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Addressing the Challenges of IBS and Chronic Idiopathic Constipation
Paradigm Medical Communications

Online
Jul 11, 2014 - Jul 11, 2015

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) are chronic and at times debilitating conditions that exact a high physical, emotional, and financial toll on affected patients. Symptoms associated with these conditions prompt about 23 million outpatient visits to HCPs annually. In many cases, symptoms remain unresolved for years, in part because clinicians remain unfamiliar with how to accurately diagnose IBS (including subtypes) and CIC. Conventional treatments prescribed by HCPs typically target only 1 or 2 symptoms, leading to inadequate relief and patient dissatisfaction. This enduring activity will provide participants with education on guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of IBS and CIC, including how to integrate new targeted therapies into clinical practice.

 Upon proper completion of this activity, participants should be better able to
  • Describe evidence-based inclusion criteria for diagnosing IBS (subtypes), CIC, and opioid-induced constipation, as well as alarm symptoms that require further workup for differential diagnosis.
  • Appropriately incorporate new targeted therapies into treatment plans for patients with IBS (subtypes), CIC, and opioid-induced constipation based on individual patient characteristics and current clinical evidence.


This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of physicians specializing in internal medicine as either a primary or subspecialty, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other healthcare providers (HCPs) interested in the management of patients with IBS.  

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Accreditation Statement

Paradigm Medical Communications, LLC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
 
Credit Designation Statement
Paradigm Medical Communications, LLC designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
Physician Assistant Continuing Education
AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 1.0 hour of Category 1 credit for completing this program.
 
Nurse Practitioner Continuing Education

Global Education Group is approved as a provider of nurse practitioner continuing education by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners: AANP Provider Number 1101021.


This program has been approved for 1.0 contact hour of continuing education (which includes .30 hours of pharmacology).
 
This program was planned in accordance with AANP CE Standards and Policies and AANP Commercial Support Standard.
 
Disclosure of Commercial Support
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Forest Research Institute, a subsidiary of Forest Laboratories, Inc., and Ironwood Pharmaceuticals.


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