Bili Attends the Gastrointestinal Cancer Symposium & 2015 Cholangiocarinoma Foundation Annual Stakeholder Conference
Photo courtesy of The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation. Isabella Guajardo, of UCSF with her poster entitled, “Cholangiocarcinoma and the Internet: What Doctors Need to Know to Best Help Your Patients.” Just one of many 21 posters featured this year alone at the CC Annual Meeting.
The Bili Project Foundation had the pleasure of attending both the Gastrointestinal Cancer Symposium and the 2015 Cholangiocarinoma Foundation Annual Stakeholder Conference earlier this year.
The GI ASCO, which is an internationally renowned Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium that was held in San Francisco, California in January 2015. GI ASCO is a high-profile, specialized oncology event designed for the exchange of the latest research and science with physicians and scientists on cancers of the pancreas, small bowel, and hepatobiliary tract; colon and rectum; and esophagus and stomach. During the event, The Bili Project Foundation co-hosted an exhibitor booth in the ballroom with The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation and attended the Gastrointestinal General Poster Sessions where we were able to hear and discuss cutting-edge Gastrointestinal cancer research with scientists and physicians from around the world. The Bili Project Foundation is proud to be involved in funding such meaningful research at UCSF for Hepatobiliary Cancers.
We also attended the 2015 Annual Stakeholder Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah last week. During the meeting, some of the world’s most brilliant scientists and physicians from around the world presented current data on translational and basic research activities involving Cholangiocarcinoma. During the 2014 Annual Stakeholder Conference these scientists and physicians met in-person and collaborated on projects and research proposals, and therefore, we were able to witness the incredible progress these projects have made throughout the past year while we attended the 2015 conference. Additionally, our co-founder, Susan Acquisto is Chair of the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation Nursing Advisory Board comprised of nursing experts from large cancer center institutions around the country and presented their groundbreaking work of developing Nursing Care Guidelines for patients with Cholangiocarcinoma which will be submitted for publication in peer reviewed journals of Nursing. Our Bili Research Team from UCSF attended both the 2014 and 2015 conferences as well where they were actively involved in forming collaborative research teams with other scientists and physicians from around the country. During the 2015 Conference our Research Team at UCSF was able to present their collaborative findings over the past year. The Bili Project Foundation is excited to continue funding UCSF’s Hepatobiliary Cancer Research Program, where groundbreaking research is underway.
For more information on both events please visit the links below: