DBHi presents Informatics Talks with Dr. Alain Benitez

The Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics presents Informatics Talks:

Speaker:

Alain Benitez, MD, MSTR
Director, Clinical Research
Suzi and Scott Lustgarten Center for GI Motility at CHOP

About Dr. Alain Benitez
Dr. Alain Benitez is an assistant professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and serves as the Director of Clinical Research at the Suzi and Scott Lustgarten Center for GI Motility at CHOP. With more than a decade of experience in basic and translational research in Gastroenterology, he has specialized in evaluating esophageal inflammation, motility, and the microbiome of the esophagus.

For more than five years, Dr. Benitez has focused on gastrointestinal motility, particularly the use of emerging technologies to assess bowel motility in pediatric patients. His recent research has concentrated on early life factors that may contribute to the development of functional gastrointestinal disorders, including disorders of gut-brain interaction such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

Dr. Benitez aims to adopt a whole-person approach in studying IBS in children. He employs data from electronic medical records, prospective longitudinal studies, and innovative technologies to comprehensively assess symptoms, dietary influences, bowel motility, psychosocial health, and environmental factors in children with IBS. His studies not only aim to clarify disease pathophysiology but also seek to identify more effective therapeutic pathways for affected children.

About the Speaker Series
The Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics recognizes the importance of learning from professionals in their area of expertise. Informatics Talks is a monthly speaker series designed to showcase the informatics innovations being conducted by researchers across the CHOP enterprise.

Upcoming Sessions
Dec. 19, 2024 - Joey Logan, MS, Data Integration Analyst
Jan. 16, 2025 - Benny Chen, PhD, Data Scientist III
Feb. 13, 2025 - Mike Xie, PhD, Supervisory Bioinformatics Scientist
March 27, 2025 - Anireddy Reddy, MD, MSHP, Attending Physician, and Vicky Tam, MA, Senior Geographic Information System Analyst
April 23, 2025 - Lauren Coogle, PhD, Clinical Informatics Fellow
May 15, 2025 - Jeritt Thayer, PhD, Research Informatics Programmer

Continued Medical Education
CME is available to internal CHOP physicians and PENN faculty only.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the health care team. 

Designation of Credit
Physicians: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Statement

Alain Benitez, MD, MSTR (Speaker), Anthony Luberti, MD (Course Director), Mark Diltz, EdD, (Planner), Donna Vito (Planner), Ariana Downs, MS (Planner) and Amy Gettlin (CME Planner) and others as appropriate have no relevant financial relationship with an ineligible company to disclose.