World Congress of Pediatric Neurogastroenterology and Motility (PNM 2023)

Join Us September 7-9, 2023

Continuing the mission of the first World Congress on Pediatric Neurogastroenterology and Motility, held in Australia in 2021, PNM 2023 will be an international, multidisciplinary conference focusing on the latest research and clinical practices in pediatric neurogastroenterology and motility disorders.

PNM 2023 is hosted by Nationwide Children’s Hospital, located in Columbus, Ohio, and geared toward pediatric gastroenterologists, advanced practice providers, psychologists, nurses, trainees, and other health care professionals with an interest in pediatric neurogastroenterology and motility disorders.

 

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The organizing committee includes leaders in the field from around the world who have designed an interactive conference program highlighting the latest clinical and scientific advances in our field. The program will include a combination of expert presentations, panel discussions, interactive hands-on sessions, research abstract presentations and social events to facilitate learning, networking and collaboration. PNM 2023 gathers participants from around the globe with live events and a robust virtual platform allowing full engagement of remote attendees.

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Keynote Address

Risk Factors for DGIBs: Interaction in Adults and Children
Thursday, September 7, 8 a.m.

Keynote Speaker

  Lin Chang, MD

 

Lin Chang, MD
Vice-Chief, Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases
Program Director, UCLA GI Fellowship Program
Co-Director, G. Oppenheimer Center for Neurobiology of Stress and Resilience
Los Angeles, California, USA

Nationwide Children's Hospital Medical Professional

Desale Yacob, MD, Chair
Medical Director, Motility Center, Nationwide Children’s
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, OSU College of Medicine

Nationwide Children's Hospital Medical Professional

 

Peter L. Lu, MD, Co-chair
Attending Gastroenterologist, Motility Center, Nationwide Children’s
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, OSU College of Medicine

Neetu Bali

 

Neetu B. Puri, MD, Co-chair
Attending Gastroenterologist, Motility Center, Nationwide Children’s
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, OSU College of Medicine

Nationwide Children's Hospital Medical Professional

 

Karla Vaz, MD, Co-chair
Attending Gastroenterologist, Motility Center, Nationwide Children’s
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, OSU College of Medicine

Nationwide Children's Hospital Medical Professional

 

Carlo Di Lorenzo, MD
Director of Motility Center, Chief of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Nationwide Children’s
Professor, Pediatrics, OSU College of Medicine

Raul Sanchez

 

Raul (Rudy) Sanchez, MD
Pediatric Neurogastroenterology and Motility Fellow, Nationwide Children’s

Nationwide Children's Hospital Provider

 

Ashley Kroon Van Diest, PhD
Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Motility Center, Nationwide Children’s
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, OSU College of Medicine

Nationwide Children's Hospital Medical Professional

 

Kimberly M. Osborne, CPNP-PC
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Motility Center, Nationwide Children’s

Carlo Di Lorenzo, MD, Chair
Director of Motility Center, Chief of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Nationwide Children’s
Professor, Pediatrics, OSU College of Medicine

Marc Benninga, MD, PhD
Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Emma Children’s Hospital
Amsterdam University

Osvaldo Borrelli, MD, PhD
Head of Gastroenterology Department
Honorary Senior Lecturer, University College of London (UCL)
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children

Marina Orsi, MD
Honorary Chief, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Transplant
Hospital Italiano of Buenos Aires

Rachel Rosen, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Director, Aerodigestive Center

Miguel Saps, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
Chief, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition 

Annamaria Staiano, MD
Chief of the Department of Translational Medical Sciences
University of Naples “Federico II”
President of the Italian Society of Pediatrics

Nikhil Thapar, MD
Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Liver Transplant
University of Queensland School of Medicine
Brisbane, Australia

Miranda van Tilburg, PhD
Research Director, Cape Fear Valley Medical Center
Professor of Medicine, Marshall University
Adjunct Professor of Medicine, University of North Carolina
Adjunct Professor of Osteopathic Medicine, Campbell University
Affiliate Professor of Social Work, University of Washington

Richard Wood, MBChB, FCPS(SA)
Chief, Pediatric Colorectal & Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Surgery, OSU College of Medicine

Conference Venue

Venue

The new two-story Conference Center on the campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital will host PNM 2023. This recently constructed facility welcomes conference attendees from across the United States and around the world.

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Where To Stay
Hilton Columbus Downtown Exterior

Hilton Columbus Downtown | 402 North High Street | Columbus, OH 43215

In the Short North Arts Neighborhood, we’re across the street from the Greater Columbus Convention Center and within walking distance to over 150 dining and entertainment venues. Nationwide Arena and North Market are within a half mile. Discover our art collection, comprised of original pieces by Central Ohio artists, an indoor pool, and a fitness center featuring a Peloton® Bike.

Room block rate $179, standard king or double queen book by August 16, 2023.

If making reservation by phone, call Hilton Reservations & Customer Care at 1-800-445-8667 and reference “WCPNM.”

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