Grand Rounds, December 4, 2025

By grand rounds
December 2, 2025

Presentation Title: Pancreatic Cystic Lesions: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Dilemma

Speakers: Irving Waxman, MD
Chief of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition
RUSH University Medical Center

Date: Thursday, December 4, 2025
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: MSB 2.103
Learning Format: In-Person and Online

Series Objectives:

  • Apply the latest evidence with patients and practice evidence-based medicine.
  • Discuss current research and its potential for application to patient care.
  • Discuss the latest clinical practice guidelines relevant to clinical practice.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Identify the prevalence of cystic lesions of the pancreas.
  • Illustrate the spectrum of cystic neoplastic lesions.
  • Explain the current imaging and minimally invasive diagnostic modalities.
  • Recall the current surveillance guidelines for pancreatic cystic lesions.

Credit Designation:

  • McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 Hour(s) Attendance w/ No Credit. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Event Disclosures:
Speakers:
Irving Waxman, MD, Chief of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition has disclosed a financial relationship with one or more ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients:

  • Medtronic – Consulting – Relationship Has Not Ended
  • Boston Scientific – Consulting – Relationship Has Not Ended
  • Cook Medical – Consulting – Relationship Has Not Ended
  • Magentiq- Eye – Advisory Committee Member – Relationship Has Not Ended

Any financial relationship that was found to be relevant has been mitigated.

Planners and other Administrative Support:
Tanvi Gupta, MD, Aastha V Bharwad, MD, Philip Orlander, MD, Mark A Farnie, MD, Robby Wesley, DO, FACP, Andrew Sullivan, MD, Gabriel Aisenberg, MD, Jeffrey Chen, MD, Carley Allen, MD, Sanjana M Rao, MD, and Karla Abela, PhD, RN, CCRN, CPN have no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients to disclose.

Commercial Support:
This activity is not commercially supported.

Accreditation Statement:
McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

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