Didactics
The Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition offers and is involved with a number of regular conferences for the edification of the fellows, faculty, and staff members. Attendance and active participation is a required element of the fellowship program. As such, fellow and faculty attendance is logged and tracked regularly in MedHub.
Pediatric GI Fellowship Conferences
The conference schedule for lectures offered by the division is organized by the 3rd year fellows. Third year fellows are also responsible for the preparation of any patient cases to be discussed at joint conferences. All fellows are expected to make every effort to attend conferences regularly.
Friday Fellows' Noon Conference
Every Friday at noon, the division offers a conference aimed at fellow education that alternates between lectures given by faculty on core curriculum topics, Difficult Case Conferences, and Journal Clubs or Scholarly Activity updates given by the fellows. All noon conferences are held at 750 Welch Road in the conference room in Suite 116.
Current Conference Schedule (Please notify Megan if planning to attend)
Liver Selection
Occurs directly following each noon lecture, from 1:00 – 1:30.
Fellow Board Review Sessions
Run by the 3rd year fellows. Takes place every other Wednesday, from 4:00-5:00
GI/Pathology Joint Conference
Occurs the last Friday of every month in place of the usual Friday Noon Fellows Conference. Occurs at the Stanford University Hospital Pathology reviewing slides room.
GI/Surgery/Radiology Joint Conference
Occurs the first Wednesday of every month from 7:30 – 8:30AM in the LPCH 1st floor Radiology Reading Room.
Pediatrics' Fellowship Clinical Research Club
Takes places twice a month on varying days, from noon - 1:00. Lunch provided.
Targeted toward the research interests/needs/activities of the department's fellows, but relevant to residents and faculty members. The sessions are highly interactive and will focus on real-time research issues with which fellows are faced. These issues may include:
- Developing research questions
- Writing specific aims
- Analyzing data
- Choosing appropriate study designs
- Choosing appropriate statistical measures
- Writing abstracts/manuscripts
- Reviewing manuscripts
Other Conferences
Digestive Diseases Clinical Conference (DDCC)
The Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology offers a weekly Digestive Diseases Clinical Conference. Pediatric GI fellows are invited to speak at this conference four times yearly. First and second year fellows, with the help of an attending, will pick a case and work in conjunction with Radiology and Pathology to present the case fully. After the presentation, fellows are expected to write up a case report to submit for publication to Digestive Diseases and Sciences.
Board Review Lecture Series
The Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition participates in the annual Board Review Lecture Series for Stanford residents. Each year one month is designated as Pediatric GI month, and faculty and fellows are selected to present to the residents on five topics off of the ABP Subspecialty Board “Top Ten List” for the general pediatrics resident:
1. Constipation/encopresis
2. Chronic abdominal pain
3. Gastroesophageal reflux/recurrent vomiting
4. Gastrointestinal bleeding
5. Chronic diarrhea/toddlers diarrhea
6. Neonatal cholestasis/hyperbilirubinemia
7. Malabsorption
8. Hepatitis
9. Inflammatory bowel disease
10. Enteral and parenteral nutrition
Though the lectures are created with Pediatric residents in mind, Pediatric GI fellows are encouraged to attend.