Mission: Cure's most recent webinar is now online: Pancreatitis Pain: The Latest Medical & Policy Perspectives on Opioids Watch It Now! On this webinar, Kate Nicholson, J.D., a civil rights attorney, pain patient advocate, and expert on the so-called opioid or overdose crisis, and Dr. Eva Szigethy, a leading UPMC psychiatrist focused on the management of chronic pain and psychotropic medication management in patients, discuss: Barriers to care for patients who use opioids The opioids policy environment and how patients can use recent policy changes to self-advocate Pain treatment options, including opioids Dealing with anxiety and depression Dr. Eva Szigethy is a professor of psychiatry, medicine and pediatrics at…
Nutrition for Children with Pancreatitis: What Should Your Child Eat? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo-5qldfkC8&feature=youtu.be On Mission:Cure's March 3, 2020 webinar, Nurse Practitioner Michelle Klosterman of UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital discussed best nutrition practices for children suffering from pancreatitis. Dr. Virginia Stallings of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia explained how pancreatitis affects food absorption and growth in children and adolescents. You can now view this webinar online to learn about: Practical tips for feeding children with pancreatitis Weight gain and keeping your child on the developmental growth curve Our Webinar Speakers: Virginia Stallings, MD, is a professor of pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and University of…
September 6, 2019
Pancreatitis and Chronic Pain: How Can I Manage?
On this Mission: Cure webinar, Dr. Tonya Palermo discusses pain self-management techniques If you or a family member have chronic pain from pancreatitis, Mission: Cure’s webinar with Dr. Tonya Palermo will be helpful as it explores the impact of chronic pain on children, adults and families dealing with pancreatitis. “Chronic Pain and Pancreatitis” was selected as the topic for this webinar in Mission: Cure’s ongoing Patient Education Webinar series based on input from patients and families who identified pain as their number one pancreatitis-related issue. Our speaker : Dr. Tonya Palermo University of Washington, Psychologist, Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain…
October 28, 2019
Pancreatitis Pain: A Medical Approach with a Patient Focus
Pancreatitis Pain: A Medical Approach with a Patient Focus If you or a loved one suffer from chronic pain from pancreatitis, you won't want to miss the second in Mission: Cure’s series on managing chronic pancreatitis pain. The first webinar in this series discussed a psychological approach called pain self-management. In this webinar, Dr. Steven Freedman discussed a range of medications and medical procedures that have been successful in reducing or managing pain, including: · Analgesics · Medical Marijuana · Uncoated pancreatic enzymes · Neuropathic pain treatments · Hormones for women · Trans-cranial Magnetic Stimulation Dr. Freedman shared his patient-centered, problem-solving approach to finding solutions that…
March 8, 2019
Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy – New Information for Pancreatitis Patients on Treating EPI
Busting the Myths about Pancreatic Enzymes for Pancreatitis and EPI Dr. Steven Freedman, MD, Ph.D., a worldwide expert on pancreatic disease and cystic fibrosis, presents Busting the Myths about Pancreatic Enzymes for Pancreatitis. In this webinar, the fifth in Mission: Cure’s Patient and Family Webinar Series, Dr. Freedman explains: What causes exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI)? How is EPI diagnosed and treated? When should you take PERT and how do you calculate the correct dose? Is PERT helpful in treating the pain of chronic pancreatitis? How does PERT affect patients with diabetes? What new developments are in the pipeline to treat EPI? Dr.…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLrEmdmgaLQ&t=5s Pancreatitis is Often Caused by Genetics In November 2018, Mission: Cure hosted a webinar for chronic and recurrent acute pancreatitis patients on new genetic discoveries related to pancreatitis. It featured presentations by Dr. David Whitcomb of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Dr. Mark Haupt of Ariel Precision Medicine, experts in pancreatitis genetics. The doctors answered many questions from patients, including: Do genetics cause chronic and recurrent acute pancreatitis? Who should get genetic testing? How will research on genetics help us find a cure? Mission: Cure and its partners are using new research on genetics to find pathways…
April 25, 2019
Webinar on Pediatric Pancreatitis
Pediatric Pancreatitis: Causes, Treatments, Outcomes & Research Dr. Aliye Uc, MD, Professor of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Professor of Radiation Oncology, University of Iowa and leader of the INSPPIRE Pediatric Pancreatitis Research Project shares what has been learned so far, and answers questions from patients and family members. Composed of 22 sites throughout the world, the INSPPIRE group was formed to research ways to better diagnose, evaluate and treat Pediatric Pancreatitis.
December 4, 2017
Webinar: Impact bonds for health
Megan Golden presented Mission: Cure's strategy on the Brookings "Impact Bonds for Health" Webinar on December 12th. View the presentation below. For more information please follow this link to the Brookings Website.
December 9, 2018
Curing Pancreatitis: It’s Time for a New Approach!
https://youtu.be/BOmLjiVIX6c On December 8th, Mission: Cure hosted an informational webinar for chronic and recurrent acute pancreatitis patients, their families and clinicians on their new approach to curing pancreatitis. It featured co-directors Megan Golden and Linda Martin, who gave presentations on the gap Mission: Cure is working to address, their innovative financing model, and how patients and families can get involved and help! Attendees gained unique insights to the projects Mission: Cure is spearheading to provide promising pathways toward effective treatments and cures. (more…)
Mission: Cure's webinar, TPIAT: Should I Have My Pancreas Removed?, discusses pancreas surgery to reduce chronic pain from pancreatitis. This is the fourth broadcast in Mission: Cure’s Patient and Family Webinar Series. In this webinar replay you can hear Dr. Melena Bellin of the University of Minnesota explain: Who should consider TPIAT (Total Pancreatectomy & Islet Auto-Transplantation) The selection criteria The TPIAT procedure itself The typical recovery and outcomes We then hear from Amy Jensen, a recent TPIAT patient, who eloquently shares her own TPIAT journey. The goal of this webinar was to educate chronic and recurrent acute pancreatitis patients and their…