IBD UNITE 2025

March 15, 2025

Learning Objectives

Identify IBD treatment advancements and personalized approaches to disease management, appropriate for nurses, social workers, dietitians, and all interested medical professionals.

Encourage more knowledgeable and full-service health professional care and support for patients and families affected by IBD.

Encourage appropriate and supported transitions for young adult patients transitioning from pediatric to adult gastroenterology care and related life experiences.

Benefit from interaction among IBD patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals within a relaxed, educational environment, designed to support networking among all speakers, patients, and caregivers in attendance.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 4.50 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.
  • 4.50 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 4.50 ASWB
  • 4.50 Attendance
Course opens: 
12/20/2024
Course expires: 
05/30/2025
Event starts: 
03/15/2025 - 9:00am EDT
Event ends: 
03/15/2025 - 3:00pm EDT
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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

PRESENTATIONS:

PDF icon 1_WelcomeJohnston.pdf

PDF icon 2_Keynote CBTforIBD Buckley.pdf

PDF icon 3_CasePresentation.pdf

PDF icon 4_Patient'sRole.pdf

PDF icon 5_PriorAuths.pdf

PDF icon Breakout 1.A.ChoosingTherapies.pdf

PDF icon Breakout 1.B.SexDrugsRocknRoll.pdf

PDF icon Breakout 1.C.NutritionTherapy.pdf

PDF icon Breakout 2.A.Surgery.pdf

PDF icon Breakout 2.B.Accommodations.pdf

PDF icon Breakout 2.C.WeightLossMeds.pdf

University Club
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

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

Helen Hunt has grant/research support with Kaiser Permanente Research Institute.
Lori Plung is a consultant with Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Agomab Therapeutics, and Merck.
Whitney Sunseri is a consultant with Kate Farms (KOL).

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 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit[s]™. 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 4.5 contact hours.

Social Work (ASWB)
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the 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. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 4.5 clinical continuing education credits 

Other Healthcare Professionals: 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

  • 4.50 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.
  • 4.50 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 4.50 ASWB
  • 4.50 Attendance

AbbVie
Chartwell Specialty Pharmacy
Eli Lilly and Company
Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Healix Infusion Care
Johnson & Johnson
Olympus America Inc.
Pfizer
Prometheus Laboratories
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
Salix Pharmaceuticals
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.

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