APGNN Annual Meeting

 

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Friday, October 14th

7:30-8:00am: Breakfast ** & Welcome 

8:00-9:00am: Session I – Keynote Speaker & APGNN Year in Review

8:00-8:30am: Gut Check: Are You Ready to Respond to Human Trafficking in Your Clinical Practice?
                        Jessica L. Peck DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, CNE, CNL, FAANP, FAAN, Clinical Professor, Louise Herrington School of Nursing, Baylor University
                        Learning objectives:

• Describe human trafficking of children and potential clinical presentations
• Identify principles of trauma-informed care in caring for potentially trafficked persons
• Analyze best practices for response to victims in the clinical environment

8:30-9:00am: APGNN Year in Review
                        Elizabeth Burch, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC, APGNN President 

9:00-10:00am:  Session II - Nutrition 

9:00-9:30am: When Diets Cause Harm
                        Toni Solari, RD, LDN- Boston Children’s Hospital 
                        Learning objectives:

• Understand the potential negative impact of diet therapies for the pediatric patient population
• Identify patients who may be at most at risk for disordered eating
• Understand how to safely implement dietary interventions in an at risk population

9:30-10:00am: Identifying Maladaptive Eating Behaviors and Eating Disorders in the Clinical Gastroenterology Setting
                        Julia Carmody, PhD-  Boston Children’s Hospital 
                        Learning objectives:

• Attendees will be able to describe common gastrointestinal complaints in patients with eating disorders and describe maladaptive eating behaviors that can develop in the context of gastrointestinal conditions
• Attendees will be able to recognize clinical presentations and diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder
• Attendees will be able to identify clinical interview questions and standardized measures that can assist in eating disorder screening and diagnosis

10:00-10:30am: Committee Meetings ** & Break**

10:30-12:00 pm:   Session III - Pancreas 

10:30-11:00am: Management of Patients After an Episode of Pancreatitis 
                             Maisam Abu-El-Haija, MD, MS - Cincinnati Children’s Hospital  
                             Learning objectives:

• Define acute vs chronic pancreatitis
• Review criteria for chronic pancreatitis
• Discuss pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatment interventions for chronic pancreatitis

11:00- 11:30am: Advanced Testing for Pancreatitis
                              Wenly Ruan, MD - Texas Children’s Hospital  
                             Learning objectives:

• Review advanced testing used in chronic pancreatitis
• Understand interpretation of both normal and abnormal findings
• Identify when patients need referral for additional testing

11:30-12:00am: Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
                             Soma Kumar, MD- Rady Children’s Hospital 
                             Learning objectives:

• Define Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
• Review diagnostic testing for EPI
• Discuss pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatment interventions for EPI

12:00-1:30pm: Lunch** and Poster Session** 

1:30-3:00pm:  Session IV - Nutrition Part 2

1:30-2:00pm: Tube Weaning with Accompanying Medical, Structural and Feeding Preference Considerations: A Case Study
                         Kristen Frey Cole, MSN, PNP-PC- University of North Carolina Children’s Hospital
                         Learning objectives:

• Identify infants who are best suited for nasogastric tube weaning
• Define and apply the term, visceral hyperalgesia
• Understand the nuances of ankyloglossia as it specifically relates to this case
• Understand the importance of support, promotion, and protection of breast/chestfeeding in infants who are medically stable when tube weaning is recommended
• Describe the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to nasogastric tube weaning

2:00-2:30pm: Feeding Difficulties in the Premature Infant
                        Daniel Duncan, MD, MPH – Boston Children’s Hospital 
                        Learning objectives:

• Review potential causes of feeding difficulties in premature infants while in the NICU and after hospital discharge
• Discuss the work-up and management of gastroesophageal reflux and oropharyngeal dysphagia in premature infants
• Develop a multidisciplinary approach to safely providing nutrition and advancing feeding skills for premature infants with feeding difficulties

2:30-3:00pm: Making Sense of Infant Formula: An Overview for Health Professionals
                        Lisa Richardson, MS, RD, LDN, Knowing Nutrition LLC
                        Learning objectives:

• Summarize primary ingredient differences between four categories of infant formula
• Infer an infant formula category based on the ingredients a formula contains
• Describe GI considerations for each category of infant formula
• Suggest alternative formula to address common feeding difficulties

3:00-5:00:  Session V - Hot Topics 

3:00-3:30pm: Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome
                         Neetu Bali Puri, MD, MPH- Nationwide Children’s Hospital 
                         Learning objectives:

• Review causes of Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome
• Discuss diagnosis and treatment of Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome
• Understand potential complications of Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome

3:30-4:00pm: Approach to the Jaundiced Infant
                        Shabina Walji-Virani, MSN, CPNP-PC, Children’s Medical Center Dallas, UT Southwestern Medical Center 
                         Learning objectives:

• Identify pathologic jaundice vs physiologic jaundice
• Describe causes for neonatal jaundice
• Review diagnostic testing for neonatal jaundice
• Review treatment for neonatal jaundice and potential complications of untreated jaundice

4:00-4:30pm: Let’s Talk about Immunizations in Pediatric IBD
                        Maureen Kelly, DNP, MS, CPNP - University of North Carolina Children’s Hospital
                         Learning objectives:

• Discuss importance of immunizations in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
• Identify barriers to vaccine completion in pediatric IBD
• Discuss methods/timing of immunization assessment/administration
• Describe vaccine implementation strategies in pediatric IBD

4:30-5:00pm: HEADDS Shoulders Knees and Psych
                        Sarah Bolog, MSW, LSW - Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital  
                         Learning objectives:

• Review the Headds Assessment
• Understand the role of the SW in a multidisciplinary GI clinic
• Identify resources available in practice when SW is unavailable

5:00-5:30pm: APGNN Awards & Presentations **

6:00PM APGNN Social Event**

Saturday, October 15th 

8:00-8:30am: Breakfast & Welcome 

8:30-10:00am:  Session VI - Intestinal Failure & Rehabilitation 

8:30-9:00am: Introduction to Intestinal Failure
                        Lindsey Gumer, MD, MSc- Children’s Hospital Colorado
                        Learning objectives:

• Review etiologies for intestinal failure
• Review surgical procedures used in intestinal failure
• Discuss the multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of the patient with intestinal failure
• Discuss the prognosis for patients with intestinal failure

9:00-9:30am: Common Complications and Management of the Intestinal Rehabilitation Patient
                        Kimberly Ackerman, RN, MSN, CPNP, AC/PC- UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh 
                        Learning objectives:

• Discuss management of a febrile TPN dependent patient
• Identify complications of central line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) and prevention prophylaxis
• Discuss complications of long term indwelling catheters
• Identify risk factors for central vessel thrombosis and prevention prophylaxis
• Discuss unique complications associated with small bowel bacterial overgrowth and D-lactic acidosis

9:30-10:00am: Total Parenteral Nutrition: Back to Basics
                          Nicole Lidyard, RD, LD - UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital   
                        Learning objectives:

• Review Parenteral Nutrition composition
• Describe how to calculate a TPN order
• Describe how to adjust electrolytes and additives
• Review of monitoring guidelines and weaning protocols

10:00-10:30am Break 

10:30- 12:00pm:  Session VII - Procedures

10:30-1100am: Biopsies: What Does it Mean?
                           Joseph Picararo, MD - NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, Columbia University Irving Medical Center  
                           Learning objectives:

• Discuss histology findings in Celiac disease and Eosinophilic Esophagitis
• Understand histologic findings when compared to endoscopic findings
• Learn to apply histological findings to clinical practice

11:00-11:30am: Utilization of Botox in the Pediatric GI Patient
                             Jaime Belkind-Gerson, MD, MSc - Children’s Hospital Colorado 
                           Learning objectives:

• Overview of Botulinum toxin A
• Discuss use, safety, and efficacy in treating lower esophageal sphincter for gastroparesis
• Discuss use, safety, and efficacy in treating the internal anal sphincter to decrease rectal tone in refractory constipation

11:30-12:00pm: Endo-what??
                             Rachel Rosen, MD, MPH- Boston Children’s Hospital  
                           Learning objectives:

• Overview of the endoluminal functional lumen imaging probe
• Discuss indications for endoluminal functional lumen imaging probe
• Review of procedure and outcomes

12:00-2:00pm: Lunch and Poster Session**

2:00 -6:00pm: NASPGHAN Concurrent Sessions 

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM NASPGHAN Concurrent Session V

When a spoonful of sugar doesn't make it go down
Moderators: Hannibal Person, MD, Seattle Children's Hospital and Karla Kristine Hicks Vaz, MD, Nationwide Children's Hospital

2:00 PM    Approach to functional dyspepsia and chronic nausea
                 Julie Khlevner, MD, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and
                  New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital
                  Learning objectives:

• Discuss the criteria for diagnosing functional dyspepsia (FD)
• Understand the current concepts in pathogenesis of FD and nausea
• Review evidence-based approach to therapy in pediatric FD and nausea

2:25 PM    A tough pill to swallow: Novel tests and treatments to define clinical algorithms in esophageal dysphagia
                 Justin C. Wheeler, MD, University of Utah
                 Learning objectives:

• Review clinical algorithms for management of pediatric patients with esophageal dysphagia
• Review novel and proven testing modalities used to guide diagnosis in pediatric patients with esophageal dysphagia
• Review treatment options for pediatric patients with esophageal dysphagia

2:50 PM    Abstract
3:02 PM    Decoding gastroparesis: What is motor vs sensation
                 Samuel Nurko, MD, Boston Children's Hospital
                 Learning objectives

• Describe clinical characteristics of patients with gastroparesis
• Understand symptom generation in patients with gastroparesis
• Describe a symptom based approach to patients with gastroparesis

3:45 PM - 5:15 PM NASPGHAN Concurrent Session VI 

IBD beyond the scope
Moderators: Jennifer Dotson, MD, MPH, Nationwide Children's Hospital and Joseph Picoraro, MD, Columbia University Medical Center

3:45 PM    “Mild IBD” How do we address this as pediatric gastroenterologists?
                 Sandra Chihyun Kim, MD, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
                 Learning objectives:

• Define “mild” pediatric Crohn’s disease
• Review treatment options for mild Crohn’s disease
• Discuss future areas of research

4:10 PM    Venous thromboembolism (VTE) in Pediatric IBD
                 Eric Benchimol, MD, The Hospital for Sick Children
                 Learning objectives:

• Review the pathophysiology of VTEs in IBD
• Discuss rates and risk factors of VTEs in pediatric IBD
• Determine indications and safety of VTE prophylaxis in children with IBD

4:35 PM    Abstract
4:47 PM    What are roles for ultrasound in IBD and who needs it
                 Mallory Chavannes, MD, MHSc, Children's Hospital Los Angeles
                 Learning objectives:

• Discuss the role and indications of intestinal ultrasound in the diagnosis and monitoring of IBD
• Review how intestinal ultrasound is performed in clinical practice
• Discuss advanced applications of intestinal ultrasound and its potential impact on clinical care