Beyond grateful to work w/ @SMCH_IBD_Celiac to create IBD RISE, an IBD Peer Support/Mentorship program led by young adults w/ IBD!
Inspired by IBD RISE, 2 of our teens created their own IBD podcast 💜 They called it “IBDidIt”-a testament to the self-efficacy built in our program
“Inspired by Stanford’s Peds IBD mentorship program (IBD RISE), our podcast sparks a journey to bring together voices, turning isolation into community & connection.” -Simona, IBD pt
We’re so proud of our #PedsIBD pts, Nadia & Simona, for creating their own podcast about #IBD!
Kickstarted the 7th Annual @StanfordSMADIE Conference this morning by sharing how lived disability experiences translate into deeper patient understanding, stronger advocacy, and more creative clinical approaches 🩵
Join us today: smadie.stanford.edu/livestre…
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📣#PedsIBD pts & clinicians: Based on a successful #IBDRISE pilot @SMCH_IBD_Celiac, we’re launching an online version for 10-18 y/o in the US to:
🤗Meet others w/ IBD
🤝Be mentored by young adults w/ IBD
💜Build confidence & coping skills
Sign up🔗 tinyurl.com/IBDRISEonline
Amy Bugwadia shares qualitative and quantitative measures of how the #IBD Rise youth mentorship program improved self efficacy and mental health. Adolescent patients can sign up for the nationwide online v2.0 using the link or QR code stanfordmedicine.qualtrics.c…@SMCH_IBD_Celiac
Grateful to present our @SMCH_IBD_Celiac#IBDRISE study at @DDWMeeting!
Prev lit shows ⬆️ self-efficacy correlates with better transition to adult care & ⬆️ #psychosocial outcomes. Our study suggests #PeerSupport interventions like IBD RISE can be 🔑 to improving care in #PedsIBD
Come learn from an amazing @StanfordMed student, Amy Bugwadia, presenting her wildly successful mentorship program to empower adolescents with #IBD in the Novel Interventions to Improve Psychosocial Outcomes session 4-5:30 29AB. #DDW2025@SMCH_IBD_Celiac@StanfordPedsGI
Join us this April 26th for the 6th Annual Stanford Conference on Disability in Healthcare & Medicine!
We are excited to share that MSDCI member, Amy Bugwadia, will be delivering the opening remarks at the upcoming @StanfordSMADIE Conference!
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Grateful to be presenting at this virtual conference on April 26! Ensuring #Access and #Inclusion in #MedEd for disabled trainees is vital for improving our quality of care & our system as a whole 🌟
Come learn with us ➡️ radiologyweb.a2hosted.com/SM…
The wait is over... Registration is now open for the 6th Annual Stanford Conference on Disability in Healthcare and Medicine on 4/26/25! radiologyweb.a2hosted.com/SM…
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Share this post and urge Congress to ensure those with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis can access vital treatments without unnecessary delays through the Safe Step Act. @SenSchumer, @SenBillCassidy, @RepFrankPallone, and @mcmorrisrodgers bit.ly/4i7QVRW
Check out 🔗ccyanetwork.org/clinicians for:
✅educational handouts w/ specific recs for improving care for #YA with #IBD during your appts & beyond
🤩opportunity to join our Delphi Consensus
📖directory of #IBD pt-partners to involve in your research
#AdultGI#PedsGI@CCYANetwork
A key to enhancing #DisabilityInclusion is integrating #disability in #MedEd curricula - and it’s exciting to see more #MedSchools include this in their learning objectives!
One amazing example is the “ADEPT-CARE” framework: a 🧵
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Advancing Patient Engagement in Pain Research
In clinical research, patients are usually study participants, not collaborators. But a recent paper highlights the benefits of involving patients as full partners in pain research. Here’s what it means and why it matters. (1/10)
@PAINthejournal
Proud to have co-led a series of papers about the intersection of #YoungAdulthood and #IBD
From the POV of clinicians pts, we highlight gaps in care & research (and ways to address them!) in sexual/repro health, trauma-informed care, higher ed, & more➡️sciencedirect.com/special-is…
“Inspired by Stanford’s Peds IBD mentorship program (IBD RISE), our podcast sparks a journey to bring together voices, turning isolation into community & connection.” -Simona, IBD pt
We’re so proud of our #PedsIBD pts, Nadia & Simona, for creating their own podcast about #IBD!
🚨new pub alert🚨
"Lifting the minority tax...is a heavy, complex, and multilayered task. The profits of this burden lifted, should we choose to work collectively and with equity as the intent, will benefit those most vulnerable to the tax, and advance [our] field."#diversityingi
#IBD presents unique challenges for young adult men that extend beyond physical symptoms…
Take a look at our roundtable proceedings “Caring for young adult men with inflammatory bowel disease: Clinician and patient perspectives” ⬇️:
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Medical students with disabilities belong anywhere non-disabled medical students do, and fair and reasonable accommodations provide us with the agency to thrive in those spaces.
Some useful accommodations that #MedicalStudents with #Disability can consider/request🧵(1/x)
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#PedsGI and #GITwitter: 👀 this amazing opportunity to learn with & from some of the kindest, most passionate #IBD clinicians🤩 I can’t speak highly enough about this interdisciplinary team & their educational prowess, diverse experiences, and unique research skills 💜
Pain is a key symptom in IBD patients, even when inflammation is inactive. Read our insights on evaluating, diagnosing, and treating chronic pain, & learn about risk factors and management strategies.@AmerGastroAssn @drlauriekeefer @JHashashMD@SzigethyEvatinyurl.com/5n7mzfzd