Session Topic: pediatric

Pediatric Section Forum: Bridging Pediatric Nutrition Research with Practice

Section Forum

Date & Time:

February 16, 2026

12:45 PM – 2:00 PM PT

Format:

In Person

Pediatric Content Included

session objectives:

What You'll Learn

This interactive session will include:

  • Introduction of section leadership
  • Updates on projects in the Section Development and Clinical Practice workgroups
  • Opportunity to participate in discussion and provide feedback in future section projects
  • Networking with other pediatric focused members

Topics & Presenters

Patrice Czerkawski
RN, BSN

Clinical Nursing Coordinator

Intestinal Rehab Program, Children's Mercy Kansas City

Kansas City, MO
Brandi Weller
PharmD, BCNSP

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

Children's Mercy Kansas City

Kansas City, MO
Vikram Christian
MD, CNSC

Assistant Professor

Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Minnesota Medical School

Director of Pediatric Endoscopy and Co-Director of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program

University of Minnesota Medical School

Minneapolis, MN
Senthilkumar Sankararaman
MD, FAAP, PNS, D-ABOM

Co-Director

Pediatric Nutrition Support, Intestinal Rehab. & Transplant Program, Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital

Associate Professor

Pediatrics, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine 

Cleveland, OH

Pediatric Intestinal Failure Section Forum: Building on Our Progress: A Review of Section Accomplishments and Future Initiatives

Section Forum

Date & Time:

February 15, 2026

6:00 PM – 7:15 PM PT

Format:

In Person

Pediatric Content Included

session objectives:

What You'll Learn

This interactive session will include:

  • Comprehensive overview of current working group projects and initiatives completed this year
  • Opportunities for increased involvement in section activities
  • Current issues in pediatric intestinal failure and dedicated question-and-answer session

Topics & Presenters

Elizabeth Bobo
MS, RD, LDN, CNSC, FAND, FASPEN

Pediatric Clinical Dietitian, Manager

Nemours Children’s Health

Jacksonville, FL
Molly Dienhart
MD

Medical Director of the Center for Intestinal Rehabilitation and Nutrition Support

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, OH
Andrea Adler
RD, CSPCC, LD

Advanced Practice Pediatric Dietitian

Pediatric Nutrition Support, Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital

Cleveland, OH
M. Petrea Cober
PharmD, MEd, BCNSP, BCPPS, FASPEN

Professor of Pharmacy Practice; Director of Workforce Development

Office of Student Success, Northeast Ohio Medical University, College of Pharmacy

Director of Professional Development

Office of Education, Northeast Ohio Medical University, College of Pharmacy

Rootstown, OH
Sivan Kinberg
MD

Director, Pediatric Intestinal Rehabilitation Center

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Columbia University Irving Medical Center

New York, NY
Steven Plogsted
PharmD, BCNSP, FASPEN

Retired Pharmacist

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, OH
Tracy Winder
MS, RD, CNSC, LD

Lead Dietitian

Arkansas Children's Hospital

Little Rock, AR

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