Raanan Shamir (Israel)
Schneider's Children Medical Center of Israel
The Institute of Gastroenterology, Nutrition and Liver Diseases
Raanan Shamir is Professor of Pediatrics, the Lea and Arieh Pickel Chair for Pediatric Research and Chair, Eduarda and Dr. Moshe Ishay Institute for the Study of the Effects of Natural Food on Quality of Life and Human Health at the Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Chairman of the Institute of Gastroenterology, Nutrition and Liver Diseases at Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel. Raanan Shamir received his MD degree at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel and was trained in Pediatrics at Beilinson Medical Center in Petach Tikva, Israel. In the early 90s, he was a fellow at the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and came back to Israel to serve as the Head of the Department of Nutrition at the Israel Ministry of Health. Following this, he held the position of Head of the Gastroenterology and Nutrition Unit at Meyer Children’s Hospital in Haifa. Prof. Shamir has published more than 500 original papers, reviews and comments, book chapters and guidelines (times cited 34,160; H index:86, December 19, 2022). His research has been supported by prestigious funds such as the European Community Framework Funds and the Israel Science Foundation. His current research areas include pediatric nutrition, nutrition and growth, celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease and childhood hyperlipidemia. Current appointments include: Member the National Academy of medical Sciences, Member of the National Council on Gastroenterology, Nutrition and Liver Diseases, Member of the ESPEN (European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism) Advisory Board, Member of the Scientific Committee of the Nutrition and Growth Network, Member of the UEG (United European Gastroenterology) Research Committee, Member of the Steering Committee of the ESPGHAN (European Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition) Coeliac Special Interest Group, Member of the Standing Committee of IPA (International Pediatric Association) and Member of the Sustainable Nutrition Scientific Board. Prof. Shamir serves as an Editor for the Pediatric Section of Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism and was the Senior Associate Editor (2010-2013) and Acting Editor in Chief (2013-2014) of JPGN. He served as the ESPGHAN Chair of the publication committee of JPGN (Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition) between 2019-22. Prof. Shamir serves as a reviewer for multiple journals in the field of Pediatrics, Nutrition, Gastroenterology and Atherosclerosis. Past committee appointments include: President of ESPGHAN (2016-2019), Council Member, FISPGHAN (Federation of International Societies for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition), President of the Israel Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Chairman of the Scientific Committee on Milk and Human Health at the Israel Ministry of Health, Chief Scientist Office, Member of the ESPGHAN Committee on Nutrition, (ESPGHAN CoN), 2004-2012, ESPGHAN Council Member, 2005-2009, Council Member of the Israel Pediatric Association, 2008-2012, Chairman of ESPGHAN CoN, 2008-2012, Member of the General Assembly, Upper Gastrointestinal Section, Scientific Committee of the UEGF (United European Gastroenterology Federation) 2010-2013, ESPGHAN Council Member as the President of the 2014 Annual Meeting and Chairman of the Governmental Supreme Committee on Food, Israel Ministries of Health, Agriculture, Commerce and Environment (2010-2014),

Moderator of 3 Sessions

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Opening Ceremony & Keynote Lecture

Session Type
Opening/Closing
Date
03/30/2023
Session Time
12:30 PM - 01:15 PM
Room
Platinum Suite Room 1+2
Chair(s)

Parallel Session 01: The Key Role of Nutrition in Short Bowel Syndrome

Session Type
Parallel Session
Date
03/30/2023
Session Time
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Room
Platinum Suite Room 1+2
Chair(s)

Closing Ceremony

Session Type
Plenary Session
Date
04/01/2023
Session Time
03:30 PM - 03:45 PM
Room
Platinum Suite Room 1+2
Chair(s)

Presenter of 2 Presentations

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Welcome words

Session Name
0040 - Opening Ceremony & Keynote Lecture (ID 3)
Session Type
Opening/Closing
Date
03/30/2023
Session Time
12:30 PM - 01:15 PM
Room
Platinum Suite Room 1+2
Presenter
Lecture Time
12:30 PM - 12:40 PM

Exclusive Enteral Nutrition for the Treatment of Pediatric Crohn's Disease

Session Name
0330 - Parallel Session 05: Nutrition in the Management of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease (ID 34)
Session Type
Parallel Session
Date
04/01/2023
Session Time
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Room
Platinum Suite Room 1+2
Presenter
Lecture Time
10:55 AM - 11:20 AM

Abstract

Abstract Body

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), namely Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are common in the pediatric population and are associated with substantial morbidity. Disease activity is associated with growth failure, mainly in Crohn’s disease where the prevalence of growth failure reaches about 40%.

Exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) for 8-12 weeks has been shown to induce remission in the majority of patients with Crohn’s disease and in recent years the non-inferiority, and to some extent, the superiority of this modality of treatment was demonstrated compared to steroids, turning EEN into the recommended treatment of choice in many societal guidelines.

In the last decades, biologics were introduced as an efficacious treatment for IBD. Thus, the role of EEN in remission induction has to be compared to biologics. The evidence in the literature is scarce, however, there is evidence for the efficacy of EEN also when compared to biologics and also evidence for the positive effect of concomitant treatment with partial enteral nutrition and biologics, mainly in adults.

The presentation will provide an up-to-date review of the evidence, paving the way to the presentation on the emerging role of dietary regimens in the treatment of IBD.

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