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
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
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,
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
read more In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Drs. Temara Hajjat and Peter Lu talk to Dr. Judith Kelsen about the presentation, evaluation, and management of children with very early onset inflammatory bowel disease (VEO-IBD). Learning Objectives1) To define and describe the clinical presentation of very early onset IBD2) To examine diagnostic strategies for patients with very
read more In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Dr. Jennifer Lee and Peter Lu talk to Dr. Carol Durno and Melyssa Aronson about Lynch Syndrome and Constitutional Mismatch Repair Deficiency (CMMRD). This is a rare disorder that all gastroenterologists should consider when a polyp is found. Early diagnosis, early screening is critical to the survival of
read more In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Drs. Temara Hajjat and Jason Silverman talk to Dr. Diana Lerner about the management of foreign body ingestions, with a particular focus on button battery ingestions including their rising incidence as well as risk mitigation strategies and public education approaches to reducing harm. As always, the discussion, views,
read more In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Drs. Peter Lu and Jennifer Lee talk to former NASPGHAN President Dr. John Barnard about the past, current, and future of pediatric GI research. We ask him to reflect upon his career as a leader in the field of pediatric GI and specifically in advancing pediatric GI research
read more In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Drs. Temara Hajjat and Dr. Jason Silverman talk to Dr. Sohail Husain about chronic pancreatitis in children. He explains the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of chronic pancreatitis. Learning objectives:1. Learning the definition of chronic pancreatitis 2. Learning the common etiologies of chronic pancreatitis 3. Learning how to manage a patient
read more In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Drs. Jennifer Lee and Temara Hajjat talk to Dr. Jorge Bezerra about advances in biliary atresia in children. He explains the evaluation and diagnosis of biliary atresia and discusses new diagnostic tests and therapeutic trials. As always, the discussion, views, and recommendations in this podcast are the sole responsibility
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