The latest ideas in the diagnosis and treatment of IBD will be highlighted at the conference on New Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Additionally covered will be disease complications, unique population considerations, and surgical choices. Nationally renowned professionals who are currently engaged in clinical trials and studies pertaining to the management of Crohn’s and colitis will teach the course. In order to improve the quality of life for their ill patients, doctors will be given the context they need to incorporate the pertinent information into their procedures.
Objects of Education
Participants should be able to: • Summarize current clinical trial data addressing the upcoming treatments for inflammatory bowel disease after taking part in this live activity.
• Outline surgical strategies for inflammatory bowel disease treatment.
• List available therapies and treatments for inflammatory bowel disease, both now and in the future.
• Recognize the difficulties in treating patients with inflammatory bowel illness.
Target Audience
• Gastroenterologists
• Nurse Practitioners
• Physician Assistants
• Nurses
• Internists
• Colorectal Surgeons
• Other allied health care progessionals involved in the care of patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Topics:
Approaching Escalation with Confidence- Melissa Ferrari, PA
Assessing Your Patient’s Risk- Christina Ha, MD
Case Presentation- Managing Clostridium Difficile Infection in IBD- Mazer Ally, MD
Case Presentation- Managing Your IBD Patient with a History of Cancer- Siddharth Singh, MD
Case Presentation- Updates on COVID-19 & IBD- Brigid Boland, MD
Cases in Perianal Disease- Samuel Eisenstein, MD
Cases in Pouches and Ostomies- M. Jonathan Worsey, MD
Diet and Supplements- Lori Beeken, MS, RD
Dietary Therapies for IB- Gauree Gupta Konijeti, MD, MPH
Getting IBD Drugs Approved- Natalie Whitmire, PharmD
IBD Crash Course & Clinical Pearls- Angelina Collins, NP
IBD Epidemiology and Risk Factors- Frank Scott, MD
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Therapies- Mazer Ally, MD
Inflammatory Bowel Disease- 101- Suresh Pola, MD
Managing Fertility and Pregnancy in IBD- Rebecca Matro, MD
Panel Discussion_Q&A- Angelina Collins, NP, Melissa Ferrari, PA
Panel Discussion_Q&A- Christina Ha, MD, Gauree Gupta Konijeti, MD, MPH, Gil Melmed, MD
Panel Discussion_Q&A- John Chang, MD, Christina Ha, MD, Frank Scott, MD
Panel Discussion_Q&A- Mazer Ally, MD, Brigid Boland, MD, Siddharth Singh, MD
Panel Discussion_Q&A- Samuel Eisenstein, MD, Rebecca Matro, MD, M. Jonathan Worsey, MD
Positioning Therapy for Moderate-Severe Crohn’s Disease- Frank Scott, MD
Positioning Therapy for Moderate-Severe Ulcerative Colitis- Siddharth Singh, MD
Preventive Health in IBD- Brigid Boland, MD
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring- Christina Ha, MD
Treat to Target in IBD- Gil Melmed, MD
Treatment Updates in IBD- Gil Melmed, MD
Update in Mechanisms of IBD Therapy- John Chang, MD
