Achieving Targeted Treatment Outcomes in IBD - Episode 9
Measuring Patient Satisfaction with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatments and Communication Regarding Treatment Changes
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Silvio Danese, MD, PhD; Bruce Sands, MD, and Jean-Frederic Colombel, MD, conclude by sharing their approaches to evaluating patient satisfaction and expectations when providing care for ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, while also touching upon the importance of discussing the potential need for escalating or switching therapies to better manage the underlying disease processes.
- How do you evaluate patients’ satisfaction and expectations when providing care for UC and CD?
- How do you discuss with patients the idea of escalating/switching therapy, perhaps in the absence of symptoms, and target something they may not feel?
