Online CME Opportunity

Aug 13, 2012 No Comments by

Pancreatitis Management in 2012: Recent Discoveries for Optimal Diagnosis and Treatment is a CME-certified online video activity featuring a series of conversations in which Drs. David C. Whitcomb from the University of Pittsburgh, and Christopher E. Forsmark, from the University of Florida discuss recent advances in the diagnosis and clinical management of pancreatitis and its [...]

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2013 Fellows Symposium Date and Location Announced

Sep 10, 2012 No Comments by

2013 NPF Fellows Symposium     April 5-7, 2013 Emory Conference Center  Atlanta, GA  Steering Committee Timothy Gardner, MD, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Andres Gelrud, MD University of Chicago  Michele Lewis, MD Mayo Clinic-Jacksonville  John Lieb, MD University of Pennsylvania  Applications for Fellows will be available in November. For updates and more information on the Symposium visit the [...]

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Ask the Doctor: Pediatric Pancreatic Disease

Sep 07, 2012 No Comments by

  Q. My question is a dietary question.  Our children and grandson have always been advised to eat extrem-   Mark Lowe, MD, PhD, Chief, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh ely low fat, take digestive enzymes, and eat smaller, more frequent meals.  Have there been any studies on the effect of food additives [...]

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Cycle of Courage: My Leadville Race

Aug 31, 2012 No Comments

Bicycle racing is a difficult sport physically and mentally with demands on the human body that are extreme.  After I retired in 1999, coming off a terrific experience at the Redlands Bicycle Classic in California, a premier road racing stage race in March, in which I placed 3rd in the pro-Category I class (the most [...]

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