In this issue of Gastroenterology Digest, specialists join
together to discuss topics surrounding Irritable Bowel Syndrome. The topics
include, UPMC’s IBD medical home care, the GREAT study initiative, case
studies dealing with minimally invasive surgical techniques in IBD and Sweet
Syndrome, association of Vitamin D levels with clinical status in IBD, and a
volunteer-funded and volunteer led patient resource called IBD connect.
Educational objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be
able to:
- Convey support of the medical home concept to
provide comprehensive, individualized care for IBD patients.
- Identify the extra intestinal skin
manifestations associated with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, and to recognize the
unusual presentations of patients during the flare of IBD.
- Heighten the awareness of the potential
important role of Vitamin D in subjects with IBD
- Upon completion of this activity, participants
will be able to identify how a volunteer support network can improve patient
outcomes.
- Improve methods of defining individual patient
medical problems and needs using precision medicine for IBD
- Identify the application of robotic surgery in
patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Reading Resources:
- Van Deen, WK, Esrailian E, Hommes DW. Value-Based
Health Care for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. J Crohns Colitis. 2015 May;9(5):421-7.
Epub 2015 Feb 16. Review. PMlD: 25687204.
- Patients’ Perceptions of Quality of Care and
Follow-up in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Jelsness-Jorgensen LP, Bernklev T,
Hovde O, Prytz Berset I, Huppertz-Hauss G, Moum B, Lie Hoivik M. Scand J Gastroenterol. 2015 Dec 4:1-8.
[Epub ahead of print] PMID:26635189
- Ananthakrishnan AN, Khalili H, Higuchi LM, Bao
Y, Korzenik JR, Giovannucci EL, Richter JM, Ruchs CS, Chan AT. Higher Predicted
Vitamin D Status Is Associated With Reduced Risk of Crohn’s Disease. Gastroenterology. 2012 Mar;142(3);482-9.
- Foster EN, Nguyen KK, Sheikh RA, et al. Crohn’s
Disease Associated With Sweet’s Syndrome and Sjogren’s Syndrome Treated With
Infliximab. Clin Dev Immunol. 2005;12
(2): 145-9.
- Hellan M, Ouellette J, lagares-Garcia JA, Rauh
SM, Kennedy HL, Nicholson JD, Nesbitt D, Johnson CS, Pigazzi A. Robotic Rectal
Cancer Resection: A Retrospective Multicenter Analysis. Ann Surg Oncol. 2015 Jul;22(7):2151-8.
Disclosures:
Doctors Ganesh, Greer, Harrison, Holder-Murray, Kabbani, and
Zator have reported no relationships with entities producing health care goods
and services.
Ms. Sigal and Ms. Wein-Levy have reported no relationships with
entities producing health care goods and services.
Dr. Regueiro is a consultant for AbbVie Pharmaceuticals,
UCB, Takeda Shire, and Janssen.
Dr. Szigethy has received research support from the Crohns
and Colitis Foundation of America, book royalties from APPI, and is a past
consultant for Merck, AbbVie Pharmaceuticals, and a current consultant for
iHope Network.
Dr. Whitcomb has received research support from NIH,
Department of Defense, Janssen, and AbbVie Pharmaceuticals, is a consultant for
Ariel Precision
Medicine, and is a stockholder in Ariel Precision Medicine.
Accreditation Statement:
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is
accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
(ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates
this enduring material for a maximum of .5 AMA PRA Category 1
Credits™. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with
the extent of their participation in the activity. Other health care
professionals are awarded (0.5) continuing education units (CEU) which are
equivalent to .5 contact hour.
For your credit transcript, please access our
website 4 weeks post-completion at http://ccehs.upmc.edu and follow the link to
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Release Date: 5/10/2014 | Last Modified On: 5/10/2014 |
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