Description
Severe chronic abdominal pain can be a real challenge for healthcare providers.
DrossmanCare and the Rome Foundation are pleased to offer an effective CME tool offering to help you understand and treat complex disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBIs):
Initial Approach to a Patient with Severe Chronic Abdominal Pain: How to Engage, Educate and Achieve Collaborative Care
Douglas A. Drossman, MD – Provider
Johannah Ruddy, MEd – Patient Advocate
Our module is designed to help you, the provider, understand these complex disorders, engage with the patient in an effective patient-provider relationship, and use good communication skills to recommend effective treatments.
The module contains the following educational materials:
1. A video of a simulated clinic visit with a patient who presents with multiple diagnoses, including:
- Post-infection IBS
- Opioid-induced constipation
- Narcotic Bowel Syndrome
- Centrally mediated abdominal pain
- Psychosocial difficulties including
- History of abuse and trauma
- Somatic symptom disorder
- Visceral anxiety
- Depression
- Opioid seeking behavior
2. This video includes expert commentary on the diagnosis, pathophysiology and treatments for the patient.
- An opening statement by Dr. Drossman and Ms. Ruddy to introduce the clinic visit
- Discussion of the key aspects of this first visit
- Simulated interview of patient with Dr. Drossman who provides a clear diagnosis and education on their pathophysiology and treatment.
- The information is presented using effective communication skills that engage the patient in the learning.
- Post-interview discussion
3. Slide deck used in the video for self-learning
4. Labels at the bottom of the video to describe the content being discussed for easy reference
5. Reviews and discussion of key publications that address:
- Post-infection IBS
- Opioid-induced constipation
- Narcotic bowel syndrome
- Centrally Mediated Abdominal Pain
- Abuse Trauma and GI Illness
- Neuromodulators to treat DBGI
- Brain-Gut Behavioral Treatments
- Communication Skills to Improve the Patient-Provider Relationship
We hope that this learning tool will help you apply this information in your care of patients having complex Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction and be able to provide effective treatment.
Earn 1.5 hours CME credit
