Diabetes and pancreatic cancer

Agenda:

• 09.15 – 09.20: Welcome and introduction – Lisa Woodrow, Pancreatic Cancer Specialist Nurse, Pancreatic Cancer UK
• 09.20 – 09.30: Lived experience video
• 09.30 – 10.10: Introduction to diabetes and pancreatic cancer – Anna Burton, Senior Specialist Pancreatic Dietitian, Leeds Teaching Hospital
• 10:10 – 10.20: Research update – Eithne Costello, Professor of Molecular Oncology, Department of Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine, University of Liverpool, UK
• 10.20 – 10.30: Break
• 10.30 – 11.20: Medical management – Philip Johnston, Consultant in Endocrinology and Diabetes, Regional Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Victoria Hospital Belfast
• 11.20 – 11.30: Break
• 11.30 – 12.25: Nutritional management, impact of diabetes on treatment, and end of life – Laura McGeeney, Diabetes Specialist Dietitian, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
• 12.25 – 12.30: Close

You will have the opportunity to submit questions throughout the event and these will be answered during Q&A sessions held at the end of each presentation. There will also be optional opportunities to interact throughout the event via polls, word clouds and the chat.

• Raise awareness of type 3c diabetes
• Increase understanding of how diabetes is managed in people with pancreatic cancer
• Grow confidence in supporting people with pancreatic cancer to manage their diabetes

Introduction to diabetes and pancreatic cancer
In this opening session we’ll ensure everyone is up to speed on diabetes and pancreatic cancer before we go into the sessions around management.

• The pancreas functions
• What is diabetes and what are the different types?
• The physiology of type 3c diabetes
• Introduction to pancreatic cancer, how it is treated and symptoms associated with the disease
• The relationship between diabetes and pancreatic cancer

Medical management

• Glycaemic management
• Medical management
• Hypoglycaemia
• Illness management

Nutritional management, impact of diabetes on treatment, and end of life

• Nutritional management of diabetes with pancreatic cancer including pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT)
• The impact of surgery, chemotherapy, and other treatment on managing diabetes
• Managing diabetes at the end of life

This session is suitable for all healthcare professionals treating and supporting people with pancreatic cancer, no matter your level or role.

It is particularly relevant for UGI / HPB CNSs and consultants, diabetes specialist nurses and consultants, dietitians (specialists and non-specialists) and palliative care specialists.

Lisa Woodrow – Pancreatic Cancer Specialist Nurse, Pancreatic Cancer UK

Eithne Costello – Professor of Molecular Oncology, Department of Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine, University of Liverpool, UK

Anna Burton – Senior Specialist Pancreatic Dietitian, Leeds Teaching Hospital

Philip Johnston – Consultant in Endocrinology and Diabetes, Regional Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Victoria Hospital Belfast

Laura McGeeney – Diabetes Specialist Dietitian, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

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.