20th Annual Pancreatic Cancer and Related Diseases Patient Symposium
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Start Date
11-8-2025 10:00 AM
End Date
11-8-2025 11:30 AM
Description
On Saturday, November 8, 2025, Charles J. Yeo, MD, FACS, and the multidisciplinary team of clinicians and scientists at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center hosted the 20th Annual Pancreatic Cancer & Related Diseases Patient Symposium. Nearly 300 patient-survivors, families and caregivers, community groups, vendors, faculty, and staff attended to learn the latest advancements and celebrate the strength and resilience of our community.
View our Pancreatic Cancer Program 2025 Update to learn more about Dr. Yeo and the team’s great work!
PROGRAM
Welcome and Program Overview
Charles J. Yeo, MD, FACS
8th Samuel D. Gross Professor and Chair of Surgery, Co-Director, Jefferson Pancreas, Biliary, and Related Cancer Center
Your Dream Team: From Diagnosis to Survivorship
Eika Barriera-Justiniano, CRNP
Nicole Pocetti, MSN, CRNP
Department of Surgery
Update in Management of Liver Metastasis
Nader Hanna, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery, Vice Chair for Cancer Services and Director, Division of Surgical Oncology
Twenty Years of Pancreatic Surgery at Jefferson
Harish Lavu, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery, Section Chief, Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery and Director, Jefferson Pancreas Tumor Registry
Beyond the Medicine: Coping with Pancreatic Cancer and Related Diseases
Molly Vocino, MSW, LCSW
Division of Supportive Oncology
Stress Granules: How a Cell's Internal Alarms Help Cancer Resist Chemo
Elda Grabocka, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Physiology & Cancer Biology and Department of Surgery
Crucial Caregivers
Theresa P. Yeo, PhD, MPH, AOCNP, ACNP-BC, FAANP
Professor of Nursing and Co-Founder, Jefferson Pancreas Tumor Registry
A Patient’s Story
Bill West
20th Annual Pancreatic Cancer and Related Diseases Patient Symposium
On Saturday, November 8, 2025, Charles J. Yeo, MD, FACS, and the multidisciplinary team of clinicians and scientists at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center hosted the 20th Annual Pancreatic Cancer & Related Diseases Patient Symposium. Nearly 300 patient-survivors, families and caregivers, community groups, vendors, faculty, and staff attended to learn the latest advancements and celebrate the strength and resilience of our community.
View our Pancreatic Cancer Program 2025 Update to learn more about Dr. Yeo and the team’s great work!
PROGRAM
Welcome and Program Overview
Charles J. Yeo, MD, FACS
8th Samuel D. Gross Professor and Chair of Surgery, Co-Director, Jefferson Pancreas, Biliary, and Related Cancer Center
Your Dream Team: From Diagnosis to Survivorship
Eika Barriera-Justiniano, CRNP
Nicole Pocetti, MSN, CRNP
Department of Surgery
Update in Management of Liver Metastasis
Nader Hanna, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery, Vice Chair for Cancer Services and Director, Division of Surgical Oncology
Twenty Years of Pancreatic Surgery at Jefferson
Harish Lavu, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery, Section Chief, Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery and Director, Jefferson Pancreas Tumor Registry
Beyond the Medicine: Coping with Pancreatic Cancer and Related Diseases
Molly Vocino, MSW, LCSW
Division of Supportive Oncology
Stress Granules: How a Cell's Internal Alarms Help Cancer Resist Chemo
Elda Grabocka, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Physiology & Cancer Biology and Department of Surgery
Crucial Caregivers
Theresa P. Yeo, PhD, MPH, AOCNP, ACNP-BC, FAANP
Professor of Nursing and Co-Founder, Jefferson Pancreas Tumor Registry
A Patient’s Story
Bill West
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