World Congress of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
October 5-8, 2016
Montreal, Canada
Wednesday, October 5th in the afternoon
How to make the bowel less irritable: Update on treatment of IBS
Carlo Di Lorenzo, MD – Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Learning Objectives:
- Become familiar with the central and peripheral pathogenetic mechanisms of IBS
- Recognize the role of dietary treatment of childhood IBS
- Understand the value of pharmacological and non-medical treatment of childhood IBS
The new Rome IV criteria for infants with functional gastrointestinal disorders
Marc Benninga, MD – University of Amsterdam
Learning Objectives:
- Learn about the new Rome criteria for FGIDs in infants
- Discuss the diagnostic approach of infant colic, regurgitation and constipation in the first years of life
- Understand the therapeutic approach of infant colic, regurgitation and constipation in the first years of life
Not everything that comes up IS reflux: “vomiting” in the older child
Samuel Nurko, MD, MPH – Boston Children’s Hospital
- Recognize the differential diagnosis of vomiting in the older child
- Describe the evaluation of the child with vomiting
- Understand the treatment of the older child with vomiting