Course: IBD Care in Rural and Underserved Communities: Collaborative Approaches to Address Disparities and Improve Patient Outcomes
CME Credits: 0.00
Released: 2025-08-29
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a debilitating, immune-mediated condition that results in damaging gastrointestinal tract inflammation. In the United States, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis—the two main types of IBD—affect approximately 3 million adults, with prevalence rising over the past three decades. In rural and underserved communities, patients and clinicians face unique barriers such as specialist shortages, difficulty accessing support systems, significant distance from clinics and hospitals, and lack of adequate transportation. Thus, primary care clinicians are key in reducing treatment delays and improving patient outcomes. In this on-demand CME/CE activity, expert faculty present the latest clinical evidence and guideline-based recommendations to support the screening, treatment, and long-term management of IBD. Effective strategies to improve care in rural and underserved settings, such as telehealth and shared decision-making, will also be discussed. This enduring activity is a recorded session from Rural Health Clinical Congress Spring 2025 that took place on May 17, 2025.
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:
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