NASPGHAN Friday, November 7th Sessions you are also welcome to attend.
Health Equity Rounds: A Case-Based Approach to Feeding Disorders
Moderators: Dennis Spencer, MD, PhD, Boston Children's Hospital and Conrad Cole, MD, MPH, MSc, University of Florida
10:30 AM Intro to Health Equity Grand Rounds
Jason (Yanjia) Zhang, MD, PhD, Boston Children's Hospital
Panel:
- Peace Nkechinyere Dike, MD, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital / Stanford
- Alan Silverman, PhD, Medical College of Wisconsin
- Venus S. Kalami, MNSP, RD, CSP, Lucile Packard Stanford Children's Health
Learning objectives:
- Identify the psychological and sociocultural factors contributing to disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric feeding disorders across diverse populations
- Apply a case-based framework to recognize the impact of bias, systemic inequities, and social determinants of health on the assessment and management of feeding disorders from a psychological perspective
- Develop interdisciplinary strategies grounded in culturally responsive care principles to promote equitable outcomes in children with feeding disorders
Advancing Care in Pediatric Liver Disease: PSC, Nutrition and Transplantation
Moderators: Nitika Gupta, MBBS, DCH, DNB, MRCP, Emory University and Robert Venick, MD, UCLA
10:30 AM The Many Faces of PSC: From Small to Large Duct and Everything in Between
Leina Alrabadi, MD, Stanford Medicine Children’s Health Center
Learning objectives:
- Review the pathophysiology and natural history of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), including implications for disease progression
- Identify the diagnostic criteria and key phenotypic variations of PSC, with emphasis on clinical, radiologic, and histologic features
- Discuss current management strategies for PSC, including medical and endoscopic therapies, application of prognostic tools, and indications for liver transplantation referral
- Highlight emerging therapies and ongoing research in PSC, with a focus on clinical trials, novel biomarkers, and future directions in disease monitoring and treatment
10:55 AM NASPGHAN Foundation Mid-Level Career Development Award
Living Donor Liver Transplant: Is It a Cost-Effective Option for Children in
Need of Transplantation
Amy Feldman, MD, Children's Hospital Colorado
11:07 AM Optimizing Nutrition in Cholestatic Liver Disease: A Collaborative Approach
Rima Fawaz, MD, Yale University and Lauren Storch, MS, RD, CSP, LD, Nationwide
Children's Hospital
Learning objectives:
- Understand the pathophysiology of nutritional deficiencies and sarcopenia in cholestatic liver disease
- Assess nutritional status of children with cholestatic liver disease
- Describe a practical approach for surveillance and supplementation
11:32 AM Gerard Odell Prize for Excellence in Liver Research
NOVEL POINT-OF-CARE DIAGNOSTIC RISK MODEL AND CLINICAL CALCULATOR
FOR BILIARY ATRESIA
Sandra Rios-Melendez, MD, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM - NASPGHAN Concurrent Session II
What to Do when You Get stuck: An Interdisciplinary Panel Discussion of Challenging Constipation Cases
Moderators: Lusine Ambartsumyan, MD, Seattle Children's Hospital and Rodrigo Vazquez Frias, Md, MsC, PhD, Hospital Infantil De México Federico Gómez
Panel:
- Alexandra Kilgore, MD, Children's Hospital Colorado
- Christina Low Kapalu, PhD, Oregon Health Science University
- Richard J. Wood, MD, Nationwide Children's Hospital
- Toni Solari, RD, LDN, Boston Children's Hospital
Learning objectives:
- Discuss the role of diet in pediatric functional constipation
- Identify barriers to treatment and the behavioral interventions necessary to implement effective treatment strategies in pediatric functional constipation
- Review the medical management of pediatric functional constipation and therapy escalation in refractory constipation
- Recognize the utility of diagnostic testing in the evaluation of refractory constipation
- Understand the role of surgery in the management of pediatric refractory constipation