The Role of Socioeconomic Factors in Health Care Delivery in IBD

Faculty

Miguel Regueiro, MD, AGAF, FACG, FACP
Chair, Digestive Disease and Surgery Chair, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition The Pier C. and Renee A. Borra Family Endowed Chair in Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Professor, Department of Medicine Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH
Miguel Regueiro, MD, AGAF, FACG, FACP

Miguel Regueiro earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of Pennsylvania, his medical degree at Drexel (Hahnemann) University and completed his internal medicine internship, residency, and clinical and research fellowship training in gastroenterology at Harvard Medical School’s Beth Israel Hospital.

Dr. Regueiro was Professor of Medicine and Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine from 2000 to 2018. There he served as the IBD Clinical Medical Director, Senior Medical Lead of Specialty Medical Homes, was Professor with Tenure, and honored as the UPMC Endowed Chair for Patient Centered Care in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.

Dr. Regueiro is currently the Chair of the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Chair of the Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. He serves as Medical Co- Chair of Digestive Disease and Surgical Institute Research Governance committee and is Professor of Medicine at the Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic.

Dr. Regueiro’s main clinical and research interest is Inflammatory Bowel Diseases with a focus on the natural course of these diseases and postoperative prevention of Crohn’s disease. Recently, he has been involved in transformative medicine initiatives and developing new models of healthcare, including the first-of-its kind specialty medical home for IBD. Dr. Regueiro is investigating alternative models of care in population-based health that integrates patients, payers, providers, pharmaceutical industry, and other facets of healthcare delivery around these novel programs.

Sandra Quezada, MD, MS, AGAF
Associate Dean for Admissions
Associate Dean for Faculty Diversity and Inclusion
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore, MD
Sandra Quezada, MD, MS, AGAF

Sandra M. Quezada, MD, MS, received her medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, where she also completed her post-graduate Residency training in Internal Medicine and Fellowship training in Gastroenterology and Hepatology. She is passionate about Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity, and brings this lens to her work in academic medicine. She is Associate Dean for Medical School Admissions and Associate Dean for Faculty Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (SOM) and has worked locally, regionally, and nationally to amplify physician workforce diversity and to impact the climate in which future and current physicians train and practice.

Dr. Quezada is a practicing Gastroenterologist who subspecializes in inflammatory bowel disease and is recent past-Chair of the Diversity Committee and current co-Chair of the Equity Task Force for the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA). She is also a member of the Diversity and Inclusion Task Force for the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s National Scientific Advisory, member of the Association of American Medical Colleges Intersectionality Women of Color Workgroup, and Chair of the Intersociety Group on Diversity in Gastroenterology. She is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) National Honor Medical Society, recipient of the Leonard Tow Gold Humanism Award for Humanism in Medicine, and recipient of the AGA Distinguished Award for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Statement of Need

Certain patients with IBD are more likely to see poor outcomes due to low socioeconomic status (SES). Recognizing and acting on these differences is especially important during the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic consequences of which have disproportionately affected those with low SES.

In the second episode of this CMEOCast podcast series, expert faculty focus on the role of SES and gender bias in the treatment of IBD and offer approaches to mitigating these disparities.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this CME/CE activity, participants should be able to initiate multidisciplinary collaboration to provide medically underserved children, adolescents, and adults with IBD with guideline-recommended care.

Financial Support

Supported by educational grants from Janssen Biotech, Inc., administered by Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, and Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.

Target Audience

Physicians, nurse practitioners, PAs, nurses, and pharmacists

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Dr. Regueiro reports that he receives research support from AbbVie Inc.; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. He receives unrestricted educational grants from AbbVie Inc.; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Salix Pharmaceuticals; Shire; Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.; and UCB, Inc. He is on the advisory boards or a consultant for AbbVie Inc.; Amgen Inc.; Celgene Corporation; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Miraca Laboratories; Pfizer Inc.; Seres Therapeutics; Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.; and UCB, Inc.


Dr. Quezada has no disclosures to report.


Tony Graham, MD (peer reviewer) has no disclosures to report.

Michael J. Franks, MSN, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC (peer reviewer) has no disclosures to report.

Olga Askinazi, PhD (planning committee) has no disclosures to report.

Susan Perry (planning committee) has no disclosures to report.

Jan Perez (planning committee) has no disclosures to report.

Sharon Tordoff (planning committee) has no disclosures to report.

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PD-041-021221-90

The Role of Socioeconomic Factors in Health Care Delivery in IBD
Event Date: 01/12/2021