In this episode, Drs. Temara Hajjat and Jason Silverman talk to Dr. Miranda van Tilburg about the behavioral treatment of functional abdominal pain. We discuss issues of pain perception, pain coping and maladaptive responses to pain. We also discuss some research-informed behavioral interventions to help treat children with FAP.

Dr. van Tilburg needs is a psychologist and researcher who has worked extensively on the behavioural explanations for and treatment of functional GI disorders, including work supported by the NIH and the Rome Foundation. She is currently a Professor in the Department of Medicine at Marshall Health in Huntington, WV and was recently named Chair of the Ethics Committee at NASPGHAN.

This episode is eligible for CME credit!  Once you have listened to the episode, click this link to claim your credit.  Credit is available to NASPGHAN members (if you are not a member, you should probably sign up).  And thank you to the NASPGHAN Professional Education Committee for their review!

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the relationship of pain perception and pain coping to symptoms experienced by children with functional abdominal pain. 
2. Understand the importance of an appropriate framework to explain functional abdominal pain to children and their parents in a way that validates their experiences.
3. Name 3 possible behavioral treatment options that may be useful in children with FAP.

Produced by: Jason Silverman

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This episode may be eligible for CME credit! Once you have listened to the episode, click this link to claim your credit. Credit is available to NASPGHAN members (if you are not a member, you should probably sign up). And thank you to the NASPGHAN Professional Education Committee for their review!

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