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IBD UNITE
UPMC’s 2024 IBD UNITE program will provide education and support for patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and their loved ones. IBD includes Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis as well as indeterminate, microscopic, or collagenous colitis. Participants will learn innovative ways to manage their IBD during case discussions, lectures and panel discussions.
This year’s conference will be held in-person. The first two case-related sessions will be recorded and will be posted on the UPMC IBD UNITE webpage this spring. Nurses, dietitians, and social workers who are seeking credits may claim credit hours for course participation time.
Target Audience
IBD UNITE is designed for patients, family members, and loved ones. IBD UNITE is also accredited for nurses, dietitians, and social workers. Attendance is welcome from everyone interested in IBD disease diagnosis, management, and treatment advancements.
Learning Objectives
#1 To educate patients, nurses, dietitians, and caregivers about IBD treatment
advancements and personalized approaches to disease management.
#2 To provide support for parents, nurses, dietitians, and caregivers to encourage knowledgeable and full-service multidisciplinary care for patients and families.
#3 To enable IBD patients to interact with their caregivers in a relaxed educational environment to support networking among all in attendance.
Additional Information
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UPMC IBD UNITE 2024
IBD: Digesting the Facts!
March 2, 2024 @ The University Club
Fri. Evening – IBD & Gastro Professionals Education & Networking Event @ The Oaklander
9:00 – 9:30 Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:30 – 9:40 Welcome
Jeffrey M. Dueker, MD, MPH
MULTI-DISCPLINARY CASE DISCUSSIONS with the UPMC IBD Team
9:40 – 10:20 Case #1: UC/Pouchitis
10:20 – 11:00 Case #2: CD/Perianal Fistulizing Disease
11:00 – 11:15 Break
11:15 – 11:45 Breakout #1:
A. Nutrition
David Gardinier, RD, LD
B. Gut Feelings: Managing the Brain Gut Connection in IBD
Patrick Buckley, MD; Helen Hunt, LSW; Tara Sherry-Torres, LSW
C. Ostomy/Surgery
Robert Tessler, MD, MPH; Cecilia Zamarripa PhD, RN, CWON
11:45 – 12:10 Lunch & Break
12:10 – 12:35 Keynote Lecture: Shrinivas Bishu, MD
12:35 – 12:45 Q&A with Dr. Bishu
12:45 – 1:05 Break
1:00 – 1:25 Breakout #2 (repeated):
A. Nutrition
David Gardinier, RD, LD
B. Gut Feelings: Managing the Brain Gut Connection in IBD
Patrick Buckley, MD; Helen Hunt, LSW; Tara Sherry-Torres, LSW
C. Pregnancy, Fertility, & Family Planning
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1:25 – 1:35 Break
1:35 – 2:00 Living with IBD: The Patient Experience
(or = Living with IBD: A Peer-to-Peer Discussion)
Lori Plung
(others?)
2:00 – 2:30 Q&A and FAQ with Medical Team and Patient Advocates
Moderator: Jeffrey M. Dueker, MD, MPH
2:30 Adjourn
Presentations:
Breakout 1.2 AM + PM - Behav Hlth POST.pdf
Breakout 1.3 AM - Ostomy - Tessler.pdf
Breakout 1.3 AM - Ostomy - Zamarripa.pdf
Breakout 1.3 PM - Preg + Fert.pdf
Jeffrey M. Dueker, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Gastroenterologist, Total Care-IBD
Co-Associate Program Director, GI Fellowship Program
Course Director, IBD UNITE
Therezia Alchoufete, MS, RD, LDN
Dietitian, Total Care-IBD
Co-Course Director, IBD UNITE
Helen Hunt, LSW
Clinical Social Worker, Total Care-IBD
Co-Course Director, IBD UNITE
Arthur M. Barrie, III, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Gastroenterologist, UPMC IBD Center
Shrinivas Bishu, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Gastroenterologist
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Patrick Buckley, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Psychiatrist, Total Care-IBD
David Gardinier, RD, LD
Dietitian, Digestive Disease & Surgery Institute
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH
Lori Plung
Patient Advocate
Facilitator & Manager, UPMC/Crohn’s & Colitis Foundaiton Support Groups
Marc Schwartz, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Gastroenterologist and Co-Director, Total Care-IBD
Tara Sherry-Torres, LSW
Clinical Social Worker, Total Care-IBD
Robert A. Tessler, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Surgery
UPMC Division of Colorectal Surgery
Cecilia Zamarripa PhD, RN, CWON
Wound, Ostomy, Continency (WOC) Nurse
Manager, UPMC WOC Nursing Department
and Coordinator for Wound Treatment & Ostomy Care
Faculty Disclosure
All individuals in a position to control the content of this education activity have disclosed all financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
All of the relevant financial relationships for the individuals listed below have been mitigated:
• Dr. Shrinivas Bishu receives grant/research support from the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation and National Institutes of Health. He is also a consultant for AbbVie, Janssen, Takeda, and Bristol-Myers Squib.
• Ms. Helen Hunt receives grant/research support from Kaiser Permanente.
• Ms. Lori Plung is a consultant for Ironwood Pharmaceuticals.
No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 4.0 contact hours.
Social Work
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 4.0 continuing education credits.
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Available Credit
- 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 4.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 4.00 ASWB
- 4.00 Attendance
The Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
and the UPMC IBD Center are grateful to the
UPMC Health Plan
for making IBD UNITE possible through an educational grant.
We gratefully acknowledge these industry supporters for educational grants:
Bristol Myers Squibb Company
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
We appreciate generous support and services from:
UPMC Clinical Marketing
UPMC Corporate Communications
UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences
Commission on Dietetic Registration
University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work
Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation/UPMC Patient Support Group
Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation IBD Education and WPA/WV Chapter
and
our dedicated & knowledgeable planning committee, guest speakers, UPMC speakers, and advocacy panelists
We also gratefully acknowledge our industry supporters for their exhibit support:
PREMIERE EXHIBITORS:
AbbVie
Bristol Myers Squibb
Chartwell Pennsylvania Home Infusion/Specialty Pharmacy
Gilead
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
Pfizer Inc.
Prometheus Laboratories
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
Salix Pharmaceuticals
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
GENERAL EXHIBITORS:
Coloplast
Convatec Ostomy Care
Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Lilly
For more information, please contact Joy Merusi at joj2@pitt.edu.
Participation by all individuals is encouraged. Advance notification of any special needs will help us provide better service. Please notify us of your needs at least two weeks in advance of the program by emailing Joy Jenko Merusi at: joj2@pitt.edu