
ACG Joins Global Day of Awareness of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
World IBD Day takes place on May 19th each year and unites people worldwide in their fight against Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. ACG is honored to support this awareness day led by patient organizations representing over 50 countries on five continents, a global effort that is coordinated by EFCCA. Learn more: https://worldibdday.org/
Resources for Patients and Physicians: Watch. Listen. Learn.
ACG has identified patient information materials, recordings from our weekly Virtual Grand Rounds program, podcasts, and articles from The American Journal of Gastroenterology as a curated suite of educational resources for those interested in advancing their understanding of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.
ACG Resources for Patients
ACG Infographic: About IBD
To explore more ACG patient education information on IBD, visit gi.org/topics/inflammatory-bowel-disease/
ACG Resources for Physicians: Watch. Listen. Read.
Watch
IBD and Ulcerative Colitis for Clinicians
ACG and The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation collaborated on a 5-part video series for clinicians featuring Jean-Paul Achkar, MD, FACG; Jill K. J. Gaidos, MD, FACG; and Millie D. Long, MD, MPH, FACG.
Explore: gi.org/ibducforclinicians/


ACG Virtual Grand Rounds – Crash Course in Caring for the Emerging Adult with IBD
Thursday, May 18, 2023
Faculty: Sandra C. Kim, MD, and Amy K. Bugwadia, MS
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ACG Virtual Grand Rounds – Managing IBD: Technology Enabled, Resilience-Based Self-Management Solutions
Thursday, January 26, 2023
Faculty: Laurie A. Keefer, PhD, Megan Riehl, PsyD, and David T. Rubin, MD, FACG
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ACG Virtual Grand Rounds – Optimal Positioning of Small Molecule Treatment Options in IBD
Thursday, December 15, 2022
Faculty: David T. Rubin, MD, FACG
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ACG Virtual Grand Rounds – Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in IBD: Why, When and How?
Thursday, September 22, 2022
Faculty: Andres J. Yarur, MD, FACG
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ACG Virtual Grand Rounds – Perianal Crohn’s Disease – Evolutions in Management
Thursday, September 8, 2022
Faculty: Miguel D. Regueiro, MD, FACG
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ACG Virtual Grand Rounds – Cardiometabolic Syndrome in Patients with IBD: Complications and Implications
Thursday, August 4, 2022
Faculty: Parakkal Deepak, MD, FACG
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ACG Virtual Grand Rounds – Fertility, Preconception, and Pregnancy in IBD
Thursday, July 13, 2022
Faculty: Eugenia Shmidt, MD
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ACG Virtual Grand Rounds – Fertility, Preconception, and Pregnancy in IBD
Saturday, June 25, 2022
Presenters: Stephen B. Hanauer, MD, MACG; and Veneet Ahuja, MD, DM, MNAMS
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ACG Virtual Grand Rounds – Empowering Patients Through the Transition of Care in IBD
Thursday, May 5, 2022
Faculty: Sneha Dave, Leah Clark, and Isabela Hernandez
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ACG Virtual Grand Rounds – CAM and Psychological Therapies for Functional and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Thursday, April 7, 2022
Faculty: Laurie A. Keefer, PhD, and Jill K. Deutsch, MD
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Listen
Podcast: Impact of Obesity on Risk of Hospitalization, Surgery and Serious Infection in Biologic-treated Patients with IBD
AJG Co-Editor-in-Chief Dr. Millie Long and Dr. Phillip Gu from Cedars-Sinai Medical System in Los Angeles, CA discuss a study published in 2022 assessing whether obesity is associated with an increased risk of unplanned healthcare utilization and serious infections. (09:04)

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Ten IBD Articles from The American Journal of Gastroenterology Selected by Tauseef Ali, MD, FACG, Chair, ACG Public Relations Committee
1. Epidemiology
The Contribution of Genetic Risk and Lifestyle Factors in the Development of Adult-Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Prospective Cohort Study
Sun, Yuhao; Yuan, Shuai; Chen, Xuejie; Sun, Jing; Kalla, Rahul; Yu, Lili; Wang, Lijuan; Zhou, Xuan; Kong, Xiangxing; Hesketh, Therese; Ho, Gwo-tzer; Ding, Kefeng; Dunlop, Malcolm; Larsson, Susanna C.; Satsangi, Jack; Chen, Jie; Wang, Xiaoyan; Li, Xue; Theodoratou, Evropi; Giovannucci, Edward L. Less
The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 118(3):511-522, March 2023.
