Sunday, December 12, 2010

Clinical Track
Session IX A: Selected clinical topics in IBD – I
8:00 am Welcome and introduction
Richard P. MacDermott, MD, MACG and Stephen B. Hanauer, MD, FACG
Co-moderators: Stephen B. Hanauer, MD, FACG and Corey A. Siegel, MD
8:10 am Best practices for explaining risks of therapy, procedures and surgery to the IBD patient
Bruce E. Sands, MD, FACG
8:30 am Questions
8:35 am How to balance medication costs with compliance and patient outcomes
Russell D. Cohen, MD, FACG
8:55 am Questions
9:00 am Pouchitis, cuffi tis, and pouch cancer: Diagnosis and management
Bo Shen, MD, FACG
9:20 am Questions
9:25 am

Presentation of research abstracts

Medical Therapy of IBD in the First Year After Diagnosis: Preliminary Results from the Ocean State Crohn's and Colitis Area Registry (OSCCAR)
Bharati Kalasapudi, BA

Ocean State Crohn's and Colitis Area Registry (OSCCAR): Incidence of Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis in a Prospective, Population-Based Inception Cohort in Rhode Island
Bruce E. Sands, MD, FACG

10:00 am Coffee break
Session X A: Selected clinical topics in IBD – II
Co-Moderators: Thomas A.Ullman, MD, FACG and Fernando S. Velayos, MD, MPH
10:30 am The other IBD: Essentials in diagnosing and managing microscopic colitis
William J. Tremaine, MD, FACG
10:50 am Questions
10:55 am Understanding the natural history of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease: Implications for choice of therapy
Edward V. Loftus, Jr, MD
11:15 am Questions
11:20 am Medical malpractice issues in IBD and how to avoid them
Asher A. Kornbluth, MD
11:40 am Questions
11:45 am Summary and adjourn
Thomas A.Ullman, MD, FACG and Fernando S. Velayos, MD, MPH