In this episode, hosts Drs. Temara Hajjat and Peter Lu talk to Dr. Maria Oliva-Hemker about diagnosing and managing Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) in children who have inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Dr. Oliva-Hemker is the Director of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition and the Stermer Family Professor for Pediatric IBD at the
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In the this episode, hosts Drs. Temara Hajjat and Jenn Lee talk to Dr. Lisa McMahon, Chair of Surgery at Phoenix Children's, and Dr. Michael Rosen, Director of the Stanford Medicine Children's Health Center for IBD and Celiac Disease. They discuss managing and counseling a pediatric patient with ulcerative colitis and their family who may
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In this episode, hosts Drs. Jennifer Lee and Temara Hajjat talk to Dr. Sabina Ali about healthcare inequities and disparities related to the care of patients with pediatric inflammatory bowel disease. We review recent literature and discuss ways to improve clinical practice. This episode is eligible for CME credit! Once you have listened to the
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In this episode, Dr. Peter Lu and Dr. Jennifer Lee talk to Dr. Joel Rosh about the latest advances in pharmacologic treatment of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease. Dr. Rosh is Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Liver Diseases and Nutrition at Cohen Children’s Medical Center, Northwell Health. He is a national board member for the Crohn’s and
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In this episode, Dr. Temara Hajjat and Dr. Jason Silverman speak with the ImproveCareNow imPACt podcast team (Fionna Kopp, Christian Lawson, Shira Futornick) about different aspects of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). During the episode, they address four major topics from the patient's perspective: Inclusive care in IBD, body image in IBD, family and social life,
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Drs. Temara Hajjat and Peter Lu talk to Dr. Marla Dubinsky, a professor of pediatrics and a pediatric gastroenterologist at Mount Sinai Hospital. We discuss the approach to fertility and pregnancy in IBD. Learning Objectives1) To identify IBD medications that are safe during pregnancy and lactation 2) To learn the impact of IBD disease activity
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In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Drs. Temara Hajjat and Peter Lu talk to Dr. Judith Kelsen about the presentation, evaluation, and management of children with very early onset inflammatory bowel disease (VEO-IBD). Learning Objectives1) To define and describe the clinical presentation of very early onset IBD2) To examine diagnostic strategies for patients with very
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In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Drs. Temara Hajjat and Jennifer Lee talk to Dr. Stacy Kahn about fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) in children with GI disorders. We discuss indications, contraindications, safety, methods of delivery, outcomes and controversies regarding using FMT to treat diseases like inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). She also explains how she
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In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Drs. Peter Lu and Jennifer Lee talk to Dr. Sandra Kim about the treatment of children with inflammatory bowel disease aside from choosing their medications. We discuss challenges patients and parents face and how to choose your words when delivering a new diagnosis. We discuss how to explain
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In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Drs. Temara Hajjat, Peter Lu, and Jason Silverman talk to Dr. Jeffrey Hyams about the management of pediatric patients with IBD. We begin by hearing how he developed his passion for not only IBD but also functional GI disorders — and how he became the first author of
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