2. Pregnancy and IBD
Maternal Inflammatory Bowel Disease During Pregnancy and Infectious Disease in Offspring Younger Than 5 Years: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Ren, Tai; Yu, Yongfu; Wang, Hui; Li, Fei; Zhang, Jun; Li, Jiong Less
The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 118(3):491-500, March 2023.
3. Drug Efficacy
Real-World Evidence Comparing Vedolizumab and Ustekinumab in Antitumor Necrosis Factor-Experienced Patients With Crohn’s Disease
Kappelman, Michael D.; Adimadhyam, Sruthi; Hou, Laura; Wolfe, Audrey E.; Smith, Samantha; Simon, Andrew L.; Moyneur, Érick; Reynolds, Juliane S.; Toh, Sengwee; Dobes, Angela; Parlett, Lauren E.; Haynes, Kevin; Selvan, Mano; Ma, Qianli; Nair, Vinit; Burris, Jessica; Dorand, Jennifer E.; Dawwas, Ghadeer K.; Lewis, James D.; Long, Millie D. Less
The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 118(4):674-684, April 2023.
4. SARS-CoV2 Vaccination
Humoral Immune Response and Safety of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Kastl, Arthur J.; Weaver, Kimberly N.; Zhang, Xian; Strople, Jennifer A.; Adler, Jeremy; Dubinsky, Marla C.; Bousvaros, Athos; Watkins, Runa; Dai, Xiangfeng; Chen, Wenli; Cross, Raymond K.; Higgins, Peter D.R.; Ungaro, Ryan C.; Bewtra, Meenakshi; Bellaguarda, Emanuelle A.; Farraye, Francis A.; Chun, Kelly Y.; Zikry, Michael; Fernando, Manory; Bastidas, Monique; Hernandez, Cristian G.; Craig, Riley G.; Boccieri, Margie E.; Firestine, Anne; Long, Millie D.; Kappelman, Michael D. Less
The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 118(1):129-137, January 2023.
5. Colorectal Cancer and IBD
Inflammatory Bowel Disease-Associated Colorectal Cancer Epidemiology and Outcomes: An English Population-Based Study
Birch, Rebecca J.; Burr, Nicholas; Subramanian, Venkataraman; Tiernan, Jim P.; Hull, Mark A.; Finan, Paul; Rose, Azmina; Rutter, Matthew; Valori, Roland; Downing, Amy; Morris, Eva J.A. Less
The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 117(11):1858-1870, November 2022.
6. NSAIDs and IBD
The Association Between Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Use and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Exacerbations: A True Association or Residual Bias?
Cohen-Mekelburg, Shirley; Van, Tony; Wallace, Beth; Berinstein, Jeff; Yu, Xianshi; Lewis, James; Hou, Jason; Dominitz, Jason A.; Waljee, Akbar K. Less
The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 117(11):1851-1857, November 2022.
7. Drug Safety
Comorbidity Influences the Comparative Safety of Biologic Therapy in Older Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Cheng, David; Kochar, Bharati; Cai, Tianxi; Ritchie, Christine S.; Ananthakrishnan, Ashwin N. Less
The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 117(11):1845-1850, November 2022.
8. Quality of Life
Urgency and Its Association With Quality of Life and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis
Sninsky, Jared A.; Barnes, Edward L.; Zhang, Xian; Long, Millie D. Less
The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 117(5):769-776, May 2022.
9. Innovation
Digital Health Technologies for Remote Monitoring and Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review
Nguyen, Nghia H.; Martinez, Ivonne; Atreja, Ashish; Sitapati, Amy M.; Sandborn, William J.; Ohno-Machado, Lucila; Singh, Siddharth Less
The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 117(1):78-97, January 2022.
10. Health Care Utilization
Quality of Care Program Reduces Unplanned Health Care Utilization in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Melmed, Gil Y.; Oliver, Brant; Hou, Jason K.; Lum, Donald; Singh, Siddharth; Crate, Damara; Almario, Christopher; Bray, Harry; Bresee, Catherine; Gerich, Mark; Gerner, Donna; Heagy, Erica; Holthoff, Megan; Hudesman, David; McCutcheon Adams, Kelly; Mattar, Mark C.; Metwally, Mark; Nelson, Eugene; Ostrov, Arthur; Rubin, David T.; Scott, Frank; Samir, Shah; van Deen, Welmoed; Younes, Ziad; Oberai, Ridhima; Weaver, Alandra; Siegel, Corey A. Less
The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 116(12):2410-2418, December 2021.