The Naspghan Foundation

THE NASPGHAN FOUNDATION FUNDS AND SUPPORTS THE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION MISSION OF NASPGHAN.

GRANTS AND AWARDS: [1] NASPGHAN/NASPGHAN FOUNDATION GEORGE FERRY YOUNG INVESTIGATOR DEVELOPMENT AWARD: - THIS TWO-YEAR GRANT IS AVAILABLE TO JUNIOR FACULTY TO SUPPORT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR EVOLUTION TO AN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH CAREER IN PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY, HEPATOLOGY OR NUTRITION. MONIES ARE AWARDED IN SUPPORT OF A MERITORIOUS RESEARCH PROJECT IN THE CLINICAL OR BASIC SCIENCES TO STUDY THE DISEASES OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, LIVER OR PANCREAS AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS IN CHILDREN. [2] NASPGHAN FOUNDATION/NESTLE NUTRITION RESEARCH YOUNG INVESTIGATOR DEVELOPMENT AWARD: - THIS TWO-YEAR GRANT IS AVAILABLE TO JUNIOR FACULTY TO SUPPORT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR EVOLUTION TO AN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH CAREER IN PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY, HEPATOLOGY OR NUTRITION. THIS GRANT, GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY MEAD JOHNSON, IS AWARDED TO SUPPORT MERITORIOUS BASIC OR CLINICAL RESEARCH PROJECT RELATING TO NUTRITION IN INFANCY, CHILDHOOD OR ADOLESCENCE. [3] NASPGHAN FOUNDATION/TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS NORTH AMERICA INC RESEARCH INNOVATION AWARD: - THIS GRANT IS OFFERED IN ODD NUMBERED YEARS. THIS GRANT WILL PROVIDE $75,000 ANNUALLY FOR TWO YEARS (TOTAL $150,000) FOR INNOVATIVE, HIGH-IMPACT RESEARCH IN PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY, HEPATOLOGY AND NUTRITION. THE INTENT OF THIS RESEARCH AWARD IS TO STIMULATE SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY IN AN AREA THAT IS EXCEPTIONALLY INNOVATIVE AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO IMPACT THE FIELD IN A HIGHLY NOVEL MANNER. APPLICANTS AT ANY CAREER LEVEL MAY APPLY. [4] NASPGHAN FOUNDATION/ASTRAZENECA RESEARCH IN PEPTIC ULCER DISEASES: - THIS GRANT WILL PROVIDE $75,000 ANNUALLY FOR TWO YEARS (TOTAL $150,000) FOR STUDIES FOCUSED ON THE EPIDEMIOLOGY, PATHOGENESIS, NATURAL HISTORY, GENETICS, DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF PEPTIC DISORDERS AND OTHER DISEASES OF THE UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT IN CHILDREN. DISEASES THAT ARE RELEVANT TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX, REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS, EOSINOPHILIC (ALLERGIC) ESOPHAGITIS, MOTILITY DISORDERS OF THE UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION WITH OR WITHOUT ULCERATION, NON-ULCER DYSPEPSIA, AND NON-BACTERIAL ULCER DISEASES. APPLICANTS AT ANY CAREER LEVEL MAY APPLY. [5] NASPGHAN FOUNDATION MID-LEVEL CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD - THIS MID-LEVEL CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD IS FOR NASPGHAN MEMBERS PURSUING RESEARCH IN PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY, HEPATOLOGY AND NUTRITION AND ARE AT A MID-LEVEL IN THEIR CAREER. MID-LEVEL IS DEFINED AS A FACULTY MEMBER WHO HAS HELD A FACULTY APPOINTMENT FOR AT LEAST 6 YEARS AT THE TIME OF THE APPLICATION, BUT HAS NOT YET REACHED PROFESSOR LEVEL. THIS AWARD WILL PROVIDE UP TO $100,000 IN DIRECT FUNDING FOR 2 YEARS ($50,000 PER