Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Chronic Constipation: Digesting Recent Advances and Current Thinking

 

Release Date: December 2, 2013

Last Reviewed: November 11, 2013

Expiration Date: December 2, 2014

Time to Complete Activity: 1.50 hours

*This activity expired for credit on December 2, 2014 and is no longer available for credit
 

 

Professor of Medicine

Director, GI Physiology Laboratory

Co-Director, Michigan Bowel Control Program  

University of Michigan Health System

Ann Arbor, MI

 

Assistant Professor of Medicine and Surgery

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL

 

Professor of Medicine

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Lebanon, NH

 

Associate Professor of Medicine

Director of Motility

Director of Constipation and Pelvic Floor Clinic

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology

Department of Internal Medicine

Mayo Clinic

Scottsdale, AZ

 

This initiative has been designed to meet the educational needs of gastroenterologists and other specialists actively engaged in the management of patients with IBS (subtypes) and CC.

 

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and subtypes and chronic constipation (CC) are prolonged, debilitating, and highly prevalent gastrointestinal conditions that negatively affect a patient’s quality of life; physically, emotionally, socially, and financially. This enduring webinar consists of a dynamic and interactive moderator-led discussion structured around didactic lectures and challenging real-world patient cases that showcase novel, evidence-based strategies for IBS (subtypes) and CC diagnosis, characterization, and treatment. Armed with this knowledge, gastroenterologists can better diagnose and characterize IBS (subtypes) and CC in clinical practice, create individualized treatment plans, and implement initiatives to ensure optimal communication and continuity of care among patients with IBS (subtypes) and CC.

 

Upon proper completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:

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This CME initiative is supported by an educational grant from Forest Research Institute, a subsidiary of Forest Laboratories, Inc., and Ironwood Pharmaceuticals.

 

                               
 

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