The North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, founded in 1972, is the only society in North America and the largest in the world, dedicated to serving the pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition community. NASPGN was established to advance the understanding of the normal development and physiology of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and liver in infants, children, and adolescents, and to foster the dissemination of this knowledge through scientific meetings, public education, and collaboration with other organizations concerned with pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition.

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The CDHNF Investigator Development Award Announced

This grant, sponsored by CDHNF, will be given to a young investigator in support of a meritorious research project to study disease and/or function of the gastrointestinal tract, liver or pancreas in children. The Grant provides $50,000/year (direct costs), renewable for a second year pending submission of a satisfactory progress report due at the end of the first year. No indirect costs will be provided. Orange County, Ca Gastroenterology

The 2001 NASPGN Annual Meeting and Postgraduate Course takes place October 25th-28th in Orlando, Florida. Details as they come in will be posted on this site. Abstract deadline: June 12th. We expect to have the online abstract submission form ready by February 15th.

For you Palm Pilot owners, the NASPGN Drug Forumlary is available in two formats for you -- Jfile and Handbase. You can download these in the Members-Only section.

If you would like to order audio tapes from the World Congress, the order form is now online. (PDF format)

www.cpap.com PEDS-CORI (Pediatric Endoscopy Database System - Clinical Outcomes Research Initiative) arises from the need to understand the effectiveness of medical interventions in the clinical practice settings where they are used.  The primary goal is to utilize merged data to examine endoscopic practice patterns and outcomes of endoscopy. Find out more about it.

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