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. 2021 Sep;36(5):1040-1048.
doi: 10.3904/kjim.2021.114. Epub 2021 Aug 5.

Improving the care of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients: perspectives and strategies for IBD center management

Jihye Park  1 , Sinyoung Park  2 , Shin Ae Lee  1 , Soo Jung Park  1 , Jae Hee Cheon  1
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Improving the care of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients: perspectives and strategies for IBD center management

Jihye Park et al. Korean J Intern Med. 2021 Sep.

Abstract

The incidence and prevalence rates of inf lammatory bowel disease (IBD) have been increasing in East Asian countries over the past few decades. Accordingly, the general understanding and awareness of IBD among healthcare professionals has increased considerably in this region. This increase is ultimately associated with the evolving focus of IBD clinicians devoted to comprehensive patient care, especially in establishing IBD clinics/centers capable of providing multidisciplinary counseling. Comprehensive IBD care at IBD clinics/centers usually includes surgical and medication decision-making, transition from pediatric to adult clinics, care of extraintestinal manifestations, care of infectious diseases in patients undergoing immunomodulatory or biologic therapies, and nutritional, psychosocial, socioeconomic, and pharmacological care. Team members comprise specialists from various departments related to IBD and can be divided into core and ad hoc members. Usually, the scope of work in IBD clinics/centers involves patient care, patient outreach, and system management. Considering the environmental changes in IBD treatment, it is necessary to perform comprehensive IBD patient care in the form of a program based on competencies, rather than simply following the organization of previous IBD centers. The present review summarizes recent trends in IBD patient care and offers perspectives regarding IBD center management.

Keywords: Inflammatory bowel diseases; Interdisciplinary communication; Progressive patient care.

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Number of protocols for assessing investigational drugs for inflammatory bowel disease approved annually by the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.
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