Ghassan Wahbeh, MD (@pedsibd_wahbeh) 's Twitter Profile
Ghassan Wahbeh, MD

@pedsibd_wahbeh

@seattlechildren • Pediatric GI/IBDologist • #IBD Center @UW • Co-Founder @IBDHorizons • My tweets represent my own opinions

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#IBDHorizons24 Dr Feza Remzi How would you answer this Q? Which is FALSE regarding #Jpouch #IPAA expectations: A. Pts have ~4-5 bm at night B. >50% of pts have no urgency C. Majority of pts happy with surg D. Majority of pts have full continence

#IBDHorizons24 <a href="/FezaRemziMD/">Dr Feza Remzi</a>

How would you answer this Q?

Which is FALSE regarding #Jpouch #IPAA expectations:
A. Pts have ~4-5 bm at night
B. &gt;50% of pts have no urgency
C. Majority of pts happy with surg
D. Majority of pts have full continence
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#IBDHorizons24 Barahimi Dr Feza Remzi Case: 36yo F with stricture, upstream dilation & abscess on CT. 🩻F/u CT: abscess resolution with antibiotics 🥗mild pain with eating, no fever. 🔦Endoscopy: no other areas of CD inflammation but non-traversable ileal stricture 🤔next steps?

#IBDHorizons24 Barahimi <a href="/FezaRemziMD/">Dr Feza Remzi</a>

Case:
36yo F with stricture, upstream dilation &amp; abscess on CT.
🩻F/u CT: abscess resolution with antibiotics
🥗mild pain with eating, no fever. 
🔦Endoscopy: no other areas of CD inflammation but non-traversable ileal stricture
🤔next steps?
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Dr Feza Remzi Matthew Kalady Columbia Colorectal Surgery Ian Daniels FRCS Swedish Gastroenterology @WUGastro Pooja Singhal, MD FACG Arshdeep Singh Benjamin Clement, MD Parambir Dulai Nuha A Yassin #IBDHorizons24 Surgical Panel Barahimi: nutrition build up➡️surg Lum: skip dilation ➡️ surgery Feagan: PREVENT - TNFi PANTS ➡️surg then VDZ Scott D Lee, MD: drain to control & tx with effective. Scope for visual ➡️ surg Dr Feza Remzi: proximal margins & digital exam; temp ileo

<a href="/FezaRemziMD/">Dr Feza Remzi</a> <a href="/MattKaladyMD/">Matthew Kalady</a> <a href="/ColumbiaCRS/">Columbia Colorectal Surgery</a> <a href="/bottomdoc/">Ian Daniels FRCS</a> <a href="/SwedishGastro/">Swedish Gastroenterology</a> @WUGastro <a href="/GastroHealthDoc/">Pooja Singhal, MD FACG</a> <a href="/dr_singh_gastro/">Arshdeep Singh</a> <a href="/BenClement_MD/">Benjamin Clement, MD</a> <a href="/PDulaiMD/">Parambir Dulai</a> <a href="/NuhaZsurgeon/">Nuha A Yassin</a> #IBDHorizons24 
Surgical Panel
Barahimi: nutrition build up➡️surg
Lum: skip dilation ➡️ surgery
Feagan: PREVENT - TNFi PANTS ➡️surg then VDZ
<a href="/DrScottDLee/">Scott D Lee, MD</a>: drain to control &amp; tx with effective. Scope for visual ➡️ surg
<a href="/FezaRemziMD/">Dr Feza Remzi</a>: proximal margins &amp; digital exam; temp ileo
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#IBDHorizons24 Jacobs Treatments & 1st choice factors: Safety Efficacy- IFX tends to be default Delivery - Keep needle phobia pts in mind; VDZ now subq Comorbidities - communicate with rheum colleagues who use these #IBD meds Severity of dz Age of pt Fight insurance with data

#IBDHorizons24 Jacobs

Treatments &amp; 1st choice factors:
Safety
Efficacy- IFX tends to be default
Delivery - Keep needle phobia pts in mind; VDZ now subq
Comorbidities - communicate with rheum colleagues who use these #IBD meds
Severity of dz
Age of pt
Fight insurance with data
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#IBDHorizons24 Jacobs Choosing therapy Panel Subq therapy #BrianFeagan: cynical but look deeper at why data shows differential of IV & subq Rapid fire - VDZ in SB CD? Barahimi: have used VDZ; risa > vdz Jacobs: risa Scott D Lee, MD: SEAVUE Feagan: VDZ shown to work, IPAA is SB.

