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Hereditary pancreatitis patient, Christine Cataldo, with her family.
Patient ResourcesPatient Stories
September 5, 2018

Living with Pancreatitis: The Importance of Hope

Interview with Chronic Pancreatitis Patient, Christine Cataldo  In the summer of 2018, Mission: Cure’s intern, Gabriela Gil, sat down with Christine Cataldo, a patient volunteer with Mission: Cure, to learn more about Christine’s experiences living with chronic pancreatitis. Diagnosed with pancreatitis linked to the PRSS1 genetic mutation in 2002, Christine shared stories how her condition was identified, discussed her family’s…
Gabriela Gil
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BlogPain ManagementPatient ResourcesPediatric PancreatitisTopics
November 21, 2019

Managing Chronic Pain in Pancreatitis

Key points: •   Chronic pain from pancreatitis takes a major toll on patients and their loved ones. •   To effectively treat chronic pancreatitis pain, we need to address the symptoms as well as the impact of pain on patients’ lives.  •   One piece of the solution is self-management, which involves education, lifestyle changes, pain coping skills, and emotional and social…
Omar Chioua
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Depicting a child suffering from chronic pain on a couch.
NewsPatient ResourcesWebinarsWebinars: Pain Management
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…
Omar Chioua
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NewsPatient ResourcesWebinarsWebinars: Pain ManagementWebinars: Pediatric Pancreatitis
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…
Omar Chioua
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Dr. Asjbørn Mohr Drewes, MD, PhD
BlogPain ManagementPatient ResourcesTopics
September 27, 2018

New Guidelines for Managing the Pain of Chronic Pancreatitis

Dr. Asbjørn Mohr Drewes, MD, PhD, is a widely-recognized expert in gastroenterology and pain, especially in diseases of the pancreas and oesophagus. Acting as both a clinician and researcher, he has authored 507 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and reviews, and is a frequent speaker at international conferences. He is currently the Director of Mech-Sense and Center for Pancreatic Diseases at…
Dr. Asbjørn Mohr Drewes
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GeneticsPatient ResourcesWebinarsWebinars: Genetics
November 14, 2018

Pancreatitis and Genetics: New Science Shows Pancreatitis Likely to be Hereditary

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…
Megan Golden
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Patient Resources
November 15, 2018

“Is Pancreatitis in Your Genes?” Webinar Presentation Slides

On November 13th, Mission: Cure hosted an informational webinar for chronic and recurrent acute pancreatitis patients, their families and clinicians on new genetic discoveries related to this disease. Below are the slides for the presentations by Dr. David Whitcomb of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Dr. Mark Haupt of Ariel Precision Medicine, two award-winning and innovative leaders, and a…
Megan Golden
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