Designed specifically for health professionals working in the community, this event explored all the key things you need to know to provide the best support and care to people with pancreatic cancer and their loved ones.

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We teamed up with senior specialist HPB dietitian, Mary Phillips, for a fourth year in a row for our annual educational event on pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) and pancreatic cancer.

In light of the current intermittent PERT shortages across the UK, Mary also shared guidance on what to do if a patient is running low or cannot get PERT.

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We began by discussing how to manage conversations around depression and anxiety. We shared guidance on opening up conversations around spirituality and sex and relationships and tips on supporting patients with these. Finally, we explored how to talk to children about cancer, and how to open up conversations around finance.

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We began by exploring best practice when it comes to breaking bad news, how to break the barrier of people being resistant to having conversations around palliative care, and how to have conversations with patients and their loved ones on end of life and support for dying well. We also discussed whose responsibility it is to have these conversations.

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We began with an overview of SABR, the use of this treatment for patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer and an update on clinical trials in this area. We also had an overview of focus ultrasound, its potential treatment for people with pancreatic cancer, and current trials. 

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During this event we found out everything you need to know about genomic medicine and the impact on your practice. We also explored the logistics, challenges, risks and benefits including when to refer and who to refer, and the impact on treatment options.

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During this event we explored new developments in the early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.

We began by looking at a study exploring what support GPs need to start using new pancreatic cancer tests as soon as they become available. We then heard about the world’s first breath test for pancreatic cancer. To finish, we found out about the development of a decision risk tool for early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer among new-onset diabetes in UK primary care. 

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Diabetes Specialist Nurse and Education and Research Associate, Vicki Alabraba and Laura McGeeney, Pancreatic Specialist Dietitian joined us to deliver a session on Diabetes and pancreatic cancer.

Vicki and Laura took a deep dive into type 3c diabetes discussing the potential causes, characteristics and diagnosis, how it differs from type 1 and 2, therapeutic and nutritional management, impacts on treatment options and managing these, as well as managing diabetes at the end of life.

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Specialist dietitians from across the UK joined us to deliver this session on dietetic management in pancreatic cancer.

They provided a detailed, grounding knowledge on nutritional assessment, nutritional management, pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI) and pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT), and type 3c diabetes.

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We teamed up with dietitians from across Northern Ireland again this year to deliver this free, two-part event on nutritional management in pancreatic disease, for dietitians and CNSs based in Northern Ireland.

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This free online event explored symptom assessment and management for people living with pancreatic cancer.  We looked at: nausea, diarrhoea, constipation, fatigue, pain, thromboembolism, gastric outlet obstruction (GOO), biliary obstruction, ascites and lymphoedema.

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For the third year running, we teamed up with senior specialist HPB dietitian, Mary Phillips, to deliver this free online session on pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI) in pancreatic cancer and the effective use of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT).

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This two-part event was designed for all healthcare professionals working in supportive roles with people with pancreatic cancer, these sessions provided a good knowledge and understanding of the key areas of a pancreatic cancer patient’s pathway with lots of useful tips to take away.

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This free, virtual educational session for healthcare professionals explored ways to support your patients and to cover potential blind spots that could be key for your patients at this time.

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In this session we were joined by Rachel and Michelle from the Diabetes Centre at Ulster Hospital to explore diabetes management in pancreatic cancer.

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In this free, virtual session for healthcare professionals we explored the nutritional assessment and management of pancreatic cancer as well as PEI and PERT and type 3C diabetes.

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We worked with the Belfast and Southern Health and Social Care Trusts to deliver this free, two-part event on nutritional management in pancreatic disease, for dietitians and CNSs based in Northern Ireland.

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In this free Q&A we posed your questions around PERT and pancreatic cancer to our panel of experts.

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In this free online session we outlined 3 ablative therapies;  radiotherapy, including SABR, IRE, Oncosil.  We explored what the therapies are, who’s suitable for them, the advantages and disadvantages of each and what patients may expect from them.

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This free online session on pain management within pancreatic cancer looked at what types of pain there are, what causes them, how to assess them and what ways there are to manage them.

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This free education session explored pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI) in pancreatic cancer and pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT).

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This free virtual workshop for healthcare professionals explored personalised care for pancreatic cancer patients and what best practice in this area might look like.

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This free, virtual educational session provided an in-depth exploration of dietetic management in pancreatic cancer. Designed for UGI/HPB specialist nurses and dietitians we discussed the nutritional assessment and management of pancreatic cancer.

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Designed for all healthcare professionals working in supportive roles with people with pancreatic cancer, these sessions provided a good knowledge and understanding of the key areas of a pancreatic cancer patient’s pathway.

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Created and delivered by a Diabetes Specialist Dietitian and Diabetes Specialist Nurse,  this event explored type 3c diabetes and the therapeutic and nutritional management of diabetes in pancreatic cancer.

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