“Why Haven’t We Cured Crohn’s Disease & Ulcerative Colitis?”

University of Chicago Medicine IBD CenterTonight, the University of Chicago Medicine’s Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center is offering an IBD educational event for patients and families:

“Why Haven’t We Cured Crohn’s Disease & Ulcerative Colitis?”

If you’re anywhere near Orland Park, Illinois, it’s not too late to register! The event runs from 7:00-8:30pm CST.

Register and learn more here: https://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1673017

From the event page:

 

RUSSELL ​D. ​COHEN ​and ​DAVID ​T. ​RUBIN ​are ​internationally ​known ​experts ​in ​the ​field ​of ​inflammatory ​bowel ​disease. ​ ​Together ​with ​a ​skilled ​team ​of ​additional ​multidisciplinary ​experts ​they ​will ​present ​the ​most ​recent ​developments ​in ​the ​treatment ​and ​search ​for ​cures ​of ​Crohn’s ​disease ​and ​ulcerative ​colitis. ​

 

Topics ​will ​include:

 

-A ​review ​of ​the ​history ​of ​Crohn’s ​disease ​and ​ulcerative ​colitis ​and ​discussion ​of ​current ​therapies ​and ​options ​

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-An ​update ​on ​genetic ​and ​environmental ​associations, ​including ​exciting ​new ​information ​about ​the ​gut ​microbiome.

 

-Treating ​to ​target, ​including ​personalized ​medicine ​and ​customized ​treatment

 

New ​treatment ​options ​and ​clinical ​trials

 

Space ​is ​limited. ​Light ​refreshments ​will ​be ​served.

 

Please ​register ​online ​at ​www.regonline.com/March4IBDEducationEvent ​or ​call ​UCM ​Connect ​at ​1-888-824-0200. ​

 

This ​event ​has ​been ​sponsored ​by ​AbbVie, ​Inc. ​and ​the ​University ​of ​Chicago ​Medicine ​Inflammatory ​Bowel ​Disease ​Center. ​No ​solicitation ​will ​occur ​at ​this ​event. ​

If you are not able to attend, Sara Ringer (from Inflamed and Untamed) and I will be sharing information from the event in future posts. Stay Tuned!

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