YEAR) FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF RESEARCH CAREERS FOR APPLICANTS WITH SIGNIFICANT PROMISE IN THEIR MID-YEARS AS FACULTY. THE PROPOSAL MUST INCLUDE A FOCUSED AREA OF RESEARCH THAT WILL DIRECTLY ENHANCE THE APPLICANT'S ABILITY TO ACHIEVE FURTHER NATIONAL PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH FUNDING AND RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON GASTROINTESTINAL, NUTRITION AND LIVER HEALTH IN CHILDREN. BASIC, CLINICAL, TRANSLATIONAL, EPIDEMIOLOGIC, DISSEMINATION AND IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH ARE ALL ENCOURAGED. THIS AWARD IS TO FOSTER EITHER A NEW AREA OF ENQUIRY OR TO PROVIDE PILOT DATA IN AN ONGOING AREA OF RESEARCH WITH SUBSTANTIAL POTENTIAL FOR NEW FUNDING. [6] NASPGHAN FOUNDATION/APGNN SUSAN MOYER NURSING RESEARCH GRANT - THIS ONE-YEAR GRANT IS AVAILABLE TO PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY, NUTRITION AND HEPATOLOGY NURSES TO SUPPORT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO ADVANCE NURSING CARE OF PATIENTS AND FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH GASTROINTESTINAL, HEPATOBILIARY, PANCREATIC OR NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS. MONIES ARE AWARDED IN SUPPORT OF A MERITORIOUS RESEARCH PROJECTS TO STUDY THE NURSING CARE OF FAMILIES AND CHILDREN WITH PEDIATRIC GASTROINTESTINAL, HEPATOBILIARY, PANCREATIC OR NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS. [7] NASPGHAN FOUNDATION/ABBOTT NUTRITION ADVANCED FELLOWSHIP TRAINING IN PEDIATRIC NUTRITION - THE AWARD IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON JULY 1 OF EACH ACADEMIC TERM ALTHOUGH ALTERNATE START DATES WILL BE CONSIDERED TO ACCOMMODATE NON-TRADITIONAL ACADEMIC SCHEDULES. PEDIATRIC NUTRITION IS ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING AREAS OF SCIENTIFIC AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE TO CHILD AND POPULATION HEALTH. TO ADDRESS THIS GROWING INTEREST AND TO ACCELERATE THE TRAINING OF PEDIATRIC EXPERTS, THE NASPGHAN FOUNDATION HAS PARTNERED WITH ABBOTT NUTRITION TO DEVELOP A PATHWAY FOR ADVANCED FELLOWSHIP TRAINING IN PEDIATRIC NUTRITION. THE NASPGHAN FOUNDATION/ABBOTT NUTRITION ADVANCED FELLOWSHIP IN NUTRITION WILL PROVIDE UP TO $75,000 IN DIRECT FUNDING TO SUPPORT ONE YEAR OF ADVANCED TRAINING IN PEDIATRIC NUTRITION FOR A NASPGHAN MEMBER. APPLICANTS ARE EXPECTED TO IDENTIFY A MENTOR AND A HOST NUTRITION RESEARCH PROGRAM PRIOR TO APPLICATION FOR FUNDING. THE FELLOWSHIP MUST INCLUDE A WELL-DEFINED CLINICAL EXPERIENCE AS WELL AS A FOCUSED RESEARCH PROJECT. EXAMPLES OF AREAS FOR EMPHASIS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: FETAL GROWTH AND NEONATAL NUTRITION, TYPICAL DEVELOPMENT OF FEEDING SKILLS/BEHAVIORS AND FEEDING DISORDERS; NUTRITIONAL ASPECTS OF EATING DISORDERS SUCH AS ANOREXIA NERVOSA AND BULIMIA; MALNUTRITION AND FAILURE TO THRIVE; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITION IN SPECIFIC SYSTEMIC DISEASES OR CLINICAL STATES SUCH AS CYSTIC FIBROSIS, LIVER DISEASE, INTESTINAL FAILURE, AND ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; NUTRITION SUPPORT; COMMUNITY NUTRITION; NUTRITION EPIDEMIOLOGY; ENERGY HOMEOSTASIS; NUTRITION AND THE MICROBIOME; MICRONUTRIENT HOMEOSTASIS; NUTRIGENOMICS; OBESITY; BREAST MILK AND BREAST FEEDING; AND BASIC LABORATORY NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE FELLOWSHIP IS TO CATALYZE AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF