2026 Single Topic Symposium
Pediatric Intestinal Failure in the Modern Era: Advancing Knowledge, Therapeutic Innovations, and Shaping the Future through Building Collaborative Workforce
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
8:00 am – 6:00 pm

Course Directors:
• Stephanie Oliveira, MD, CNSC, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
• Ruba Abdelhadi, MD, Physician Nutrition Specialist®, FASPEN, NASPGHAN-F, Children's Mercy Hospital

8:00 AM - 8:15 AM Opening Remarks
Stephanie Oliveira, MD, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Ruba Abdelhadi, MD, Physician Nutrition Specialist®, FASPEN, NASPGHAN-F, Children's Mercy Hospital

8:15 AM - 9:45 AM Module 1
Foundations Of Pediatric Intestinal Failure: Diagnosis, Clinical Care, And Optimizing Outcomes 
Moderators: Gary Galante, MD, BSc, MEd, FRCPC, University of Calgary & Wenjing Zong, MD, University of Texas Southwest 

8:15 AM The Eras Tour: Understanding the Evolving Landscape and Workforce Challenges of Pediatric Intestinal Failure
               Christopher Duggan, MD, MPH, Boston Children's Hospital
8:45 AM Optimizing Intestinal Rehabilitation: Nutritional and Therapeutic Strategies

9:15 AM Comprehensive Outpatient Management and Hospital-to-Home Transition in Pediatric Intestinal Failure
              Nisha Mangalat, MD, Saint Louis University


9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Break

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Module 2
Innovative Approaches And Therapeutic Advances In Intestinal Rehabilitation
Moderators: Joanne Lai, MD, Mount Sinai Medical Center 

10:00 AM GLP-2 Analogs and Enhancing Adaptation: Real-World Applications

                 Valeria Cohran, MD, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital

10:22 AM The Future is Now: Next-Generation Interventions/Therapeutics for Intestinal Rehab

10:44 AM Use of Digital Frontiers for Best Practice
                Stephanie Oliveira, MD, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
11:06 AM Evaluating the Options: Transplant, Surgical Lengthening, or Long-Term Rehabilitation? Who, When, and Why?
                 Robert Venick, MD, UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Lunch Sessions: First Come, First seated

Option A: Mentorship Luncheon: Pathways to a Career in Intestinal Rehab
Co-Presenters: Samuel Kocoshis, MD, FAAP, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Clarivet Torres, MD, Childrens National Hospital

Option B: Institutional Capacity-Building Roundtable
Co-Presenters: Praveen Goday, MBBS, Nationwide Children's Hospital
Zev Minkoff, MD, Valley Children's Hospital

Option C: Parenteral Nutrition Basics
Co-Presenters: Mark Corkins, MD, CNSC, SPR, FAAP, Univ of TN Health Science Ctr
Antoinette Adjowa Amevor, MD, Emory University
Learning objectives: By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Recognize common indications for initiating parenteral nutrition in pediatric patients, as well as key contraindications and considerations for selecting central versus peripheral access
• Describe the most common short- and long-term complications associated with parenteral nutrition including catheter-related bloodstream infections, intestinal failure–associated liver disease (IFALD), and metabolic derangements as well as outline strategies for monitoring and prevention
• Identify the core macronutrient and micronutrient components of parenteral nutrition and describe appropriate laboratory monitoring to ensure nutritional adequacy

Moderators: Christina Bales, MD, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Sirine Belaid, MD, University of Alabama At Birmingham
Co-Presenters: Yaron Avitzur, MD, Hospital for Sick Children
Constantino Flores Resendiz, MD, hospital infantil de mexico federico gomez
Nikhil Pai, MD, CNSC, FRCPC, FAAP, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Module 3
Advocacy, Policy, and The Future Of Intestinal Rehabilitation: Advancing Physician Expertise, Enhancing Reimbursement, and Fostering The Next Generation Through Board Recognition And Taxonomy Reform
Moderators: Martine Saint-Cyr, MD, Washington University and Conrad Cole, MD, MPH, MSc, University of Florida

12:30 PM Strengthening the Role of Physician Nutrition Specialists in Interdisciplinary Intestinal Rehabilitation
                Ruba Abdelhadi, MD, Physician Nutrition Specialist®, FASPEN, NASPGHAN-F, Children's Mercy Hospital
1:00 PM Advocacy in Action: Advancing Recognition, Reimbursement, and Research
              Lindsey Gumer, MD, Children's Hospital of Colorado
1:30 PM Panel: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Global and Underserved Perspectives
              Moderator: Conrad Cole, MD, MPH, MSc, University of Florida
              Panel:
                      Susan Gutierrez, MD, UCSF University of California San Francisco / Benioff Children’s Hospital
                      Mary Garcia, MD, University of California, San Diego
                      Riad Rahhal, MD, MS, University of Illinois, College of Medicine At Peoria, IL

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM Module 4
Quality Improvement And Nutrition-centered Care 
Moderators: Jason Soden, MD, Children's Hospital Colorado & Batul Kaj-Carbaidwala, MD, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital

2:15 PM Vascular Access Best Practices: From Guidelines to Bedside Implementation
              Danielle Wendel, MD, University of Washington/Seattle Children's Hospital 
              Learning objectives:

• Summarize the importance of central access management in children with intestinal failure (IF)
• Utilize strategies to optimize prevention and early recognition of complications associated with central venous access in children with IF to preserve access

2:45 PM Leveraging Growth Trends, Examination, and Adaptation Metrics
              Kate Samela, MS, RD, CSP, Connecticut Children's Medical Center 

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Module 5
Beyond The Gut – Addressing Psychosocial Dimensions And Family-centered Care
Moderators:  Hillary Bashaw, MD, Doernbecher Children's Hospital/Oregon Health & Science University & Saurabh Talathi, MD, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center

3:15 PM A Caregiver’s Voice: Navigating the Journey and What We Wish You Knew
              Patient Advocate and
              Sivan Kinberg, MD, Columbia University Medical Center
3:45 PM Mental Health in Intestinal Failure: An Urgent Frontier
              Christina Kosar-Belza, NP, Hospital for Sick Children and
              Ilana Moss, PhD, Children's Hospital Los Angeles

4:15 PM - 4:45 PM Module 6
Emerging Research & Abstract Presentations
Moderators: Daniela Gattini Valdes, MD, Hospital for Sick Children & Jeffrey Rudolph, MD, UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh

4:15 PM Abstract
4:27 PM Abstract

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Closing Remarks & Key Takeaways
Stephanie Oliveira, MD, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and 
Ruba Abdelhadi, MD, Physician Nutrition Specialist®, FASPEN, NASPGHAN-F, Children's Mercy Hospital

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Poster Session & Networking Reception

This Single Topic Symposium is supported in part by an educational grant from Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.