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Course Information
Conference: 1 day – multiplatform meeting for in-person & virtual participation covering the Midwest with an estimated 200 attendees. If an in-person meeting cannot be safely conducted, an exclusively virtual conference platform will be offered.
Intended Audience
This activity was developed for gastroenterologists, advanced nurse practitioners, physician assistants, gastroenterology nurses, pharmacists, and surgeons involved in the care of patients with IBD.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this learning activity, participants will do the following:
- Analyze the currently available tools to stratify the risk of patients developing complicated IBD vs. mild IBD at diagnosis and the subsequent implications on treatment goals and strategies.
- Describe the comparative efficacy of the currently available therapies and the rationale for optimal positioning of these agents in IBD today.
- Outline the goals of IBD care and incorporate the latest concepts, including treat-to-target in IBD clinical practice to optimize patient outcomes.
- Identify the current endoscopic assessment tools and scoring systems and their practical application in IBD management.
- Assess the latest evidence regarding the role of therapeutic drug monitoring, proactive and reactive, to optimize response to biologic therapy in patients with IBD.
- Recognize the various medical and surgical challenges for patients who receive an ileoanal pouch and the latest management recommendations.
- Review our current understanding of the microbiome in IBD and microbiome manipulation in the management of IBD today.
- Discuss the newly approved and soon to be approved biologic and non-biologic therapies for IBD, including the risks, efficacy, and special considerations when utilizing these therapies.
Accreditation and Certification
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower and IBDHorizons. The Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Physicians
The Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses
The Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
A maximum of 6.5 contact hours may be earned for successful completion of this activity.
Pharmacists
The Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This program has been assigned ACPE Universal Program #0797-9999-22-002-L01-P. This program is designated for up to 6.5 contact hours (0.65 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy education credit.
The ideas and opinions presented in this educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Annenberg Center and/or its agents. As in all educational activities, we encourage practitioners to use their own judgement in treating and addressing the needs of each individual patient, taking into account that patient’s unique clinical situation. The Annenberg Center disclaims all liability and cannot be held responsible for any problems that may arise from participating in this activity or following treatment recommendations presented.
Disclosure Statement
It is the policy of the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences to ensure fair balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all programming. All faculty and planners participating in accredited educational activities are expected to identify and reference off-label product use and disclose any relationship with those supporting the activity or any others with products or services available within the scope of the topic being discussed in the educational presentation.
The Annenberg Center for Health Sciences assesses conflict of interest with its instructors, planners, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of CE/CME activities. All relevant conflicts of interest that are identified are thoroughly vetted by the Annenberg Center for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies utilized in this activity, and patient care recommendations. The Annenberg Center is committed to providing its learners with high-quality CE/CME activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in health care and not a specific proprietary business interest of a commercial interest.
All individuals in control of the content of continuing education activities provided by the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower are required to disclose to the audience any real or apparent commercial financial affiliations related to the content of the presentation or enduring material. Full disclosure of all commercial relationships must be made in writing to the audience prior to the activity. All staff at the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower and IBDHorizons have no relationships to disclose.
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