Education

An email from a patient……

“Dear Dr Whitcomb.  i am 15 years old and i have hereditary pancreatitis. You tested my family of it. And my dads side of the family was posoitive of it, my father, his father and my past uncle have it that i know of. Im doing an informative research paper about it and would like to get a history and present condiction of this condiction. If you are not able to do it yourself i understand, but if you know anyone that can help me i would greatly appreciate it. Thank you”

This section is dedicated to helping visitors find additional resources where they can learn about the pancreas and pancreatic diseases, or to organize information from this web site so that they can teach others.

The scope and complexity of educational material must be adjusted to the educational background and experience of the speaker and audience.  The basic resources needed for High School or College are given to the left.

Published Stories about Hereditary Pancreatitis, Genetics and Pancreatitis

• Hereditary Pancreatitis: A Memorial Day to Remember. (PittMed)
• Obesity, fatty acids and acute pancreatitis:  Unsaturated Solution (PittMed_2012)
• Genetics and alcohol-relaed pancreatitis: Test my blood: I am not a drinker (PittMed_2008)

Postgraduate training is listed under Annual Meetings.