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Gastro Girl: Post Traumatic Stress and the IBD Patient
Digestive Health Foundation Raises $1.3 Million at 1ST Live Event at Museum of Contemporary Art in Over a Year
On June 5, the Ambassador Board of the Digestive Health Foundation at Northwestern Medicine hosted the first live event held at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago since the COVID-19 pandemic hit over a year ago. With in-person attendance of 220 and additional...
Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease May Be at Risk for Post-Traumatic Stress from Medical Trauma
Post-traumatic stress is a chronic psychological reaction to an event where a person experiences extreme fear or anxiety due to actual or perceived threat to life or bodily harm. It is usually thought of in other groups like combat veterans or crime victims. Trauma...
Colon Cancer Awareness: Dr. Michael Ruchim Discusses Signs and Treatment Options
Since March was Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Michael Richim joined Chicago Blackhawks star and announcer Eddie Olcyzk for 16 radio interviews to talk about early detection and treatment, reaching millions of listeners nationwide with this important message.
Dr. Stephen B. Hanauer to Chair Interdisciplinary Autoimmune Summit
Connecting experts in rheumatology, dermatology, and gastroenterology to collaborate on innovative treatment plans for patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs), the second virtual Interdisciplinary Autoimmune Summit takes place April 15-18, 2021. Dr. Stephen B. Hanauer is one of the conference chairs.
Chicago Magazine: 2021 Top Doctors
16 Northwestern Medicine doctors were designated as Top Doctor for 2021 by Chicago Magazine, more than any other system for GI care. 14 of which are located at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
Medicine Mentors Podcast: “Don’t be Afraid to Be Wrong” with Dr. John Pandolfino
John Pandolfino MD is the Chief of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in the Department of Medicine and the Hans Popper Professor of Medicine at Northwestern University. Dr. Pandolfino remembers his mentor and role model, Dr. Lewis Landsberg, being the perfect physician. “We never saw him miss a diagnosis or not be right.” Yet, one piece of advice Dr. Pandolfino received from Dr. Landsberg was “Don’t be afraid to be wrong.” And this is a mindset that he has carried with him throughout his career.
Wishing you a happy and health holiday season! See our 2020 Funded Research and Donor Appreciation Report
The Board of Directors, Science Advisory Council and Staff would like to thank you for your continued support of the Digestive Health Foundation in 2020—and send a very special thank you to all of our 2020 DHF Gala Donors. We are humbled and grateful, especially during these difficult times.
With your valued support, we are transforming digestive disease into digestive health for patients and their loved ones at Northwestern Medicine Digestive Health Center and beyond.
Be part of a better future for digestive health
While we all find ourselves in uncertain times with the current Coronavirus pandemic, the importance of medical research and education has never been more vital.
Despite the challenges of fundraising this past year, DHF continues its efforts to fight a spectrum of digestive disorders, from colon and pancreatic cancers to Crohn’s disease and swallowing disorders.
DHF Ambassador Board Taste of Italy with Pizzeria Portofino and RPM on Saturday, December 5th from 5:00-6:00PM!
The Digestive Health Foundation Ambassador Board invites you to join us on Saturday, December 5th for a virtual tasting tour of Italy and hands-on pizza making event from the comfort of your own home! RPM Wine Director, Richard Hanauer, and RPM and Pizza Portofino Chef, Sam Dickstein, will take you on a delicious and interactive journey of Italian wine and food.
I’m a different human being: WGN Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling shares how weight loss surgery changed his life featuring DHC Physician Dr. Eric Hungness and DHC Dietician Holly Herrington
Loyal WGN News viewers have watched Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling’s weight loss for months. However, few know the struggles off the air that culminated in his transformation.
Gastroenterology Learning Network: Stephen B. Hanauer, MD, Named Master of American College of Gastroenterology
Stephen B. Hanauer, the Clifford Joseph Barborka Professor of Medicine and the medical director of the Digestive Disease Center at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and Section Editor for Inflammatory Bowel Disease for our own Gastroenterology Learning Network, was named a Master of the American College of Gastroenterology at the ACG 2020 Virtual Clinical Meeting and Postgraduate Course.
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG): Virtual Grand Rounds featuring Dr. Nirmala Gonsalves
Join nationally recognized expert, Nirmala Gonsalves, MD, Northwestern Medicine for a live presentation, with Q&A on Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 12:00 pm Eastern Time for week 29 of ACG’s Virtual Grand Rounds. Dr. Gonsalves will present on “Special Considerations When Discussing Diet Elimination for EoE.
Healio: Acid Exposure Reflux Monitoring May Predict Ability To Discontinue PPI Use In GERD, Research Suggests by Dr. John Pandolfino and Colleagues
Research by John Pandolfino, MD, Rena Yadlapati, MD, and colleagues aim to provide high-level evidence in support of early reflux monitoring of acid suppression in order to phenotype the patient with inadequate PPI response, & personalize care accordingly.
Gastroenterology Consultant: TNF Inhibitors and Immunomodulators Are Both Useful in Managing IBD featuring Dr. Stephen B. Hanauer
Dr. Stephen Hanauer from Northwestern Medicine discusses the roles of TNF inhibitors and immunomodulators in the management of inflammatory bowel diseases, which patients can benefit, and how gastroenterologists can position the use of each therapeutic.
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG): Virtual Grand Rounds featuring Dr. Stephen B. Hanauer
Join nationally recognized expert, Stephen B. Hanauer, MD, FACG on Thursday, September 3 at Noon Eastern Time for ACG’s Virtual Grand Rounds Program on Combination Therapies in IBD: Assessing the Evidence for and Against. The live talk will be followed by a Q&A session with Dr. Hanauer.
Medscape: New Roadmap for CRC Screening: Use More Stool Tests, Says AGA
A radical change in screening for colorectal cancer is being proposed in the United States, where the default screening modality to date has been colonoscopy.
Medscape Education: Eosinophilic GI Diseases Beyond the Esophagus featuring DHC physician Dr. Nirma Gonsalves
Eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases (EGIDs) are serious, chronic, inflammatory digestive disorders that affect both children and adults. Lengthy diagnostic delays are common in EGIDs and they often result in disease progression and missed treatment opportunities. In this virtual, interactive CME event, 3 experts will discuss the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and diagnosis of EGIDs.
RPM Virtual Wine Tasting: A Taste of the Mediterranean to Benefit DHF
The Digestive Health Foundation Ambassador Board invites you to join us on Friday, August 7th from the comfort of your own home for a virtual tasting tour of the Mediterranean. RPM Wine Director, Richard Hanauer, and RPM Executive Chef, Eddie Ishaq, will take you on an exciting and delicious wine and food journey through this famed region.
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG): Virtual Grand Rounds featuring Dr. John E. Pandolfino
Join Dr. John E. Pandolfino, MD, MSCI, FACG on Thursday, July 16 at Noon Eastern Time for ACG’s Virtual Grand Rounds Program on High Resolution Manometry: Thinking Beyond the Chicago Classification. The live talk will be followed by a Q&A session with Dr. Pandolfino.
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