title: Academic Pancreas Centers of Excellence: Guidance from a multidisciplinary chronic pancreatitis working group at PancreasFest.
abstract: Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a progressive inflammatory disease, which leads to loss of pancreatic function and other disease-related morbidities. A group of academic physicians and scientists developed comprehensive guidance statements regarding the management of CP that include its epidemiology, diagnosis, medical treatment, surgical treatment, and screening. The statements were developed through literature review, deliberation, and consensus opinion. These statements were ultimately used to develop a conceptual framework for the multidisciplinary management of chronic pancreatitis referred to as an academic pancreas center of excellence (APCOE).
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States.
authors.forename: Sunil G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Sheth
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States.
authors.forename: Darwin L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Conwell
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh and UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Whitcomb
authors.affiliation: National Pancreas Foundation, Bethesda, MD, United States.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alsante
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, University of Michigan Hospital and Health Systems, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.
authors.forename: Michelle A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.affiliation: University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States.
authors.forename: Jamie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barkin
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh and UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
authors.forename: Randall
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brand
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States.
authors.forename: Gregory A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Cote
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States.
authors.forename: Steven D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Freedman
authors.affiliation: Center for Endoscopic Research and Therapeutics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States.
authors.forename: Andres
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gelrud
authors.affiliation: Section of Digestive Diseases, Yale University and VA Healthcare, West Haven, CT, United States.
authors.forename: Fred
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gorelick
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Endoscopy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.
authors.forename: Linda S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastrointestinal and Laparoscopic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States.
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pandol
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, United States.
authors.forename: Vikesh K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh and UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
authors.forename: Dhiraj
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, United States.
authors.forename: C Mel
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Wilcox
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States. Electronic address: philip.hart@osumc.edu.
authors.forename: Phil A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Hart
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010179:Pancreas; D010186:Pancreatic Function Tests; D050500:Pancreatitis, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D010348:Patient Care Team
keywords: Chronic pancreatitis; Diagnosis; Treatment