IBD Family Education Day 2009
The Schubert-Martin Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center offers an education day for patients with IBD and their families.
The 2009 IBD Family Education Day was held on Sunday, February 22, 2009, from 12:30 - 5 pm at The Manor House in Mason, Ohio. This year's event was a huge success and an afternoon of encouragement and education for adults, adolescents and families living with IBD. It was sponsored in collaboration with the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America.
Please review below the list of excellent presentations that were given by IBD professionals.
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IBD Family Education Day 2009 Scheduled Presentations:
Probiotics and Complementary Therapy
Maria Oliva-Hemker, Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology, John's Hopkins University
(Presentation Not Available)
IBD 101: Understanding Your Diagnosis
Michael Kreines, MD, Gastroenterologist, Ohio Gastroenterology and Liver Institute and Michael Farrell, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
(View Kreines Presentation)
IBD Treatments and Medications
Gitit Tomer, MD, Gastroenterologist, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
(View Presentation Tomer)
Nutrition and Therapy
Jim Franciosi, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
(View Franciosi Presentation)
Insurance Across the Lifespan
Greg Theiler, Vice President, AEBS Benovations, Greater Cincinnati Association of Health Underwriters Member
(Presentation Not Available)
Optimizing Growth and Bone Health
James Heubi, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
(View Heubi Presentation)
IBD Symptoms Outside the Colon
Richard Rood, MD, University of Cincinnati Faculty, Former National CCFA Board Member
(Presentation Not Available)
Telling Your Illness Story: How To Use Your Brain To Influence Your Body
Eva Szigethy, MD, PhD, Director, Medical Coping Clinic, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
(View Szigethy Presentation)
Pain in IBD: Like an Ogre, It's an Onion
Ken Goldschneider, MD, Associate Professor of Anesthesia, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
(Presentation Not Available)
Research Updates: Looking for the Answers
Lee A. Denson, MD, Director, Schubert-Martin Pediatric IBD Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and Marjory Merrick, VP of Research and Scientific Programs, CCFA
(View Denson Presentation)
Why Should I Take My Medicine?
Kevin Hommel, PhD, Clinical Psychologist, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
(View Hommel Presentation)
IBD and The Young Child: Just Be A Kid
Michelle Ernst, PhD, Behavioral Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
(View Ernst Presentation)
The Surgeon's Role in Managing IBD
Jan Rafferty, MD, Colorectal Surgeon, University of Cincinnati
(Presentation Not Available)
Risk Prevention of Colon Cancer in IBD
Allen Peck, MD, Gastroenterology Consultants of Greater Cincinnati
(View Peck Presentation)
Food and Friends
Kristen Rudolph, RD, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
(Presentation Not Available)
