Empowering Patients, Elevating Care: Improving Cultural Competency in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Care
The Friday Conference Center - Windflower Room
100 Friday Center Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
Friday, October 10, 2025 at 4:00pm ET - 5:30pm ET
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Credits Offered
This event offers
1.25 CME credits
to attendees.
Accreditation Info:
ACCME.
Additional Information
Join us for a 1.25-hour, CME-certified program designed to enhance your IBD care strategies through evidence-based updates and hands-on, AI-powered patient simulations.
Led by expert faculty, Edward L. Barnes, MD, MPH, and developed in partnership with the Color of Gastrointestinal Illness (COGI), this interactive session will cover:
- Latest therapeutic advances and treat-to-target approaches
- Culturally competent care strategies to address healthcare disparities
- AI simulation workshop with real-time feedback and performance tracking
Attendance is limited to 25 healthcare providers for a highly interactive, small-group experience.
Light refreshments will be provided.
Learning Objectives
- Apply evidence-based diagnostic criteria to identify IBD and its complications in diverse patient populations, including atypical presentations in underserved communities.
- Demonstrate improved competency in selecting of new and emerging IBD therapies with consideration of patient-specific factors.
- Outline personalized treatment plans that integrate new therapeutic options and biomarker monitoring.
- Describe strategies for integrating precision medicine tools into personalized IBD treatment plans.
- Integrate culturally competent care strategies into treat-to-target approaches to improve IBD patient outcomes including patients with social and economic barriers.
- Demonstrate effective communication strategies that consider diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and preferences.
Speakers
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship Program
Co-Director, UNC Multidisciplinary IBD Center
Chapel Hill, NC