Associate Director, Crohn's and Colitis Center; 2020 Sherman Prize Emerging Leader Recipient Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard University Boston, Massachusetts
This talk will review the diagnosis and management of patients with inflammatory bowel disease and recurrent c.difficile infection including the appropriate use of FMT in this vulnerable patient population
Learning Objectives:
Discuss the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment for Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in patients with IBD
Review the mechanisms of disease and treatment options for recurrent CDI infections in patients with IBD
Articulate the why, when, and how of fecal microbiota transplantation in patients with both CDI and IBD