Rising to the Occasion: Expert Perspectives on Challenging Cases in Pediatric Cholestatic Liver Disease
Presented by: BlendWorks and supported by an educational grant from Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Date/time: Thursday, October 5, 7:15 PM - 9:50 PM
Room: Indigo AE
This educational symposium integrates short didactic presentations with participatory active learning exercises to address strategies for managing challenging cases of pediatric patients with cholestatic liver disease. Experts will share their perspectives on future treatment of cholestatic liver disease, including pharmacologic therapy with ileal bile acid transporter (IBAT) inhibitors. Food and beverages will be included.
Agenda topics include:
- Living with pediatric cholestatic liver disease: Effects on quality of life for children and caregivers
- Getting to the point: Diagnosis of pediatric cholestatic liver disease
- Making it work: Evidence-based treatment of pediatric cholestatic liver disease
- Team players: Best practices for multidisciplinary management of pediatric cholestatic liver disease
- Looking forward: The future of pediatric cholestatic liver disease treatment
Presenters:
Lee Bass, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Director of Endoscopy
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Niviann Blondet, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Director, Pediatric Transplant Hepatology Fellowship
Seattle Children’s Hospital
Seattle, WA
Rohit Kohli, MBBS, MS
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Director, The George Donnell Society for Pediatric Scientists
Associate Director, The Saban Research Institute
Clinical Scholar and Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Alisha Mavis, MD
Atrium Health
Levine Children’s Specialty Center Gastroenterology
Charlotte, NC
Saeed Mohammad, MD, MBBS, MS
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Director, Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Center, MCJCHV
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN
Registration Link
This program is organized by Blendworks, an independent medical communications and education company and supported by an educational grant from Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
This is not an official NASPGHAN event/function.