Assessing and Managing IBS-C

Time Commitment:	4 hours over 4 weeks
Target Professions:	MD, DO, MBBS, Nurse Practitioner, Nurse, Physician Assistant, Psychologist, Researcher
Target Specialties:	Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Psychology
Credits Available:	4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, 4.0 ANCC Contact Hours, 4.0 APA credits for psychologists, 4.0 CDR credit for dietitians.

• Assessing and Managing IBS-C - Baseline Assessment

  The following questions are intended to assess your knowledge and practice of key aspects in the management of patients with IBS-C.

• Module 1: Case-based Overview of IBS-C Management

  These learning modules are created from the Tuesday Night IBS webinars with faculty experts in the management of IBS-C from medical management, dietary management, and behavioral health management perspective.

• Module 2: Dietary Management considerations in IBS-C

  Dietary Management considerations in IBS-C

• Module 3: Behavioral Health Therapy and IBS-C

  Behavioral Health Therapy and IBS-C

• Module 4: Effective Communication in IBS-C

  Effective Communication in IBS-C

• Assessing and Managing IBS-C - Final Assessment

  The following questions are intended to assess your gained knowledge and practice of key aspects in the management of patients with IBS-C.

• Live Group Discussion 1

  This discussion will focus on best practices for diagnosis and treatment of IBS-C, clinical considerations of pelvic floor dysfunction, dietary concerns and behavioral health considerations.

• Live Group Discussion 2

  This discussion will focus on communication challenges with patients with IBS-C- how to validate symptoms, communicate a diagnosis clearly and effectively and how to use shared decision making with patients around management options in order to improve adhereance and clinical outcomes.

• Patient Case - Ms. Simpson

  Meet Ms. Simpson, a 40-year-old woman who presents with persistent feelings of abdominal discomfort.

• Standardized Patient Activity - Susan Moore

  Have a telehealth session with standardized patient Susan Moore, a 47-year-old woman with chronic abdominal pain associated with constipation.

• Your Action Plan in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS-C)

  In light of the information reviewed and discussed during this program, please share an action plan that you will implement to improve the diagnosis and management for your patients with IBS-C.

Requirements:
Group leaders should be experts in diagnosing and treating IBS-C Apply Now