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Appeal letter sample: Calprotectin
(in Diagnosis & Testing, Medication)
Template letter for professionals to complete so patients may receive insurance coverage for the calprotectin stool test. Healthcare provider completes letter and patient submits to their insurance company prior to testing.
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Appeal letter sample: Capsule Endoscopy
(in Diagnosis & Testing, Medication)
Template letter for professionals to complete so patients may undergo a capsule endoscopy for diagnostic purposes instead of other methods of examination. Healthcare provider completes letter and patient submits to their insurance company prior to testing.
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Appeal letter sample: Infliximab & HACA
(in Diagnosis & Testing, Medication)
Template letter for professionals to complete so patients may undergo laboratory studies for serum infliximab and human anti-chimeric antibody (HACA) levels. Healthcare provider completes letter and patient submits to their insurance company prior to testing.
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Appeal letter sample: Metabolite Level Testing
(in Diagnosis & Testing, Medication)
Template letter for professionals to complete so patients may undergo metabolite level testing instead of other testing methods. Healthcare provider completes letter and patient submits to their insurance company prior to testing.
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Appeal letter sample: TPMT (thiopurine methyltransferase)
(in Diagnosis & Testing)
Template letter for professionals to complete so patients may undergo genetic testing for TPMT (thiopurine methyltransferase) enzyme. Healthcare provider completes letter and patient submits to their insurance company prior to testing.
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Balancing the Risks and Benefits of Treatment in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - 6/9/09
(in Diagnosis & Testing, Disease Basics, Medication, Symptom Management, Treatments)
This webcast discusses how to find out about the side effects of IBD medication, learn how to decide which is the right treatment medication for you, and learn how to decode statistics.
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CCFA Launches IBD Genetics Initiative
(in Diagnosis & Testing, Disease Basics, Treatments)
Recent studies have demonstrated that specific organisms in the gut can cause IBD in the presence of specific genes, and that specific genes only cause disease in the presence of specific organisms.
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CCFA Partners: Building a Platform for Success
(in Coping & Support, Diagnosis & Testing, Diet & Nutrition, Disease Basics, Symptom Management)
Join the almost 10,000 people who are already a part of this groundbreaking study.
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Crohn’s Disease & Ulcerative Colitis: A Guide for Parents
(in Coping & Support, Diagnosis & Testing, Diet & Nutrition, Disease Basics, Stress, Symptom Management, Treatments, Work & School)
Learning that your child has IBD can be difficult. The guide helps parents learn important issues about IBD including medication, disease management and about issues related to school and coping.
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Diagnosing and Managing IBD
(in Coping & Support, Diagnosis & Testing, Disease Basics, Health Insurance, Stress, Symptom Management, Treatments)
This brochure provides answers to the most common questions regarding diagnostic tests used for diagnosing and managing inflammatory bowel disease.
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Diagnosing Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
(in Diagnosis & Testing)
Learn about the test used to diagnose and manage IBD in this brochure. Common tests include imaging tests such as colonoscopies, blood tests and stool tests
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IBD & Me: Activity Book for Kids!
(in Coping & Support, Diagnosis & Testing, Diet & Nutrition, Disease Basics, Stress, Symptom Management, Treatments, Work & School)
A colorful book with information & activities to help kids ages 8-12 learn about IBD.
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IBD & She: Focusing on Living While Managing IBD - 6/16/10
(in Coping & Support, Dating & Relationships, Diagnosis & Testing, Diet & Nutrition, Disease Basics, Medication, Pregnancy, Sexuality, Treatments, Women's Issues)
This webcast discusses: 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?
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Living with Crohn’s Disease
(in Diagnosis & Testing, Diet & Nutrition, Disease Basics, Stress, Symptom Management, Treatments)
The purpose of this brochure is to provide helpful answers to commonly asked questions about Crohn's disease, such as what it is, cause, diet, is their a cure, among many others. The goal is to discuss the key points about Crohn’s disease and what the individual may expect in the future.
