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INTRODUCTION

Credit Hours: CME 1.00

Target Audience:

This activity is directed to physicians who take care of hospitalized children, medical students, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants working in the emergency room, intensive care unit, or hospital wards.

Educational Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Define Gastroparesis and discuss incidence and prevalence.
  • Discuss the differences between pediatric and adult Gastroparesis etiology and management.
  • Discuss the diagnosis and treatment of Gastroparesis.


There is no educational content to this course. This course is designed to only administer the post-test and collect CME evaluations for the podcast associated with this training.

A Note From Dr. Tarchichi:
This series of podcasts were created to keep the busy physician of today informed and up to date on some of the most important diagnoses and issues we face every day in the care of hospitalized children. Please log in, complete a brief quiz, a course evaluation and get your CME credit. Thank you for listening and enjoy.

Suggested Additional Reading & Joint Accreditation Statement - Note: This Accreditation Statement Supersedes All Other Statements:

Suggested Additional Reading:

  1. Thomas L. Abell, Michael Camilleri, Kevin Donohoe, William L. Hasler, Henry C. Lin, Alan H. Maurer, Richard W. McCallum, Thomas Nowak, Martin L. Nusynowitz, Henry P. Parkman, Paul Shreve, Lawrence A. Szarka, William J. Snape, Harvey A. Ziessman.  Consensus Recommendations for Gastric Emptying Scintigraphy: A Joint Report of the American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society and the Society of Nuclear Medicine. Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology Mar 2008, 36 (1) 44-54; DOI: 10.2967/jnmt.107.048116
  2. Schmulson M, Ghoshal UC, Barbara G. Managing the Inevitable Surge of Post-COVID-19 Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders. Am J Gastroenterol. 2021 Jan 1;116(1):4-7. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001062. PMID: 33273261.
  3. Liu N, Abell T. Gastroparesis Updates on Pathogenesis and Management. Gut Liver. 2017 Sep 15;11(5):579-589. doi: 10.5009/gnl16336. PMID: 28535580; PMCID: PMC5593319.
  4. Febo-Rodriguez L, Chumpitazi BP, Shulman RJ. Childhood gastroparesis is a unique entity in need of further investigation. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2020 Mar;32(3):e13699. doi: 10.1111/nmo.13699. Epub 2019 Aug 13. PMID: 31407456; PMCID: PMC7015769.
  5. Kovacic K, Elfar W, Rosen JM, Yacob D, Raynor J, Mostamand S, Punati J, Fortunato JE, Saps M. Update on pediatric gastroparesis: A review of the published literature and recommendations for future research. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2020 Mar;32(3):e13780. doi: 10.1111/nmo.13780. Epub 2019 Dec 18. PMID: 31854057.


Joint Accreditation Statement: 
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.


The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.
Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Authors:
Allison Williams, MD (Planning Committee) — Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Tony R. Tarchichi MD — Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC.) Paul C. Gaffney Diagnostic Referral Group.
Dr. Tarchichi has disclosed he was a member of the Advisory board member for Meningococcal Vaccination in Immunocompromised Pediatric Patients Advisory Board - Sanofi Inc.
Vibha Sood, MD — Director, Motility Center, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh| Associate Professor of Gastroenterology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution.