Kirsner's Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Section I. Mucosal protection and homeostasis 1. Intestinal epithelia barrier function: Characteristics and responses to neutrophil transeptithelial migration 2. Epithelial restitution and healing 3. Epithelial/microbial interactions 4. Epithelial/immune cell interactions 5. Regulatory T lymphocytes and dendritic cells 6. T lymphocyte trafficking 7. Leukocyte, platelet and endothelial cell interactions in inflammatory bowel disease Section II. Etiology and pathogenesis 8. Genetics - molecular and chromosomal considerations 9. Animal models 10. Microbial influences on chronic intestinal inflammation 11. Mechanisms of tissue injury 12. Cytokines and inflammatory mediators 13. T lymphocyte dysregulation 14. Neuro-immune interactions in the inflamed bowel 15. Fibrogenesis 16. Cancer - molecular considerations Section III. Epidemiology, Clinical Features and Natural History 17. Epidemiology 18. Clinical genetics of inflammatory bowel disease 19. Clinical features and natural history of ulcerative colitis 20. Clinical features and natural history of Crohn's disease 21. Clinical features and natural history of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease 22. Physiologic consequences of surgical treatment for inflammatory bowel disease 23. Fertility and Pregnancy 24. Psychosocial factors Section IV. Diagnosis and Evaluation 25. Differential diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease 26. Endoscopy 27. Pathology 28. Radiology 29. Serology and laboratory markers of disease activity Section V. Medical Therapy 30. Assessment of disease activity and clinical trial design 31. Quality of life and pharmacoeconomics 32. Clinical pharmacology 33. Medical therapy for ulcerative colitis 34. Medical therapy for Crohn's disease 35. Medical and nutritional therapy for pediatric inflammatory bowel disease 36. Nutrition 37. Developing therapies for inflammatory bowel disease Section VI. Surgical Therapy 38. Indications for surgery: A gastroenterologists opinion 39. Indications for surgery: A surgeon's opinion 40. Surgical management of ulcerative colitis 41. Surgical management of Crohn's disease 42. Management of enterostomy appliances Section VII. Complications and Associated Diseases 43. Cancer: Clinical considerations 44. Primary Sclerosing cholangitis 45. Other extraintestinal manifestations 46. Pouchitis 47. Postoperative recurrence of Crohn's disease 48. Microscopic colitis 49. Perianal and fistulizing Crohn's disease 50. Osteoporosis Index