SOGHN Patient Education Opportunities

Welcome to the SOGHN website! Our Section has been diligently working to increase the patient education materials available on Healthy.Children.org. A small group of SOGHN members, all experts in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition, have shared in the efforts to add relevant and up-to-date information to educate families. The material continues to grow. If you identify a topic you feel is missing, please reach out so we can work to add relevant material. We hope you find this a valuable resource for your patients and families.

For a full list of topics, please go to HealthyChildren.org’s Abdominal Health Issues page.

Below is a selected list of topics and authors.

Jaundice in the Newborn, written by the AAP Cholestasis Work Group
Published in August 2024

Constipation in Children, written by Patrick Reeves, MD and Christine Waasdorp Hurtado, MD, FAAP
Published in July 2024

Why Do Infants Need Baby Formula Instead of Cow’s Milk? Written by Amy Heinrichs, RD and Christine Waasdorp Hurtado,MD, FAAP
Published in April 2024

Hepatitis C: What Parents Need to Know, written by Michael Narkewicz, MD, FAAP
Published in November 2023

Pancreatitisin Children, written by Kimera A. Joseph, MD, FAAP and Patrick Reeves, MD, FAAP
Published in October 2023

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), written by Alexis J. Gumm, MD, FAAP
Published in October 2023

Functional Abdominal Pain, written by Price T. Edwards, MD, and Patrick Reeves, MD, FAAP
Published in August 2023

Abdominal Pain in Infants, written by Mashette Syrkin-Nikolau, MD, FAAP and Hannibal Person,MD, FAAP
Published in May 2023

Drinks to Prevent Dehydration in the Vomiting Child, written by Meghan Horn,MD, FAAP and Christine Waasdorp MD, FAAP
Published in January 2023

Why Babies Spit Up, written by Alejandro Velez Lopez,MD, FAAP and Christine Waasdorp Hurtado,MD, FAAP
Published in October 2022

Vitamin D for Babies, Children, and Adolescents, written by Anthony Porto,MD, MPH, FAAP and Sarah Abu-Alreesh MD, FAAP
Published in August 2022

Biliary Atresia: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment, written by David T. Schindel, MD FAAP and Humberto Lugo-Vicente, MD
Published in September 2022

Cow’s Milk Alternatives: Parent’s FAQ’s, written by Anthony Porto, MD, MPH, FAAP and Rachel Drake, MS, RD, CSO, CSP, CDN
Published in June 2022

How Do Children Get Hepatitis? written by Christine Waasdorp MD, FAAP and Laurie McCann, DO, FAAP
Published in May 2022

The Low-FODMAP Diet for Children, written by Bruno Chumpitazi, MD, MPH, FAAP and Ann McMeans, MS, RD, LDN
Published in October 2021