Phoenix Children’s Hospital to Host Webinar on Pediatric IBD

Advances in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Webinar Hosted by Phoenix Children’s Hospital  – Free for Families

Phoenix, AZ – Phoenix Children’s Hospital will host a free Webinar discussing the “Advances in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)”. Parents, caretakers and medical staff are invited to listen and learn through this interactive presentation online.

Brad A. Pasternak, MD, a pediatric gastroenterologist at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, works in the Division of Gastroenterology (GI), the largest and most established pediatric referral center for chronic liver disease, inflammatory bowel disease, and nutritional disorders in Arizona. He treats infants, children, and adolescents with all types of gastrointestinal and liver disorders, including inflammatory bowel disease, chronic liver diseases, metabolic disorders, and nutritional disorders such as failure to thrive and obesity, gastroesophageal reflux, eosinophilic disorders, and abdominal pain. Dr. Pasternak will be available to answer questions following the presentation.

The following topics will be discussed:

* Review how IBD is diagnosed
* Discuss theories on what causes IBD
* Review therapies that are available and on the horizon

WHERE: The presentation will be held online.

WHEN: Thursday, December 17th, 2009 12:00pm – 1:00pm MST

REGISTER: Space is limited. https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/763781441

Questions? Contact Karen Pennington at 602-546-3300 or kpennington@phoenixchildrens.com.

Published on behalf of Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Phoenix Children’s Hospital is Arizona’s only licensed children’s hospital, providing world-class care in more than 40 pediatric specialties to our state’s sickest kids. Though Phoenix Children’s is one of the ten largest freestanding children’s hospitals in the country, rapid population growth in Arizona means the Hospital must grow as well. Phoenix Children’s recently announced a $588 million expansion plan to bring its special brand of family-centered care to even more patients and families. The plan includes a significant upgrade of the Hospital’s current campus, an aggressive physician recruitment effort, and new satellite centers in high growth areas of the Valley. For more information, visit the Hospital’s Web site at www.phoenixchildrens.com.

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