
The Sherman Prize With Dr Dermot McGovern
About IBD
07/03/20
•23m
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The Sherman Prize is an award created by Bruce and Cynthia Sherman to recognize those who are making great contributions to the field of research and care in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The Sherman family has been touched by IBD and their goal is to create a ripple effect that spreads awareness, fosters innovation, and provides inspiration in the hope that in the future, other families won't have to contend with IBD in the way that theirs has. Dr Dermot McGovern, Professor of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California in Los Angeles and the 2020 Committee Chair for The Sherman Prize talks more about the value of the Prize to the IBD community, who can make a nomination, and how to nominate a great candidate. He also talks about his research on the genetics of IBD and why it might help in leading to new treatments.
Make your nominations for the 2020 Sherman Prize 2020 by July 17th! You can learn more and do so at ShermanPrize.org.
Find The Sherman Prize at ShermanPrize.org, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
Find Dermot P. B. McGovern, MD, PhD, FRCP at Cedars-Sinai and Twitter.
Find Amber J Tresca at AboutIBD.com, Verywell, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram.
Credits: Mix and sound design is by Mac Cooney. Theme music, "IBD Dance Party," is from ©Cooney Studio.
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Find Those Things That Make You Happy
June 29, 2020
•31m
Being diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis) can upend your entire life. Then being diagnosed with a rare liver disease? It could truly leave you feeling hopeless. But that's not what happened to Jenna Ziegler of The Comical Colon. Not long after her ulcerative colitis diagnosis, her doctor was concerned about her liver test levels. With more testing and a lot of patient empowerment, Jenna now has a presumed diagnosis of primary sclerosing cholangitis, or PSC. She tells how she has fought to get the tests she needed to understand her level of risk, and the treatment that can help prevent PSC from progressing and causing more damage to her liver.
Concepts discussed in this episode:
- Clostridium difficile Infection
- Liver Function Tests
- IBD and Liver Disease
- IBD and PSC
- Biopsy
- Fibroscan
- Cirrhosis
- Enteropathic Arthritis
- Jenna's Liver Biopsy Series
Learn about Gali Health and download the app (affiliate link).
Find Jenna Ziegler at TheComicalColon.com, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Find Amber J Tresca at AboutIBD.com, Verywell, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram.
Credits: Mix and sound design is by Mac Cooney. Theme music, "IBD Dance Party," is from ©Cooney Studio.
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The Footprints Program with Arielle Radin of Gali Health
July 27, 2020
•40m
What's in your microbiome and how does it interact with your IBD? The bacteria that's in the gut of someone that lives with IBD is different from the bacteria in the the gut of someone that doesn't have IBD. This is a major area of study because it may help researchers not only in developing new treatments but also in better understanding IBD. That's why I asked Arielle Radin, Director of Clinical Research for Gali Health, to talk to me about the Footprints Program. The Footprints Program is an ambitious research project that is going to sequence poop and saliva from IBD patients. It's being used in conjunction with the Gali Health app, which is made especially for IBD patients to track their symptoms and connect with other people who live with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. Participants in the Footprints Program will get access to some information about their microbiome. They can then look at the changes over time and see if there are any trends with the symptoms that are kept in the Gali app. It sounds pretty amazing, which is why I signed up for the program. Arielle Radin, who answers my questions about Gali Health and the Footprints Program, and on a personal note, tells us about getting married during the pandemic.
Concepts discussed in this episode:
- Research Studies & Clinical Trials in IBD Roundtable
- The Footprints Program
- Download the Gali App (affiliate link)
Find Gali Health at GaliHealth.com, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram.
Find Amber J Tresca at AboutIBD.com, Verywell, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram.
Credits: Mix and sound design is by Mac Cooney. Theme music, "IBD Dance Party," is from ©Cooney Studio.
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