Rome Grand Rounds:
Clinical Pearls for Constipation Beyond Guidelines

Virtual, On-Demand

By popular request, we're making this webinar from our ARCHIVES available for on-demand learning with the ability to earn continuing education credits.

Cost:
MD, PhD, PsyD, BS, MS, MPH: $30
Student, Trainee or Fellow, Non-clinician: No Cost
 
Only paid registrants – MD, PhD, PsyD, BS, MS, MPH – will receive CME credit

1.25 CME credits available

Jointly provided by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and Rome Foundation*

Summary:

Join us for an insightful webinar, "Clinical Pearls for Constipation Beyond Guidelines," where leading experts delve into practical strategies and nuanced approaches for managing constipation. This session will equip healthcare professionals with advanced knowledge and tools to address even the most challenging cases.

Summary:

Case and Initial Approach to Constipation (20 min)
Speaker: Dr. Morgan Allyn Sendzischew Shane
  • Explore real-world scenarios to better understand pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions tailored to patients' needs.
Challenging Phenotypes and Overlap Syndromes (25 min)
Speaker: Yuying Luo​​​​​
  • Gain insights into complex phenotypes, including IBS-C/CIC overlap, visceral sensitivity, and pelvic floor disorders, along with effective management strategies for bloating.

Objectives:

  • Identify and describe management strategies for constipation beyond the pharmacologic guidelines.
  • Recognize the role of evacuation disorders in constipation and understand evidence-based approaches to diagnosis and management.
  • Describe management strategies for patients with constipation and visceral hypersensitivity.
Q&A Session:
Moderated by Brian Lacy, the Q&A segment offers an opportunity to engage with our expert panel and deepen your understanding of these critical topics.

Who Should Attend?
This webinar is designed for gastroenterologists, primary care physicians, dietitians, and other healthcare professionals who seek to elevate their approach to constipation management.

Don’t miss this chance to move beyond the guidelines and enhance patient care.

Speakers, Moderators & Panelists

World-Wide Sales for Gut Feelings

Dr. Morgan Allyn Sendzischew Shane
Speaker
Dr. Morgan Allyn Sendzischew Shane
Director, UHealth Comprehensive Women's Health Alliance
Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Digestive Health and Liver Diseases
Program Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship Program
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL, USA

Dr. Yuying Luo
Speaker
Dr. Yuying Luo
Assistant Professor of Medicine at Mount Sinai West & Morningside
New York, NY, USA
Olga Aroniadis, MD, MSc, FACG
Moderator
Olga Aroniadis, MD, MSc, FACG
Professor of Medicine; Chief, Division of GI and Hepatology
Stony Brook Medicine & University
New York, USA
Brian E. Lacy, MD, PhD, FACG, RFF
Moderator
Brian E. Lacy, MD, PhD, FACG, RFF
Professor of Medicine & Senior Associate Consultant
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, FL, USA
Imran Aziz (UK) MBChB, MRCP, MD
Panelist
Imran Aziz MBChB, MRCP, MD
University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine and Population Health
Senior Clinical Lecturer in Gastroenterology
Honorary Consultant Gastroenterologist

Ignacio Hanna, MD
Panelist
Ignacio Hanna, MD
Gastroenterologist
Alcivar Hospital
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Reuben Wong (Singapore) MBBS, AGAF, FAMS, FRCP, RFF
Panelist
Reuben Wong, MBBS, AGAF, FAMS, FRCP, RFF
Consultant Gastroenterologist and Director of gutCARE Gastroenterology
Associate Professor (adjunct) at the National University of Singapore
Visiting Senior Consultant at NUH
Singapore

What doctors are saying

The credibility of the authors is impeccable. Dr. Drossman’s entire career, often mediated via his efforts through the Rome Foundation, has been devoted to providing the research and conceptual basis for a remarkable evolution in U.S. medicine: DGBI are the most completely described biopsychosocial disorders. This not only helps patients and practitioners but also guides the remainder of medicine in this new direction. Just as compelling is Ms. Ruddy’s personal story as a patient with IBS and how she suffered profoundly until treated by someone who understood the biopsychosocial model.

Robert C. Smith, MD, MACP
University Distinguished Professor
Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry
Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine
Gut Feelings is an essential resource for all participants in the health care system–not just patients and doctors– because we are or will be patients. The core of care delivery is the patient and their provider, and this guide focuses on how to successfully activate optimal patient-physician engagement. I urge all readers to heed and follow the advice provided in this book and to support its use and related materials in all clinical training programs for the benefit of patients and providers alike.

Douglas S. Levine, MD, AGAF, FACG
Manager and Sole Member, DSL Consulting LLC
Consultant to the Executive Committee, Rome Foundation Research Institute

What patients are saying

Gut Feelings is a must read for any medical or psychology student working in direct patient care. Dr. Drossman and Ms. Ruddy have created a valuable tool for all readers navigating the healthcare system, in particular gastroenterology and psychiatry, that will be useful for all in the years to come. As a chronic illness patient, I wish I would have had this guide at the beginning of my journey!

Lesley Isaacs
Patient 
Now more than ever it is important for patients to advocate for themselves and for doctors to be more understanding, empathetic and validating of their patients' needs. Gut Feelings is an important book for both patients and practitioners alike. Gut Feelings provides practical knowledge and useful insights in a manner which is very easy to digest. 

Katherine Wald, LCSW
Licensed Psychotherapist
Certified EMDR Therapist & Patient
* Joint Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and Rome Foundation. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physician Continuing Medical Education
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Continuing Psychologist Education 
Continuing Education (CME) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. This program offers 1.25 continuing education credits for psychologists.

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest

Brian E. Lacy, MD, PhD, FACG, RFF
Grant/Research Support: Ironwood/Abbvie “Virtual Reality for Treatment of IBS-C"
Consultant/Advisory Board: Ironwood, Takeda, Gemelli, Sanofi, Bausch

Dr. Morgan Allyn Sendzischew Shane
No Conflicts

Dr. Yuying Luo
Grant/Research Support: Ardelyx - Investigator Initiated Grant (ongoing since 3/2025)

Olga Aroniadis, MD, MSc, FACG
No conflicts

Reuben Wong, MBBS, AGAF, FAMS, FRCP, RFF
No conflicts

Imran Aziz, MBChB, MRCP, MD
No conflicts

Ignacio Hanna, MD
Speakers Bureau/Honoraria for non-CME: Mega Labs, Pro Caps, Grupo Pharma, Biopass



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