UCLA Center for IBD

New from UCLA research, about familial #IBD and how microbes can predict risk. Healthy family relatives can have a microbial imbalance that can represent predisease or susceptibility to inflammation. http://www.cmghjournal.org//S2352-345X(16)30074-1/fulltext

Do you know there are cases of Stem Cell therapy used to treat #IBD #Crohns #UlcerativeColitis? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4913333/

Stelara for #Crohns IBD is now approved by the FDA This week the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves use of ustekinumab (Stelara, Janssen) for the use in treatment of Crohn's disease patients who are moderate to severely active. Stelara is used for patients who have previously failed or non-responsive to immunomodulator or corticosteroid therapy, but have not failed treatment with a tumor necrosis factor (TNF) blocker. For the mechanism of action, Stelara is is th...e first biologic therapy that targets Interleukin-12/23 cytokines, and aims to disrupt those signaling cascades which lead to inflammatory and immune responses. Please discuss treatment options with your GI physician for further questions.

New research showing specific fungal interactions with the gut microbiome and Crohn's Disease in IBD.

Integrating #CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) for insomnia. This form of psychotherapy has been catching popularity this past week. CBT focuses on making yourself conscious about negative thoughts due to challenging life situations, and then allowing yourself to analyze the anxious emotions and to respond in a more positive, progressive and effective way. Our center's team has been deep in development the past year to integrate CBT therapy for our #IBD patients. ... We are in the final steps of finalizing this unique option within our "UCLAeIBD" app available in all apple and android app stores. Keep an eye out for the first release!

CCFA - Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America Los Angeles Patient and Family Education Conference coming up on October 9th 2016 9:30am - 3:30pm Where: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Harvey Morse Conference Center (8700 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048) Mark your calendars! The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America, Greater Los Angeles Chapter is proud to offer patients, families, and caregivers a full day of lectures presented by leading experts in the field of inflamma...tory bowel disease (IBD). This conference is designed to educate the IBD patient community about new developments in treatment, surgical techniques, use of complementary and alternative therapies, research, nutrition, and psychosocial issues. Register now for this year's patient education conference! For the agenda breakdown and registration for the event, please visit: http://www.ccfa.org//l/events/los-angeles-patient-and.html

Don't let any disease define you! Surely Olympian Kathleen Baker didn't let Crohn's say what she could or couldn't do.

Location for our clinic will be moving locations to the newly renovated Suite 345 in the building: 100 Medical Plaza Los Angeles 90024 Thank you!

Videos from the 4th Annual UCLA-Mellinkoff GI and Hepatology Symposium has been posted online here at: http://gastro.ucla.edu/body.cfm?id=468 Be sure to check out our center's IBD specialist physicians Dr. Daniel Hommes & Dr. Christina Ha discuss on the panel about Case-based Discussion on Complicated Crohn's Disease Christina Ha, MD... Daniel Hommes, MD, PhD Event date: March 11-13, 2016

A study presented at this year's Digestive Disease Week (DDW) shows that a multi-week yoga program may help decrease disease activity and increase quality of life for #IBD patients with #ulcerativecolitis. Great for those who are enrolled in our program which gives all patients access to the wellness suite in the "UCLAeIBD" application available in all iPhone and android smartphones! Our 6-week program is great for beginners and aims to reduce stress through mindfulness th...erapy and light and easy to follow yoga poses! *Important to note wellness therapies are used as a complementary form of therapy in treatment of care.

An Intimate Photography Book To Raise Awareness For Sufferers Of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

ONGOING Cologuard, colon cancer screening study! Please contact our clinical coordinator Miriam Dvorsky 310-206-3778 or [email protected] for enrollment or more details!

The team is here at IDEAS Los Angeles an event where leaders connection and inspire the ideas for the Future of digital technology and content. Our center's director Dr. Daniel Hommes will be speaking about our health tech platform aimed to improve the quality of life for chronic disease patients by coordinating care team and to predict disease activity, and treat, before it comes unexpectedly.

Congratulations to Anya Platt, our clinical researcher at the Center for IBD this past year, who has been awarded as one of the Young Investigator winners of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) poster judging competition at this year's Digestive Disease Week (DDW). Her hard work, along with other members of the team, put together a study about the Outcomes of a Clinical Care Pathway for IBD Surgery. We also congratulate Anya for her recent acceptance into ...medical school this upcoming fall! We will miss your spunky personality and know you are going to do great things in the field of medicine. Never stop striving to improve yourself and the world around you. http://www.gastro.org//aga-council-announces-poster-winner