The Pancreatic and Biliary Diseases Program at Cedars-Sinai sponsors a number of events to provide training and information to doctors.

Cedars-Sinai will be sponsoring the 13th International Symposium on Pancreatic and Biliary Endoscopy in January 2006. As the program details are confirmed, additional information will be available here and on Cedars-Sinai's Continuing Medical Education website. Additionally, information can be received by contacting:

The monthly Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Case Conference is sponsored by the Pancreatic and Biliary Diseases Program at Cedars-Sinai to train doctors in new procedures for treating liver, biliary and pancreatic diseases. It is designed primarily for gastroenterologists, hepatologists and other specialists in internal medicine.

The conferences are held on the first Tuesday of every month from 6 to 8 p.m. in GI Lab Conference Room on the 7th floor of the South Tower in Rm 7511 of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

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Cedars-Sinai is renowned for innovative research to identify new and more effective diagnostic and treatment approaches.

The Pancreatic and Biliary Diseases Program performs research studies to find new treatments and ways of managing pancreatitis and other gastroenterology problems.

Some projects that we are currently working on are our Double Balloon Enteroscopy and Pancreatitis Study and ongoing Wireless Capsule Study.

Patients with pancreatitis or other GI endoscopic problems may have an opportunity to participate in various clinical trials that are being conducted at Cedars-Sinai. The ability to participate in such research depends on the eligibility requirements for the study, the patient's condition and the stage of the trial.

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