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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Last week, during the Annual Meeting, members of the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Committee – award recipients of NASPGHAN’s Nutrition and Child Health Equity awards program – organized a special outreach event at a Chicago middle school as part of our commitment to growing the pipeline of pediatric GI while broadening knowledge and awareness of nutrition.
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The table here provides categories of formulas for premature and term infants. Formulas within each category are comparable and safe to substitute for each other, in case of shortages. Any substitution should only be done under the recommendation and supervision of a healthcare professional. Please be aware that formula mixing instructions, including proper ratios of
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Wendy Elverson, RD, CSP, LDN – 2025 CPNP Dietitian of Excellence Wendy has been practicing as a registered dietitian specializing in clinical pediatric nutrition for more than 25 years. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nutrition from Pennsylvania State University and completed her dietetic internship shortly thereafter. She began her career at the Children’s
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Navigating Acute Pancreatitis and Pancreaticobiliary Stones: Evidence-Based Management Strategies November 21, 2025 8PM ET Join us for this collaborative NASPGHAN APSPGHAN webinar, bringing together leading experts to discuss the latest advances in diagnosis and management of pancreatic diseases. This 90-minute session will feature concise, clinically focused talks covering key aspects of acute pancreatitis care –
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Managing a Child with Chronic Belly Pain: Interdisciplinary Approach to Functional Abdominal Pain Wednesday November 12, 2025 8PM EST Functional abdominal pain disorders are a group of disorders of the gut-brain interaction (DGBIs) and affect up to 25% of children worldwide. Children with FAPDs have an impaired quality of life along with significant risk of
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In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Dr. Peter Lu and Dr. Jenn Lee talk to Dr. Kevin Watson, pediatric gastroenterologist and Assistant Director of Clinical Informatics at Akron Children's Hospital and Associate Professor at Northeastern Ohio Medical University. We talk about the use of AI-powered ambient listening technology for clinical documentation and his experience
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Episode 38 – Countdown to Chicago: What’s Ahead at the CPNP Nutrition Symposium In this episode of Nutrition Pearls: the Podcast, host Nikki Misner speaks with Dr. Brock Williams and Tamara Sims Dorway about the upcoming CPNP Nutrition Symposium at the annual NASPGHAN meeting on November 6-8th in Chicago, Illinois. Brock Williams is a Registered
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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.
read more 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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The Association of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Nurses
Help & Hope for Children with Digestive Disorders
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
JPGN Reports