Bringing UC Clinical Decision-Making into Focus for 2020: Identify the Right Treatment for the Right Patient at the Right Time

Faculty

David T. Rubin, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP, FASGE, FRCP
Joseph B. Kirsner Professor of Medicine
Chief, Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
David T. Rubin, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP, FASGE, FRCP

David T. Rubin, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP, FASGE, FRCP (Edinburgh) is the Joseph B. Kirsner Professor of Medicine, a Professor of Pathology, Chief of the Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, and Director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Center at the University of Chicago Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Rubin earned a medical degree with honors at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois and completed his residency in internal medicine and fellowships in gastroenterology and clinical medical ethics at the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, where he served as Chief Resident and Chief Fellow. He also serves as Associate Faculty at the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, Associate Investigator at the University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center, and is a member of the University of Chicago Committee on Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenomics. He is the chair of the National Scientific Advisory Committee of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, where he also serves as a Board of Trustees member. Dr. Rubin is the deputy chair of the Executive Committee of the International Organization for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Prior to these appointments, he served as the Director of the Fellowship in Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at the University of Chicago for 11 years. In 2018, Dr. Rubin completed the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Leadership Development Course for Physicians.

Dr. Rubin is a Fellow of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), the American College of Physicians (ACP), and the Royal College of Physicians (Edinburgh). He is on the Board of Trustees for the ACG. Among numerous awards and honors, Dr. Rubin was chosen by his peers as a member of Best Doctors (recognized for superior clinical ability) and America’s Top Physicians (gastroenterology). Additionally, he twice received the ACG’s Governor’s Award of Excellence in Clinical Research (2003 and 2013), and the UChicago Postgraduate Teaching Award in recognition of significant contributions for fellowship education (2006). In 2012, he received the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s Rosenthal Award, a national leadership award bestowed upon a volunteer who has contributed in an indisputable way to the quality of life of patients and families. He has previously served as an Associate Editor of the journal Gastroenterology and Editor-in-Chief of the ACG On-Line Education Universe. In 2020, Dr. Rubin received the Sherman Prize for Excellence in Crohn’s and Colitis.

Dr. Rubin is an editor of a best-selling book Curbside Consultation in IBD, now in its 3rd edition, was an associate editor of the 11th edition and is senior editor of the upcoming 12th edition of Sleisenger and Fordtran’s Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease, and an author or coauthor of over 500 articles on treatment and management of IBD, cancer in IBD and novel paradigms, as well as the first author of the 2019 ACG Guidelines for ulcerative colitis. His current research is in the area of novel approaches to monitoring of IBD (wearables and point of care intestinal ultrasound), prevention of progressive complications from uncontrolled inflammation, and a variety of collaborative and translational studies related to the causes of IBD and its complications. His H index is 74. He is also a featured media contact for issues related to IBD, appearing on satellite radio, television, print media and maintains a popular and verified twitter feed @IBDMD with over 20,000 followers.

Adjoa Anyane-Yeboa, MD, MPH
Instructor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School Boston, MA
Adjoa Anyane-Yeboa, MD, MPH
Instructor of Medicine

Dr. Adjoa Anyane-Yeboa is currently an Instructor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. She previously completed her medical degree at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, her Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago where she also later served as Chief Medical Resident, and her Gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Chicago Medicine where she also served as Chief Gastroenterology Fellow. After her medical training, she went on to complete the Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy at Harvard Medical School and simultaneously received her Master’s in Public Health with a focus in health policy at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health. Her work is centered around healthy equity, and understanding disparities in gastrointestinal disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer, with the goal of advancing care and access for minority patients.

Statement of Need

The management of ulcerative colitis (UC) is evolving. In the last 2 years, the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) and the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) released updated, evidence-based treatment guidelines with recommendations for disease stratification, prognosis, treatment options, and disease monitoring. Additionally, new efficacy, safety, and comparative effectiveness data from advanced treatment options are now available, and the list is expected to grow with the approval of additional therapies in the future.

In this CME Outfitters webcast, expert faculty will compare the new AGA and ACG guideline recommendations and discuss recent clinical trial and real-world data in order to provide learners with recommendations on selecting the appropriate therapy for individual patients. In addition, faculty will discuss proven strategies to empower, educate, and engage patients in their UC care.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this CME/CE activity, participants should be able to:

  • Compare new AGA and ACG guideline recommendations on the treatment of UC in order to identify the appropriate course of action for individual patients.
  • Differentiate targeted therapies for UC using efficacy, safety, and comparative effectiveness data from clinical trials and real-world experience.
  • Empower and educate patients to become an active part of SDM.

The following learning objectives pertain only to those requesting CNE or CPE credit:

  • Compare new AGA and ACG guideline recommendations on the treatment of UC in order to identify the appropriate course of action for individual patients.
  • Differentiate targeted therapies for UC using efficacy, safety, and comparative effectiveness data from clinical trials and real-world experience.
  • Describe ways to empower and educate patients to become an active part of SDM.

Financial Support

Supported by an educational grant from Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.

Target Audience

Gastroenterologists, primary care physicians, PAs, nurse practitioners, nurses, and pharmacists.

Credit Information

Physicians (ACCME) 1.0

CME Outfitters, LLC, designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Note to Nurse Practitioners

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Pharmacists/Pharmacy Tech (ACPE) 1.0

This application-based activity is approved for 1.0 contact hour (0.10 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy credit.
Activity UAN: 0376-0000-20-127-H01-P

ABIM MOC 1.0

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MIPS Improvement Activity

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Dr. Rubin reports that he receives grants from AbbVie Inc.; Genentech, Inc./Roche; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Prometheus Laboratories Inc.; Shire; and Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. He is a consultant for AbbVie Inc.; AbGenomics; Allergan; Biomica; Boehringer Ingelheim; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Celgene Corporation/ Syneos Health; Check-Cap; Dizal Pharmaceutical; Eli Lilly and Company; GalenPharma/Atlantica; Genentech, Inc./Roche; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; GlaxoSmithKline; Ichnos Sciences SA; InDex Pharmaceuticals; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Narrow River Management; Pfizer Inc.; Prometheus Laboratories Inc.; Reistone Biopharma; Shire; Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.; and Techlab, Inc. He is a stock shareholder (directly purchased) in AbGenomics and Biomica. He receives other financial or material support as Co-Founder and CFO of Cornerstones Health, Inc.; and Co-Founder of GoDuRn, LLC. (non-profit).


Dr. Anyane-Yeboa reports she serves on the advisory committee for Pfizer Inc. She is a consultant for SidekickHealth.


Dr. Long reports that she receives grants and research support from Pfizer Inc. and Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. She is a consultant for AbbVie Inc.; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Pfizer Inc.; Prometheus; Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.; TARGET PharmaSolutions, Inc.; and UCB, Inc.


  • Howard Bliwise, MD (peer reviewer) has no disclosures to report.
  • Mae Ochoa, RPh (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.
  • Disclosures were obtained from the CME Outfitters, LLC staff: No disclosures to report.

Faculty of this CE activity may include discussions of products or devices that are not currently labeled for use by the FDA. The faculty have been informed of their responsibility to disclose to the audience if they will be discussing off-label or investigational uses (any uses not approved by the FDA) of products or devices.

Obtaining Credit

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NOTE: Pharmacist CE Universal Activity Number, Enduring: 0376-0000-20-127-H01-P.

 

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Bringing UC Clinical Decision-Making into Focus for 2020: Identify the Right Treatment for the Right Patient at the Right Time
Event Date: 10/30/2020