HIGHLY-TRAINED, EXPERT NUTRITION CLINICIANS, EDUCATORS AND SCIENTISTS AMONG THE MEMBERSHIP OF NASPGHAN, AS A MEANS TO IMPROVE SERVICE TO OUR PATIENTS AND THE PUBLIC. [8] NASPGHAN FOUNDATION INNOVATIONS IN CLINICAL CARE GRANT - THE AIM OF THIS GRANT IS TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO OPTIMIZE THE QUALITY OF CARE AND HEALTH CARE DELIVERY TO CHILDREN WITH DIGESTIVE DISEASES BY THE CLINICALLY FOCUSED PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGIST. THE FOUNDATION WILL AWARD UP TO TWO GRANTS, EACH RANGING FROM $2,000 TO $5,000 FOR A ONE-YEAR PERIOD. SELECTION CRITERIA INCLUDE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF THE PROJECT ON PATIENT CARE AND THE APPLICABILITY OF THE PROJECT TO THE GENERAL NASPGHAN COMMUNITY. CLINICALLY ORIENTED PHYSICIANS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. [9] NASPGHAN FOUNDATION/QOL RESEARCH AWARD FOR THE STUDY OF DISORDERS ASSOCIATED WITH CARBOHYDRATE MALABSORPTION - THIS AWARD WILL PROVIDE $75,000 ANNUALY FOR TWO YEARS (TOTAL $150,000) FOR STUDIES FOCUSED ON DISORDERS OF CARBOHYDRATE (CHO) MALDIGESTION/MALABSORPTION IN CHILDREN. RELEVANT CONDITIONS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LACTOSE INTOLERANCE, CONGENITAL SUCROSE-ISOMALTASE DEFICIENCY, DISEASES LEADING TO INTESTINAL EPITHELIAL CELL DYSFUNCTION, SIBO, OR INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS AFFECTING CHO ABSORPTION. APPLICANTS AT ANY CAREER LEVEL MAY APPLY. [10] NASPGHAN FOUNDATION/CPNP NUTRITION RESEARCH GRANT - THIS ONE-YEAR GRANT IS AVAILABLE TO PEDIATRIC DIETITIANS TO SUPPORT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO ADVANCE THE NUTRITION CARE OF PATIENTS AND FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS. THE NASPGHAN FOUNDATION WILL AWARD GRANTS RANGING FROM $500 TO $5,000 FOR ONE YEAR.

EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGNS: THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE EDUCATIONAL MISSION OF NASPGHAN THROUGH A DIVERSE PORTFOLIO OF PROFESSIONAL AND PUBLIC EDUCATION INITIATIVES. TOPIC AREAS ARE REFLUX AND GERD, INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE, CELIAC DISEASE AND GLUTEN-RELATED DISORDERS, CONSTIPATION, EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS, NUTRITION, ENDOSCOPY, AND NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE IN CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS. THE FOUNDATION'S GOAL IS TO EDUCATE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC, AND TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW RESEARCH IN THESE AREAS. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES ARE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND TO CHANGE PEDIATRIC AND ADULT HEALTH OUTCOMES BY EARLY DETECTION AND INTERVENTION. GIKIDS IS THE PATIENT OUTREACH AND EDUCATION EFFORT OF NASPGHAN. WITH GIKIDS, NASPGHAN AND THE FOUNDATION ARE WORKING TO REACH OUT DIRECTLY TO FAMILIES, KIDS AND TEENS WHO LIVE WITH DIGESTIVE CONDITIONS TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO: -UNDERSTAND AND IMPROVE THEIR DIGESTIVE HEALTH -WORK WITH THEIR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS -LIVE A MORE INDEPENDENT LIFE -UNDERSTAND WHAT WORKS IN PLAIN LANGUAGE "A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT OF CHILDREN WITH CHOLESTATIC LIVER DISEASES: TIPS FOR PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS" WEBINAR AND ON DEMAND PROGRAM CHILDREN WITH CHOLESTATIC LIVER DISEASES HAVE UNIQUE NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS. OBJECTIVES: 1.OVERVIEW OF THE CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND LONG-TERM IMPLICATIONS OF MALNUTRITION AND FAT-SOLUBLE VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES IN CHILDREN WITH CHOLESTATIC LIVER DISORDERS. 