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Living with Ulcerative Colitis
(in Diagnosis & Testing, Diet & Nutrition, Disease Basics, Stress, Symptom Management, Treatments)
The purpose of this brochure is to provide helpful answers to commonly asked questions about ulcerative colitis, such as what it is, diet, cause, is their a cure, among many others. The goal is to discuss the key points about ulcerative colitis and what the individual may expect in the future.
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Managing IBD: Taking Charge of Your Disease - 12/6/11
(in Diagnosis & Testing, Disease Basics, Medication, Symptom Management, Treatments)
This program is in English and Spanish, and explains: Overall goals of disease management, treatment options and self-management strategies, defining remission in IBD, and the importance of treatment adherence.
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Next generation medicine: Individualized treatment
(in Diagnosis & Testing, Disease Basics, Medication, Treatments)
Across the field of medicine, doctors and researchers are gaining a better understanding of how various factors affect the path of diseases – putting individualized treatment within reach.
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Pediatric Crohn's: Finding the Right Path to Care - 5/19/11
(in Diagnosis & Testing, Disease Basics, Coping & Support, Diet & Nutrition, Work & School, Symptom Management)
This pediatric webcast explains: 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, and quality of life and support systems.
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Pete Learns All About Crohn's & Colitis
(in Coping & Support, Diagnosis & Testing, Diet & Nutrition, Disease Basics, Stress, Symptom Management, Work & School)
Comic book to help kids and teens learn about IBD.
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Spanish Glossary (Glosario)
(in Complications, Coping & Support, Dating & Relationships, Diagnosis & Testing, Diet & Nutrition, Disease Basics, Finances, Flares, Health Insurance, Medication, Ostomy, Patient Rights, Pregnancy, Sexuality, Stress, Symptom Management, Traveling, Treatments, Women's Issues, Work & School)
Commonly used words about IBD are presented in the glossary.
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TEASER: Breakthroughs in IBD Research: Helping You Today
(in Diagnosis & Testing, Disease Basics, Symptom Management, Treatments)
Research in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) is changing and improving the way Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are diagnosed and treated. National expert and researcher Stephan R. Targan, MD, discusses recent advances in IBD research and answers questions such as, "How will advances in IBD genetics and immunology impact me?" "When should an infusion or injection therapy be considered in IBD treatment?" "What are clinical trials and how can they benefit me?" View the full-length Webcast at www.ccfa.org.
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TEASER: Excerpts from "Progress in Crohn's Disease"
(in Diagnosis & Testing, Disease Basics, Symptom Management, Treatments)
Watch this excerpt from CCFA's hour-long "Progress in Crohn's Disease" webcast. The full-length webcast, available at www.ccfa.org, helps to answer: what are the current and emerging therapies in CD; how research is targeting and utilizing research; and what's new in pediatric research.
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TEASER: Excerpts from "Ulcerative Colitis: The A to Z of Treating UC"
(in Complications, Diagnosis & Testing, Disease Basics, Medication, Stress, Symptom Management, Treatments)
These are excerpts from CCFA's hour-long Webcast, "The A to Z of Treating UC." ( View the full webcast at www.ccfa.org.) The full webcast covers topics such as treatment options for ulcerative colitis, quality of life, and questions to ask your doctor.
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TEASER: IBD & She: Focusing on Living While Managing Crohn's and Colitis
(in Complications, Dating & Relationships, Diagnosis & Testing, Disease Basics, Medication, Pregnancy, Sexuality, Stress, Symptom Management, Treatments, Women's Issues)
This teleconference/webcast discussed women and IBD, and was led by physician experts Sunanda V. Kane, MD, MSPH, and Uma Mahadevan-Velayos, MD. The webcast includes discussion on " What are important gender issues in IBD?" "How does IBD affect intimacy and sexuality?" and "What is the impact of IBD medication on fertility and pregnancy?" These are excerpts from the hour-long webcast, which can be viewed at www.ccfa.org.
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Teen Guide: Dealing with Crohn’s & Colitis
(in Coping & Support, Diagnosis & Testing, Diet & Nutrition, Disease Basics, Stress, Symptom Management, Treatments, Work & School)
This valuable guide helps teenagers learn about IBD and provides helpful tips for coping with and managing IBD.
