Health Insurance, Accommodations, and IBD at Work
About IBD
02/11/20
•28m
About
Comments
Featured In
People who live with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis have more to consider when it comes to the workplace. The cost of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) means that a comprehensive insurance plan is a must, which may limit job choices. A flare-up or complication that results in absences can lead to poor performance reviews or difficulties with supervisors or co-workers. How can people with IBD cope? Three women who live with IBD, Megan Starshak, Mary Elizabeth Ulliman, and Tina Aswani Omprakash, tell their stories about missing work, being underinsured, and changing jobs while managing IBD.
Information discussed in this episode includes Clostridium difficile (C diff), pouchitis, Crohn's and Colitis Foundation Help Center, IBD and the Americans With Disabilities Act, The Family and Medical Leave Act, and Financial Help for People with IBD.
Select pharmaceutical company assistance programs:
- Cimzia (certolizumab
- Entyvio (vedolizumab
- Humira (adalimumab
- Inflectra (infliximab biosimilar
- Remicade (infliximab)
- Renflexis (Infliximab biosimilar
- Simponi (goliumumab
- Stelara (ustekinumab
- Tysabri (natalizumab
- Xeljanz (tofacitinib
Find Megan Starshak on MeganStarshak.com, Twitter, and Instagram.
Find Tina Aswani Omprakash on Own Your Crohn's, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Find Mary Elizabeth Ulliman on Instagram.
Find The Great Bowel Movement on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Find Amber J Tresca at AboutIBD.com, Verywell, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram.
Credits:
Sound engineering courtesy Mac Cooney. "IBD Dance Party" ©Cooney Studio.
Previous Episode
Managing IBD Alongside a Career
January 27, 2020
•22m
How does having Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis have an impact on your career? The symptoms of IBD, as well as the cost, can affect the ability to work in the same way as healthy people. Three women who live with IBD, Megan Starshak, Mary Elizabeth Ulliman, and Tina Aswani Omprakash, tell their stories about coping with college, first jobs, and career derailment as a result of their disease.
Information discussed in this episode includes Clostridium difficile (C diff) Infection, Short-Term Disability Insurance, Colectomy Surgery, J-pouch Surgery, and IBD and the Americans With Disabilities Act.
Find Megan Starshak on MeganStarshak.com, Twitter, and Instagram.
Find Tina Aswani Omprakash on Own Your Crohn's, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Find Mary Elizabeth (Emmy) Ulliman on Instagram.
Find The Great Bowel Movement on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Find Amber J Tresca at AboutIBD.com, Verywell, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram.
Credits:
Sound engineering courtesy Mac Cooney. "IBD Dance Party" ©Cooney Studio.
Next Episode
My Life Would Never Be the Same
February 25, 2020
•30m
Finding meaning in an illness journey can be a catalyst for purpose and hope. Dr Selvi Vasudevan endured severe Crohn's disease that resulted in several surgeries and a relentless series of complications. She was on her chosen path when the disease stole her aspirations and left her without direction. A recommitment to herself and her own healing journey helped her find her purpose again as a healer and prompted her to found Cooking With Crohn's in order to share what she's learned with the IBD community.
Information discussed in this episode includes erythrocyte sedimentation rate (sed rate), normal white blood cell (WBC) count, bowel perforation, wound closing by secondary intention, and ileostomy surgery.
Find Dr Selvi on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and on her web site, DrSelvi.com.
Find Amber J Tresca at AboutIBD.com, Verywell, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram.
Credits: Sound engineering courtesy Mac Cooney. "IBD Dance Party" ©Cooney Studio.
If you like this episode you’ll love
Promoted