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. …
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 …
“Is Pancreatitis in Your Genes?” Webinar Presentation Slides Read More »
Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a poorly understood disease, to the immense frustration of patients, clinicians, and researchers. There is good news consensus guidelines on chronic pancreatitis pain have been developed by an international team of experts. The task now is to make clinicians and patients aware of them. The Challenge of Managing Chronic Pancreatitis Pain …
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I’ve been researching and treating chronic pancreatitis for decades, so I know firsthand what a complicated disease it is and how many unknowns remain. Answers are finally beginning to emerge, but the research is still very preliminary, underscoring how much more we need to learn. It has become increasingly clear that chronic pancreatitis (CP) is …
Pancreatitis and Alcohol: What’s the Real Connection? Read More »
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