Medicine Grand Rounds with Mount Sinai gastroenterologist Dr. Bruce Sands

The Department of Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson presents:

Topic: “Progress in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases”
Bruce E. Sands, MD, MS, AGAF, FACG

Noon-1 p.m., Lecture Hall, Room 5403
College of Medicine – Tucson
(See flyer below for ALL virtual viewing links.)

— A light lunch will be provided. —

LIVESTREAM HERE!

Presenter: 
Dr. Bruce Sands is the Dr. Burrill B. Crohn Professor of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Health in New York City. An expert in management of inflammatory bowel diseases, he has earned an international reputation for his care of patients with complex and refractory disease. He joined Mount Sinai in 2010 as chief of the Dr. Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology. Before that, he was medical co-director of the Crohn’s & Colitis Center at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, serving also as the hospital’s acting gastroenterology chief and as associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.

A longtime advocate for translational research in Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, Dr. Sands is widely recognized for his innovative treatment of IBD and clinical investigations of new therapeutics. He was among the first to report the efficacy of infliximab – a drug used to treat autoimmune diseases – in ulcerative colitis, a result later confirmed in large, multi-center randomized controlled trials. He was also principal investigator for the landmark ACCENT II study, an international project that demonstrated efficacy of the anti-tumor necrosis factor antibody infliximab as a long-term treatment for fistulizing Crohn’s disease. His research also explores IBD epidemiology and includes creation of a population-based cohort of IBD in Rhode Island, a project funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A leader in several major professional organizations, Dr. Sands has served as chair of the Clinical Research Alliance of the Crohn’s Foundation of America, chair of the Immunology, Microbiology and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Section of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), and chair of the International Organization for the Study of IBD. He is an AGA Fellow and a fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology. In 2006, he was named Humanitarian of the Year by the New England Chapter of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, and the Massachusetts General Physician Organization honored him for "Excellence in Action" in recognition of his distinguished patient care.

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Department of Medicine Grand Rounds

Medicine Grand Rounds are held in Room 5403, on the fifth floor of the College of Medicine – Tucson. To view Medicine Grand Rounds remotely, see this live weblink: https://streaming.biocom.arizona.edu/streaming/. To view it after the fact, click on "Archive" at the top of this same link's webpage and, from the dropdown menu under "Category," select "Medicine Grand Rounds" and click "Search" to find the event you're seeking.

Accreditation Statement: The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Statement: All Faculty, CME Planning Committee Members, and the CME Office Reviewers have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with ineligible companies that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.

Learning Objectives:

• Diagnose a variety of internal medicine illnesses
• Understand more clearly advances in therapy
• Become truly professional physicians

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