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Dr. Sudarshan Jadcherla Receives Pediatric Science Award from International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD)

Sudarshan Jadcherla, MD, FRCPI, DCH, AGAF, was awarded the Senior Investigator, Pediatric Science Award at the 9th International Symposium on Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in early April. Dr.

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New Guidelines for Nausea, Stomach Pain and Other Problems Help Physicians Better Diagnose, Treat Kids

A child feels nauseated all the time, but no medical test can find what is wrong. Or a child vomits regularly, but there’s no illness or eating disorder to explain it. These, and other stomach and bowel-related problems with no obvious causes, are called functional gastrointestinal disorders.

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Rumination Syndrome Program

The Rumination Syndrome Program requires a referral from a pediatric gastroenterologist.

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Dr. Lin Awarded NASPGHAN Endoscopy Prize

Tom Lin, M.D., a gastroenterologist in Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at Nationwide Childrens Hospital and an assistant professor of Clinical Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, has been awarded The North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology,

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome

This Helping Hand™ covers irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) which is a common disorder that affects the large intestine (colon). Symptoms are caused by changes in how the GI tract works. IBS is a group of symptoms that occur together, not a disease.

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Capsule Endoscopy (Pillcam™)

A capsule endoscopy allows your doctor to see the inside of the small intestine. Your child will swallow a large pill (capsule) with a camera in it. As it travels through their intestine, pictures are sent to a recorder they wear on a waist sensor belt.

Pediatric Gastroenterology Conference for Primary Care Clinicians

Save the date! This one-day, hybrid conference is aimed to provide primary care and general pediatric clinicians with up-to-date information on the identification, diagnosis and management of common gastrointestinal conditions. Additionally, attendees will receive practical resources to help care for their patients, and the opportunity to build community with the pediatric gastroenterology team at Nationwide Children's via discussion and socialization.

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Treating the Whole Person with Autism Conference Sets New Direction for Parent-Clinician Collaboration

Over 400 attendees from across the U.S. and around the world participated in the first national conference for families and professionals, “Treating the Whole Person with Autism: Comprehensive Care for Children and Adolescents with ASD.” Autism Speaks, the world’s leading autism

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Endoscopic Ultrasound

When a child has pain or disease in the digestive tract, an ultrasound camera on the end of a tiny tube can be fed through the mouth to create high-quality images of the problem from the inside of the body.