Friday, November 4, 2011

The Diabetes-Pancreatitis Breakthrough Awareness Night

Well it is a gloomy fall day here, looks like winter is coming soon but for those of you who suffer greatly due to pancreatitis, calcification of the pancreas or some other complication that may make healing unrealistic or almost impossible and you wish to know more about surgical removal, etc ...

I have just received notification of a live webcast you may want to register for in order to learn more about your options ...

"One of the world's leading transplant surgeons, Dr. David Sutherland who performed the first living donor partial pancreas transplant in the world in 1979, will be the feature guest speaker at the Diabetes-Pancreatitis Breakthrough Awareness Night. It is an educational event for not only for adults & children who have pancreatitis, diabetes or low blood sugar but also for medical professionals, caregivers, friends and families who are interested in learning more about the treatment options for pancreatitis and diabetes. Dr. David Sutherland, transplant surgeon and Dr. Melena Bellin, pediatric endocrinologist, will be explaining the latest and most innovative technologies to improve quality of life for patients affected by pancreatitis and diabetes. They will explain the before and after process of an islet cell transplant via an online webinar and will answer questions "LIVE!"

Register today by going to www.kidswhocareclub.org. Event brought to you by the Kids Who Care Foundation (www.kidswhocareclub.org) and the National Pancreas Foundation (www.pancreasfoundation.org). Pancreatitis support is available for pediatric patients and families at www.kidswhocareclub.org

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