtual: log-in info will be sent closer to eventVirtual
Boston, MA
Contact
Laura HynesMass General Cancer Center
MGHCancerConf@partners.org
Pancreatic Cancer:
Your Family, Genes, and Cancer Risk
A free virtual patient symposium, hosted by:
Center for Cancer Risk Assessment at the Mass General Cancer Center
Please join the Center for Cancer Risk Assessment (CCRA) for a free virtual conference for patients and families to learn about the most recent updates in hereditary cancer risk assessment for pancreatic cancer.
We will discuss screening, prevention, medical management and treatment options for those with gene mutations or those at hereditary risk for pancreatic cancer. We will also examine the personal impact of learning genetic information. We look forward to an informative discussion with plenty of time for questions.
Early Morning Session
9:00-9:20 am: Current Approaches to Screening for Pancreatic Cancer
Daniel Chung, MD: Medical Co-Director, Center for Cancer Risk Assessment and Director, High-Risk GI Cancer Clinic, Mass General Cancer Center
9:20-9:40 am: Surgical Options for Pancreatic Cancer
Keith Lillemoe, MD: Surgeon-in-Chief and Chief of the Department of Surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital and the W. Gerald Austen Professor of Surgery at the Harvard Medical School
9:40-10:00 am: New Directions for Chemotherapy in Pancreatic Cancer
Colin D. Weekes, MD, PhD: Director, Medical Oncology Research for Pancreatic Cancer, Tucker Gosnell Center for Gastrointestinal Cancer and Director, Mass General Cancer Center Grand Rounds Program
10:00-10:20 am: Expert Panel Q&A: Three early morning speakers will answer participant questions
10:20-10:30 am: Break
Late Morning Session
10:30-10:50 am: Genetic Counseling: Communicating Risk in Families
Margaret Emmet, MS, LCGC: Genetic Counselor, Mass General Cancer Center
10:50-11:10 am: Coping with Pancreatic Cancer
Jamie Jacobs, PhD: Clinical Staff Psychologist Massachusetts General Hospital, Director of Cancer Caregiving Research, Cancer Outcomes Research Program
11:10-11:30 am: Expert Panel Q&A: Two late morning speakers will answer participant questions
11:30-12:00: Patient Discussion – Personal Perspectives on a Challenging Disease
An opportunity to engage in discussion with other attendees