World Congress of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition 2016

The 5^th World Congress of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (WCPGHAN) was held October 5-8, 2016 in Montreal. This event showcased state of the art science and technology in the field of pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition, as well as presentations and keynote speeches from experts who are leaders in their field.

The conference encompassed nine themes including:

• IBD
• Celiac and other GI disorders
• Neurogastroenterology and motility
• Endoscopy
• Hepatology
• Pancreatology
• Global health
• Nutrition and intestinal rehabilitation
• Transplantation

Several Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC faculty and staff spoke at the conference on a number topics including:

Immune Tolerance and Rejection
Pharmacology (pharmaco-genetics) and immunosuppression: Past, present and future
Patrick McKiernan, MD

Steatorrhea: What if it’s not Cystic Fibrosis
Mark Lowe, MD, PhD

Acute Liver Failure – Pathogenesis and Management
Robert Squires, MD and Anil Dhawan, MD

Pancreas
Mark Lowe, MD, PhD

Pancreatitis

Inflammatory Responses/ Healing in Pancreatic Injury
Sohail Husain, MD

Poster Presentations

Sterile Cerebrosprinal Fluid Ascites: A Rare Complication After Ventriculoperitoneal Shunting
James Squires, MD, and Kristen Critelli, MD (fellow)

Clinical Variability Following Partial External Biliary Diversion In Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis 1 Deficiency
James Squires, MD, Robert Squires, MD, and Amy Morris, RN, CCPC