Closing the Gaps in Diagnosis, Treatment, and Comprehensive Care in IBS and CIC

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common diagnosis in clinical gastroenterology, affecting approximately ten to fifteen percent of the general adult population. IBS and chronic idiopathic constipation ...

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common diagnosis in clinical gastroenterology, affecting approximately ten to fifteen percent of the general adult population. IBS and chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) are disorders of gut-brain interaction; they are debilitating, often misunderstood, and a challenge to diagnose and manage. Shame and embarrassment are often core components affecting patients seeking treatment for their bowel symptoms. Therefore, this enduring material integrates a patient into a faculty panel to provide clinicians with strategies to enhance patient-provider communication to engage patients in discussions about their bowel health and patient-centric treatment strategies that promote symptomatic relief. The use of video vignettes of realistic patient-provider interactions will reflect the variability in symptom presentation, patient preferences or reluctance to move beyond OTC treatments, and treatment selection encountered in routine practice. Following each video vignette, learners will be asked to make decisions regarding the case scenario followed by a discussion among the clinical faculty and patient faculty to address variabilities in patient vs. clinician perspectives to enhance optimal management approaches with the goal of providing strategies to enhance communication and improve patient outcomes.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
At the end of this CME/CE activity, participants should be able to:Physicians/PAsImprove the diagnostic accuracy of IBS and CIC through patient queries, patient-centered communication, and use of diagnostic toolsApply evidence-based treatment strategies for symptomatic relief of IBS and CIC in patients experiencing residual symptoms after initial dietary and OTC approaches failPromote collaborative care strategies that facilitate comprehensive management of IBS and CIC, including early initiation of care and optimal long-term managementCNE/CPEExplain the diagnostic accuracy of IBS and CIC through patient queries, patient-centered communication, and use of diagnostic toolsDescribe evidence-based treatment strategies for symptomatic relief of IBS and CIC in patients experiencing residual symptoms after initial dietary and OTC approaches failExplain collaborative care strategies that facilitate comprehensive management of IBS and CIC, including early initiation of care and optimal long-term management

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