2.REVIEW CURRENT AVAILABLE FORMULATION AND PRACTICAL TIPS FOR THE CARE PROVIDER. 3.REVIEW THE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTS, FORMULATIONS AND DISCUSSION. 4.DISCUSS LACK OF INSURANCE COVER FOR MEDICAL FOOD, VITAMINS AND FINANCIAL BURDEN TO THE FAMILIES. HEPATITIS C SLIDE SET AND GRAND ROUNDS HCV INFECTION IS CHILDREN IS FREQUENTLY UNRECOGNIZED. RECENTLY PROPOSED UNIVERSAL TESTING STRATEGIES DURING PREGNANCY NEED TO BE IMPLEMENTED. ALTHOUGH LIVER DISEASE IS GENERALLY MILD IN CHILDREN, CHRONIC HEPATITIS AND CIRRHOSIS OCCURS. DIRECT ACTIVE ANTIVIRALS ARE VERY EFFICACIOUS AND SAFE. THEREFORE, ALL HCV INFECTED CHILDREN > 3 YEARS OF AGE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR TREATMENT. PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO INCREASE HCV AWARENESS. THE FOUNDATION DEVELOPED A SLIDE DECK AND GRAND ROUNDS PROGRAM TO INCREASE AWARENESS REGARDING TESTING AND MANAGEMENT OF HCV. "NUTRITION AND LIVER DISEASE IN PEROXISOMAL BIOGENESIS DISORDERS: DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT" NASPGHAN NUTRITION UNIVERSITY (N2U) THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SPECIALIZED NUTRITION EDUCATION IN AREAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRACTICE OF PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION TO 3RD YEAR FELLOWS, JUNIOR FACULTY AND DIETITIANS. IT TARGETS TWO GROUPS: CANDIDATES WHO RECEIVED MINIMAL NUTRITION EDUCATION DURING THEIR FELLOWSHIP OR WHOM PLAN TO PURSUE PEDIATRIC NUTRITION AS THEIR CAREER FOCUS. TEACHING AND TOMORROW UNDERREPRESENTED IN MEDICINE (URIM) PROGRAM THE PEDIATRIC GI TEACHING AND TOMORROW PROGRAM OF NASPGHAN STRIVES TO ATTRACT THE BRIGHTEST RESIDENTS TO SUBSPECIALTY TRAINING IN PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY, HEPATOLOGY AND NUTRITION. DUE TO THE EXCELLENT INTEREST IN THIS INNOVATIVE NASPGHAN PROGRAM, WE HAVE SEEN CONTINUAL GROWTH IN THE INTEREST AND APPLICATIONS TO GI TRAINING PROGRAMS THROUGH THE YEARS. THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN RECENTLY EXPANDED TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO INTERESTED 1ST AND 2ND YEAR PEDIATRIC RESIDENTS AND 4TH YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS WHO SELF-IDENTIFY AS UNDERREPRESENTED IN MEDICINE (URIM). IN ADDITION TO NETWORKING WITH OTHER PARTICIPANTS WHILE ATTENDING THE PROGRAM'S SCHEDULED SESSIONS, THE URIM PROGRAM ATTENDEES ARE MATCHED UP WITH A NASPGHAN FELLOW AND/OR ATTENDING PHYSICIAN (A TEACHING AND TOMORROW PROGRAM ALUMNUS) WHO SERVES AS A POINT OF CONTACT AND AMBASSADOR TO THE ANNUAL MEETING. URIM NASPGHAN/NASPGHAN FOUNDATION MEDICAL STUDENT MENTORED SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM THE URIM NASPGHAN/NASPGHAN FOUNDATION MEDICAL STUDENT MENTORED SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM TAKES PLACE AT MULTIPLE SITES THROUGHOUT THE U.S. AND CANADA AND PROVIDES MEDICAL STUDENTS WHO SELF-IDENTIFY AS URIM WITH A 10-WEEK RESEARCH EXPERIENCE UNDER THE MENTORSHIP OF BASIC OR CLINICAL SCIENTISTS WITH A RESEARCH FOCUS IN PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY, HEPATOLOGY, OR NUTRITION. CANDIDATES FOR THESE SCHOLARSHIPS MUST HAVE COMPLETED AT MINIMUM THEIR FIRST YEAR OF MEDICAL TRAINING AND BE IN GOOD STANDING AT ACCREDITED MEDICAL SCHOOLS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA. REFERENCE IS GIVEN TO STUDENTS WHO ARE SEEKING A RESEARCH EXPERIENCE PREFERENCE IS GIVEN TO STUDENTS WHO ARE SEEKING A RESEARCH EXPERIENCE BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND YEARS OF MEDICAL SCHOOL, THOUGH APPLICATIONS FROM ALL CURRENTLY ENROLLED STUDENTS ARE CONSIDERED. THESE STUDENTS ARE ALSO INVITED TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING, PRESENT A POSTER OF THEIR PROJECT AND PARTICIPATE IN THE TEACHING AND TOMORROW PROGRAM. EDUCATION THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE EDUCATIONAL MISSION OF NASPGHAN THROUGH A DIVERSE PORTFOLIO OF PROFESSIONAL AND PUBLIC EDUCATION INITIATIVES. THE FOUNDATION'S GOAL IS TO EDUCATE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC, AND TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW KNOWLEDGE THROUGH RESEARCH. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES ARE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES THROUGH EDUCATION, EARLY DETECTION AND EVIDENCE-BASED CARE.

WEBINARS AND ON-DEMAND EDUCATIONAL MODULES EGIDS: BEYOND THE ESOPHAGUS EGIDS ARE A COLLECTION OF CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASES INCLUDING EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS (EOE), EOSINOPHILIC GASTRITIS (EG) EOSINOPHILIC GASTROENTERITIS (EGE), AND EOSINOPHILIC COLITIS (EC). AMONG THE EGIDS, EOE HAS BECOME AN INCREASINGLY RECOGNIZED AND STUDIED CONDITION. VALIDATED METRICS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED TO QUANTIFY QUALITY OF LIFE, SYMPTOMS, HISTOLOGIC AND ENDOSCOPIC FINDINGS. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE WELL-ESTABLISHED, EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS. THE SAME CANNOT BE SAID FOR EG, EGE, OR EC, WHICH LACKS WELL ESTABLISHED HISTOLOGIC CRITERIA FOR DIAGNOSIS, AND HAS A MORE UNCLEAR NATURAL HISTORY, NOR WELL-ESTABLISHED TREATMENTS. EGIDS: BEYOND THE ESOPHAGUS BRINGS TO LIGHT THE LATEST ON NON-EOE EGID, INCLUDING THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS; THE CRITERIA TO MAKE A DIAGNOSIS; WHAT OPTIONS EXIST FOR THERAPY, AND THE POTENTIAL MECHANISMS OF DISEASE. PRACTICAL TIPS IN THE NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT OF CHILDREN WITH CHOLESTATIC LIVER DISORDERS: A WEBINAR FOR PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS. THIS WEBINAR EXPLORES PRACTICAL APPROACHES TO THE NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT OF CHILDREN WITH CHOLESTATIC LIVER DISEASES, WITH SPECIAL TIPS FOR PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS. PARTICIPANTS LEARN THE CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND LONG-TERM IMPLICATIONS OF MALNUTRITION AND FAT-SOLUBLE VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES IN CHILDREN WITH CHOLESTATIC LIVER DISORDERS, BECOME ACQUAINTED WITH DIFFERENCES AMONG THE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FORMULATION TO SUPPORT NUTRITION IN CHOLESTATIC BABIES, AND THE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTS AND FORMULATIONS. THE LACK OF INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MEDICAL FOOD AND VITAMINS IS ALSO DISCUSSED.