Exabis Library

This course has been developed for IBD nurses and other interdisciplinary non-medical clinicians interested in Inflammatory Bowel Disease(s) (IBD). One major aim of this e-learning activity is to increase competence and knowledge with regard to the management of non-inflammatory symptoms in IBD patients in order to improve patient outcomes.

After this case you will:

• • Understand the mechanisms by which IBD can cause fatigue and how this can be recognised and managed
  • Understand the mechanisms by which IBD can cause non-inflammatory pain and how this can be managed
  • Understand the prevalence of IBS (functional symptoms) in IBD
  • Be aware of the prevalence of faecal incontinence (FI) in IBD
  • Know how to assess the patient for factors which might influence non-inflammatory symptoms
  • Be aware of the range of therapeutic options for treating non-inflammatory symptoms

MDT case discussions

IBD Multidisciplinary Team (nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, psychologists, etc.)

Tofacitinib treats ulcerative colitis, but how? Dr Kristina Lechner describe an elegant series of experiments elucidating the effects of tofacitinib on T cell function in colitis with some surprising findings on cellular trafficking.

Heike Schmitt describes her work dissecting the immunomodulatory effects of cobitolimod using material from murine studies and a human clinical trial.