Bowel Sounds: The Pediatric GI Podcast

In this episode of Bowel Sounds Summer School, hosts Drs. Jennifer Lee and Peter Lu have taken highlights from past episodes on eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and put them into a special episode jam-packed with clinical pearls. Former expert guests Dr. Glenn Furuta, Dr. Amanda Muir, Dr. Rachel Chevalier, and Dr. Mike Wilsey explain how to diagnose, treat, and monitor patients with EoE. Our Bowel Sounds Summer School series will include 4 episodes each summer on big topics in our field, artisanally crafted for the ears of listeners of all stages from the young student to the seasoned attending. Learning Objectives Featured Episodes Glenn Furuta - Eosinophilic Esophagitis Amanda Muir - Navigating the Challenges of Eosinophilic Esophagitis Management Rachel Chevalier - Update on Topical Steroids for EoE Mike Wilsey - Esophageal Strictures in Children Support the show This episode may be eligible for CME credit! Once you have listened to the episode, click this link to claim your credit. Credit is available to NASPGHAN members (if you are not a member, you should probably sign up). And thank you to the NASPGHAN Professional Education Committee for their review! As always, the discussion, views, and recommendations in this podcast are the sole responsibility of the hosts and guests and are subject to change over time with advances in the field. Check out our merch website! Follow us on Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for all the latest news and upcoming episodes. Click here to support the show.

In our FIRST episode of the Bowel Sounds Summer School series, hosts Dr. Peter Lu and Dr. Temara Hajjat have taken highlights from past episodes on constipation and put them into a special episode jam-packed with clinical pearls. Former expert guests Dr. Carlo Di Lorenzo, Dr. Lusine Ambartsumyan, Dr. Jose Garza, and Dr. Marc Benninga explain to us how they evaluate and treat the child with constipation. Our Bowel Sounds Summer School series will include four episodes each summer on big topics in our field, artisanally crafted for the ears of learners of all stages from the young student to the seasoned attending. Learning Objectives: 1. Understand the importance of the physical exam in the evaluation of a child with constipation. 2. Recognize the role that behavior plays in pediatric constipation. 3. Review the medical management of the child with constipation. Featured Episodes: Carlo Di Lorenzo - Pediatric Constipation (October 2019) Jose Garza - Why Kids Poop Their Pants (February 2020) Marc Benninga - Intractable Constipation: The Dutch Perspective (May 2022) Lusine Ambartsumyan - Pediatric Constipation: What to Do When You Get Stuck (October 2024) Support the show This episode may be eligible for CME credit! Once you have listened to the episode, click this link to claim your credit. Credit is available to NASPGHAN members (if you are not a member, you should probably sign up). And thank you to the NASPGHAN Professional Education Committee for their review! As always, the discussion, views, and recommendations in this podcast are the sole responsibility of the hosts and guests and are subject to change over time with advances in the field. Check out our merch website! Follow us on Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for all the latest news and upcoming episodes. Click here to support the show.

In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Dr. Temara Hajjat and Dr. Peter Lu speak with Dr. Gayle Diamond, a pediatric gastroenterologist at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, about identifying and managing food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES). Learning objectives Support the show This episode may be eligible for CME credit! Once you have listened to the episode, click this link to claim your credit. Credit is available to NASPGHAN members (if you are not a member, you should probably sign up). And thank you to the NASPGHAN Professional Education Committee for their review! As always, the discussion, views, and recommendations in this podcast are the sole responsibility of the hosts and guests and are subject to change over time with advances in the field. Check out our merch website! Follow us on Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for all the latest news and upcoming episodes. Click here to support the show.

In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Dr. Jenn Lee and Dr. Peter Lu talk with Dr. Hilary Michel, pediatric gastroenterologist at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, OH about women's health in IBD. Learning objectives Support the show This episode may be eligible for CME credit! Once you have listened to the episode, click this link to claim your credit. Credit is available to NASPGHAN members (if you are not a member, you should probably sign up). And thank you to the NASPGHAN Professional Education Committee for their review! As always, the discussion, views, and recommendations in this podcast are the sole responsibility of the hosts and guests and are subject to change over time with advances in the field. Check out our merch website! Follow us on Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for all the latest news and upcoming episodes. Click here to support the show.

