Diagnosis & Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Pediatric Patients

Diagnosis & Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Pediatric Patients

Monday, Dec 16th | 6:00 – 8:30 pm ET

This free educational dinner program, “Diagnosis & Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Pediatric Patients,” will take place on Monday, December 16, 2024 from 6:00-8:30pm at NYU Langone Hospital – Long Island, 101 Mineola Blvd., Research and Academic Center, Mineola, NY 11501.

6:00 – 7:00pm: Networking/Exhibit Hour

7:00 – 8:00pm: “Diagnosis & Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Pediatric Patients”

8:00 – 8:30pm: Q & A

8:30pm: Adjourn

OBJECTIVES:

By the end of the presentation, the learners should be able to:

1. Discuss and identify the physiology and natural history related to GERD in pediatric patients and which patients are at increased risk for GERD.
2. Discuss and describe the signs and symptoms related to GERD in pediatric patients.
3. Describe the variety of diagnostic approaches to GERD in children and what diagnostic test is/are optimal.
4. Explain the various treatments approaches, including medical and surgical, related to pediatric patients with GERD.
5. Characterize the possible relationships between GERD and various extraesophageal diseases including the etiology, diagnosis and management aspects.

SUPPORTED BY:

The Westchester Academy of Medicine and the NYS AAP Chapter 2 acknowledges that this event is made possible in part by an AAP educational grant supported by Abbott, a proud supporter of the AAP.

Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Accreditation Requirements and Policies of the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) through the joint providership of the Westchester Academy of Medicine and the NYS AAP Chapter 2. The Westchester Academy of Medicine is accredited by MSSNY to provide Continuing Medical Education for physicians.

The Westchester Academy of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category I Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Statement

Policies and standards of the Westchester Academy of Medicine, Medical Society of the State of New York adhere to the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education and require all planners, faculty and all who have control of educational content identity, disclose and mitigate all financial relationships related to the content of the presentation(s) to the learners.

The following planner(s) and faculty participant(s) (those that have control of educational content) do not have any financial relationships with any ineligible company whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients:

Sanjivan Patel, MD Pinchi Srinivasan, MD, MBA

The following faculty has disclosed financial relationships with the following:

Graciela Wetzler, MD – PI, IBD registry with Janssen

All financial relationships have been mitigated.

Any discussion of investigational or unlabeled uses of a product will be identified.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Contact Jessica Geslani at jgeslani@ny23aap.org.