The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s symposia are free educational events for pancreatic cancer patients and their families.

Symposium Location:
Millennium Hotel Minneapolis
1313 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55403


 8:45 a.m.  Check-in

 9:00 a.m.  Welcome and Opening Remarks
Toni Dachis
Affiliate Coordinator for Minneapolis Twin Cities

 9:30 a.m.  Current Diagnostic Tools
Shawn Mallery, MD
Hennepin County Medical Center

10:15 a.m. FDA Approved Treatments and Their Side Effects
Robert McWilliams, MD
Mayo Clinic

11:00 a.m. Clinical Trials
Edward Greeno, MD
University of Minnesota

11:45 a.m. Roundtable Lunch with Speakers

12:45 p.m. Side Effect Management through Diet and Nutrition
Jeannine Mills, MS, RD, LD
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

1:30 p.m.   Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
Anitra Engebretson
Director of Patient and Liaison Services (PALS)

 2:00 p.m.  Survivor Photo

 2:10 p.m.  Break & Refreshments

 2:40 p.m.  Breakout Sessions Part I (attend one)

• Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer
   Selwyn Vickers, MD
   University of Minnesota

• Palliative Care and Pancreatic Cancer
   Margaret O'Connor, MD
   Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Virginia Piper Cancer Institute

• Genetics of Pancreatic Cancer – Part 1
   Gloria Petersen, PhD
   Mayo Clinic

 3:45 p.m.  Breakout Sessions Part II(attend one)

• PCRT and Pancreatic Cancer Research
   Timothy Sielaff, MD, PhD
   Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Virginia Piper Cancer Institute

• Navigating the Healthcare System
   Marie Kramer, RN, BSN
   Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Virginia Piper Cancer Institute

• Genetics of Pancreatic Cancer – Part 2
   Shari Badinger, MS, CGC
   Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Virginia Piper Cancer Institute

 4:45 p.m.  Symposium Ends