In this episode, Dr. Peter Lu and Dr. Jennifer Lee talk to Dr. Joel Rosh about the latest advances in pharmacologic treatment of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease. Dr. Rosh is Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Liver Diseases and Nutrition at Cohen Children’s Medical Center, Northwell Health. He is a national board member for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation. We discuss the different classes of biologic and small molecules used in the treatment of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease including tips on challenging clinical scenarios, biosimilar medications, and insurance approval.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the differences between biologics, small molecules, biosimilar, and generic medications
2. Discuss the latest recommendations for treatment of inflammatory bowel disease when anti-TNF medications are no longer effective
3. Discuss clinical use case scenarios for anti-integrin antibodies, JAK inhibitors, IL13/IL23 inhibitors, IL23 inhibitor, and Sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor modulators.

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