UPMC Children's at NASPGHAN 2024

UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh is a global leader in the treatment of childhood conditions and diseases, a pioneer in the development of new and improved therapies, and a top educator of the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists. 

We’re excited to be attending NASPGHAN 2024 and would like to officially invite you join us for several UPMC Children's experts presenting at speaking sessions throughout the conference and sharing their research abstracts. 

We also invite you to stop by booth #616 to meet with our faculty to learn more about the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and our programs. 

NASPGHAN Annual Meeting Presentations/Lecture

Friday November 8
2:30 - 4:00 PM – Concurrent Session 1
What to do When the Liver is not Cooperating: Liver Dysfunction
Moderators: Victoria Shakhin, MD, CS Mott Children's Hospital of University of Michigan and James Squires, MD, MS, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Saturday, November 9
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM - Concurrent Session IV
Thriving Beyond Limits: How to Optimize Care for Intestinal Failure
Moderators: Charles Vanderpool, MD, Riley Hospital for Children and Jeffrey Rudolph, MD, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

10:30 AM Home is Where the Hard is: Rules and Tools for Discharging a New IF Patient
Lindsey Gumer, MD, Children's Hospital of Colorado and Kimberly Ackerman, MSN, CRNP, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh                

11:32 AM NASPGHAN Foundational/Alcresta Research Award for the Study of Pancreatic Disease in Children Health Utility Measurement in Pediatric Intestinal Failure
Vikram Raghu, MD, MS, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

APGNN Annual Meeting

3:30-5:00pm: Session VI - Nutrition Potpourri/Nutrition, Highs and Lows
4:30- 5:00pm: Under and Overnutrition of tube fed patients
Victoria Powell, NP, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh