The National Pancreas Foundation provides hope for those suffering from pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer through funding cutting edge research, advocating for new and better therapies, and providing support and education for patients, caregivers, and health care professionals.
NPF raises and directs funds to support exemplary research projects in the field of pancreas disease
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A three-day symposium pairing together world class physicians and scientists with medical fellows.
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Medical provider educational information and opportunities
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Institutional participation in the National Patient Registry
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Take me out to the ball game! For those in the Washington, DC area we have Bowie Baysox Tickets. Tickets are $13 a person (all ages) and $5.00 of each ticket sold when using the “special offer code” NPF2018, will go back to our the NPF.
*If they would like to participate in the on-field ceremony and show solidarity for those that are fighting cancer every day, please arrive at the ballpark by 5:30pm. Those that wish to participate can check in at the WTOP Fan Assistance Center on the 3rd base concourse by 5:50pm. The pre-game ceremony with survivors fellow survivors will begin on the field at 6:05pm. A Baysox representative will gather all survivors at the WTOP Fan Assistance Center and escort them to the field at 5:50pm.
The Georgia State Chapter of the NPF, will be hosting a Patient, Family and Caregiver Reception and Education Event to present the latest developments in Acute Recurrent and Chronic Pancreatitis in Children and Adults featuring specialists from Emory University School of Medicine and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
There will be a light refreshment, opportunity to network, hear from some of experts in the treatment and care of pancreatitis in Georgia and ask questions.
For more details and to register, please CLICK HERE.
Hosted by the National Pancreas Foundation, New Jersey Chapter – please join us a night of good food, conversation and entertainment as we raise money for a cure and bring awareness for better research and therapies for pancreas disease.
For ticket and event sponsorship, please go CLICK HERE.
1st Annual NPF Ohio/Kentucky Chapter Picnic
Join us! This picnic is to bring together people who suffer from pancreatic disease. Friends and family are welcome to attend! To RSVP, please email Dan Spracklen, OH/KY Chapter Chair at npf_ohky@pancreasfoundation.org.
Join us and wear your best purple to raise awareness for pancreas disease! To RSVP, please email June Strayer, Indiana Chapter Chair at NPFIndiana@pancreasfoundation.org.
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