Join us for a day of learning and connecting IBD patients and caregivers of all ages with helpful resources and the latest research, treatments, and therapies for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 1:30 - 2:00 PM | Check-in and Networking | |
| 2:00 - 2:10 PM | Welcome | Morgan Cohn Greater San Diego Chapter, Crohn's & Colitis Foundation |
| 2:10 - 2:35 PM | The Latest and Greatest: Top 5 Updates in IBD for 2026 and beyond | Brigid Boland, MD University of California San Diego |
| 2:35 - 3:00 PM | Extraintestinal manifestations: IBD Beyond the Gut | Mazer Ally, MD Scripps Health |
| 3:00 - 3:25 PM | Navigating Insurance with Confidence | Melissa Kirkpatrick, PharmD, BCACP University of California San Diego |
| 3:25 - 3:35 PM | Break | |
| 3:35 - 3:50 PM | Head Games: Strategies for Coping | Caroline Askander, PsyD Rady Children's Hospital |
| 3:50 - 4:05 PM | How to Optimize Your Communication and Care | Carly Wilkinson, RN |
| 4:05 - 4:20 PM | Diet and IBD | Danielle Gaffen, MS, RDN Eat Well Crohn's Colitis |
| 4:20 - 5:00 PM | Q&A Panel Discussion | Melissa Ferrari, PA-C, MPAS Scripps Health Tim Skeen, Patient Advocate |
| 5:00 PM | Adjourn | |
Check-In
Registration begins at 1:30 p.m. PT.
Parking
Discounted self-parking will be available for $10. Attendees are responsible for the cost of their parking.
Americans with Disabilities Act
Program staff will be happy to assist you with any accommodations (i.e. physical, dietary, communication, etc.) needed, to the extent we are able. Please contact Aarushi Malhotra, a minimum of 72 hours, prior to the live event at (646) 660-2691 or [email protected]
COVID-19 Related Safety Protocols
- Masks are not required, but strongly recommended
- Please practice social distancing whenever possible
- Hand sanitizing stations available throughout the event space
Picture/Video Disclaimer
Photographs and/or video will be taken at this program. By attending this program, you grant full permission to the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation for the free use of your picture and voice in any broadcast, telecast, print account or any other account in any medium of this event, and acknowledge that the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation does hereby have the unrestrained right in perpetuity to own, utilize, or alter any such pictures or video of me, in any manner it may see fit and for any purpose whatsoever.
For more information, please contact Aarushi Malhotra, Associate Director, Education & Engagement at [email protected].