Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest:Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) assesses conflict of interest with its instructors, planners, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of CME activities. All relevant conflicts of interest that are identified are thoroughly vetted by PIM for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies utilized in this activity, and patient care recommendations. PIM is committed to providing its learners with high-quality CME activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of a commercial interest.

The faculty reported the following financial relationships or relation-ships to products or devices they or their spouse/life partner have with commercial interests related to the content of this CME activity:

Stephen B. Hanauer, MD: Dr. Hanauer discloses the following. Consulting fees: Axcan Pharma, Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Shire Pharmaceuticals, Salix Pharmaceuticals, Dr. Falk Pharma.

Daniel H. Present, MD: Dr. Present discloses the following. Grant/Research support: Abbott Laboratories, Alaven, Centocor, Inc., Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Mayo Clinic, Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, National Institutes of Health (University of Pennsylvania), Tech Lab, Teva Pharmaceuticals, USA, UCB, Inc. Consultant/Scientific advisor: Abbott Laboratories, Alaven, Axcan Pharma, Centocor, Inc., Elan Pharmaceuticals, Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Salix Pharmaceuticals, UCB, Inc. Speaker’s bureau: Axcan Pharma, Elan Pharmaceuticals, Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Salix Pharmaceuticals, Shire Pharmaceuticals, UCB, Inc.

David T. Rubin, MD: Dr. Rubin discloses the following. Consulting fees: Shire Pharmaceuticals, Salix Pharmaceuticals, Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Axcan Pharma, Centocor, Inc. Grant support: Salix Pharmaceuticals, Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals.

The following planners and managers, Linda Graham, RN, BSN, BA, Jan Hixon, RN, BSN, MA, Trace Hutchison, PharmD, Julia Kirkwood, RN, BSN and Jan Schultz, RN, MSN, CCMEP hereby state that they or their spouse/life partner do not have any financial relationships or relationships to products or devices with any commercial interest related to the content of this activity of any amount during the past 12 months.