In our first international episode, Dr. Peter Lu and Dr. Temara Hajjat cross the Atlantic (virtually) to talk to the illustrious Dr. Marc Benninga from Emma Children's Hospital/Academic Medical Centre in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Dr. Benninga is not only our first guest from our sister society ESPGHAN, but also the first Olympian and perhaps the
read more Drs. Temara Hajjat and Peter Lu talk to Dr. Marla Dubinsky, a professor of pediatrics and a pediatric gastroenterologist at Mount Sinai Hospital. We discuss the approach to fertility and pregnancy in IBD. Learning Objectives1) To identify IBD medications that are safe during pregnancy and lactation 2) To learn the impact of IBD disease activity
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Join NASPGHAN and AASLD on June 1st at 12:00pm EDT for a timely webinar about the recent outbreak of acute hepatitis in children. Register and save your seat! https://bit.ly/3MRTura PRESENTERS Helena Gutierrez Sanchez, MD Hannah L. Kirking, MD Philippa Easterbrook, MD, FRCP, MPH, DTM&H John Ward, MD Saeed Mohammad, MD MODERATORS Estella Alonso, MD Saul
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NASPGHAN is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year and we are working on a number of exciting projects!
read more Drs. Jennifer Lee and Jason Silverman talk to Dr. Maria Mascarenhas, a pediatric gastroenterologist and the director of the integrative health program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. We discuss how extra training in integrative medicine has helped Dr. Mascarenhas take her clinical practice to the next level. We ask how training in culinary medicine can
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To recognize #AsianAmericanandPacificIslanderHeritageMonth, we want to highlight a member of @NASPGHAN, who has made a significant impact in our field, Dr. B U.K. Li. Dr. Li is an expert in cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) and spearheaded the effort to define and standardize the diagnostic and management protocols. He has published extensively on CVS and has received
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To recognize Arab American Heritage Month, we want to highlight a member of NASPGHAN who has made a significant impact in our field. Dr. Ghishan is internationally recognized for his research in pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition. In the course of his career, he has authored more than 400 publications including original articles, editorials, abstracts, book
read more In this collaborative episode with JPGN, Drs. Peter Lu and Jason Silverman talk to Dr. Jim Squires, the first author of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Position Paper on the Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Acute Liver Failure published recently in JPGN. Although this is a complex syndrome and topic,
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NASPGHAN is proud to recognize April as Arab American Heritage Month and acknowledge the contributions of our members with Arab heritage. There are about 3.5 million Arab Americans including many health care providers including active NASPGHAN members. Arab America and the Arab America Foundation launched the National Arab American Heritage Month initiative in 2017. In
read more In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Drs. Jennifer Lee and Peter Lu talk to Dr. Hayat Mousa about the most severe of gastrointestinal motility disorders — pediatric intestinal pseudo-obstruction or PIPO. Although PIPO is a rare disorder, it is one that is important for all pediatric gastroenterologists to recognize. Dr. Mousa is Director of
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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