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The Road to a Healthier Life with

Crohn's Disease & Ulcerative Colitis

Nashville Patient Education Program

Saturday, November 10, 2012

9:30am-3:00pm

Embassy Suites Nashville South

820 Crescent Centre Drive

Franklin, TN 37067

The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America's Tennessee Chapter is pleased to bring you this free symposium featuring the most up-to-date information about Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

Boxed lunch will be provided.

 Program Agenda

9:30am - 9:35am – Welcome & The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation as a Resource   

9:35am - 9:40am - Introductions - David Schwartz, MD

9:40am - 10:40am –Vaccinations and Health Care Maintenance for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Gil Melmed, MD, Director, Clinical Trials, Cedars-Sinai Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center

  10:40am - 10:50am – Break

10:50am - 11:50am - Track 1  

Session A- The Next Best Thing to a House Call: Q&A with the Doctors  

Raj Patil, MD & Tim Geiger, MD

Session B - Girls & Guts: Let’s Talk About Women’s Issues

Sara Horst, MD & Patricia L. Scott, MD, FACOG

Session C – Mindfulness, Stress & Depression in IBD

Doug Herr, Psy.D. & Miriam Lense

Session D – Extra-Intestinal Manifestations of IBD: Bones, Groans and Why is My Hair Falling Out 

Michelle Ormseth, MD, Casey Shaba, MD & Kathryn McCrystal Dahir, MD

11:50am - 12:40pm - Lunch Presentation – Inspirational Stories from Patients  

Featuring James Halaris

12:40pm-1:00pm- Resource & Wellness Fair time

1:00pm - 2:00pm - Track 2

Session A - The Next Best Thing to a House Call: Q&A with the Doctors  

Kevin Finnegan, MD & Susan Briley, MD

Session B - IBD Diet & Nutrition

Pam Duncan, RD, LDN

Session C – IBD vs IBS: What is the Difference?

Dawn Beaulieu, MD & Stephanie McAbee, MD

Session D – Finding Your Balance in Life: A Life Coaching Approach for Adults, Teens, and Their Families

Kerry Loy, LCSW, BCC

2:00pm - 3:00pm - Track 3 

Session A - The Next Best Thing to a House Call: Q&A with the Doctors  

David Schwartz, MD & Susan Briley, MD

Session B - IBD Diet & Nutrition

Pam Duncan, RD, LDN

Session C –What to Expect for Your Child with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Michael Rosen, MD

Session D – Namaste: Yoga Benefits for Crohn’s & Colitis Patients

Charlsey Etheridge

This educational activity has been submitted to the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc. for approval. The Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc. is accredited as an approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

This program is co-sponsored by