Managing a Child with Chronic Belly Pain: Interdisciplinary Approach to Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders

Includes a Live Web Event on 11/12/2025 at 8:00 PM (EST)



Functional abdominal pain disorders (FAPDs) are a group of disorders of the gut-brain interaction (DGBIs) and affect up to 25% of children worldwide. Children with FAPDs have an impaired quality of life along with significant risk of psychiatric comorbidities. The pathophysiology of FAPDs is complex and involves numerous biopsychosocial factors, and with up to 40% of children having persistent symptoms despite therapeutic interventions, it is important for the clinician to understand and be comfortable with using the most effective, up to date and evidence based therapeutic strategies for their patient with FAPD. 

This webinar aims to provide the audience with a detailed overview of the approach to FAPDs including evidence-based treatment approach based on FAPD subtypes as per the Rome IV criteria.  Recently, NASPGHAN and ESPGHAN released updated guidelines for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and functional abdominal pain-not otherwise specified (FAP) in children aged 4-18 years.

Corey Baker, MD (Moderator)

Director, Center for Neurogastroenterology and Motility Disorders

Connecticut Children’s

Alejandro Llanos-Chea, MD (Moderator)

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Children’s Health System

Samuel Nurko, MD, MPH

Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical SchoolCo-Director of the Center for Motility and Functional Bowel Disorders at Boston Children’s Hospital

Co-Director of the Center for Motility and Functional Bowel Disorders at Boston Children’s Hospital

Neha Santucci, MD

Director, Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction Program, Neurogastroenterology and Motility Center at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Professor Nikhil Thapar, MRCP FRCPCH FRACP PhD

Director of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Liver Transplant Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service

Chair of the Asia Pan-Pacific Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Gut-Brain, Neurogastroenterology and Motility Sub-committee

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LIVE WEBINAR: Managing a Child with Chronic Belly Pain: Interdisciplinary Approach to Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders
11/12/2025 at 8:00 PM (EST)  |  85 minutes
11/12/2025 at 8:00 PM (EST)  |  85 minutes
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