Bowel Management Workshop

Does your child suffer constipation or fecal incontinence due to Hirschsprung disease, anorectal malformation, or spina bifida? The Bowel Management Workshop presented by the Colorectal Center for Children at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh has been developed to help patients and families better understand these issues and achieve a better quality of life and social integration.

2023 Workshops

Workshops are held Friday mornings from 8 a.m. - 10 a.m. in the Plaza Building at UPMC Children’s Hospital’s main campus in Lawrenceville (4401 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15224). View this PDF for directions to the Plaza Building.

Below are workshop dates for the 2023 calendar year, along with the room number in the Plaza Building where the workshop will be held on that date:

  • March 10, 2023 – Plaza Bldg. Room 300
  • April 14, 2023 – Plaza Bldg. Room 300
  • May 12, 2023 – Plaza Bldg. Room 307
  • June 9, 2023 – *Note this workshop will be held in the Rangos Research Center Conference Center Rooms B & C instead of the Plaza Building. Please call us if you have trouble getting to this location.
  • July 14, 2023 – Plaza Bldg. Room 300
  • August 11, 2023 – Plaza Bldg. Room 300
  • September 8, 2023 – Plaza Bldg. Room 300
  • October 13, 2023 – Plaza Bldg. Room 300
  • November 10, 2023 – Plaza Bldg. Room 307
  • December 8, 2023 – Plaza Bldg. Room 300

Course Directors

Kelly Austin, MD
Director, Colorectal Center for Children
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Sarah Shumate, PA-C
Physician Assistant, Colorectal Center for Children
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Leah Larkin, RN, MSN
Outpatient Nurse Coordinator, Colorectal Center for Children
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

Jennifer Rohall, RN, CWON
Nurse, Colorectal Center for Children

Questions or To Register

Please call us at 412-692-5150 to speak with a team member about signing up for a workshop. You can also email any questions to colorectalcenter@chp.edu