The Abstract Submission Site is Now Open! Deadline to Submit will be June 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time Click here to submit Dear NASPGHAN Members, We are excited to invite you to submit abstracts for consideration for presentation at the 2025 Annual Meeting. As you know, research plays a vital role in advancing
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Congratulations! We appreciate NASPGHAN’s member engagement during the election and are grateful for the commitment of the candidates to help shape the future of the society and the field of pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition.
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In this episode, hosts Drs. Temara Hajjat and Jenn Lee talk to Dr. Jordan Whatley, Assitant Professor of Pediatrics at the Medical University of South Carolina and pediatric gastroenterologist at Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina. We discuss how multi-specialty clinics focusing on children with tracheostomy and ventilator dependence can improve clinical care.
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Samuel Nurko, MD, MPH, is a Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and Co-Director of the Center for Motility and Functional Bowel Disorders at Boston Children’s Hospital. He was born and raised in Mexico City, where he completed his medical education at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. He moved to the U.S. in
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Still looking to add Hands On Endoscopy skills to your 2025 NASPGHAN Annual Meeting personal agenda? We’re excited to share that NEW skills and NEW time slots have have been added! Visit the Annual Meeting agenda here and register today!
read more In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Dr. Peter Lu and Dr. Jason Silverman talk to Dr. Amber Hildreth, pediatric gastroenterologist and transplant hepatologist at Rady Children's Hospital and Assistant Professor at the University of California San Diego. She is also a clinician scientist at the Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine. We discuss how
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NASPGHAN is proud to recognize National Hispanic-Latine/x Heritage Month from September 15th to October 15th and acknowledge the contributions of our members with Hispanic-Latine/x heritage. The 2020 U.S. census identified 62.1 (18.7%) million Hispanic and/or Latino people in the U.S. This was based on self-reports of those who identify as Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, or
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EPIsode 37 – Lauren Storch – Nutrition in Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI) and TPIAT (you see what we did there) In this episode of Nutrition Pearls: the Podcast, co-hosts Jen Smith and Nikki Misner speak with Lauren Storch on nutrition in patients with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI). Lauren works as a registered dietitian at Nationwide
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September 8-12, 2025 is malnutrition awareness week. This is a great opportunity to engage your healthcare teams and your patients and their families on malnutrition. This week, set a goal to achieve one of the following: Empower your colleagues in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition to screen for, identify, and diagnose malnutrition. Review new updates
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The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has released a new safety standard consistent with NASPGHAN Advocacy priorities for water bead toys, aimed at preventing intestinal blockages when H2O beads are ingested. Ingested water beads will not appear in X-rays, requiring vigilance when ingestion is suspected. Preventing hazardous foreign body ingestions is a top NASPGHAN priority
read more In this episode, hosts Drs. Peter Lu and Jason Silverman talk to Dr. Justine Turner about a non-biopsy approach to diagnosis for celiac disease in children. Dr. Turner is a Professor of Pediatrics and Divisional Director for the Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition at the University of Alberta and also the medical lead for the
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The Association of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Nurses
Help & Hope for Children with Digestive Disorders
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
JPGN Reports
