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AGW2016

Monday 10th - Sunday 16th October 2016
IBD

Older patients missing out on IBD treatments

Safety concerns are limiting effective treatment of IBD in older patients and highlighting the importance of general preventive care. Associate Professor Sally Bell, gastroenterologist at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, told the limbic that older patients with IBD were less likely to...

Safety concerns are limiting effective treatment of IBD in older patients and highlighting the importance of general preventive care. Associate Professor...

Therapeutic drug monitoring plays a key role in IBD management

Therapeutic drug monitoring should play an important role in determining and maintaining the most optimal dose of anti-TNF agents for IBD patients, but needs MBS rebates to be more accessible, an expert says. Conjoint Associate Professor Susan Connor, senior staff specialist...

Therapeutic drug monitoring should play an important role in determining and maintaining the most optimal dose of anti-TNF agents for...
IBD

IBD audit reveals shocking level of care across Australia

Just one percent of public hospitals meet the minimum standards for IBD care, a preliminary report into the quality of IBD care in Australia reveals. However the few Australian hospitals that did meet these standards had better patient outcomes compared to...

Just one percent of public hospitals meet the minimum standards for IBD care, a preliminary report into the quality of...