May 20, 2025

Intestinal Ultrasound in IBD

Kerri Novak, MD

University of Calgary, Calgary, AB

Learning Objectives:

1. Evaluate the role of intestinal ultrasound (IUS) in diagnosis and monitoring of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)

2. Identify the techniques and key scoring systems in IBD

3. Describe the limitations of IUS

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April 22, 2025

Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis

Miguel Regueiro, MD

Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OhioLearning Objectives:

1. Summarize the medication options for hospitalized patients with ulcerative colitis

2. Describe the factors predictive of a colectomy

3. Discuss the guidelines and management algorithm to treat acute severe ulcerative colitis (ASUC)​

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February 11, 2025

First and Second Line Therapy in Crohn's Disease

Vipul Jairath, MD

Western University, London, ON

Learning Objectives:

1. Review the current landscape of biologic therapies for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)

2. Discuss the evidence to inform first line positioning in CD

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November 12, 2024

Prevention and Treatment of Post-operative Crohn's Disease Recurrence

Miguel Regueiro, MD

Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify strategies to risk stratify patients and monitor disease activity after ileo-colonic resection

2. Analyze treatment paradigms for prevention of postoperative recurrence

November 5, 2024

Assessing and Managing IBD Associated Arthritis

Janet Pope, MD

Western University, London, ON

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the differential diagnosis of IBD associated arthritis

2. Recognize the patterns of enteropathic arthritis

3. Compare and contrast IBD medications which may or may not help inflammatory arthritis