Kate Burba

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Key takeaways:Noninvasive monitoring could improve outcomes, reduce costs and minimize surgeries for pediatric IBD. Appropriate monitoring may also help compensate for ‘unreliable’ clinical symptoms. SAN FRANCISCO — Noninvasive monitoring methods, such as enterography and ultrasound, are becoming increasingly recognized as essential tools in the management of pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease, according to presenters.

2 months ago | healio.com | Kate Burba |Heather Biele

Key takeaways: No significant differences were observed between Stelara and Entyvio in the 3-year risk for a composite of major adverse cardiovascular events. Stelara was linked with lower risk for all-cause mortality. SAN FRANCISCO — Although Stelara and Entyvio demonstrated similar cardiovascular safety profiles among older patients with inflammatory bowel disease, Stelara was associated with reduced all-cause mortality risk over 3 years, data showed.

2 months ago | healio.com | Kate Burba |Heather Biele

SAN FRANCISCO — Patients with inflammatory bowel disease remain at higher risk for mental health disorders, but training support staff to recognize the symptoms could be key to preventing further traumatization, noted a presenter here. “The mental health burden in IBD is really significant across most mental health conditions,” Katrina S. Hacker, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, said at Crohn’s & Colitis Congress.

2 months ago | healio.com | Kate Burba |Heather Biele

Key takeaways: Insurance-related challenges for filling prescriptions included approval delays (39.1%) and lack of coverage (29.8%). More than 30% of patients took less medication or skipped doses to save money. SAN FRANCISCO — Despite advances in treatment for inflammatory bowel disease, more than 55% of patients report medication delays, mostly due to insurance challenges, and many make financial trade-offs to afford care, survey results showed.

2 months ago | healio.com | Kate Burba |Heather Biele

SAN FRANCISCO — Patient activation, earned trust and health literacy at patient, provider and health system levels are critical to overcoming health disparities among pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease, noted a presenter. “Disparities in health in the U.S. have a lot to do with the interplay of these [socioeconomic] determinants, particularly race and ethnicity, and how they interact or intersect with the American experience,” Dedrick E.