6th IBD Masterclass

13 – 13.45           Registration

13.45 - 14.00       Welcome                                                        

Session 1:           Diagnosis & diagnostics                                

14.00 – 14.40     Making a diagnosis of IBD with case(s) to illustrate role of pathology, radiology & VCE in diagnosis (including what is IBD-U and the pitfalls)
14.40 – 15.10     Definition of remission for Crohn’s and UC and tools for monitoring of disease activity (including role of faecal calprotectin)
15.10 – 15.40    Personalized targeted treatment for biologics? What predictors help direct treatment choice? How to use drug levels in practice – interactive discussion based on a case presentations
15.40 – 16.10    Coffee Break
16.10 -  16.20     What the patient wants from his IBD specialist  Patient & family
16.20 – 17.10     Impact of psychology support for our patients with IBD   

19.00                   Dinner

Session 2:            Treatment of IBD                                             

08.30 – 09.00     Is there still a role for IM:  should patient sex and EBV status affect our decision              
09.00 – 09.30     Which biologic to start and when is enough enough?
                             With case presentation
09.30 – 10.00     Management of refractory proctitis & pouchitis 
10.00  – 10.30    Joint working with surgeons: Perianal and perineal disease, management of strictures
                             - case presentation
10.30 – 11.00     Coffee Break

Session 3:            Extraintestinal manifestations and complications of treatment of IBD:      

11.00 – 11.30     Dermatology - common and rare presentations: complications of disease & treatment 
11.30 – 12.00     Oral manifestations – case presentation
12.00  – 12.30    Growth and pubertal status: is there a role for hormonal treatment
12.30 – 13.00     Liver complications & management – case presentation 
13.00 – 14.00     Lunch

Session 4:            Emerging therapies                           

14.00 - 14.30      What about faecal transplant? 
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    Novel dietary treatment; is it feasible?   
15.30 – 16.00     Coffee Break

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

19.00                    Networking & Dinner

Session 6:           Interactive case presentation by delegates:  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     Why and how to build a multidisciplinary IBD clinic
11.30 – 12.00     Setting up research: clinical and translational & biobanks
12.00 – 12.30     Genomics – use of genomics &transformation into clinical practice 
12.30 – 13.00     What’s new in IBD in 2021, - How to become involved nationally and internationally
13.00 - 13.20      Summay and Close

13.20                   Lunch and Individual Departures