Posted by PEDSnet Lhs on March 25, 2015
The IBD Learning Priorities project was designed to give young adults, parents and clinicians in the IBD community a chance to ask the questions they felt were most important in the treatment of IBD. Using an online survey, families and clinicians submitted over 200 questions - or 'learning objectives'. Common themes included diet, diagnosis and individual care needs.
These questions will help us further understand what information those who are impacted by IBD really need. We expect to find some of these questions already have answers. And where there there is good research to answer these common questions, ImproveCareNow will work to develop and share this knowledge through family-centered tools and resources. Those questions that do not have complete answers will help prioritize future pediatric IBD research.
Below are a few examples of the learning objectives received from families and clinicians like you!
- Beyond enteral therapy, what is the role of diet in the maintenance of remission in IBD?
- Is 6mp safe? Will it hurt her liver anymore than it already is?
- We need more data on dual therapy with thiopurines and methotrexate. Specifically, will patients do better if these agents are started before starting biologics rather than starting them at the same time?
Stay connected with ImproveCareNow by joining our CIRCLE so we can send you updates on the continued progress of these important community-developed learning objectives and ensure you have access to the family-centered tools and information that are developed in response to some of these questions.