Stephen J. Pandol M.D.
Dr. Pandol is Professor of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine and Staff Physician, Department of Medicine, VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System and University of California, Los Angeles.
This activity has been reviewed by Aaron Tokayer, M.D., Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine (Gastroenterology), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.
Within the past 12 months, Drs. Pandol and Tokayer report no commercial conflicts of interest.
This activity is made possible by an unrestricted educational grant from 
Solvay.
Release Date: 08/08/2006
Upon completion of this Cyberounds®, you should be able to:
Diagnose and determine the causative factors in a case of acute pancreatitis
Estimate the severity and level of care needed for a case of acute pancreatitis
Identify those patients with acute pancreatitis who should receive antibiotics
Discuss the issues related to nutrition in acute pancreatitis
Identify patients with acute pancreatitis who require endoscopic and/or surgical treatments.
