6th IBD Masterclass

Session 1: Epidemiology - Diagnosis
14.00 - 14.30   Epidemiology – an ever growing worldwide epidemic                  
14.30 - 14.50   Making a diagnosis of IBD is easy but which type? Role of pathology, radiology & VCE  in diagnosis (including what is IBD-U and the pitfalls)
14.50 - 15.20   The definition of remission for Crohn’s and UC and tools for monitoring of disease activity
15.20 - 15.50   Coffee Break
15.50 - 16.50   What is personalized targeted treatment? What predictors help direct treatment choice? How to use drug levels in treatment – interactive discussion based on a case presentation 16.50 - 17.30   What the patient wants from his IBD specialist

Networking and Dinner

Session 2: Treatment of IBD
08.30 - 09.00   Novel dietary treatment; is it feasible?                                              
09.00 - 09.30   Is there still a role for IM:  should patient sex and EBV status affect our decision? 09.30 - 10.00   Which biologic to start and when is enough enough? With case presentation
10.00 - 10.30   Joint working with surgeons
10.30 - 11.00   Perianal and perineal management
11.30 - 12.00   Coffee

Session 3:   Extraintestinal manifestations and complications of treatment of IBD:             
12.00 - 13.00   Dermatology -  case presentation                              
                            Oral manifestations – case presentation                              
                            Liver – case presentation
13.00 - 14.00   Lunch

Session 4:   Emerging therapies
14.00 - 14.30   What about faecal transplant Doctor?
14.30 - 15.00   New drugs on the block and their development. Translation from adult to paediatric use and it’s challenges           
15.00 - 15.30   Genomics ? play a role yet in prognosis/treatment and/or cancer risk
15.30 - 16.00   Coffee  Break

Session 5:   Following Guidelines: Interactive case management                   
16.00 - 18.00   Faculty to present cases x 4                                       

Networking and dinner

Session 6: Interactive case presentation by delegates
08.30 - 10.30   Delegates present their own cases (x 4)
10.30 - 11.00   Coffee Break

Session 7: How do I become a leader in IBD
11.00 - 11.30   How to build a multidisciplinary IBD clinic
11.30 - 12.00   What impact has our psychologist had in our patients with IBD
12.00 - 12.30   Setting up research: clinical and translational
12.30 - 13.00   Getting involved in national and international organisation
13.00                 Summary and close