Telling the Story of IBD: Helping Patients Understand the Promise of New Therapies

These resources and stories from patients with IBD will empower you to take an active role in your care and help you recognize when your current therapy may not be optimal. Live your best life. You deserve to feel your best.

Faculty Faculty

Uma Mahadevan, MD

Professor of Medicine

Director, Colitis and Crohn’s Disease Center

University of California San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

The following financial relationships have been provided:

Uma Mahadevan, MD (Faculty)

Consultant (Occasional): AbbVie, Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol Myers Squibb, Gilead Sciences, Inc., Janssen, Pfizer Inc., Prometheus Biosciences, Takeda

Jessica (Patient Advocate):

Consultant: Ostoform Ltd.; Employee: 11 Health and Technologies and B.Braun Medical

Patient Advocates Ashley, Demi, Jenice, and Shane have nothing to disclose

Telling the story of IBD: Telling the story of IBD:

These resources and stories from patients with IBD will empower you to take an active role in your care and help you recognize when your current therapy may not be optimal. Live your best life. You deserve to feel your best.

Live your best life. You deserve to feel your best.

Evolution and Promise of Therapy

Simplifying Complex Treatment Decisions

Considerations for Fertility and Pregnancy

Navigating Care at Diagnosis

Building a Team

Faculty Faculty

Uma Mahadevan, MD

Uma Mahadevan, MD (Faculty)

Jessica (Patient Advocate):

How likely are you to use some of the everyday strategies that Demi discussed?

How likely are you to talk to your doctor about trying a different medication after viewing Shane’s story?

How likely are you to ask your healthcare provider about the risks of your treatment after viewing Jenice’s story?

How likely are you to seek out new resources for your education after viewing Jessica’s story?

How likely are you to seek out a different health care provider after viewing Ashley’s story?

How likely are you to share this website with other patients with IBD?