PancreasFest 2013: Risk, Progression & Therapeutic Advances in Acute Pancreatitis

描述（由申请人提供）：推进我们对人类胰腺疾病，特别是急性胰腺炎的理解，需要临床卓越中心网络的合作努力和该领域思想领袖的定期会议。PancreasFest 2013年的课程目标，急性胰腺炎和进展为慢性胰腺炎和胰腺癌的风险，将促进满足消化疾病国家委员会强调的研究优先事项的进展。具体而言，我们将1）严格审查与急性胰腺炎发展相关的遗传和环境风险因素，重点是儿童，并讨论降低风险的方法; 2）严格审查与导致住院时间延长和死亡的器官损伤和功能障碍相关的临床因素以及目前管理并发症的治疗方法;讨论将新的科学发现转化为临床试验和临床试验的策略，包括需求分析。匹兹堡大学自1994年以来一直组织和主办PancreasFest及其前身。美国没有其他会议专门关注促进胰腺疾病的转化多中心项目。过去会议的与会者一致赞扬胰腺节促进合作研究，并强调有一个小型会议的重要性，重点是胰腺疾病。多年来，通过PancreasFest出现了多个临床工作组，专注于NIDDK感兴趣的领域。通常每年有130-150名不同的专业人士注册PancreasFest，包括对胰腺感兴趣的医生和科学家：胰腺学家，内窥镜学家，外科医生，放射学家，分子生物学家，遗传学家，流行病学家，统计学家，系统生物学家和生物标志物专家。我们强调新教师和研究员的出席，以确保下一代胰腺研究人员直接与该领域的高级研究人员合作并向他们学习。邀请NIDDK的主要工作人员提供观点并讨论优先事项。胰腺节也有来自行业和以患者为中心的基金会的代表参加，如国家胰腺基金会。PancreasFest 2013将于2013年7月24日至26日在宾夕法尼亚州匹兹堡市匹兹堡大学校园的大学俱乐部举行。NIDDK赞助的会议将是一个更大的活动的一部分，其中包括CME课程和胰腺教育与研究合作联盟（CAPER）的年会，该联盟致力于加强胰腺病学领域初级医生科学家的职业发展。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Advancing our understanding of human pancreatic diseases, especially acute pancreatitis, requires the cooperative effort of a network of clinical centers of excellence and the regular meeting of thought leaders in the field. The course objectives for PancreasFest 2013, Acute Pancreatitis and Risks for Progression to Chronic Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Cancer, will enhance progress on meeting research priorities highlighted by the National Commission of Digestive Diseases. Specifically, we will 1) Critically review genetic and environmental risk factors associated with development of acute pancreatitis, with a focus on children, and to discuss methods of risk reduction; 2) Critically review clinical factors associated with organ injury and dysfunction that result in prolonged hospitalization and death and current therapeutic approaches to managing complications; and 3) Discuss strategies for translation of new scientific discoveries into clinical trials and practie, including needs analysis. The University of Pittsburgh has organized and hosted PancreasFest and its precursors since 1994. No other conference in the US focuses exclusively on fostering translational multi-center programs for pancreatic disorders. Attendees of past meetings uniformly praise PancreasFest for fostering collaborative research and emphasize the importance of having a small conference focused on pancreatic disorders. Multiple clinical working groups have emerged over the years through PancreasFest that focus on areas of NIDDK interest. Typically 130-150 diverse professionals register for PancreasFest each year, including physicians and scientists with interest in the pancreas: pancreatologists, endoscopists, surgeons, radiologists, molecular biologists, geneticists, epidemiologists, statisticians, systems biologists, and experts in biomarkers. We emphasize attendance by new faculty and fellows to ensure the next generation of pancreatic investigators works directly with and learns from senior researchers in the field. Key staff from the NIDDK is invited to provide perspective and discuss priorities. PancreasFest is also attended by representatives from industry and patient- focused foundations, such as the National Pancreas Foundation. PancreasFest 2013 will be held on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA at the University Club on July 24-26, 2013. The NIDDK-sponsored sessions will be part of a larger event, which includes a CME course and the annual meeting of the Collaborative Alliance for Pancreatic Education and Research (CAPER), which is devoted to enhancing the career development of junior physician scientists in the field of pancreatology.