Pearls of Pediatric GI

Saturday, April 26, 2025

7:00am – 8:30am HST

Location: Convention Center: 319

CE: 1.5

Selected By: NASPGHAN

Chair(s)

Thomas Ciecierega, MD (he/him/his)

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Weill Cornell Medicine
Wyckoff, New Jersey, United States

Disclosure(s):

Thomas Ciecierega, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Update on some of the most common GI conditions in pediatrics, including abdominal pain, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and feeding issues in infants, including breastfeeding and breastmilk.
Includes information related to diagnosis and management of these conditions, updated guidelines, updated terminology and novel therapeutic options from some of the world's leading experts in the field.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participants will be able to properly identity, evaluate and manage effectively Inflammatory Bowel Disease, including emerging bio-similar pharmacotherapy.
Upon completion, participants will be able to properly identity, evaluate and effectively manage abdominal pain in children.
Upon completion, participants will be able to comfortably manage infant feeding issues, learn about emerging benefits of breastmilk and optimize use of breastfeeding.

Presentations:

7:00am – 7:30am HST

The New Dawn of Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: The Biosimilars
Speaker: Robbyn E. Sockolow, MD (she/her/hers) – New York Presbyterian Hospital
7:30am – 8:00am HST

Abdominal Pain in Children - Beyond Organic Causes; How to Approach and Treat Successfuly
Speaker: Jose M. Garza, MD MS (he/him/his) – Gi Care for Kids / Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
8:00am – 8:30am HST

Feeding Issues in Infants; The Pros and Cons of Breastfeeding and Breastmilk
Speaker: Thomas Ciecierega, MD (he/him/his) – Weill Cornell Medicine