Dietetic management and pancreatic cancer

• 09.00 – 09.05: Welcome and introduction – Jeni Jones, Pancreatic Cancer Specialist Nurse, Pancreatic Cancer UK
• 09.05 – 09.15: Lived experience video
• 09.15 – 09.35: Overview of nutritional assessment – speaker to be confirmed
• 09.35 – 10.15: Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI) and pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) – speaker to be confirmed
• 10.15 – 10.25: Break
• 10.25 – 11.15: Nutritional management – speaker to be confirmed
• 11:15 – 11.50: Q&A
• 11.50 – 12.00: Summary of key messages and close – Jeni Jones, Pancreatic Cancer Specialist Nurse, Pancreatic Cancer UK 

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Overview of nutritional assessment: 

• An overview of the pancreas and its endocrine and exocrine function
• Introducing cachexia, sarcopenia, malnutrition and frailty
• Malabsorption and how this impacts on cachexia, sarcopenia, malnutrition and frailty
• Factors affecting nutritional status
• How to assess nutritional status 

Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI) and pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT): 

• PEI – Causes, consequences, symptoms and diagnosis
• PERT – What it does, who needs it, how to take it effectively and titrating the dose; troubleshooting and differential diagnosis; and supporting patients during the PERT shortages 

Nutritional management: 

• Managing appetite loss
• Diet fortification and oral nutritional supplements
• Enteral feeding
• Stent dietary advice
• Surgery – including pre- and post-surgery
• Chemotherapy
• Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO)
• Bile acid malabsorption (BAM) / Bile acid diarrhoea (BAD) 
• Dumping syndrome
• Introduction type 3c diabetes and how it impacts on nutrition 

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This session is suitable for all healthcare professionals treating and supporting people with pancreatic cancer. It is particularly relevant for dietitians and nursing roles, including student dietitians and nurses. 

To be confirmed.

What platform will this event be hosted on?

This event will be held on Zoom Webinar. After you book, you will receive an email via Zoom with the joining details. You can join on a computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone – any device with an internet connection. 

If you don’t have access to the internet, you can also dial in from a standard telephone. 

If you have any additional access needs or special requirements for attending this event, please get in touch with us by emailing hpnetwork@pancreaticcancer.org.uk  so we can discuss these with you.

Will I receive a certificate of attendance?

Everyone who joins the event live on the day will get access to their certificate of attendance upon filling in the feedback form. Certificates are only available to live attendees. 

Will the event be recorded?

Yes – where the speakers are happy to be recorded. After the event, we will email all registrants with a link to the recordings and presentation slides. So if you’re unable to join the live session, you will be able to catch up at a later date. For the best experience, we recommend joining live.