Friday, October 18
7:30am - 8:45am APGNN Welcome & Business Meeting
8:45am - 9:30am Session I - Keynote (Session 1 Speaker Slides Here)
Promoting resilience while caring for transgender children
Claire Coyne, Psychologist
Objectives:
- Describe current terminology and models for understanding gender
- Describe gender identity development and differentiate between trajectories of gender dysmorphia in childhood
- Identify common presentations of gender-nonconformity in childhood and adolescence and describe areas of focus for strengths-based clinical work with transgender and gender-expansive youth and families
9:30am-10:00am Session II - New testing for old problems in functional GI disorders (Session II Speaker Slides Here)
Julie Shotwell
Objectives:
- Describe two advantages and/or disadvantages of colonic scintigraphy
- Describe the process for endoscopic functional imaging
- State the benefits of trans nasal endoscopy over sedated esophaogastroduodenoscopy
10:00am - 10:30 am Break
10:30am - 12:00pm Session III - Obesity: From cradle to college (Session III Speaker Slides Here)
10:30am - 11:00am
Medical Overview
Goldie Markowitz, PNP
Objectives
- Discuss the current evidence for the medical management of childhood obesity
- List one pharmacological agent used as adjunctive therapy
11:00am - 11:30am
Nutritional Overview
Betsy Hjelmgren MS, RDN, CSP, LDN
Objectives:
- Discuss the current dietary approaches to pediatric weight management
- Describe the challenges in obtaining healthy foods in insecure areas
11:30am - 12:00pm
Behavioral Overview
Kimberly Genuario Psychologist
Objectives:
- Understand the role of child and family psychosocial functioning on obesity
- Discuss strategies for successful engagement in obesity intervention
12:00pm - 2:00pm Poster Session II
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Session IV - Neurogastrointestinal (Session IV Speaker Slides Here)
2:00pm - 2:30pm
School integration for patients diagnosed with pediatric functional GI disorders
Julie Snyder, PhD
Objectives
- Describe the barriers and challenges associated with the reintegration of pediatric patients into the academic setting
- Identify common recommendations that can be incorporated into a school integration plan
- Recognize the role of the medical team in the school integration process, including communication regarding diagnosis and verifying understanding of a multidisciplinary treatment plan
2:30pm - 3:00pm
New GERD guidelines
Rachel Rosen, MD
Objectives
- Review the treatment algorithm for the treatment of infant reflux
- Review the diagnostic algorithm for the treatment of typical GERD symptoms
- Discuss the changing roles for acid suppression in the diagnosis and treatment of GERD
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Rome IV
Carlo Di Lorenzo, MD
Objectives:
- Clarify the importance of using symptoms based on criteria in diagnosing functional GI disorders
- Describe how the Rome IV criteria differ from previous versions
- Emphasize the benefit of using the Multi-Disciplinary Clinical Profile (MDCP) and other Rome IV products in the care of children with functional GI disorders
3:30pm - 5:00pm Session V - IBD (Session V Speaker Slides Here)
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Ethics and IBD
Stacy Kahn MD
Objectives:
- Review common ethical issues that arise in the care of patients with IBD
- Learn about the principles and framework that guide clinical medical ethics
- Understand approaches that can be used to address ethical decisions in the care of patients with IBD
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Panel Discussion: Transition to adult care: It’s more than knowledge and independence
4:00pm - 4:10pm
Patty Bierly, PNP
Objective:
- Explain fundamental components in transitioning pediatric IBD patients to adult care
4:10pm - 4:40pm
Teri Jackson, PNP, Amy Donegan, PNP, Maureen Kelly, DNP
Objectives:
- Compare the approach of 3 IBD centers in the preparation of pediatric patients for transition through case presentations
- Select clinical pearls of transition that can be applied to your practice
4:40pm - 5:00pm
Whitney Gray, FNP
Objectives:
- Generate effective communication that outlines patient’s progress on transition
- Choose appropriate resources for transitioning pediatric IBD patients to adult care
5:00pm - 6:00pm Conference Wrap up and Committee Meetings
6:00pm APGNN Social Event
Saturday, October 19
8:00am - 8:30am Awards
8:30am - 10:00am Session VI - Potpourri (Session VI Speaker Slides Here)
8:30am - 9:00am
Endoscopy of the small bowel: Through the looking glass
Douglas Fishman MD, FASGE
Objectives:
- Discuss modalities and complementary uses for endoscopic imaging of the small bowel
- Propose disease specific opportunities for the use of small bowel endoscopy in pediatrics
- Highlight new technologies in endoscopy for the small intestines
9:00am - 9:30am
Challenging liver cases
Sanjiv Harpavat, MD
Objectives:
- Understand how to efficiently evaluate a child with elevated AST/ALT
- Understand how to triage an infant with elevated bilirubin levels
9:30am - 10:00am
APGNN and Advocacy: You Can Make a Difference
Bernadette Diez, PNP
Objectives:
- Define advocacy
- Describe the advocacy process
- Describe ways to get involved in advocacy
10:00am - 10:30am Break
10:30am-12:00pm Session VII - Feeding Disorders (Session VII Speaker Slides Here)
10:30am - 11:00am
Feeding disorders: How far we have come and where we are going?
Sherri Cohen MD, MPH, FAAP
Objectives:
- Define pediatric feeding disorders
- Identify the four primary domains that contribute to pediatric feeding disorders
- Review the history of the International Association of Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing
11:00am - 11:30am
Pediatric feeding disorder measurement: Making it patient family centered
Hayley Estrem, PhD
Objectives:
- Describe the importance of early diagnosis and intervention for pediatric feeding disorders
- Understand the need to use questionnaires with established reliability and validity
- Name two benefits of using parent report measures for pediatric feeding disorders
11:30am - 12:00pm
Supporting families of children with feeding disorders
Andrea Begokta, PhD
Objectives:
- Describe the relationship between caregiver stress and mealtime behaviors
- Identify three common feeding concerns caregivers have
- Understand the process and importance of caregiver training