On this episode, Dr. Elizabeth Squirrell joined us to talk about Crohns disease. Dr. Squirrell is a staff gastroenterologist at Queen’s University and has a special expertise in inflammatory bowel disease. In this two part series, we first talk about the diagnosis of crohns disease and the different patterns of its presentation. In part 2, we talk about the changing landscape of medical therapy for Crohns disease and how Dr. Squirrell approaches the treatment of Crohns. Make sure to check out the links below for all the papers that are discussed in both part 1 and part 2 of this series.
Links:
- EXPERIENCES WITH PREFRONTAL LOBOTOMY FOR INTRACTABLE ULCERATIVE COLITIS. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/304807
- ACG Clinical Guideline: Management of Crohn's Disease in Adults. https://journals-lww-com.proxy.queensu.ca/ajg/Fulltext/2018/04000/ACG_Clinical_Guideline__Management_of_Crohn_s.10.aspx
- The Montreal classification of inflammatory bowel disease: controversies, consensus, and implications. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1856208/
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