2005 Symposium on Pancreatitis Planning Committee

[Guest guest]

Sue,

You wrote, " If there is anything I can do from UK, please let me know. "

Thank you for your interest. The reason we are putting together a planning

committee for the Symposium, is to make sure that the event is what the people

want. As our 5th Symposium, it become difficult to identify the topics and

speakers that will address the concerns and interests of beginners as well as

those persons who have lived with this disease for a while. Are people

interested in having it videotaped?

The Symposium is two days long, generally 9am to 5pm. Since there is a

request for more 'down' time to network and get to know each other, that limits

the time for clinical and technical information? There will be ~ eight sessions

that need to be decided on whether they should be lecture sessions, social /

group participation activities, or less formal networking events. Should

lunch be own your own, catered, or? Should there be an evening activity?

Feedback thus far says that at least one session per day should be casual

networking. So that limits the speaker sessions to six. There are a hundred

possible

topics, which ones do people want? Pancreatitis 101? Pharmacology? Surgery?

TP/ICT? Alternative Medicine? Quantum Healing & Medicine? Pain Management?

Research? Nutrition? ERCP? Therapeutic Endoscopy? Disability? Psychosocial

Issues?

Long Term Complications? Diabetes? Cadaver Pancreas Transplants? Depression?

Pancreatitis Advocacy? General Issues of Chronic Illness? Tours of the ERCP

Deepartment? Etc.

Here is an example of the schedule:

Friday

9:00am Introduction & Day Overview

9:30am Session I

11:00am Session II

12:30pm Lunch

2:00pm Session III

3:30pm Session IV

5:00pm Closing Words

Saturday

9:00am Introduction & Day Overview

9:30am Session I

11:00am Session II

12:30pm Lunch

2:00pm Session III

3:30pm Session IV

5:00pm Closing Words

Karyn E. , RN,

Exec. Director PAI / 1-

Many People, Many Faces, One Voice