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Pancreatitis Pain: The Latest Treatment & Policy Perspectives on Opioids

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 […]

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PTSD in Kids with Pancreatitis

Patient Resources, Pediatric Pancreatitis / Dr. Addison Cuneo

I see you. I see the struggle of chronic illness, I see the deeply intertwined web of psychological stress and reactions of the body, and I see the impact of the “care” provided by the medical system. As a fellow in pediatric gastroenterology, I have spent the last few years at the bedsides of my

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Managing Chronic Pain in Pancreatitis

Patient Resources / Dr. Tonya Palermo

The definition of chronic pain will feel familiar to any chronic pancreatitis patient: ongoing or recurrent pain, lasting beyond the usual course of acute illness or injury or more than 3 to 6 months, and adversely affecting the individual’s well-being. In fact, this type of pain—persistent, intense, debilitating—is a defining feature of chronic pancreatitis. Mission:

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Pancreatitis Patient Survey: Final Report

Patient Resources / Megan Golden

As many of you may know, Mission: Cure recently launched its first patient survey to gain real-world patient perspectives on living with the disease. Although the survey is ongoing, we are also excited to share some preliminary insights that we have gathered from the first 145 responses. We are excited to present a white paper

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Doctors Explain TPIAT: Will pancreas removal surgery cure my pancreatitis?

Webinars / Mission: Cure

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)

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Pediatric Pancreatitis: The State of Research and Treatment

Pediatric Pancreatitis, Webinars / Mission: Cure

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

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Expert Q&A: EPI and Pancreatic Enzymes

Patient Resources / Megan Golden

Dr. Steven Freedman, MD, Ph.D., a worldwide expert on pancreatic disease and cystic fibrosis, presented on Mission: Cure’s Pancreatitis Patient Webinar on Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI) and Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy (PERT). EPI is one of the symptoms of pancreatitis. Enzymes and PERT are a confusing but critically important part of chronic pancreatitis treatment. If

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Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy

Webinars / Mission: Cure

New Information for Pancreatitis Patients on Treating 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

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Potential Chronic Pancreatitis Treatments Identified

News / Megan Golden

On February 28, 2019, Rare Disease Day, an alliance of leading life-science companies, in partnership with Mission: Cure, announced the promising results of a 4-month “datathon” aimed at identifying potential treatments for chronic pancreatitis. Using artificial intelligence and statistical techniques, datathon participants identified 4 existing, approved drugs as repurposing candidates worth testing as possible cures

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Webinar Q&A: Is Pancreatitis in Your Genes?

Patient Resources / Megan Golden

We had so many questions during our webinar on the genetics of pancreatitis, which can be viewed by clicking here, that we could not answer them all during the session. We didn’t want to leave questions unanswered, so here are Dr. Mark Haupt and Dr. David Whitcomb’s answers to the questions we didn’t get to.

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Mission: Cure

Pancreatitis Pain: The Latest Treatment & Policy Perspectives on Opioids

PTSD in Kids with Pancreatitis

Managing Chronic Pain in Pancreatitis

Pancreatitis Patient Survey: Final Report

Doctors Explain TPIAT: Will pancreas removal surgery cure my pancreatitis?

Pediatric Pancreatitis: The State of Research and Treatment

Expert Q&A: EPI and Pancreatic Enzymes

Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy

Potential Chronic Pancreatitis Treatments Identified

Webinar Q&A: Is Pancreatitis in Your Genes?

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