In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Dr. Jenn Lee and Dr. Peter Lu talk with Dr. Nishant Patel, pediatric gastroenterologist at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, about the diagnosis and evaluation of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) in children. Learning objectives Endoscopic Pancreatic Function Testing (ePFT) in Children: A Position Paper From the NASPGHAN Pancreas Committee Support the show This episode may be eligible for CME credit! Once you have listened to the episode, click this link to claim your credit. Credit is available to NASPGHAN members (if you are not a member, you should probably sign up). And thank you to the NASPGHAN Professional Education Committee for their review! As always, the discussion, views, and recommendations in this podcast are the sole responsibility of the hosts and guests and are subject to change over time with advances in the field. Check out our merch website! Follow us on Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for all the latest news and upcoming episodes. Click here to support the show.

In this episode, hosts Drs. Peter Lu and Jason Silverman talk to Dr. Cary Sauer about Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) to break down this concept and all the related terminology that is part of this approach to medical training. If you're confused about CBME, EPAs, milestones and competencies, this episode is for you! Dr. Sauer is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist specializing in the care of children with IBD and Division Chief at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University. Learning Objectives: Links: Pediatric GI Milestones (v2.0)NASPGHAN EPA resourcesABP EPAs for subspecialtiesNorth American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Position Paper on Entrustable Professional Activities: Development of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Entrustable Professional ActivitiesEducating pediatric gastroenterology fellows: milestones, EPAs, & their application within a new educational curriculumImplementing entrustable professional activities in pediatric fellowships: facilitating the process Support the show This episode may be eligible for CME credit! Once you have listened to the episode, click this link to claim your credit. Credit is available to NASPGHAN members (if you are not a member, you should probably sign up). And thank you to the NASPGHAN Professional Education Committee for their review! As always, the discussion, views, and recommendations in this podcast are the sole responsibility of the hosts and guests and are subject to change over time with advances in the field. Check out our merch website! Follow us on Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for all the latest news and upcoming episodes. Click here to support the show.

In this episode, hosts Drs. Peter Lu and Temara Hajjat talk to Dr. Thangam Venkatesan about cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS). Dr. Venkatesan is an adult gastroenterologist and Professor of Internal Medicine at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, where she leads the Neurogastroenterology and Motility section. She is a world-renowned expert in CHS and cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS). In this episode, we discuss the diagnosis of CHS, its relationship with CVS, and the management of the adolescent with CHS. Learning Objectives: Links: Venkatesan T, et al. Guidelines on management of cyclic vomiting syndrome in adults by the American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society and the Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome Association. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2019 Jun;31 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):e13604. PMID: 31241819 Support the show This episode may be eligible for CME credit! Once you have listened to the episode, click this link to claim your credit. Credit is available to NASPGHAN members (if you are not a member, you should probably sign up). And thank you to the NASPGHAN Professional Education Committee for their review! As always, the discussion, views, and recommendations in this podcast are the sole responsibility of the hosts and guests and are subject to change over time with advances in the field. Check out our merch website! Follow us on Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for all the latest news and upcoming episodes. Click here to support the show.

In this episode, hosts Drs. Peter Lu and Temara Hajjat talk to Dr. Jean Molleston about drug-induced liver injury (DILI) in children. Dr. Molleston is the former Division Chief of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition at Riley Children's and Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at University of Indiana School of Medicine. Learning Objectives: Links: LiverTox: Searchable resource on drug-induced liver injury Support the show This episode may be eligible for CME credit! Once you have listened to the episode, click this link to claim your credit. Credit is available to NASPGHAN members (if you are not a member, you should probably sign up). And thank you to the NASPGHAN Professional Education Committee for their review! As always, the discussion, views, and recommendations in this podcast are the sole responsibility of the hosts and guests and are subject to change over time with advances in the field. Check out our merch website! Follow us on Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for all the latest news and upcoming episodes. Click here to support the show.

