to Kris re: annual Pancreatitis convention

February 13, 2005

Kris wrote:

> Isn't there some sort of Pancreatitis convention we could all attend??

Kris,

Yes, there is! We have an annual Pancreatitis Association

International Symposium each year (almost) in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The fifth year meeting is this year, either in August or September,

and I urge all of you who can, to go!

I attended the 4th annual convention and enjoyed it so much. There

were many different speakers, doctors and other medical professionals,

who gave talks on all subjects relative to CP. The keynote speaker at

that Symposium was Dr. Sutherland, the doctor who first performed the

total pancreatectomy with auto islet transplant, that so many of our

members speak of.

It's a two day symposium, and it was wonderful to meet and talk to so

many of the members, who prior to that, I'd only met through posts on

the message board. Karyn has promised to provide more time at this

year's symposium for us to privately socialize. There were so many

education activities at the last one that we didn't have any spare

time for that, and it's much needed.

Indy seems to be a good cental location for most of us, and Karyn puts

a lot of personal time and effort into putting the whole thing

together, so I hope you'll plan on attending.

With love, hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

Bluffton, SC

South Carolina State Rep.

South Eastern Regional Rep., PAI

Note: All comments or advice are from personal experiences or opinion

only, and should not be a substitute for consultation with a medical

professional.

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