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Education

NEW!
Managing IBD: Taking Charge of Your Disease - 12/6/11
Dr. Miguel D. Regueiro

  • Overall goals of disease management
  • Treatment options and self-management strategies
  • Defining remission in IBD
  • The importance of treatment adherence

Listen in English or Spanish! 

Podcast coming soon!
 

Supported by a charitable contribution from Shire



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Pediatric Crohn's: Finding the Right Path to Care - 5/19/11
Dr. Sandra C. Kim & Janis Arnold, MA, LICSW

  • Important differences between pediatric and adult Crohn's disease
  • The medical management of pediatric CD
  • The critical role of nutrition
  • Growth and development of the pediatric Crohn's patient
  • Quality of life and support systems

Now available on iTunes

Supported by an educational grant from Centocor Ortho Biotech

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Progress in CD: An Update on the Advances in Crohn's Disease- 10/6/10
Dr. Jonathan Braun

  • What are the current and emerging therapies in CD
  • How research is targeting and utilizing genetics
  • What's new in pediatric research

Supported by an educational grant from Centocor Ortho Biotech

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Ulcerative Colitis: The A to Z of Treating UC- 7/28/10
Dr. Thomas Ullman

  • Current and emerging treatment approaches to ulcerative colitis
  • Long-term disease maintenance and quality of life
  • Considerations when discussing options with your healthcare provider

Also available on iTunes

Supported by an educational grant from Centocor Ortho Biotech

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IBD & She: Focusing on Living While Managing IBD- 6/16/10
Dr. Sunanda Kane & Dr. Uma Mahadevan-Velayos

  • What are important gender issues in IBD?
  • How does IBD affect intimacy and sexuality?
  • What is the impact of IBD medication on fertility and pregnancy?

1.5 CNE Available!

Additional women & IBD resources

Supported by Shire

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Breakthroughs in IBD Research: Helping You Today- 3/30/10
Dr. Stephan Targan

  • What is going on in research
  • Important research breakthroughs
  • What are clinical trials and how can they benefit me?

Supported by Shire

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Balancing the Risks and Benefits of Treatment in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases- 6/9/09
Dr. Corey Siegel

  • Find out about the side effects of IBD medication
  • Find out how to decide which is the right treatment medication for you
  • Learn how to decode statistics

Supported by UCB

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Interview With an Expert: Answers to Key Questions in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases- 5/7/09
Dr. Stephen Hanauer

  • Outline the current and emerging therapies for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
  • Identify the differences between "top-down" and "bottom-up" approaches to treatment
  • Identify lifestyle factors, including diet, smoking, and stress that affect IBD disease course
  • Cite the physical and monetary costs of IBD
  • Describe current research involving genetics, causation, and novel treatments for IBD
  • Review quality-of-life issues in living with IBD

Supported by P&G

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Diet, Nutrition & Inflammatory Bowel Diseases:  Understanding the Connection- 3/10/09
Dr. David Rubin, Tracie Dalessandro, MS, RD, CDN  

  • Review the effects of IBD on digestion
  • Identify key elements of nutrition support therapy
  • Various popular diets and IBD
  • Dietary strategies that are helpful in controlling IBD symptoms
  • Suggested diet during a flare

Supported by Shire

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Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis Treatments: What's New and What's on the Way - 5/6/08
Dr. Edward Loftus Jr

  • Current and future treatments
  • What medications are out there
  • How do they work
  • What these medications mean to you

Supported by Shire 

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Why Should I Take My Medications?- 3/6/08
Dr. Sunanda Kane

  • See presentation slides plus audio commentary
  • Download transcript of presentation
  • Download activity workbook containing copies of the slides

Continuing nursing education credits are no longer available

Supported by an unrestricted grant from Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals 

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Update on Colorectal Cancer: Knowledge is Prevention - 3/1/07
Dr. Fernando Velayos

  • See presentation slides plus audio commentary
  • Download transcript of presentation
  • Download activity workbook containing copies of the slides

Supported by an unrestricted grant from Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals

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Research  

Quarterly Research Update- 08/12/2009
Dr. Balfour Sartor

How Can Diet Affect the Mechanisms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease?

Dr. Balfour Sartor, Chair, CCFA Chief Medical Advisor, Professor of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Quarterly Research Update- 5/20/09
Dr. Charles Elson

Innate and Adaptive Immunity:  What are they, why are they important in IBD and how is CCFA addressing these issues?

Dr. Charles Elson, Chair, NSAC Grants Council; Professor of Medicine and Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, discusses the role of innate and adaptive immunity in IBD.

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Quarterly Research Update - 12/10/08
Dr. Lloyd Mayer

Dr. Mayer discusses the underpendings, changes, findings, and novel approaches to therapies of IBD.  How can we utilize this momentum?

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Quarterly Research Update - 7/23/08
Dr. R. Balfour Sartor

Dr. Sartor provides an update on our three big initiatives 1) Clinical Research Alliance, 2) Pediatric Network, and 3) Gut Microbiome Initiative, including an overview of recent news item of 23 additional new genes identified for Crohn's. What does this really mean and where is this going to take us?

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What We Can Do to Advance Pediatric IBD Research at CCFA - 5/2/08
Dr. Francisco Sylvester

CCFA's 3rd Quarterly Research Update Teleconference

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Updated: 6/27/11

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