May 11, 2022  |  7:00pm - 8:00pm

Multi-Disciplinary Care for IBD: Strength Through Shared Knowledge

    Be part of the conversation: How can you help your patients with IBD and rheumatological diseases from preconception, through pregnancy, and on to post-partum?

    This multidisciplinary conference includes speaker sessions from experts in IBD, rheumatology, pregnancy, and fertility.

    You will leave the series with the tools and resources required to provide higher quality patient care to your IBD patients during the planning stages of pregnancy, during pregnancy, and the post-partum period.

    For more information, visit mcibd.ca.

    Three Virtual dates:

    May 11, 2022 | 7:00 - 8:00 PM ET

    • Surgical management & ostomy care during preconception & pregnancy (Helen MacRae, MD)
    • Obstetrical considerations for IBD patients with stomas & other surgeries (Jackie Thomas, MD)
    • Panel discussion & interactive learning (Parul Tandon, MD & Vivian Huang, MD)

    August 17, 2022 | 7:00 - 8:00 PM ET

    • Safety of new biologics & small molecules in pregnancy (Vivian Huang, MD)
    • IBD Medications & safety in pregnancy/breastfeeding (Anne Pham-Huy, MD)
    • Panel discussion & interactive learning (Parul Tandon, MD & Vivian Huang, MD)

    November 16, 2022 | 7:00 - 8:00 PM ET

    • Rheumatological issues during preconception & pregnancy: Rheumatological perspective (Dharini Mahendira, MD)
    • Rheumatological issues during preconception & pregnancy: Obstetrical perspective (Howard Berger, MD)
    • Panel discussion & interactive learning (Parul Tandon, MD & Vivian Huang, MD)

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    MC IBD 2022 Series Goal and Objectives

    This is a virtual program bringing together multi-disciplinary practitioners to address the management of IBD from preconception to postpartum care.

    The goal of MCIBD 2022 is to improve the care for women with IBD and rheumatological diseases preconception and during pregnancy and peripartum.

    Conference Objectives:

    • Explain the importance of multi-disciplinary care for patients with IBD planning their pregnancy in an inpatient, outpatient, or community-based setting
    • Assess current issues pertaining to the medical and surgical management of IBD during preconception, pregnancy, and the peripartum period in the participant's own practice setting
    • Identify practical considerations regarding surgery, ostomy care, infant health, and rheumatological issues for patients with IBD in the participant's own practice setting

    Upon registration, a calendar invitation will be sent to you containing all the information you will need to login to the webinars.