Description

Presented by:
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland
Zena Harvill, PNP - Gastrointestinal Clinic and
Megan Murphy, RD, CSP - Pediatric Dietitian - Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition Department

Planners expect learners to:
1. Describe the rationale and supporting evidence for implementing the low FODMAP diet in pediatric patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
2. Explain the role of gut-directed hypnotherapy in modulating the gut–brain axis.
3. Review the indications, mechanism, and clinical outcomes of IB-Stim therapy in adolescents with IBS.
4. Discuss cultural, dietary, and socioeconomic factors that may influence the acceptance, adaptation, and adherence to non-pharmacologic therapies for pediatric IBS.

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland is accredited by the California Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians. UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABP MOC Part 2 Points
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 1 MOC point in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit. Contact Cristina.Fernandez@ucsf.edu for further details.

ABS Continuous Certification (CC)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn 1 credit toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery's Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit. Contact Cristina.Fernandez@ucsf.edu for further details.

Zoom Participants: Please contact Cristina.Fernandez@ucsf.edu for webinar information. For CME credit, evaluations must be completed by 12pm on the Friday after Grand Rounds. Requests for the link to the current evaluation must be sent to Cristina.Fernandez@ucsf.edu by NOON on the day of Grand Rounds.

Ms. Harvill and Ms. Murphy have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. As planning peers, CME committee members without relationships with ineligible companies, reviewed Dr. Kittams’ financial relationship with Merck and Pfizer; Dr. Venturelli's financial relationship with Moderna; and Dr. Kevin Yen's financial relationship with Biomarin Pharmaceutical, Eli Lily & Co. and Eton Pharmaceuticals, and found that these relationships were not relevant to this presentation. The following planners for this educational activity do not have relevant financial relationships to disclose: Sabina Ali, MD; Allison Coleman, MD; C. Fernandez, Nitisha Mehta, MD; RoseEllen Morrell, MD; Michelle Nakaishi, CPNP; Javay Ross MD; and Prachi Singh, DO.

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