The New Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Disease conference will highlight the latest concepts in the diagnosis and treatment of IBD. Disease complications, special population considerations, and surgical options will also be discussed. The course will be taught by nationally known experts who are actively involved in clinical trials and studies related to the management of Crohn’s and colitis. Physicians will be provided with the necessary context to integrate the relevant information into their practices to improve the quality of life for their afflicted patients.
Educational Objectives
After attending this live activity, participants should be able to:
• Summarize recent clinical trial data regarding the next generation of therapies in inflammatory bowel disease.
• Describe surgical approaches to treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.
• Identify current and future treatment and therapy options for inflammatory bowel disease.
• Identify treatment challenges in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
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