IBD Symposium 2017 Recap
Published on in CHOP News
Published on in CHOP News
The first annual IBD symposium at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) was held Friday, June 2, 2017, at the Leonard and Madlyn Abramson Pediatric Research Center. The theme of the event was Personalized IBD and VEO-IBD: Genomics, Microbiome, Biologics and Beyond.
More than 140 people consisting of pediatric gastroenterologists, pediatric gastrointestinal surgeons, GI fellows and residents, physician assistants, clinical nurse specialists, radiologists, pathologists, nutritionists, and other healthcare professionals came from around the country to learn the latest developments in research and clinical care for very early-onset inflammatory bowel disease (VEO-IBD) and pediatric IBD. Presenters included nationally and internationally recognized experts, including members of CHOP's Center for Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Very Early Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease (VEO-IBD) Program.
Participants received a comprehensive overview of the genomic, immunologic and microbiome discoveries in VEO-IBD, and in pediatric IBD and of the advances in the diagnosis, management and therapy of the disease through lectures and interactive panel discussions. Topics included: