Pancreasfest 2012 Pancreatic Cancer: Risk, Early Detection, Diagnosis & Treatment

描述（由申请人提供）：推进我们对人类胰腺疾病的理解，特别是急性和慢性胰腺炎，需要卓越的临床中心网络的合作努力。胰腺炎思想领袖会议：慢性胰腺炎的定义、疼痛、糖尿病和新的遗传发现，将促进国家消化疾病委员会确定的研究重点的进展。本次会议的基础源于niddk支持的北美胰腺炎研究2 (R01DK061451和R01DK077906)，该研究的广泛表型和基因型数据将由胰腺界的专家讨论。此外，我们已经完成了为期3年的胰腺炎fest特设工作组，以帮助确定复发性急性胰腺炎和慢性胰腺炎在定义、评估和干预方面的研究现状和未来方向，包括解决疼痛和糖尿病并发症。自1994年以来，匹兹堡大学组织和主办了胰节及其前身。在美国没有其他会议专门专注于促进胰腺疾病的多中心转化项目。以往会议的与会者一致赞扬了pancreatic fest促进了合作研究，并强调了举办一个专注于胰腺疾病的小型会议的重要性。胰脏嘉年华2012将于7月26日至27日（周四至周五）在宾夕法尼亚州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）年会。与会者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、放射科医生、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-而不是重复他们的错误。NIDDK的主要工作人员被邀请

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Advancing our understanding of human pancreatic diseases, especially acute and chronic pancreatitis, requires the cooperative effort of a network of clinical centers of excellence. The course objectives for PancreasFest 2012, Pancreatitis Thought Leaders Conference: Chronic Pancreatitis Definitions, Pain, Diabetes, and New Genetic Discoveries, will enhance progress on meeting research priorities identified by the National Commission of Digestive Diseases. The foundation for this conference derives from the NIDDK-supported North American Pancreatitis Study 2 (R01DK061451 and R01DK077906), for which the extensive phenotype and genotype data will be discussed by experts in the pancreas community. In addition, we have completed 3 years of ad hoc working groups at PancreasFest to help define the state of the art and future directions for research in recurrent acute pancreatitis and chronic pancreatitis in terms of definitions, assessment, and interventions, including addressing the complications of pain and diabetes. 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. PancreasFest 2012 will be held on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA at the University Club on July 26-27th (Thurs-Fri). 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). PancreasFest attendees include 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 learn from - without repeating the mistakes of - 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.