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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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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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!
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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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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
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An expansion of Teaching and Tomorrow, this program will name up to ten Teaching for an Inclusive Tomorrow scholars among interested 1st and 2nd year pediatric residents and 4th year medical students. Scholars will be chosen on their unique qualities. In addition to networking with other participants, scholarship awardees will be matched with a NASPGHAN
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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
