In a special episode of Bowel Sounds recorded LIVE at the 36th Annual Meeting of the Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (Gesellschaft für pädiatrische Gastroenterologie und Ernährung) originally to be held in Basel, Switzerland, hosts Drs. Peter Lu and Jennifer Lee talk to former NASPGHAN President Dr. Carlo Di Lorenzo (our guest from our
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April is National Minority Health Month and National Donate Life Month. In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Drs. Temara Hajjat and Jennifer Lee talk to Dr. Udeme Ekong about disparities in transplant hepatology. We discuss the importance of organ donation and the impact of COVID-19 on patients pre and post-liver transplant, how transplant centers
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Virtual Webinar Series entitled NASPGHAN visits LASPGHAN. The series kicks off this Thursday evening, April 1, 2021, 2000 hrs (8:00 PM EDT) with the Professor Jorge Bezerra, MD who will be giving a state-of-the art lecture on Biliary Atresia – Advances in Pathophysiology. You can access this webinar at https://vimeo.com/event/711896
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May 5, 8:00 PM – Register Now Integrating QI into your practice and career Moderator: Shehzad Saeed, MD, Dayton Children’s Hospital Speakers: Jenifer Lightdale, MD, MPH, UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center, Jennifer Dotson, MD, MPH, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Maireade McSweeney, MD,MPH, Children’s Hospital, Dana Michelle Dykes, MD, Children’s Center for Digestive Health Care and Kelly
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Registration is now open! In addition to our excellent programming, we also have and exciting “only in Nashville” social event to close the Annual Meeting. Make sure to stay until Sunday so you can join us for the fun. Click here to to see details and register now! Early bird discount available until September 2,
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Visit NASPGHAN’s LearnOnLine to see the full list of educational offerings. Live and On Demand webinars, podcasts, JPGN articles and more! Be sure to check LearnOnLine for details on upcoming LIVE webinars: Social Media: How to be a Smart Advocate (Webinar Wednesday series) April 7, 8PM ET REGISTER TODAY Specific Update on Parenteral Nutrition in
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In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Drs. Temara Hajjat, Peter Lu, and Jason Silverman talk to Dr. Jeffrey Hyams about the management of pediatric patients with IBD. We begin by hearing how he developed his passion for not only IBD but also functional GI disorders — and how he became the first author of
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In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Drs. Peter Lu and Jennifer Lee talk to Dr. Evelyn Hsu about liver transplantation in children and how to become a pediatric transplant hepatologist. We talk about what inspired her to become a transplant hepatologist and introduce the topic of pediatric liver transplantation, including its indications, contraindications, and
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In this special National Women Physicians Day episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Dr. Peter Lu and Dr. Jennifer Lee talk to Dr. Rina Sanghavi about gender bias in academic medicine and pediatric gastroenterology. February 3, 2021 is the 200th birthday of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to receive her medical degree in the United
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Parenteral nutrition is modern medical miracle for patients with gastrointestinal issues that need nutrition. However, parenteral nutrition has some potential risks and long-term side effects. Therefore, the biggest question about parenteral nutrition is who to start it on and when? Latest Guidance on Parenteral Nutrition examines new guidelines concerning the decision on when parenteral nutrition
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