Patient Education and Counseling

ESCAPE - “Education, Support and Care for Pancreatic Diseases”

Patient education is a vital part of any treatment plan. The Pancreatic and Biliary Disease Program’s quarterly meeting (“ESCAPE”) is designed to educate patients with pancreatitis or other pancreatic conditions. Family members and friends are welcome to learn about these difficult medical problems. Members of our expert team are on hand to provide comprehensive information and answer patient questions. Through better understanding, we can attain better pancreas health.

For information regarding the next event, please contact the PB program at:
Phone: 1-888-3GI-DEPT
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Genetic Counseling

Certain types of cancers and chronic diseases of adulthood have been found to have a genetic basis and may run in families. Cedars-Sinai's GenRISK® Adult Genetics Program provides genetic risk assessment, genetic counseling and genetic testing. Having knowledge about his or her genetic risks for inheriting disease enables a person to make better health management decisions, take action to minimize risks and know better how to manage an inherited disease should it occur.

Psychological Counseling

Living with a terminal illness and/or chronic pain requires managing a patient's physical and emotional well-being. For help with their emotional well being, many patients and family members turn to counseling. It can teach them the coping skills they need to live more successfully with their pain or illness.