Welcome and Program Overview

Charles J. Yeo, MD, Samuel D. Gross Professor and Chair of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

9:50 AM - 10:05 AM

Honored Guest Speaker, Wage Hope

Julie Fleshman, JD, MBA, President and CEO, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

10:05 AM - 10:20 AM

Personalized, Molecular Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer: What does it mean and is it ready for the Clinic?

Jonathan R. Brody, MD, J. Wallace Davis and Gail G. Davis Professor of Surgery Director, Division of Surgical Research, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

10:20 AM - 10:40 AM

Looking at the Pancreas - Advancing Endoscopic Technologies

Thomas E. Kowalski, MD, Associate Professor Director, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Pancreaticobiliary Program, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

10:40 AM - 10:55 AM

The Whipple Accelerated Recovery Pathway

Harish Lavu, MD, FACS, Associate Professor of Surgery Co-Director, Jefferson Pancreas Tumor Registry, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

10:55 AM - 11:10 AM

Clinical Trials for Pancreatic Cancer at Jefferson

Ashwin R. Sama, MD, Assistant Professor of Medical Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

11:10 AM - 11:25 AM

WASH Trial: Intraoperative Lavage as a Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer

Jordan M. Winter, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

11:25 AM - 11:45 AM

Lessons from the Jefferson Pancreas Tumor Registry

Theresa P. Yeo, PhD, MPH, AOCNP, Adjunct Associate Professor Co-Director, Jefferson Pancreas Tumor Registry, Thomas Jefferson University School of Nursing

11:40 AM - 11:55 AM

Supportive Care Following Surgery: Managing Nutritional Difficulties

Mary Ellen Fitzpatrick, MS, RD, LDN, CNSC, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

1:15 PM - 1:40 PM

Supportive Care Following Surgery

Shawnna Cannaday, RN, MSN, FNP-BC, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM