In this episode Dr. Narula and Dr. Panaccione will discuss:

- safety data in pregnancy available for different therapies used in IBD

- labelling information and how to differentiate the information for therapy use during pregnancy and lactation

- how to counsel patients who are pregnant or plan to get pregnant on the need for effective disease control during pregnancy

- how to apply the data available on pregnancy and lactation to weigh the risks and benefits of the different treatment options

This Total Care in IBD podcast episode was co-developed with AbbVie Canada and was developed to achieve scientific integrity, objectivity and balance. Speaker disclosures are available at https://www.cag-acg.org/education/cag-podcast

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In this episode Dr. Steven Gruchy, the 2019 CAG Young Educator Award recipient will discuss:

- the definition of feedback

- the principles for giving effective feedback

- various feedback models including the R2C2 model

- tips for both giving and receiving feedback

- how the past could potentially influence the future of feedback with Competency Based Medical Education (CBME)

This episode was recorded during the 2019 Gastroenterology Residents-in-Training (GRIT) Program in Banff, Alberta.

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In this episode Financial Advisors Trevor Perry and John Drover will discuss Individual Pension Plans (IPPs)

Learning Objectives:

- explain the importance of an IPP for physicians and describe its components

- describe the impact of changes in Federal Tax policy with regards to income splitting and passive income

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In this episode Dr. Verdu and Dr. Bercik will discuss:

- the microbiota-gut-brain axis and how it relates specifically to IBS

- the possible pathways and basic science by which microbiota could signal to the brain

- the clinical evidence showing that gut microbiota can trigger symptoms of IBS

- the use of microbiota based therapy for use in IBS and psychiatric comorbidities

- the role of FMT in IBS, anxiety and depression

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Dr. Leddin will discuss the 2018 Clinical Practice Guideline on Screening for Colorectal Cancer in

Individuals With a Family History of Nonhereditary Colorectal Cancer or Adenoma: The Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Banff Consensus.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the rationale for the project and the methods used

2. Understand the 19 main recommendations with the explanations behind them

These standards were published online August 16, 2018 in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the AGA Institute.

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Two Parts:

0:35-11:35 Part 1 - The Methodology Behind Measuring Human Resource Numbers in Canada

11:35-20:05 Part 2 - The Actual Numbers Generated by the Human Resource Databases

Learning Objectives:

Part 1- To understand the methodologies strengths and weaknesses of the five major Human

Resource databases which capture Gastroenterology numbers

Part 2- To discuss the actual numbers and how those translate to access to care

For references and to review the complete article that was published in JCAG in 2018, visit the CAG website at www.cag-acg.org and click on "GI Workforce" under the "Quality" menu tab.

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Dr. Barkun will answer 15 questions from a trainee perspective on the management of Upper GI Bleeds.

Learning Objective:

By the end of this episode, you will have an evidence based understanding of how to optimally manage patients with Upper GI Bleeds in the context of patients with non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

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Learning Objectives:

1. Review indications for H.pylori testing

2. Discuss diagnosis of H.pylori

3. Share management strategies

To access the Toronto Consensus for the Treatment of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Adults, published in Gastroenterology 2016;151:51-69 by Dr. Carlo Fallone et al. please visit the CAG website at www.cag-acg.org and visit the "Guideline Library" under the "Publications" menu tab.

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Learning Objectives:

1. Review the prevalence of malnutrition in IBD

2. Discuss the ways to identify malnutrition, both as:

a) screening tools

b) ongoing assessment tools

3. Discuss nutritional therapies on how to correct malnutrition

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