04/07/2026 - Medical Grand Rounds: Pathophysiologic insights and multidisciplinary management of pancreatitis-associated pain: From the bench to bedside to the GI lab

Please join us for our next Medicine Grand Rounds featuring Anna Evans Phillips, MD, MS, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.

This presentation will outline advancements in the characterization and treatment of pain in pancreatic disease, including a review of translational discoveries and patient phenotyping, as well as medical and endoscopic therapies available at our center and in ongoing clinical trials.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Describe recent advancements in the field of therapy for Chronic Pancreatitis. 
  • Identify persistent needs in the area of treatment of pancreatic pain. 
  • Describe aspects of central sensitization that may have an impact upon the chronic pancreatitis pain experience.

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
04/07/2026
Course expires: 
04/07/2029

Anna Evans Phillips, MD, MS — Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.

Disclosures:

No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Accreditation Statement

Jointly Accredited Provider Mark

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The University of Pittsburgh designates enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit[s]™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.00 Attendance
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