Webcasts

Education

NEW! Balancing the Risks and Benefits of Treatment in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases- 6/9/09 Dr. Corey Siegel Find out about the side effects of IBD medication Find out how to decide which is the right treatment medication for you Learn how to decode statistics Supported by UCB	Text		Web
NEW! Interview With an Expert: Answers to Key Questions in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases- 5/7/09 Dr. Stephen Hanauer Outline the current and emerging therapies for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) Identify the differences between "top-down" and "bottom-up" approaches to treatment Identify lifestyle factors, including diet, smoking, and stress that affect IBD disease course Cite the physical and monetary costs of IBD Describe current research involving genetics, causation, and novel treatments for IBD Review quality-of-life issues in living with IBD 1.5 CNE credits available Supported by P&G	Text		Web
NEW! Diet, Nutrition & Inflammatory Bowel Diseases:  Understanding the Connection- 3/10/09 Dr. David Rubin, Tracie Dalessandro, MS, RD, CDN   Review the effects of IBD on digestion Identify key elements of nutrition support therapy Various popular diets and IBD Dietary strategies that are helpful in controlling IBD symptoms Suggested diet during a flare Supported by Shire	Text Slides		Audio
Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis Treatments: What's New and What's on the Way - 5/6/08 Dr. Edward Loftus Jr Current and future treatments What medications are out there How do they work What these medications mean to you Supported by Shire	Text		Audio
Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Why Should I Take My Medications?- 3/6/08 Dr. Sunanda Kane See presentation slides plus audio commentary Download transcript of presentation Download activity workbook containing copies of the slides Continuing nursing education credits are no longer available Supported by an unrestricted grant from Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals	Text		Web
Update on Colorectal Cancer: Knowledge is Prevention - 3/1/07 Dr. Fernando Velayos See presentation slides plus audio commentary Download transcript of presentation Download activity workbook containing copies of the slides Supported by an unrestricted grant from Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals	Text		Web

Research  

NEW! Quarterly Research Update- 08/12/2009 Dr. Balfour Sartor How Can Diet Affect the Mechanisms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease? Dr. Balfour Sartor, Chair, CCFA Chief Medical Advisor, Professor of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.			Video
Quarterly Research Update- 5/20/09 Dr. Charles Elson Innate and Adaptive Immunity:  What are they, why are they important in IBD and how is CCFA addressing these issues? Dr. Charles Elson, Chair, NSAC Grants Council; Professor of Medicine and Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, discusses the role of innate and adaptive immunity in IBD.	_		Audio
Quarterly Research Update - 12/10/08 Dr. Lloyd Mayer Dr. Mayer discusses the underpendings, changes, findings, and novel approaches to therapies of IBD.  How can we utilize this momentum?	0		Audio
Quarterly Research Update - 7/23/08 Dr. R. Balfour Sartor Dr. Sartor provides an update on our three big initiatives 1) Clinical Research Alliance, 2) Pediatric Network, and 3) Gut Microbiome Initiative, including an overview of recent news item of 23 additional new genes identified for Crohn's. What does this really mean and where is this going to take us?	0		Audio
What We Can Do to Advance Pediatric IBD Research at CCFA - 5/2/08 Dr. Francisco Sylvester CCFA's 3rd Quarterly Research Update Teleconference	0		Audio

Updated: 8/13/09