Telemanagement of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016

This volume provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art review of inflammatory bowel disease and its management through the use of telemedicine applications. The book reviews barriers to successful outcomes in patients with IBD and offers a rationale for how self-management and telemedicine approaches can improve care in chronic illnesses such as IBD. This volume also includes a summary of the burden of telephone encounters in patients with IBD, characteristics of frequent callers to the office, outcomes associated with high telephone use, and strategies to provide education via telephone to patients with IBD. Prior literature on implementation of teleconsultation in research and clinical practice, as well as mobile applications used to track symptoms, quality of life, diet, and medication use in IBD are also explored in the book.

Written by experts in the field, Telemanagement of Inflammatory Bowel Disease is a valuable resource for gastroenterologists, surgeons, a

1. Barriers to Successful Outcomes in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Robin Ligler and Sara Horst

2. Experience with Telemedicine Systems in Chronic Illness: What Can We Learn?
Jessica Briscoe and Sandra Quezada

3. Telephone Encounters in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Care: Burden, Risk Factors, and Opportunities for Intervention
Claudia Ramos Rivers, Benjamin H. Click and David G. Binion

4. Teleconsultation in the Care of Patients with IBD
Andrew R. Watson

5. Self-Management Techniques in IBD
Laurie Keefer and Sunanda Kane

6. Mobile Applications for Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Ashish Atreja and Praneet Wander

7. Telemonitoring and Self-Care in Patients with IBD
Johan Burisch and Pia Munkholm

8. Teleconferences to Facilitate Multidisciplinary Care and Education in IBD
Julia B. Greer and Miguel D. Regueiro

9. System Requirements for Delivery of Telemedicine Services
John Kornak

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11. Future Directions in Telemedicine Applications for IBD
Welmoed K. van Deen and Daniel W. Hommes

Raymond K. Cross, MD, MS, AGAF
Associate Professor of Medicine, Director of the IBD Program, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Baltimore, MD, USA

Andrew R. Watson, MD, MLitt., FACS
Vice-President, International Division, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Unique and state-of-the-art review of IBD and its management through telemedicine applications

Features a summary of the impact of telemedicine in other chronic illnesses

Written by experts in their fields

Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras