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PedsGI Palooza in Action! NASPGHAN Annual Meeting 2025

Join us in Chicago! The Plenary Session offers the launch of our NED Talk Series on Friday morning, November 7, 2025. With decades of experience and a passion for advancing pediatric GI care, Dr. DiLorenzo will share frontline insights, practical pearls, and stories that inspire. Registration is OPEN and the full agenda is AVAILABLE. We

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International Button Battery Awareness Day – June 12

Each year, more than 3,500 children suffer serious injuries from button battery ingestion around the world. As pediatric gastroenterologists, we know that these small batteries, found in everyday household items, can cause life-threatening damage within hours if swallowed. June 12 is International Button Battery Awareness Day – and NASPGHAN is joining FISPGHAN in spreading awareness

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SToP VTE: STANDARDIZED TOOL FOR PROPHYLAXIS VTE

Children and adolescents hospitalized with active inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at increased risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE), which can have significant impacts on patient outcomes. This evidence-based course was created to educate healthcare providers about this risk and serve as a toolkit to guide development and implementation of standardized procedures for VTE risk screening

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Management of Pain-Predominant Disorders in Gut-Brain Interaction

LIVE WEBINAR June 13 8PM ET/June 14 5:30 AM (New Delhi time) This webinar brings together experts from both societies to explore an integrative, global perspective on the treatment of pediatric disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI). Attendees will gain insights into both pharmacological and psychological treatment modalities, with a focus on how Eastern and Western

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Job Interview Coaching Workshop

Attention Rising 3rd year GI Fellows: We have excitedly accepted our 1st group of fellows for the NASPGHAN Job Interview Coaching Workshop. This new NASPGHAN program involves a series of 3 sessions, with session # 1 kicking off with the following agenda. Practical tips on how to be an effective speaker for a job interview

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Dysbiosis and Bacterial Overgrowth

June 13, 2025 8PM ET Register here Dysbiosis and small bowel bacterial overgrowth are complications that are seen in patients with gastrointestinal illness, especially those with surgical resections. Diagnosis can be difficult, and typical forms of testing such as breath hydrogen tests are not as reliable given the patient’s altered and shortened anatomy. This webinar

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Annual Meeting Reminders

JUNE 1, 2025 Baby Shark Tank Deadline The 4th Annual NASPGHAN Baby Shark Tank is an opportunity to share your GI innovation or medical device idea with colleagues (and the world!). Applications will be reviewed by a panel of experts, and the Top 4 will be chosen to pitch live at the NASPGHAN Annual Meeting on

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6/1 Deadline – 2025 Abstracts

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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World EoE Day

NASPGHAN is proud to participate in the first official World EoE Day, a global awareness day dedicated to shining a light on Eosinophilic Esophagitis. We invite you to visit NASPGHAN’s YouTube site to view our two new EoE videos, Teen’s Story: Having Trouble Swallowing and My Child Chokes and Gags While They Eat.

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