FACULTY & AGENDA/WORKSHOPS

Patient and Family Program
9:00-9:30 am Keynote Speech–Understanding the Risk of IBDTherapies for Patients and Families Corey Siegel, MS, MD, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire
9:30-9:55 am Update on Medications: A Review of Current Therapies for IBD Miguel Regueiro, MD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
9:55-10:20 am Alternative Medications in IBD: Is There Any Evidence that this Works? Eugene Yen, MD, NorthShore University Health System, Evanston, Illinois
10:20-10:45 am The Role of a Healthy Diet in the Management of Your IBD Julie Cepo, RD, Mount Sinai Hospital, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
10:45-11:15AM Break and Visit Exhibits
11:15-11:45 am New Targets for Treatment in IBD: What is in the Pipeline? Scott Plevy, MD, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
11:45-12:10 pm Facilitating Optimal Coping Strategies in IBD: What Families and Patients Can Do Sharon Jedel, Psy.D., Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
12:10-12:35 pm The Crystal Ball: What to Expect if you have IBD, and Tips to Minimize Future Complications Garth Swanson, MD, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
12:35–1:00 pm Reproductive Issues in IBD: Fertility and Pregnancy for Men and Women with IBD Laura Harrell, MD, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
1:00pm Adjourn

Parents
9:00-9:30 am Keynote Speech Corey Siegel, MS, MD
9:40-10:30 am Alternative Therapies in IBD Jennifer Strople, MD, MS
10:30-11:00 am Break
11:00-11:45 am The Role of Diet and Nutrition in IBD Timothy Sentongo, MD
11:45am-12:15pm IBD from a Surgeon’s Perspective Kathy Barsness, MD
12:15-1:00 pm Current Therapies for Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease Ranjana Gokhale, MD

Children
9-9:45 am Art Expression Alyssa Kulak
9:45-10:30 am So You Think You Can Dance Melissa Formas and Donna Jean Engstrom
10:30-11:00 am Break
11 am-12 pm Iron Chef Chicago Sally Ritz, RD
12-1 pm Abracadabra Jim Maddex

Teens
9-9:45 am A Day in the Life—Living with IBD Tiffany Taft, PsyD
9:45-10:30 am Navigating the Road to Independence Lina Felipez, MD
10:30-11:00 am Break
11 am-12 pm The Benefits of Zhen Mira Binzen, E-RYT
12 pm-1 pm Iron Chef Chicago Sally Ritz, RD

Food Service Snacks will be provided during breaks, but to allow us to continue offering our annual symposium/conference at a reasonable rate, no lunch will be provided as part of the conference. Many excellent and low-cost dining options are available within minutes of the conference venue. A list of options will be available onsite.