Management of Pancreatic Disorders for the Practicing Clinician
- Continuing Education
Strengthen your clinical approach to pancreatic disorders with this global course featuring expert led insights on acute and chronic pancreatitis, cysts, and rare subtypes designed to equip providers across all settings with practical evidence based strategies for improving patient outcomes.
- Live Online
This course is taught online in real time.
$275
This is the standard price, for a full list of profession pricing see below.
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Continuing Education Credits
Earn up to:
16.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
16.50 AAPA Credits
16.50 ANCC contact hours
16.50 CPEUs
16.50 MOC Credits
11.00 Risk Management Study Credits
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Overview
Pancreatic diseases are common gastrointestinal disorders; however, there is significant variability in the way patients are diagnosed and managed. The goal of this course to provide real-world education to practicing clinicians nationally and internationally in order to improve patient outcomes. Our target audience includes not only experts from HMS, but also community and other academic providers that will benefit from in depth knowledge regarding pancreatic diseases. Both course directors are medical pancreatologists who run multidisciplinary pancreas programs are their respective institutions. Topics and speakers for each talk were selected based on personal clinical experience and through multidisciplinary discussions of knowledge gaps which exist when providing care to patients. The goal is to provide world-expert education to all clinicians who care for patients with pancreatic disorders. All course faculty were selected with the HMS Diversity Statement in mind. A concerted effort was made to achieve the appropriate representation of women, racial/ethnic minorities, and persons with disabilities, and other individuals underrepresented in medicine. We have a number of international faculty from facilities in Spain, Netherlands, Germany, Hungary, Italy and Sweden, to name a few. 16 of the 38 lectures are from HMS-affilitated faculty.
The following topics will be covered: acute pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic cysts, and autoimmune and hereditary pancreatitis.
Learning Objectives
- Discuss management of acute pancreatitis based on randomized clinical trial results.
- Apply the best evidence-based management of pancreatic adenocarcinoma and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.
- Discuss the management of common pediatric pancreatic illnesses.
- Update the management of chronic pancreatitis and its complications.
- Identify the management of autoimmune pancreatitis based on evidence from observational studies and the experience of centres with a high volume of patients with this disease.
- Discuss the diagnosis, surveillance and treatment of pancreatic cysts.
Developed and Offered By:
Continuing Education courses are developed by faculty from Harvard Medical School's teaching hospitals and accredited by Harvard Medical School. This course is offered by Mass General Brigham.
Participant Types
Nurse Practitioners, Physicians, Physician Assistants, Dieticians, and Others
Schedule
All agenda sessions are in Eastern Time.
Friday, September 26, 2025
Etiology of Pancreatitis: It Is Never Idiopathic
Yasmin Hernandez-Barco
8:00-8:30 am
Supportive Treatment in Acute Pancreatitis
8:30-9:00 am
Redefining Severity: Updates from the New Atlanta Criteria
PRAMOD GARG
9:00-9:30 am
Anticoagulation in Acute Pancreatitis: When and How?
Lucía Guilabert
9:30-10:00 am
Breaks
10:00-10:30 am
Antibiotics in Acute Pancreatitis: Should we?
Ajith Siriwardena
10:30-11:00 am
Prevention of Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis
Enrique de-Madaria
11:00-11:30 am
Prevention of Post-ERCP Pancreatitis
Tyler Berzin
11:30 am-12:00 pm
Lunch
12:00-1:00 pm
Necrotizing Pancreatitis: When to Intervene
Peter Fagenholz
1:00-1:30 pm
Endoscopic Techniques of Necrosis: A True How-To
Ji Y. Bang
1:30-2:00 pm
The Necrosis Is Gone: Long-Term Management of Necrotizing Pancreatitis and It's Complications
Alejandro Piscopya
2:00-2:30 pm
Break
2:30-3:00 pm
Genetic Testing in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: Risk Factors and Early Detection
Kyoichi Takaori
3:00-3:30 pm
Overview of Pancreatic Disorders in Children - What the Practicing Clinician Needs to do
Juan Pablo Gurria
3:00-3:30 pm
Differential Diagnosis of a Pancreatic Mass: Lessons from a Radiologist
Avinash Kambadakone
3:30-4:00 pm
Role of Endoscopy in Pediatric Patients
Amit Grover
3:30-4:00 pm
Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: Resectable and Borderline Resectable Disease, A Paradigm Shift
Marco del Chiaro
4:00-4:30 pm
EPI in Children
Aliye Uc
4:00-4:30 pm
Break
4:30-5:00 pm
Break
4:30-5:00 pm
Precision Medicine in Pancreatic Cancer
Alfredo Carrato
5:00-5:30 pm
Autoimmune Pancreatitis: Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment
Peter Fagenholz
5:00-5:30 pm
Complications Following Pancreatic Cancer Surgery: How to Manage?
Sohei Satoi
5:30-6:00 pm
CF and the Pancreas in Children
Sohail Husain
5:30-6:00 pm
Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Diagnosis and Monitoring
GABRIELE CAPURSO
6:00-6:30 pm
Genetics in Pediatric Pancreatitis: Can we Intervene?
