IBD Clinical Hub

Visit the IBD Clinical Hub for cutting-edge educational resources to enhance your knowledge of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Powered by ReachMD®, our content covers a comprehensive array of topics on the diagnosis, treatment, and management of IBD. The IBD Clinical Hub also provides access to the Foundation’s resources including checklists and other patient support tools.

Click here to visit the IBD Clinical Hub

IBD Pro Webinar Series

The IBD Pro Webinar Series will feature foundational and trending topics in the field of IBD. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn and engage with expert faculty in a variety of IBD specialties, including gastroenterologists, pharmacists, advanced practice providers, and dietitians.

Be sure to bookmark our events page on the IBD Clinical Hub as we will continuously add new webinar topics, dates, and speakers!

View the previous webinar recordings by clicking on the links below:

• Fertility & Safety of IBD Medications During Pregnancy
• How to Mitigate Risk in New Therapies
• New Treatments in IBD 
• Applying Diet & Nutrition to Your IBD Patients
• Health Maintenance in IBD
• The Positioning of IBD Treatments for Your Patients
• Addressing Special Populations 
• Improving Surgical Outcomes
• Health Maintenance for Your Pediatric IBD Patients
• Navigating Insurance Challenges in IBD for Healthcare Professionals
• Managing Ostomies in IBD for Healthcare Professionals
• Achieving Successful Transition of IBD Pediatric Patients to Adult Care
• Foundation Professional and Patient Resources
• Navigating Care for Veterans with IBD 

CME On-Demand Episodes

The Foundation provides and host an array of accredditted educational resources to enhance your knowledge of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. For those seeking CME Credit, our content covers a comprehensive array of topics on the diagnosis, treatment, and management of IBD. 

Click here to visit the IBD Clinical Hub CME Page

Virtual IBD Clinic program

The Foundation's Virtual IBD Clinic program seeks to enhance clinician training in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of IBD through highly interactive cased-based modules, presented by thought leaders, that replicate the real-world experiences of a clinician. Modules incorporate audio and slide presentations as well as challenge questions.

Topics covered:

• Diagnosis and medical treatment
• Disease management and surgery 
• Anemia 

Biosimilars

As biosimilars enter the U.S. market, educational resources for professional and patients are needed to ensure accurate and unbiased information about biosimilars. The Foundation has developed a resource page designed to educate medical professionals about biosimilars, including:

• The FDA approval process
• Interchangeability
• Consideration in the use of biosimilars
• Perspectives from our European colleagues
• Importance of provider and patient choice in choosing the right medication including biosimilars

Click here for patient resources.

Nutrition

Malnutrition is common in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD). The goals of nutrition therapy are to maintain or restore nutritional balance, a key principle in the overall management of IBD for many patients. Every effort must be made by healthcare professionals to consider diet and nutrition as an important part of patient’s IBD management, and provide individualized care based on patient need. The resources provided here are designed to educate medical professionals about nutrition and IBD based on evidenced-based research.

Want to learn more? See our educational videos for professionals or click here for patient resources.

ECCO-Foundation Transatlantic Talking Heads video series

Watch the latest in the series of Transatlantic Talking Heads, a joint collaboration of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation and the European Crohn’s & Colitis Organization:

• NEW! Managing Jak Inhibitors
• De-Escalation in IBD Therapy
• Covid-19 Vaccination & IBD
• Opioids pain management
• Therapeutic drug monitoring and IBD
• Should I stop biologic agents among patients who are pregnant with IBD?
• Perspectives on biosimilars

How to best utilize telehealth

The spread of COVID-19 has necessitated healthcare providers to rapidly adapt to provide remote care to patients staying home due to travel restrictions, fear of person-to-person contact, or need to self-isolate. After a year of adjusting to how to interact with patients when not face-to-face, this activity will provide skills to help clinicians educate their patients about inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and the treatments used to mitigate progression in order to optimize outcomes during the pandemic and beyond. This case-based CME activity will deliver three tele-medicine patient experiences in Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis to help clinicians learn how to best utilize telemedicine to diagnose and continually manage their patient populations remotely. View the activity here!

Managing the Methotrexate Shortage - Advice for Healthcare Professionals

The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation is deeply concerned about the methotrexate shortage, which is a critical treatment for IBD. We are addressing the shortage with our industry partners and with the FDA. We encourage our patients and caregivers to discuss options with their healthcare providers during this shortage. They can reach out to our IBD Help Center with any concerns at 1-888-MYGUTPAIN or [email protected].

Click Here to watch the presentation by Joel Rosh, MD, Jani Kinnucan, MD, and David Choi Pharm D providing discussion and guidance for healthcare professionals on treating IBD during the current methotrexate shortage. 

This content was developed by Professional Members of the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation.