This podcast provides an overview of the presentation of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and compares it to Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis phenotypes.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of this podcast, the learner will be able to:

• Recognize the clinical presentation of inflammatory bowel disease and compare Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis phenotypes.

• Plan the diagnostic evaluation of patients with suspected IBD.

• Define treatment goals and list available treatment options.

AUTHORS

Jodie Ouahed, MD, MMSc

Director, VEOIBD Clinic

Attending Physician, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Boston Children's Hospital

Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School

Lauren Collen, MD

Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Boston Children's Hospital

Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

DATES

Initial publication: June 25, 2024

Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org

OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access-and thus at no expense to the user. For further information on how to enroll, please email: [email protected]

CITATION

Collen LV*, Ouahed J*, Brodie K, Wills K, Combs A, Snapper SB. Inflammatory Bowel Disease. 6/2024. OPENPediatrics. Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/inflammatory-bowel-disease-by-j-ouahed-l-collen-openpediatrics. *These authors contributed equally to this work