Podcast

Closing Gaps in Care: Re-framing Treatment Approaches from Reactive to Proactive in IBD

Launch Date
02/12/2025
Credit Amount
0.75
Credit Expires
02/12/2026
This activity is part of a series

Faculty

Amar Naik, MD
Moderator
Director of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program
Founding Partner, Midwest Digestive Health & Nutrition
Des Plaines, IL
Neilanjan Nandi, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
The Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Neilanjan Nandi, MD, FACG, AGAF, FACP

Neilanjan Nandi, FACG, AGAF, FACP, is Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Nandi’s practice focuses on the management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) (e.g., Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis) and recurrent Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection via fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). Dr. Nandi serves on the executive council of the Philadelphia Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation (CCF) and on the medical advisory board of the United Ostomy Associates of America (UOAA), coordinates outreach on the American College of Gastroenterology Patient Care Committee, and is a founding board member of the South Asian IBD Alliance (SAIA). He also regularly peer reviews research publications and serves on the social media editorial board for the premier journals Inflammatory Bowel Diseases and Crohn’s & Colitis 360. His research has focused on studying conditions co-morbid to IBD quality of care, namely the diagnosis and management of refractory C. difficile infection and the application of FMT in C. difficile; also, characterizing the management and consequences of iron deficiency anemia and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with IBD. Dr. Nandi has authored numerous book chapters on the diagnosis and management of various viral, parasitic, mycobacterial, and bacterial infections of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.

Dr. Nandi’s fervor for clinical education has been recognized with multiple teaching awards. He was honored as the 2019 Physician Hero by the Philadelphia/Delaware Valley Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation at their annual Take Steps for Crohn’s & Colitis event, and wields digital and social media platforms to amplify education, outreach, and advocacy in IBD to clinicians and patients. He was also awarded the Philadelphia CCF’s Chairman’s Citation in 2022. He is the regular host of the academic podcast GI Insights: IBD Crosstalk, which features high-yield, evidence-based medicine discussions with guests from different interdisciplinary fields critical to providing comprehensive IBD care. Dr. Nandi’s passions include fitness, cooking, virtual reality gaming, reading, and dancing. Follow him on social @fitwitmd.

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Statement of Need

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) refers a group of chronic inflammatory disease affecting the intestines; namely, ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD). IBD affects between 2.4 and 3.1 million adults in the United States, conferring substantial disease burden. Despite therapeutic advancements, a significant proportion of patients with IBD do not achieve optimal clinical outcomes with current therapies., so they can better understand the rationale behind investigational therapies. Precision medicine, distinct from personalized medicine, leverages specific clinical biomarkers and assessment tools to tailor treatment plans for individual patients, aiming for more effective management of IBD. As research on these emerging targets advances, it will be essential that HCPs understand the pathophysiology of IBD and how each of these signaling complexes work to perpetuate inflammation and disease symptomology.

In this first installment of a CMEO podcast series expert faculty will discuss strategies to identify new and emerging pathological targets, evaluate new and emerging evidence related to these novel targets, and the importance of these targets in treatment decision-making.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to better:

  • Identify new and emerging pathological targets that aim to prevent IBD complications and address unmet needs

Financial Support

This activity is supported through an independent educational grant from Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA.

Target Audience

Gastroenterologists, IBD specialists, specialty nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician associates (PAs), nurses, and pharmacists

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Faculty

Dr. Naik reports the following financial relationships:

Consultant: AbbVie Inc.; Bristol Myers Squibb Company; Eli Lilly & Company; Pfizer Inc.; and Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.

Speakers Bureau: AbbVie Inc.; Bristol Myers Squibb Company; Eli Lilly & Company; and Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.

Dr. Nandi reports the following financial relationships:

Consultant: AbbVie Inc.; Boehringer-Ingelheim; Bristol Myers Squibb Company; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and Pfizer Inc.

Planners

Ms. Aswani-Omprakash reports the following financial relationships:

Advisory Board: Ardelyx; Genentech-Roche; Johnson & Johnson; Parexel; Pfizer Inc.; Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.; Tillotts AG

Consultant: AbbVie Inc.; Boehringer Ingelheim; Convatec; Genentech, Inc./Roche; Hollister, Inc.; Johnson & Johnson; Parexel; Walgreens

Speakers Bureau: AbbVie; Boehringer Ingelheim; Genentech, Inc./Roche; Iterative Health; Hollister, Inc.; Johnson & Johnson; Parexel; Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.

Employment: Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships at Sommer Consulting

Ms. Collins reports the following financial relationships:

Advisory Board and Consultant: AbbVie Inc.; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.

Speakers Bureau: AbbVie Inc.; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Lilly and Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.

The following individuals have no financial relationships to disclose:

Rebecca Vargas-Jackson, MD  (Peer Reviewer)
Jessica Giddens, DNP, APRN, FPMHNP-BC, RN-BC (Peer Reviewer)
Evan Luberger (Planning Committee)
Sireesha Murala, MD (Planning Committee)
Scott J. Hershman, MD, FACEHP, CHCP (Planning Committee)
Sandra Caballero, PharmD (Planning Committee)
Sharon Tordoff (Planning Committee)

*All identified conflicts of interest have been mitigated.

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Closing Gaps in Care: Re-framing Treatment Approaches from Reactive to Proactive in IBD
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