Crohn's disease can be detected in blood eight years before symptoms show. theguardian.com/society/2023/n… #IBD #Crohns #CrohnsDisease

‼️📢Don't forget to join us TOMORROW at Crohn's & Colitis UK's virtual Patient Involvement in Research Day! Hear about the latest #IBD research and help us shape our AWARE-IBD project through live voting! We are live at 11am 🕚 Find out more and sign up now:ow.ly/Oe3250Q4cPL

A huge thank you to all the researchers who presented at our Patient Involvement in Research Day on Saturday, and to all the participants who joined us & shared their views! We'll upload the recording from the event on our website shortly: crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/ppi-day-2023

Thank you to Crohn's & Colitis UK to having us present at the Research Involvement Day last weekend! 🙌 Samantha McCormick BSc (Hons), ANutr. 66% of people said having our #IBD personalised care plan would improve their experience of care to a large or very large extent!

Have you seen our #IBD Toolkit? Co-designed by people with IBD to provide knowledge, skills and confidence for your IBD appointments Email [email protected] to have a copy of the toolkit posted to you for free! Or go to voiceability.org/support-and-he… to view online!

As part of the AWARE-IBD Project, people with #IBD co-designed a #personalised written care plan for IBD consultations. You can view and download a copy of our care plan on the Crohn's & Colitis UK website: crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/our-work/campa… Sheffield IBD Centre

Are you a #HealthcareProfessional including #IBDconsultant, #IBDnurse #AlliedProfessional working in #IBD care? Researchers at the University of Sheffield want to hear your views on avoidable emergency admissions in IBD. Link to the survey below. shef.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5t…

We had a fantastic time in #Stockholm presenting the AWARE-IBD Project at #ECCO2024 19th Congress!👏📷 Thank you to everyone who came along to view our posters on the PREM validation and inequalities in #IBD care 📷📷

Happy 3⃣rd Birthday to AWARE-IBD! !🎉🎈🥳 In 3 years we have worked with our amazing #IBD patient coach Samantha McCormick BSc (Hons), ANutr. and trialled 4 service changes at Sheffield IBD Centre including personalised care plans, rapid access clinics and IBD education sessions!

Our brilliant patient rep Rachael recently took part in a film by Crohn's & Colitis UK outlining the different symptoms that some people may experience when living with Crohn’s or Colitis. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=jI0NRo… #IBD

Congratulations to Alan Lobo and Alvin Ochieng on 3rd place for the BSG CSSC Service Development Prize! 👏 Alan and Alvin accepted their award at #BSGLIVE24 yesterday during the 'CSSC Service Prize and Upper GI Bleed Audit' session.

Last week the AWARE-IBD team attended #BSGlive24 in Birmingham to present posters on engagement of underserved voices and evaluation of our personalised care plan!

The AWARE-IBD project was awarded 3rd place for the BSG CSSC Service Development Prize! 👏 Alan and team accepted the award at #BSGLIVE24 last week! 🥳🎖️

How patients, GPs and acute hospital services can all contribute to delay in #diagnosis for #IBD Authored by AWARE-IBD Diagnostic Delay Working Group Sheffield CTRU journals.plos.org/plosone/articl… #Crohns #UlcerativeColitis #WeeksNotYears Crohn's & Colitis UK

We are excited to share our final learning report for the AWARE-IBD project! 🎉This report outlines our key learnings and summarises what we have achieved working together with patients and clinicians to improve IBD services🥳 sites.google.com/sheffield.ac.u… The Health Foundation Crohn's & Colitis UK

This project is part of our Common Ambition programme that supports improvements to health care services which are driven by members of the public working collaboratively with health care professionals. Find out more ⬇️ health.org.uk/funding-and-pa…

Thank you to all those who attended our Crohn’s and Colitis UK Education day that we hosted at the MEC on Saturday. 🙌 A huge thanks to the event organiser Vicky Buckley and guest speaker, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Dr Alan Lobo! Crohn's & Colitis UK

*limited spaces* Do you have #IBD #crohnsdisease #ulcerativecolitis & live in Sheffield? Interested in joining workshops aiming to improve how people access IBD services during a flare/complications which result in hospital admission? Please contact [email protected]