The KFRF podcast series “The First Line of Defense: Primary Care Clinicians and Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer” was featured in a blog post on the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network website. The podcast is directed towards primary care clinicians, who are most often the “gatekeepers” of the disease to increase awareness of the risk [...]
With a mission to advance early detection of pancreatic cancer, the Kenner Family Research Fund uses multiple approaches to achieve this goal. When patients report vague symptoms to their primary care providers, pancreatic cancer is often not considered. Our podcast educates providers on the symptoms, such as new onset diabetes, the relationship between genetics, [...]
Although diabetes of long duration can slightly increase pancreatic cancer risk, researchers have discovered that for a small percentage of people over age 50 who are newly diagnosed with diabetes, the disease is a symptom of a pancreatic tumor. The Early Detection Initiative, sponsored by Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN), is a clinical trial [...]
About 10 percent of pancreatic cancer patients carry an inherited genetic mutation that can increase the risk of certain cancers, including not only pancreatic cancer, but also breast, ovarian, and prostate cancers.When a pancreatic cancer patient is found to have this type of genetic mutation, they are urged to tell their relatives to get [...]
Opportunities and Challenges in Utilizing Electronic Health Records Program Panelists Participants Workshop Videos Part OneDavid S. Klimstra, M.D., Sudhir Srivastava, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S.William Hoos, M.B.A.Alex Milinovich, B.A.Shawn Murphy, M.D., Ph.D.Michael H. Rosenthal, M.D., Ph.D.Jason Perry Block, M.D., M.P.H.Jennifer St. Sauver, Ph.D., M.P.H. Watch Part TwoPete Stetson, M.D., M.A., F.A.M.I.A.Limor Appelbaum, M.D., Matvey B. [...]
Opportunities and Challenges in Utilizing Electronic Health Records Program Participants Workshop Videos Expert PanelistsLimor Appelbaum, M.D.Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterWorkshop Topic: Development and Validation of a Pancreatic Cancer Prediction Model Using the TriNetX Global Research NetworkJason Perry Block, M.D., M.P.H.Harvard Medical School / Harvard Pilgrim Health Care InstituteWorkshop Topic: Population Health Research in PCORnet: A [...]
Opportunities and Challenges in Utilizing Electronic Health Records Panelists Participants Workshop Videos ProgramWelcomeDavid S. Klimstra, M.D., Chair, Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterSudhir Srivastava, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S., Senior Scientific Officer, Chief, Cancer Biomarkers Research Group, Division of Cancer Prevention, NCIWorkshop OverviewModerator, William Hoos, M.B.A., Executive Director, Canopy Cancer CollectiveSolving eHR Research Challenges [...]
Opportunities and Challenges in Utilizing Electronic Health Records Program Panelists Workshop Videos Invited ParticipantsNatalie Abrams, Ph.D.Program DirectorNational Cancer InstituteBethesda, MarylandDr. Dvir AranAssistant Professor of Biomedical Data ScienceTechnion - Israel Institute of TechnologyHaifa, IsraelDavid Bernstein, Ph.D.Senior Director, Science & StrategyStand Up To CancerNew York, New YorkDr. Sǿren BrunakResearch Director and Professor, Brunak GroupUniversity of CopenhagenDenmarkSuresh [...]
Program Panelists Participants Workshop Videos Kenner Family Research Fund (KFRF) in collaboration with the Cancer Biomarker Research Group at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) presented the Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer: Opportunities and challenges in Utilizing Electronic Health Records (eHR) on Monday, March 29th, 2021. The Workshop included a select group of eight expert [...]
Summit Purpose About the Summit Participants October 19, 2020 Summit Opening Watch Progress, Problems, and Prospects for Early DetectionOpening Introductions: Barbara Kenner, Ph.D., Vay Liang W (Bill) Go, M.D., and APA President Anil K. Rustgi, M.D.Suresh Chari, M.D. and David Klimstra, M.D., co-leaders; with Mimi Canto, M.D., M.H.S., Christine Iacobuzio-Donahue, M.D., Ph.D., Anirban [...]
