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International Button Battery Awareness Day – June 12

Each year, more than 3,500 children suffer serious injuries from button battery ingestion around the world. As pediatric gastroenterologists, we know that these small batteries, found in everyday household items, can cause life-threatening damage within hours if swallowed. June 12 is International Button Battery Awareness Day – and NASPGHAN is joining FISPGHAN in spreading awareness

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World EoE Day

NASPGHAN is proud to participate in the first official World EoE Day, a global awareness day dedicated to shining a light on Eosinophilic Esophagitis. We invite you to visit NASPGHAN’s YouTube site to view our two new EoE videos, Teen’s Story: Having Trouble Swallowing and My Child Chokes and Gags While They Eat.

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Culinary Medicine: Milk Protein Allergy/Lactose Intolerance

February 26, 2025 * 8PM ET REGISTER TODAY The fourth webinar in the Culinary Medicine series will discuss a common problem in pediatric gastroenterology – milk protein allergy and lactose intolerance. The first segment of the live webinar will offer a medical presentation that will define and discuss the differences in diagnoses, followed by a

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Dietary Management of EoE

December 11, 2004 8PM ET REGISTER HERE Blending the art of food and cooking with the science of medicine, we’re excited to bring you interactive educational webinars that highlight the importance of food and diet within a patient’s health plan, and how to use culinary medicine tailored to specific GI diseases and symptoms. The third

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Children learning about pediatric gastroenterology resources and support from GiKids for digestive disorders.

Blenderized Tube Feeding

Blenderized Tube Feeding November 20, 2024 8PM ET Blending the art of food and cooking with the science of medicine, this new NASPGHAN webinar series brings you live interactive educational webinars that highlight the importance of food and diet within a patient’s health plan, and how to use culinary medicine tailored to specific GI diseases

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Children engaging with educational resources on pediatric gastroenterology by GiKids, supporting digestive health awareness.

Culinary Medicine Webinar Series

Applying Culinary Medicine in Pediatric GI Disorders Blending the art of food and cooking with the science of medicine, this new NASPGHAN webinar series brings you live interactive educational webinars that highlight the importance of food and diet within a patient’s health plan, and how to use culinary medicine tailored to specific GI diseases and

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Omphalocele

How common is omphalocele?   A defect or hole that forms when the wall of the middle abdomen is developing, this defect occurs in about 2 out of every 10,000 live births and allows a developing baby’s organs to come outside the abdominal cavity.  Learn more here.

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north american society for pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition, footer logo naspghanNorth American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
the association of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition nurses, footer logo apgnnThe Association of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Nurses
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the naspghan council for pediatric nutrition professionals, cpnpfooterlogoThe NASPGHAN Council For Pediatric Nutrition Professionals