Thank you Museum of Life and Science and Duke Children's for the Teddy Bear Hospital event. Children learned about how to stay healthy and what pediatricians do. The GI Division taught kids to only put food or drinks in their mouths, and if needed, how to scope to remove foreign bodies!

Dr. Nancy Mcgreal is receiving the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Carolina Chapter Community Impact Award during a gala. She recognized the importance of patient Ambassadors in her acceptance speech - stating they also deserve the award. #IBD

#Flovent discontinuation & formulary restrictions are limiting access to critical treatment for #EoE patients who must swallow (not inhale) treatment. Blue Cross Blue Shield Association UnitedHealthcare Cigna Healthcare Aetna pls put fluticasone HFA on formulary for EoE patients. CNN cnn.com/2023/12/28/hea…

🌟 Want to learn about immune cells 🧫 in human gastric muscle layers? Check out our latest publication on single cell Seq 🧬 of gastric muscularis CD45 cells in iScience journal from NIDDK #gastroparesis clinical research consortium. tinyurl.com/mv8zrhnk Why important? A 🧵

✅Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder is highly prevalent in #children with #Gastroparesis & #FunctionalDyspepsia🆕🔥 ▶️Delayed #GastricEmptying or impaired #GastricAccommodation were not associated with a ➕ARFID screen‼️ 👉onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…👏 ANMS ESNM.eu

Happy Nurses Week! We are truly grateful for all you do, and Duke Children's is lucky to have the best nurses in the world! Duke Health #NursesWeek | #ThankYouNurses | #BestNurses

For nurses who are excited about joining highly energetic Duke pediatric gastroenterology and rheumatology teams in the Research Triangle Area - please see: bit.ly/44Im9sx

The thumbs up says it all - sedation-free Transnasal Endoscopy (TNE) is less complicated & quicker! With TNE, we're spotting esophageal issues & helping to diagnose stomach & small intestinal problems with less downtime. We're the only hospital in NC & SC to offer this!

Super congrats to Dr. Danielle Mebuge for her mesmerizing research presentation related to pediatric H. Pylori - the future is bright on tackling this important problem. #DDW2024 Duke Children's Duke GI NASPGHAN

Dr. Rob Knight receives the Microbiome and Microbial Therapy Section Outstanding Mentor Award. He thanks his own mentors and describes key #microbiome evaluation paradigms from the past and what is coming in the future (AI) #DDW2024 Knight Lab

Dr. Karrento is giving a fabulous research presentation on pediatric #CVS, cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, and gastroparesis and emphasizes need for pediatric normal values. #DDW2024 NASPGHAN

Dr. Mousa educates a captivated audience on the effects of COVID-19 on pediatric disorders of gut-brain interaction and reviews treatments she considers for her patients. #DDW2024 NASPGHAN

Dr. Di Lorenzo gives an engaging year in review covering the pediatric neurogastroenterology landscape - he includes updates on how to keep up to date (blogs!), diagnostic testing (small bowel scintigraphy), #ARFID symptoms, and treatments (IB-Stim) #DDW2024 NASPGHAN

Dr. Suskind is hitting a grand slam with his review of the intersection between the #microbiome and pediatric #IBD - showing compelling evidence about modulation with antibiotics and interactions with genetic factors as potentially playing a role. #DDW2024 #NASPGHAN

Thank you to Drs. Cresci and Roper for moderating a fun session on the intersections of the microbiome on pediatric #MASLD (Jeff Schwimmer), #IBD (Dr. Suskind),#IBS (Bruno Chumpitazi), and Dr. Minar’s proteomics in #IBD presentation. We had to take a photo afterwards! #DDW2024 NASPGHAN

It was a ton of fun to have our first multidisciplinary Colorectal Clinic Duke Children's today. A great collaboration with pediatric surgery, pediatric urology, and pediatric gastroenterology for children with anorectal malformations and other colorectal disorders.

Dr. Lin Chang is presenting a fabulous summary and key points from the session she co-chaired including the need to frame appropriately and present therapeutic options for #IBS in the IBS Days 2024 conference