State of the Practice: Inflammatory Bowel Disease Saturday, April 30, 1:00 – 2:00 pm CME Credit Hours: 1 The management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is complex and often requires and multidisciplinary approach. This symposium will address common scenarios in the surgical management of IBD will be addressed. Objectives At the conclusion of this session, participants should be able to: Enhance knowledge of surgical techniques related to ileocolic resection and anastomosis. Recognize difficulties and limitations in patients undergoing ileal pouch anal anastomosis creation understand techniques of how to manage them Enhance knowledge of bowel preserving techniques in patients with severe structuring Crohn's disease Agenda Co-Directors: Sergey Khaitov, MD, New York, NY Radhika Smith, MD, St. Louis, MO 1:00 pm Introduction Sergey Khaitov, MD,New York, NY Radhika Smith, MD, St. Louis, MO 1:05 pm Surgical Techniques in the Management of Ileocolic Crohn’s Disease Lisa Cannon, MD, Rochester, NY 1:18 pm Pouch Complications: How to Approach them and when to Call it Quits Peter Sagar, MD, Leeds, United Kingdom 1:33 pm Ileal Pouch Reach- Tips and Tricks Marylise Boutros, MD, Montreal, QC Canada 1:47 pm Indications and Considerations for Strictureplasties James Yoo, MD, Boston, MA 2:00 pm Adjourn