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  • Fibrosis
  • Inflammation
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
  • Phenobarbital

Beyond Symptoms The Hidden Burden of IBD and the Future of Disease Modification

Although treatment advances in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have improved symptom control, many patients continue to experience progressive structural bowel damage and systemic complications that are not adequately addressed in routine care. Gastroenterologists and multidisciplinary gastrointestinal (GI) care teams often focus primarily on luminal inflammation, with limited integration of fibrosis, extraintestinal manifestations (EIMs), and cumulative inflammatory burden into long-term treatment planning and disease modification strategies. As emerging scientific concepts and therapeutic approaches increasingly aim to alter the trajectory of IBD progression, clinicians such as gastroenterologists, GI fellows, physician associates, nurse practitioners, nurses, nurses, and pharmacists require a deeper understanding of how chronic inflammation contributes to irreversible intestinal and systemic consequences beyond symptoms alone. In the first activity of this CMEO podcast series, expert faculty will assist learners to recognize fibrosis and extraintestinal manifestations as interconnected complications of chronic IBD, examine the role of cumulative inflammation in driving long-term structural and systemic disease progression, and apply emerging disease-modification concepts intended to improve long-term patient outcomes.

Credit & MOC Details

Credit information is provided by the course provider. We recommend confirming credit eligibility with the provider or your licensing board before starting the activity.

Credit types

AAPA Category 1 Credit™Up to 0.75 creditsAMA PRA Category 1 Credit™Up to 0.75 creditsNursingUp to 0.75 creditsPharmacyUp to 0.75 credits

MOC types

ABIM — Medical KnowledgeUp to 0.75 points

FDA REMS

No

Qualifies for MIPS

Yes

Pricing

Free

Reported to ACCME by the provider

  • On-demand / recorded video
  • includes Podcast / audio
  • Credit · Up to 0.75 credits
  • MOC · Up to 0.75 points
  • Commercial Support
  • Released
    Jul 13, 2026
  • Last day to claim credit
    Jul 14, 2027 9 months left