In this episode, hosts Drs. Temara Hajjat and Jenn Lee talk to Drs. Glenn Furuta and Noam Zevit about the diagnosis and management of eosinophilic GI disorders (EGIDs) beyond eosinophilic esophagitis based on the new joint ESPGHAN/NASPGHAN recommendations. Learning Objectives: References: Joint ESPGHAN/NASPGHAN Guidelines on Childhood Eosinophilic GI Disorders Beyond Eosinophilic Esophagitis Support the show This episode may be eligible for CME credit! Once you have listened to the episode, click this link to claim your credit. Credit is available to NASPGHAN members (if you are not a member, you should probably sign up). And thank you to the NASPGHAN Professional Education Committee for their review! As always, the discussion, views, and recommendations in this podcast are the sole responsibility of the hosts and guests and are subject to change over time with advances in the field. Check out our merch website! Follow us on Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for all the latest news and upcoming episodes. Click here to support the show.

In this episode, hosts Drs. Temara Hajjat and Peter Lu talk to Dr. Sean Moore about the impact of global health research on pediatric gastroenterology nationally and internationally. Dr. Moore is a pediatric gastroenterologist and Division Head at Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Medical Center and a Professor of Pediatrics at University of Cincinnati School of Medicine. Learning Objectives: Support the show This episode may be eligible for CME credit! Once you have listened to the episode, click this link to claim your credit. Credit is available to NASPGHAN members (if you are not a member, you should probably sign up). And thank you to the NASPGHAN Professional Education Committee for their review! As always, the discussion, views, and recommendations in this podcast are the sole responsibility of the hosts and guests and are subject to change over time with advances in the field. Check out our merch website! Follow us on Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for all the latest news and upcoming episodes. Click here to support the show.

In this episode, hosts Drs. Peter Lu and Jason Silverman talk to Dr. Rima Fawaz about the role of GLP-1 receptor agonists in the treatment of children and adolescents with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease or MASLD (the artist formerly known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease or NAFLD). We discuss what these medications do, what we know about their positive and negative effects, and how we should be using them based on the current literature. Dr. Fawaz is Medical Director of Pediatric Hepatology and Liver Transplantation at Yale New Haven Children's Hospital and Associate Professor at Yale School of Medicine. Learning Objectives: Links: Abou Jaoudeh RAR, et al. Pharmacological management of pediatric metabolic dysfunction-associated liver disaese. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2025. Support the show This episode may be eligible for CME credit! Once you have listened to the episode, click this link to claim your credit. Credit is available to NASPGHAN members (if you are not a member, you should probably sign up). And thank you to the NASPGHAN Professional Education Committee for their review! As always, the discussion, views, and recommendations in this podcast are the sole responsibility of the hosts and guests and are subject to change over time with advances in the field. Check out our merch website! Follow us on Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for all the latest news and upcoming episodes. Click here to support the show.

Are you emotionally intelligent? In this new episode Drs. Jason Silverman and Temara Hajjat sit down with Dr. Michael Dolinger to review what emotional intelligence is, and how it applies to medical training, healthcare practitioners and everyone as individuals. We also discuss ways to improve and resources to consider. Michael Dolinger, MD, is the Director of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. During his fellowship training, Dr. Dolinger became the first gastroenterology fellow in the United States to be trained and certified to perform intestinal ultrasound for inflammatory bowel disease activity monitoring. He has co-founded the Intestinal Ultrasound Group of the United States and Canada (iUSCAN) and now leads global training, education, and research efforts on the use of intestinal ultrasound as a non-invasive monitoring tool in inflammatory bowel disease care. Learning objectives Episode links IUS as a pre-screening tool in clinical trialsIUS guide to billing and credentialingIUS to predict endoscopic healing in children with CDiUSscan.orgSupport the show This episode may be eligible for CME credit! Once you have listened to the episode, click this link to claim your credit. Credit is available to NASPGHAN members (if you are not a member, you should probably sign up). And thank you to the NASPGHAN Professional Education Committee for their review! As always, the discussion, views, and recommendations in this podcast are the sole responsibility of the hosts and guests and are subject to change over time with advances in the field. Check out our merch website! Follow us on Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for all the latest news and upcoming episodes. Click here to support the show.

