Daily Archives: February 8, 2019

06 FOCUSING ON THE FUTURE: REDUCING BARRIERS AND IMPROVING ACCESS TO IBD SPECIALTY CARE

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a chronic, immune-mediated disease that affects approximately two million North Americans. Canada has the highest age-adjusted incidence and prevalence rates of IBD globally. Given its cumulative prevalence, the IBD … Continue reading

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18 CLINICAL PRACTITIONERS’ EDUCATION AND RESOURCE NEEDS FOR INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES

As treatments, management strategies, and the role of advanced practice providers has evolved in recent years, the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation sought to understand the educational and resource needs of clinicians caring for patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). The aim of this study is to describe the self-identified IBD knowledge and resource gaps of clinicians. Continue reading

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19 IDENTIFICATION OF PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE AT HIGH RISK OF URGENT CARE UTILIZATION THROUGH IBD QORUS, A LEARNING HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

The disease course of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is often associated with periods of response interrupted by flares. Identification of patients at high risk of utilization of urgent care resources may allow for proactive intervention and avoid un… Continue reading

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20 LOW DISCUSSION RATES OF PREVENTATIVE HEALTH SERVICES IN INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE (IBD) PATIENTS

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients face a higher risk of infection, certain malignancies, metabolic bone disease, and mental health disorders secondary to their underlying disease and the medications employed as treatment. Despite the availabili… Continue reading

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P001 CHARACTERIZING CURRENT TREATMENT AND GAPS IN THE INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE POPULATION IN A LARGE INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), two major types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), affect as many as 1.6 million Americans. IBD is a chronic relapsing illness, where effective and efficient care requires seamless coordination of p… Continue reading

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P002 WHEN THE PATIENT VOICE IS HEARD IN EDUCATION, DOES THE CLINICIAN LISTEN? DUAL TRACK PATIENT/PROVIDER EDUCATION IN IBD INCORPORATING PATIENTS AS LEARNERS AND FACULTY

It is postulated that patient inclusion in planning/execution of continuing medical education (CME) activities may better engage providers, reinforce learning, and improve outcomes. RMEI Medical Education’s (RMEI’s) proprietary Clinical Convergence… Continue reading

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P003 APPLYING THE TRANSITION READINESS ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE TO AN UNDERSERVED ADULT INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE POPULATION

The Transition Readiness Assessment Questionnaire (TRAQ) is a 20-item, 5-domain, validated measure of preparedness for youths with chronic illnesses to transition into adult clinics. Each question is graded on a 1-5 scale, with higher scores indicating… Continue reading

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P004 ASSESSMENT OF A BRAZIL’S REFERENCE CENTER USING “QUALITY OF CARE THROUGH THE EYES OF PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE” (QUOTE-IBD)

The Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) are recurrent and chronic, demanding frequent interaction between patient and healthcare services. Quality of care (QC) is a factor that interferes in treatment and quality of life improvement. It is required to ev… Continue reading

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P005 DELAY IN DIAGNOSIS OF ULCERATIVE COLITIS: RESULTS OF A GLOBAL ULCERATIVE COLITIS NARRATIVE SURVEY

The Ulcerative Colitis (UC) Narrative is a global survey of patients (pts) and gastroenterology physicians (GIs) aimed at identifying the impact of UC and comparing and contrasting perceptions of UC burden and management approaches. We examine UC diagn… Continue reading

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P006 DISCORDANCE OF COMMUNICATION PRIORITIES BETWEEN HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND PATIENTS WITH ULCERATIVE COLITIS: RESULTS OF A GLOBAL ULCERATIVE COLITIS NARRATIVE SURVEY

The Ulcerative Colitis (UC) Narrative is a global survey of patients (pts) and gastroenterology physicians (GIs) aimed at identifying the impact of the disease and comparing and contrasting perceptions of UC burden and management approaches. We describ… Continue reading

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