Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Genetics of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.- The Intestinal Immune System During Homeostasis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Cytokines and Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- The Gut Microbiota and Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Immune Dysregulation Associated with Very Early-Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Epidemiology of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- The Natural History of Crohn Disease in Children.- Natural History of Ulcerative Colitis in Children.- Natural History of Pediatric Indeterminate Colitis.- Extraintestinal Manifestations of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Liver Disease in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Growth Impairment in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases and Skeletal Health.- Puberty and Pediatric-Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Classification of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Children.- The History and Physical Exam.- Differential Diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Laboratory Evaulation of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Fecal Biomarkers in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Radiologic Evaulation of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Endoscopy and Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- The Pathology of Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Video Capsule Endoscopy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Bone Health in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- 5-Aminosalicylate Therapy.- Antibiotic Therapy.- Nutritional Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Probiotic Therapy.- Corticosteroids.- 6-Mercaptopurpine Therapy.- Methotrexate.- Infliximab Therapy for Pediatric Crohn Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.- Anti-TNF Biologic Therapies Other Than Infliximab.- Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- New Non-anti-TNF Therapies for the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Medical Treatment of Perianal Crohn’s Disease Fistulae.- Treatment of Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis.-  Dietary Therapies for Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Complementary and Alternative Therapies.- Management of Intraabdominal Complications of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Surgical Management of Crohn Disease in Children.- Surgical Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis.- Postoperative Surveillance and Management of Crohn’s Disease.- Pouchitis After Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis.- Enteral Feeding Devices and Ostomies.- Clinical Indices for Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research.- Clinical Trials (Clinical Perspective).- Clinical Trials (Industry/Regulatory Perspective).- Infectious Complications of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Psychological Aspects of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Children and Adolescents.- Measurement of Quality of Life in Pediatric Inflammatory BOwel Disease.- Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Functional GI Disorders in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Pregnancy.- Immunizations in the Child with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Malignant Tumors Arising in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Quality Improvement in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Fostering Self-Management and Patient Activation.- Advocacy for Pediatric Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Legislative Advocacy.- Transition from Pediatric to Adult Care. 

Jonathan E. Markowitz, MD, MSCE