9:00 – 9:30 Registration, Exhibits, & Continental Breakfast

9:30 Welcome and Overview of Day + IBD Overview - Elyse R. Johnston, MD, course director

9:40 Cognitive Behavioral Approaches to Empower Patients with IBD - Patrick Buckley, MD

10:00 Case Discussion: My IBD Diagnosis and Me: How Treatment May Transform as We Age - Moderator: Elyse R. Johnston, MD

Panelists:
• Therezia Alchoufete MS RD LDN
• Arthur M. Barrie MD PhD
• Patrick Buckley MD
• Jeffrey M. Dueker MD MPH
• Whitney Gray PA-C
• Lori Plung
• Marc Schwartz MD
• Whitney Sunseri MD
• Kelly Thomas MD
• Paul Waltz MD
• Sean Whelan MD

11:00 Q&A with Panel

11:15 Break, Exhibits, and move to Breakout Session #1

11:30 #1: Why the TV Commercial Med May Not be Right for You: How to Choose Therapies with your Provider
Facilitators: Jeffrey M. Dueker MD MPH, Cassie Myers MD, Linda Wang MD

#2: Sex, Drugs, & Rock ‘n Roll: Approaches to Psychosocial & Fertility Health
Facilitators: Arthur M. Barrie MD PhD, Rebecca Lutheran DNP FNP-C, Whitney Sunseri MD

#3: So, What Should I Eat? Let’s Talk Nutrition Therapy for IBD
Facilitators: Therezia Alchoufete MS RD LDN, Kyle Hoffman MD, Billi Meli RN BSN, Kelly Thomas MD

12:00 Pick Up Lunch, Break, Exhibits, and Return to Ballroom B, 2nd Floor

12:15 Lunch Roundtables: By-table Topic Discussions with IBD UNITE Course Faculty

1:00 Break, Exhibits, & Move to Breakout Session #2

1:15 #1: What’s New with IBD, Weight Management, & Weight Loss Medications
Facilitators: Therezia Alchoufete, MD RD LDN, RJ Bendis RPh, Elyse Johnston MD

#2: Surgery is ‘Just Another Treatment’
Facilitators: Amir-Ali Ghaffari MD PhD, Kevin Mollen MD, Paul Walz MD, Sean Whelan MD

#3: IBD University: Accommodations in High School, College, and the Workplace
Facilitators: Helen Hunt LSW, Billi Meli RN BSN, Whitney Sunseri MD

1:45 Break, Exhibits, and Return to Ballroom B, 2nd Floor

2:00 My Role on My IBD Medical Team: How Patients May Take an Active Role in Their Care - Guylda Johnson MD, Lori Plung, Marc Schwartz MD

2:20 pm “Prior Auths”: Navigating Health Insurance with Patients and Providers - Cathy Hayden RN BSN, Rebecca Lutheran DNP FNP-C, Lori Plung, Colin Quinn RN BSN

2:40 Provider Advocacy Panel: Open Discussion and Q&A with Course Faculty - Moderator: Elyse R. Johnston, MD

3:00 Adjourn