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The New Face of CCFA-Sponsored Research
(in Diagnosis & Testing, Disease Basics, Treatments)
Our gut microbiota have a key role in IBD, but only a limited number of the enormously complex bacteria, viruses, and fungi that make up this community have been identified, and their functions are largely unknown.
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Transitions in IBD: Graduating to Young Adult Care - 3/15/12
(in Coping & Support, Diagnosis & Testing, Disease Basics, Medication, Symptom Management)
This program explains: Differences between pediatric and adult IBD care, processes and goals for transitioning from pediatric to adult IBD care, differences in IBD treatment and management options when transitioning care, and best practices to improve the quality of life for patients who are transitioning from pediatric to adult IBD care.
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Ulcerative Colitis: The A to Z of Treating UC- 7/28/10
(in Coping & Support, Diagnosis & Testing, Diet & Nutrition, Disease Basics, Medication, Symptom Management, Treatments)
This webcast discusses: Current and emerging treatment approaches to ulcerative colitis, long-term disease maintenance and quality of life, and considerations when discussing options with your healthcare provider.
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Update on Colorectal Cancer: Knowledge is Prevention - 3/1/07
(in Diagnosis & Testing, Disease Basics, Symptom Management)
This webcast discusses the latest information on screening, treatment, and prevention of colorectal cancer.
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Vivir con la Colitis Ulcerosa
(in Diagnosis & Testing, Diet & Nutrition, Disease Basics, Stress, Symptom Management, Treatments)
Written in Spanish, this brochure provides helpful answers to commonly asked questions about ulcerative colitis, such as what it is, diet, cause, is their a cure, among many others. The goal is to discuss the key points about ulcerative colitis and what the individual may expect in the future.
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Vivir con la Enfermedad de Crohn
(in Diagnosis & Testing, Diet & Nutrition, Disease Basics, Stress, Symptom Management, Treatments)
Written in Spanish, this brochure provides helpful answers to commonly asked questions about Crohn's disease, such as what it is, cause, diet, is their a cure, among many others. The goal is to discuss the key points about Crohn’s disease and what the individual may expect in the future.
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Voices of Progress: Improving Outcomes Part 1
(in Complications, Diagnosis & Testing, Diet & Nutrition, Disease Basics, Symptom Management, Treatments)
CCFA held a three-day research colloquium in Atlanta. The colloquium involved a panel of six IBD research leaders from across the country and touched on topics such as therapies, genetics, nutrition, and much more. This five-part series is a "must view" for anyone interested in the future of IBD research.
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Voices of Progress: Improving Outcomes Part 2
(in Complications, Diagnosis & Testing, Diet & Nutrition, Disease Basics, Symptom Management, Treatments)
CCFA held a three-day research colloquium in Atlanta. The colloquium involved a panel of six IBD research leaders from across the country and touched on topics such as therapies, genetics, nutrition, and much more. This five-part series is a "must view" for anyone interested in the future of IBD research.
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Voices of Progress: Predicting Prognosis Part 1
(in Complications, Diagnosis & Testing, Disease Basics, Flares, Symptom Management, Treatments)
CCFA held a three-day research colloquium in Atlanta. The colloquium involved a panel of six IBD research leaders from across the country and touched on topics such as therapies, genetics, nutrition, and much more. This five-part series is a "must view" for anyone interested in the future of IBD research.
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Voices of Progress: Predicting Prognosis Part 2
(in Complications, Diagnosis & Testing, Diet & Nutrition, Disease Basics, Symptom Management, Treatments)
CCFA held a three-day research colloquium in Atlanta. The colloquium involved a panel of six IBD research leaders from across the country and touched on topics such as therapies, genetics, nutrition, and much more. This five-part series is a "must view" for anyone interested in the future of IBD research.
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Voices of Progress: Predicting Prognosis Part 3
(in Complications, Diagnosis & Testing, Diet & Nutrition, Disease Basics, Symptom Management, Treatments)
CCFA held a three-day research colloquium in Atlanta. The colloquium involved a panel of six IBD research leaders from across the country and touched on topics such as therapies, genetics, nutrition, and much more. This five-part series is a "must view" for anyone interested in the future of IBD research.
