Course Directors: 
Toba Weinstein, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Fellowship Training Program Director
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology
Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Cohen Children's Medical Center
Northwell Health

Maria Perez, DO
Attending Physician, Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition)
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago


Postgraduate Course

Thursday, November 7, 2024
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Module 1 – FGID/Motility
Moderators: Toba Weinstein, MD, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Cohen Children's Medical Center and Thomas Ciecierega, MD, NYP - Weill Cornell Medical College

8:00 AM    DGBI: Prescribing for the big brain and the little brain
                   Hannibal Person, MD, FAAP, Seattle Children's Hospital
8:20 AM    Neurostimulation for pediatric DGBIs: Practical tips and tricks
                   Neha R. Santucci, MD, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
8:40 AM    Orthostatic intolerance and dysautonomia: Role of the Gastroenterologist in demystifying the myths
                   John Edward Fortunato, Jr., MD, Lurie Children's Hospital
9:00 AM - 10:20 AM Module 2 – Liver/Pancreas
Moderators: Maria Perez, DO, Lurie Children's Hospital and Nadia Ovchinsky, MD, MBA, FAASLD, NYU Grossman School of Medicine

9:00 AM    Chronic viral hepatitis coinfections: Management and challenges
                   Norberto Rodriguez-Baez, MD, UT Southwestern
9:20 AM    Caring for the pre-transplant patient for the non-transplant hepatologist
                   Mercedes Martinez, MD, New York Presbyterian Hospital
9:40 AM    Caring for the post-transplant patient for the non-transplant hepatologist
                   Vicky Ng, MD, FRCPC, The Hospital for Sick Children
10:00 AM  Pancreatic function testing in acute and chronic pancreatitis
                   Amit Grover, MD, FAAP, Boston Children's Hospital
 
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM Break
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Module 3 - Endoscopy
Moderators: Toba Weinstein, MD, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Cohen Children's Medical Center and Lisa Fahey, MD, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

11:00 AM     It's not always esophagitis: Inlet patches, Schatzki's rings, hiatal hernias, and more!
                     Wenly Ruan, MD, Baylor College of Medicine
11:20 AM     Pediatric bleeding: Next-gen treatments for young patients
                     Yolanda Rivas, MD, Children's Hospital At Montefiore
11:40 AM    Cracking the code: Endoscopic scoring systems
                     Tom K. Lin, MD, Rady Children's Hospital

12:00 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch on your own/Learning Lunches*

 1. Management of the Difficult GI Bleeder
Yolanda Rivas, MD, Children's Hospital At Montefiore and Alexander Koral, MD, Yale School of Medicine

2. Chronic Viral Hepatitis Coinfections: Management and Challenges
Norberto Rodriguez-Baez, MD, UT Southwestern and Steven Ciciora, MD, Nationwide Children's Hospital

3. Evaluating the Pancreas
Amit Grover, MD, FAAP, Boston Children's Hospital and Samuel Bitton, MD, Northwell Health Cohen Children's Medical Center

4. How To Approach Prescribing Psychiatric Medications for DGBI
Hannibal Person, MD, Seattle Children's Hospital and Tanaz Danialifar, MD, CHLA

5. Prioritizing Medications in the Challenging IBD Patient
Cary Sauer, MD, Emory University / Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Jacob Kurowski, MD, Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital

6. Celiac Disease Screening for Patients and Family Members
Ritu Verma, MD, University of Chicago and Marisa Gallant Stahl, MD, MSCS, Children's Hospital Colorado

7. When Your Patient Refuses to Eat
Valerie Marchand, MD, Ste-Justine UHC and Erealda Prendaj, MD, Wake Forest University

8. Is My Patient Really Allergic?
Craig A. Friesen, MD, Children's Mercy Hospital and Deborah A. Neigut, MD, Children's Hospital Colorado

*Please note Learning Lunches are a separately ticketed events, but you do need to first be registered for the Postgraduate Course in order to register for a learning lunch. 
1:20 PM - 2:40 PM Module 4 – Inflammatory Disease
Moderators: Maria Perez, DO, Lurie Children's Hospital and Sonia Michail, MD, Children's Hospital Los Angeles

1:20 PM        Prioritizing medications in IBD: What and how to choose
                      Cary Sauer, MD, Emory University / Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
1:40 PM        GI point of care: IBD imaging for the gastroenterologist
                      Mallory Chavannes, MD, Children's Hospital Los Angeles
2:00 PM        Block the clot: VTE prophylaxis in IBD
                      Kimberley A. Chien, MD, Weill Cornell Medical College
2:20 PM       Celiac disease: A roadmap to disease monitoring
                      Ritu Verma, MD, University of Chicago
2:40 PM - 4:00 PM Module 5 – Nutrition/Potpourri
Moderators: Toba Weinstein, MD, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Cohen Children's Medical Center and Rachel Kassel, MD, PhD, UAB At Birmingham and Children's of Alabama

2:40 PM      When the lymph isn't flowing: Management of lymphatic disorders
                     Jefferson Naylor Brownell, MD, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3:00 PM      Dietary therapy for IBD: Updates on the evidence
                     Sandra Chihyun Kim, MD, Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital
3:20 PM       Food intolerance and allergies: When is testing appropriate
                     Craig A. Friesen, MD, Children's Mercy Hospital
3:40 PM      The picky eater
                     Valerie Marchand, MD, Ste-Justine UHC