Welcome to the course

Welcome to this course on ‘Management of Foreign Body Ingestion in Children’! Introducing the course straight from the 2024 ESPGHAN Annual Congress, one of our lead educators, Dr Christos Tzivinikos, welcomes you in the short video above.

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Throughout the course, you will come across complex terms relating to foreign body ingestion and management. In case there are any terms you are not familiar with, we have included a glossary and list of abbreviations that can also be found in the downloads section at the bottom of this page. Please either download a copy to your device or come back to this page whenever you need it.

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Disclaimer: Please carefully check any recommendations provided in this course against the published versions and other referenced sources before you determine clinical management. ESPGHAN, and the educators who created this course, are not responsible for the practices of physicians or other healthcare professionals. The position papers and information provided in this FutureLearn course are indicators of best practice only. Diagnosis and treatment are at the discretion of the healthcare provider.

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