Posts In: Medical Trainees

Objective: achieve and maintain remission with advanced therapy Patient Population: patients diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease on advanced therapy Introduction This CCP recommends a common approach to any IBD patient who is on Advanced Therapy and who is exhibiting symptoms of loss of response or partial response. While initially developed for…

Maintenance of Advanced Therapy Objective: Appropriate management of patients on advanced therapies during maintenance Patient population: Adult patient (>18 years) with known diagnosis of IBD   Highlight Box Patients maintained on advanced IBD therapy should have regular monitoring.   Introduction Monitoring may include clinical visits, laboratory tests and/or endoscopy. The…

Colonic Dysplasia/Cancer Surveillance Objective: Early detection of colon cancer/dysplasia   Patient population: Patients with a known diagnosis of IBD whose disease is in endoscopic remission. Active inflammation precludes a detailed assessment of colonic dysplasia.   Highlight Box The applicability of some suggested recommendations in these guidelines may be impacted by…

Objective: Provide direction regarding choice of therapy for patients with Crohn’s disease. Patient population: Adult patients (>18years) with known diagnosis of Crohn’s disease. Introduction Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory condition that affects any portion of the gastrointestinal tract from the mouth to the anus and perianal…

Induction of Advanced Therapy Objective: Ensure safe start to advanced therapy Patient population: Adult patients (>18 years) with known diagnosis of IBD   Highlight Box Pretherapy workup should be considered for all patients.   Introduction IBD Provider: 1. Prior to starting therapy, the patient should have the following completed: a.

Patient information on Budesonide including method of action, how it’s given, and the potential side-effects.

Instructions for weaning off Budesonide. Includes a recommended timeline for dosages, as well as other tips for the tapering process.