In this episode, hosts Drs. Temara Hajjat and Jenn Lee talk to Dr. Rachel Chevalier. Dr. Chevalier is a pediatric gastroenterologist and physician scientist at Children's Mecy Hospital. She is an Associate Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine. In this episode, we’ll explore treatment options for eosinophilic esophagitis, discuss steroid complications and emerging therapies, and dive into the role of drug metabolism and genetics in optimizing patient care. Learning Objectives: Support the show This episode may be eligible for CME credit! Once you have listened to the episode, click this link to claim your credit. Credit is available to NASPGHAN members (if you are not a member, you should probably sign up). And thank you to the NASPGHAN Professional Education Committee for their review! As always, the discussion, views, and recommendations in this podcast are the sole responsibility of the hosts and guests and are subject to change over time with advances in the field. Check out our merch website! Follow us on Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for all the latest news and upcoming episodes. Click here to support the show.

In this episode, hosts Drs. Temara Hajjat and Jenn Lee talk to Dr. David Vitale about EUS and ERCP indications in patients with acute pancreatitis and pancreatitis complications. Dr. Vitale is a pediatric gastroenterologist, the director of the interventional endoscopy center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Medical Center, and an Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati School of Medicine. Learning Objectives: Support the show This episode may be eligible for CME credit! Once you have listened to the episode, click this link to claim your credit. Credit is available to NASPGHAN members (if you are not a member, you should probably sign up). And thank you to the NASPGHAN Professional Education Committee for their review! As always, the discussion, views, and recommendations in this podcast are the sole responsibility of the hosts and guests and are subject to change over time with advances in the field. Check out our merch website! Follow us on Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for all the latest news and upcoming episodes. Click here to support the show.

In this episode, hosts Drs. Jason Silverman and Peter Lu sit down with Dr. Vicky Ng to discuss outcomes following pediatric liver transplantation beyond survival. In particular, we review the importance of hearing the patient voice using the PeLTQL, a disease-specific health related quality of life instrument. Dr. Ng is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Toronto, Medical Director of the Paediatric Liver Transplantation Transplant and Regenerative Medicine Centre at SickKids Hospital and current President of NASPGHAN. Learning objectives: Links: Development and Validation of the Pediatric Liver Transplantation Quality of Life: A Disease-Specific Quality of Life Measure for Pediatric Liver Transplant RecipientsBarriers to ideal outcomes after pediatric liver transplantationFeasibility of using a patient-reported outcome measure into clinical practice following pediatric liver transplantation: The Starzl Network experienceJennifer Vittorio - Healthcare Transitions in Pediatric Liver Transplantation (Special JPGN Episode)Position paperSupport the show This episode may be eligible for CME credit! Once you have listened to the episode, click this link to claim your credit. Credit is available to NASPGHAN members (if you are not a member, you should probably sign up). And thank you to the NASPGHAN Professional Education Committee for their review! As always, the discussion, views, and recommendations in this podcast are the sole responsibility of the hosts and guests and are subject to change over time with advances in the field. Check out our merch website! Follow us on Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for all the latest news and upcoming episodes. Click here to support the show.

In this episode, hosts Drs. Peter Lu and Jennifer Lee talk to Dr. Ann Ming Yeh about non-pharmacological treatment for children and adolescents with chronic abdominal pain and nausea, including lifestyle modification, herbal supplements, and acupuncture. Dr. Yeh is a pediatric gastroenterologist at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and Clinical Professor at Stanford University. Learning Objectives: Links: Natural Medicine Database: https://naturalmedicines.therapeuticresearch.com/ CHOP Integrative Health Resources: https://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/integrative-health/resources National Pediatric Hypnosis Training Institute (NPHTI): https://www.nphti.org/ Helms Medical Institute: https://hmieducation.com/ Support the show This episode may be eligible for CME credit! Once you have listened to the episode, click this link to claim your credit. Credit is available to NASPGHAN members (if you are not a member, you should probably sign up). And thank you to the NASPGHAN Professional Education Committee for their review! As always, the discussion, views, and recommendations in this podcast are the sole responsibility of the hosts and guests and are subject to change over time with advances in the field. Check out our merch website! Follow us on Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for all the latest news and upcoming episodes. Click here to support the show.

In this episode, hosts Drs. Jason Silverman and Jennifer Lee sit down with Dr. Nikhil Pai on the early life development of the gut microbiome and its impacts on pediatric health and disease. Dr. Pai is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine and a pediatric gastroenterologist at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Learning objectives: Links: Season 2 Episode 24: Stacy Kahn - Fecal Microbiota TransplantationSupport the show This episode may be eligible for CME credit! Once you have listened to the episode, click this link to claim your credit. Credit is available to NASPGHAN members (if you are not a member, you should probably sign up). And thank you to the NASPGHAN Professional Education Committee for their review! As always, the discussion, views, and recommendations in this podcast are the sole responsibility of the hosts and guests and are subject to change over time with advances in the field. Check out our merch website! Follow us on Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for all the latest news and upcoming episodes. Click here to support the show.

In our first ever Spanish episode, guest hosts Dr. Jose Garza and Dr. Rosalyn Diaz talk to Dr. Marina Orsi about cow's milk protein intolerance -- and the upcoming World Congress of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition in Buenos Aires, Argentina! Bienvenidos al primer episodio de Bowel Sounds en español. En este episodio, los anfitriones, Dr. José Garza y Dra. Rosalyn Díaz, conversan con la Dra. Marina Orsi sobre intolerancia a las proteínas de la leche de vaca en los lactantes. Discutiremos la presentación más común de esta condición, estrategias de evaluación y tratamiento, además de qué hacer si la intervención inicial falla. Aprovecharemos para entusiasmarlos a todos e invitarlos al World Congress en Argentina este próximo mes de diciembre. La Dra. Marina Orsi, es jefa del Servicio de Gastroenterología-Hepatología y Trasplante Hepato-intestinal Pediátrico del Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aire, y actual presidenta de FISPGHAN, Federación Internacional de Sociedades de Hepatología, Gastroenterología y Nutrición Pediátrica. Support the show This episode may be eligible for CME credit! Once you have listened to the episode, click this link to claim your credit. Credit is available to NASPGHAN members (if you are not a member, you should probably sign up). And thank you to the NASPGHAN Professional Education Committee for their review! As always, the discussion, views, and recommendations in this podcast are the sole responsibility of the hosts and guests and are subject to change over time with advances in the field. Check out our merch website! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for all the latest news and upcoming episodes. Click here to support the show.

In this episode, hosts Drs. Temara Hajjat and Jason Silverman debrief Dr. Sandeep Gupta on his NASPGHAN Research Year in Review talk. Dr. Gupta is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Alabama Birmingham and the North American Editor of JPGN and JPGN Reports. Learning Objectives: Links: Dr. Sandeep Gupta's slidesDevelopment of Fibro-PeN, a clinical prediction model for moderate-to-severe fibrosis in children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. CHALF Score: A Novel Tool to Rapidly Risk Stratify Children in Need of Liver Transplant Evaluation Druing Acute Liver FailureSupport the show This episode may be eligible for CME credit! Once you have listened to the episode, click this link to claim your credit. Credit is available to NASPGHAN members (if you are not a member, you should probably sign up). And thank you to the NASPGHAN Professional Education Committee for their review! As always, the discussion, views, and recommendations in this podcast are the sole responsibility of the hosts and guests and are subject to change over time with advances in the field. Check out our merch website! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for all the latest news and upcoming episodes. Click here to support the show.

We're kicking off Season 6 of our little podcast with a very special guest -- the one and only Margaret Stallings, Executive Director of NASPGHAN! With her upcoming retirement, we ask her to look back on her time with our beloved society and tell us about how she started working for NASPGHAN, the friendships she has made along the way, what it has been like working with so many of the pioneers in our field, and what makes our society special. From all of NASPGHAN, thank you Margaret for everything you have done to build our society into what it is today. See you all at #NASPGHAN24 in Hollywood, Florida! Support the show This episode may be eligible for CME credit! Once you have listened to the episode, click this link to claim your credit. Credit is available to NASPGHAN members (if you are not a member, you should probably sign up). And thank you to the NASPGHAN Professional Education Committee for their review! As always, the discussion, views, and recommendations in this podcast are the sole responsibility of the hosts and guests and are subject to change over time with advances in the field. Check out our merch website! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for all the latest news and upcoming episodes. Click here to support the show.