#IBDHorizons24 Jacobs
Choosing therapy Panel

Subq therapy #BrianFeagan: cynical but look deeper at why data shows differential of IV &amp; subq

Rapid fire - VDZ in SB CD?
Barahimi: have used VDZ; risa &gt; vdz
Jacobs: risa
<a href="/DrScottDLee/">Scott D Lee, MD</a>: SEAVUE
Feagan: VDZ shown to work, IPAA is SB.
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#IBDHorizons24 #RebeccaFausel The Oregon Clinic How would you answer this Q? Which is TRUE for fecal calprotectin (FCP): A) Level can be elevated in pts on NSAIDs & PPI B) reliable during pregnancy C) Normal range is variable based on pt age D) All of above

#IBDHorizons24 #RebeccaFausel <a href="/OregonClinic/">The Oregon Clinic</a> 

How would you answer this Q?

Which is TRUE for fecal calprotectin (FCP):
A) Level can be elevated in pts on NSAIDs &amp; PPI
B) reliable during pregnancy
C) Normal range is variable based on pt age
D) All of above
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#IBDHorizons24 Fausel Loss of Response - What does it mean in #IBD & what next? To consider when checking LOR: ⏲️Timing - post induction 🩺comborbidities - DVT, CHF, Age, EIM 🔥Activity & severity 🔦Involvement 🧬Phenotype ⬆️dose 💊Switch class

#IBDHorizons24 Fausel

Loss of Response - What does it mean in #IBD &amp; what next?

To consider when checking LOR:
⏲️Timing - post induction
🩺comborbidities - DVT, CHF, Age, EIM
🔥Activity &amp; severity
🔦Involvement
🧬Phenotype
⬆️dose
💊Switch class
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#IBDHorizons24 Ghassan Wahbeh, MD How would you answer this? Which is TRUE for POC intestinal ultrasound (IUS): A) Pts fast for 4hrs B) IUS helpful in monitoring #Crohns but not #UlcerativeColitis C) Bowel wall thickness/color Doppler correlate with endo D) There's small radiation

#IBDHorizons24 <a href="/PedsIBD_Wahbeh/">Ghassan Wahbeh, MD</a> 
How would you answer this?

Which is TRUE for POC intestinal ultrasound (IUS):
A) Pts fast for 4hrs
B) IUS helpful in monitoring #Crohns but not #UlcerativeColitis
C) Bowel wall thickness/color Doppler correlate with endo
D) There's small radiation
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#IBDHorizons24 Ghassan Wahbeh, MD Monitoring response to therapy: ‼️Damage ongoing even if inflammation not visible to GI's‼️ 🥼🤝🙋🏼 Determine patient's tx goals Try for MH - STRIDE 🧪Is CRP reliable? NOS #IBD location External factors interfere (age, time of day, meds, comorbs)

#IBDHorizons24 <a href="/PedsIBD_Wahbeh/">Ghassan Wahbeh, MD</a> 

Monitoring response to therapy:
‼️Damage ongoing even if inflammation not visible to GI's‼️

🥼🤝🙋🏼
Determine patient's tx goals
Try for MH - STRIDE

🧪Is CRP reliable?
NOS
#IBD location
External factors interfere (age, time of day, meds, comorbs)
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IBDHorizons Maia Kayal MD Bincy Abraham, MD, MS Britt Christensen, MBBS MPH PhD Jill Gaidos, MD Marita Kametas Madhuri Badrinath Catherine Bonnar Jessica Philpott IUS shows ⬆️ BWT with loss of wall stratification & potential luminal narrowing but no prox dilatation in this image. If🤰 I’d start EEN, ⬆️ UST to 4wkly & reassess early with FC + IUS and change to anti-TNF if inadequate response academic.oup.com/ibdjournal/art…

