3. Assessment

The assessment of disease activity and extent including complications


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3.1.  Understands the appropriate investigations for assessing disease activity and extent including:

  • Inflammatory markers in blood and stool 
  • Upper and lower GI endoscopy / capsule endoscopy / enteroscopy 
  • Imaging techniques, including: CT, MRI, barium imaging and ultrasound

3.2.  Phenotypic classification of CD and UC

3.3.  Understands the circumstances in which disease activity and extent should be reassessed

3.4.  Knowledge of complications and appropriate action in terms of investigation and management


        
 
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Topic 3.1; 3.2 : Introduction

Assessment of Severity

J van der Woude

IBD Blue Book

e-Course
 


Topic 3 : Educational update

Strictures: Inflammatory or fibrotic?

J Panés

ECCO 2015 Barcelona Congress

Webcast
 


Topic 3 : Educational update

Activity in IBD

P Borralho

ECCO 2016 Amsterdam Congress

Webcast
 


Topic 3.1 : Introduction

Imaging Modalities in IBD

G Maconi

IBD Blue Book

e-Course
 


Topic 3.2 : State of the art

Patient-reported outcomes

W Sandborn

ECCO 2016 Amsterdam Congress

Webcast
 


Topic 3.1 : Educational update

Endoscopy for IBD

S Vavricka, P Bossuyt, B Rosa

e-Course
 


Topic 3.4 : ECCO Guidelines

European evidence based consensus on surgery for ulcerative colitis


ECCO Guidelines
 


Topic 3.2 : Introduction

Differential diagnosis

T Kucharzik

IBD Blue Book

e-Course
 


Topic 3.3 : Introduction

Management of IBD

J Lindsay

IBD Blue Book

e-Course
 


Topic 3.3 : Introduction

Surgery for IBD

J Warusavitarne, P Irving

IBD Blue Book

e-Course