Maisam A. Abu-El-Haija
6:00-6:30 pm
Saturday, September 27, 2025
Approach to the Management of Chronic Pancreatitis
Darwin Conwell
8:00-8:30 am
Pain Management in Chronic Pancreatitis? Role of Invasive Procedures
Mel Wilcox
8:30-9:00 am
EPI: Diagnosis, Treatment, Monitoring, and Management of Treatment Failure
David Jin
9:00-9:30 am
Diabetes in Chronic Pancreatitis
Melena Bellin
9:30-10:00 am
Break
10:00-10:30 am
Metabolic Bone Disease: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment in CP
Philip Hart
10:30-11:00 am
Endoscopic Therapy in CP
Rupjyoti Talukar
11:00-11:30 am
Surgical Management in Chronic Pancreatitis
Carlos Fernandez-del Castillo
11:30 am-12:00 pm
Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction: Diagnosis and Therapy
Mandeep Sawhney
12:00-12:30 pm
Lunch
12:30-1:30 pm
Autoimmune Pancreatitis: Diagnosis, Treatment and Long-term monitoring
Matthias Löhr
1:30-2:00 pm
Cystic Fibrosis and Cystic Fibrosis Related Disorder: When to Suspect and Approach to Treatment
Steven Freedman
2:00-2:30 pm
Genetics in Pancreatitis: Whom to test, what to test; Genetic Counseling?
Jonas Rosendahl
2:30-3:00 pm
Management of Long-term Complications of Pancreatic Surgery: Endoscopic and Medical
Kunal Jajoo
3:00-3:30 pm
Break
3:30-4:00 pm
Pancreatic Cysts: Surveillance Strategies
4:00-4:30 pm
Pancreatic Cyst Fluid: Beyond CEA
Linda Lee
4:30-5:00 pm
Surgical Approaches in IPMN
Tom Clancy
5:00-5:30 pm
The Patient’s Perspective in Pancreatic Disease Care: How to Provide Meaningful Patient-Centered Care
Shruthi Meera Shankar; Megan Golden
5:30-6:00 pm
Faculty
Harvard Medical School Continuing Education attracts the best and brightest faculty from all around the world. As a student in this course, you’ll have access to outstanding course directors and faculty.
- Director, Pancreas Program and Outpatient
- Director, Complicated Pancreatitis Treatment Center, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Director of the NPF designated National Center of Excellence for Pancreatitis
- Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Enrique de-Madaria
MD, PhD
- Gastroenterologist, Coordinator of the Biliary-Pancreatic Unit, Dr. Balmis Hospital, Alicante, Spain
- Scientific deputy director, ISABIAL, Alicante, Spain
- Associate Professor of Gastroenterology, Miguel Hernandez University, Elche, Spain
Maisam A. Abu-El-Haija, MD, MS
Ji Young Bang, MD
Melena Bellin, MD
Tyler Berzin, MD, MS
James Buxbaum, MD
Gabriele Capurso, MD, PhD
Alfredo Carrato, MD, PhD
Marco Del Chiaro, MD
Tom Clancy, MD
Darwin Conwell, MD, MSc
Peter Fagenholz, MD
Peter Farrell, MD, MS
Carlos Fernandez-del Castillo, MD
Steven Freedman, MD, PhD
Pramod Garg, MD
Megan Golden
Juan Pablo Gurría, MD, MSc
Lucia Guilabert, MD
Amit Grover, MD
Philip Hart, MD
Yasmin Hernandez-Barco, MD
Sohali Husain, MD
Kunal Jajoo, MD
David Jin, MD, MPH
Matthias Löhr, MD, PhD
Linda Lee, MD
Giovanni Marchegiani, MD, PhD
Avinash Ramesh, MBBS
Jonas Rosendahl, PhD
Sohei Satoi, MD, PhD
Mandeep Sawhney, MBBS, MS
Ajith Kumar Siriwardena, MBChB, MD, FRCS
Shruthi Meera Shankar
Tessa Stabile, NP
Michael Sweeney, MBA, MS
Kyoichi Takaori, MD
Rupjyoti Talukdar, MD
Aliye Uc, MD
Priyanca Waghmarae, PA-C
Kevin Walton, BS, MS, BD
Mel Wilcox, MD
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You may register through our secure online environment and will receive an email confirmation upon receipt of your payment. Prices include CME credit, electronic syllabus, and access to recordings for 180 days after the course. At the end of the registration process, a $10 non-refundable processing fee will be added to your registration.
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| Role | Standard Price |
|---|---|
| Physician (MD/DO) | $275.00 |
| Nurse (RN/APRN) | $125.00 |
| Dentist | $125.00 |
| Dietitian | $125.00 |
| PA | $125.00 |
| Pharmacist | $125.00 |
| Resident/Fellow | $75.00 |
| Allied Health Professional / Other | $125.00 |
Please note we offer access to this course for Family/Patients for $50.00.
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The Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 16.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 16.50 ANCC contact hour(s).
Harvard Medical School has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 16.50 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Completion of this RD/DTR profession-specific or IPCE activity awards 16.50 CPEUs (One IPCE credit = One CPEU). If the activity is dietetics-related but not targeted to RDs or DTRs, CPEUs may be claimed which are commensurate with participation in contact hours (One 60 minute hour = 1 CPEU). RD’s and DTRs are to select activity type 102 in their Activity Log. Sphere and Competency selection is at the learner’s discretion.
This activity meets the criteria of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for 11.00 credits of Risk Management Study.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 16.50 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. This activity provides 16.50 Self-Assessment Credits toward Part 2 of the ABS MOC Program.
The American Medical Association (AMA) has an agreement of mutual recognition of continuing medical education (CME) credit with the European Union of Medical Specialties (UEMS). Additional information regarding this agreement may be found on the European Union of Medical Specialties website.
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada recognizes conferences and workshops held outside of Canada that are developed by a university, academy, hospital, specialty society or college as accredited group learning activities.