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#IBDHorizons24 Monitoring Panel Antibodies matter other than TNF's? BF: depending but no All panel: no Inflammation monitoring choice? Elisa Boden, MD: Enterography Ghassan Wahbeh, MD: endo & image JJ: no great way to assess BF: depends Retained VCE med emergency? All panel NO‼️

#IBDHorizons24 Monitoring Panel
Antibodies matter other than TNF's?
BF: depending but no
All panel: no

Inflammation monitoring choice?
<a href="/ElisaBodenIBDMD/">Elisa Boden, MD</a>: Enterography
<a href="/PedsIBD_Wahbeh/">Ghassan Wahbeh, MD</a>: endo &amp; image
JJ: no great way to assess
BF: depends

Retained VCE med emergency?
All panel NO‼️
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#IBDHorizons24 #BrianFeagan Research in #IBD: VDZ works well for pouchitis UPA for #UlcerativeColitis Risa for #Crohns Combo is the way to go, no monotherapy for UC IL23’s likely more effective than the others

#IBDHorizons24 #BrianFeagan

Research in #IBD:
VDZ works well for pouchitis
UPA for #UlcerativeColitis
Risa for #Crohns
Combo is the way to go, no monotherapy for UC
IL23’s likely more effective than the others
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#IBDHorizons24 Feagan 🚨NEW CLASS of #IBD therapies🚨 TL1A mod to severe #UlcerativeColitis 🆕TNFa antagonist naive ❌didn't respond/tolerate other (AZA, 6-MP, cortico) 🛑stop IMM 👺Cortico up to 20 mg/d of pred or equal w tapering from 6wk

#IBDHorizons24 Feagan

🚨NEW CLASS of #IBD therapies🚨
TL1A 
mod to severe #UlcerativeColitis
🆕TNFa antagonist naive
❌didn't respond/tolerate other (AZA, 6-MP, cortico)
🛑stop IMM
👺Cortico up to 20 mg/d of pred or equal w tapering from 6wk
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#IBDHorizons24 Recap 🤝Multi-d + IBD-CRS expert 👨🏽‍🦳Every pt differs - individualize 💊LoR is common - Proactive monitoring 🌀IUS valuable with multi other tools 🥊Fight insurance 👩🏻‍🦰Women have specific dz needs 🔦Cancer risk is IBD care & new tools for managing 🔮New therapy class

#IBDHorizons24 Recap
🤝Multi-d + IBD-CRS expert
👨🏽‍🦳Every pt differs - individualize
💊LoR is common - Proactive monitoring
🌀IUS valuable with multi other tools
🥊Fight insurance
👩🏻‍🦰Women have specific dz needs
🔦Cancer risk is IBD care &amp; new tools for managing
🔮New therapy class
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That's a wrap 🎬 1️⃣ City of Roses 🌹 IBDHorizons X The Oregon Clinic Symposium. Thank you Dr Don Lum, all Faculty Speakers, Industry Partners and our fantastic, engaged Attendees. See you in 2025, PDX! #IBDHorizons24 Join us for an upcoming Symposium 🔗ibdhorizons.org

That's a wrap 🎬 1️⃣ City of Roses 🌹 <a href="/IBDHorizons/">IBDHorizons</a> X <a href="/OregonClinic/">The Oregon Clinic</a> Symposium. Thank you Dr Don Lum, all Faculty Speakers, Industry Partners and our fantastic, engaged Attendees.  See you in 2025, PDX! #IBDHorizons24 Join us for an upcoming Symposium 🔗ibdhorizons.org
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On #WorldIBDDay, #IBDHasNoBorders Across the globe we are: 👩🏻‍🏫Educating clinicians & our patients with #IBD 👩🏻‍🎓Researching treatments 🎗Raising awareness 👷🏻‍♀️Building #IBDCenters Together, we fight IBD. To our patients: We’re 🥊 with you #WorldIBDay2024 #IBDAwareness