Program Description: 

Scholarship in Progress is a virtual seminar series that provides opportunity for those engaged in child health in the areas of research, education and quality improvement to share their scholarly activity and promote interaction and opportunities among researchers and providers. Participants are exposed to ongoing activities in basic, translational and clinical research, educational development and quality improvements being performed by researchers and providers within pediatrics and child health.

Target audience: 
  • Physician
  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Physician Assistant
  • Psychologist
  • Social Worker
Learning objectives: 

Participants who engage in this educational intervention will be able to:

  • Examine the existing clinical frameworks and diagnostic criteria for chronic nausea in pediatric populations, including functional gastrointestinal disorders and other relevant syndromes.
  • Compare different classification systems (e.g., Rome IV criteria, other gastroenterology guidelines) and highlight areas of consensus and discrepancy.
  • Discuss the implications of these classifications for diagnosis, treatment planning, and research priorities, emphasizing how standardized categorization can improve patient care and clinical trial design.Summarize epidemiological studies describing prevalence, demographics, and risk factors associated with chronic nausea in children.
  • Review clinical studies detailing symptom patterns, comorbidities (e.g., anxiety, migraine, functional gastrointestinal disorders), and quality-of-life impacts.
  • Highlight gaps in the literature, such as underrepresentation of certain age groups, longitudinal outcomes, or variability in assessment tools, to identify opportunities for future research.
  • resent current hypotheses and experimental findings regarding the pathophysiology of chronic nausea, including neural, hormonal, and gastrointestinal pathways.
  • Discuss advances in neurogastroenterology, gut-brain axis research, and biomarker identification that contribute to mechanistic insights.
  • Explore how these mechanistic insights may inform novel therapeutic approaches, personalized medicine, and preventive strategies for pediatric patients.
Faculty & credentials: 
Activity Director(s):
Jay Nocton, MD
Professor of Pediatric, Rheumatology
Department of Pediatrics
Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Planning Committee Members:
David Margolis, MD
Pediatrician -In Chief, Department Chair
Department of Pediatrics
Medical College of Wisconsin
 
 
Kathryn Tillman, CPNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology
Department of Pediatrics
Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Speaker(s):
 
Katja Karrento, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Gastroenterology
Department of Pediatrics
Medical College of Wisconsin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Standard 3, all persons in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. It is the policy of the Medical College of Wisconsin to identify, mitigate and disclose the absence or presence of all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

  • David Margolis
  • Katie Tillman

The following persons in control of content disclosed the following financial relationships which were reviewed and mitigated via the MCW conflict of interest mitigation process.

NameCompanyRole
James Nocton, MDBristol Myers SquibbContractor
Katja Karrento, MDNeurogastrxConsultant
Katja Karrento, MDPharmaceutical companies or distributorsConsultant
Katja Karrento, MDEli LillyConsultant

 

 

Contact

Name: 
Michelle Gall
Email: 
[email protected]

ACCME Accreditation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Hours of Participation for Allied Health Care Professionals:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 1.00 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

MOC Part II:

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity and individual assessment of and feedback to the learner, enables the learner to earn up to 1 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.

Participation shared with ABP through PARS:

Individual participants’ information will be shared with ABP through the ACCME Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS).

Session date: 
02/23/2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm CST
Location: 
Hybrid
United States
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  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 1.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.
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