About This Educational Activity
Title: You and Constipation – An Animated Patient® Guide to Constipation
Launch date: December 16, 2019
Title: You and Constipation – Content updates on Advances in IBS-C, Advances in Chronic Constipation, Advances in Opioid-Induced Constipation, and Advances in Dyssynergic Defecation
Launch date: January 30, 2023
This educational activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of patients and caregivers affected by constipation.
This educational activity has been developed by the International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders and Mechanisms in Medicine Inc.
This website is part of the Animated Patient® series developed by Mechanisms in Medicine Inc., to provide highly visual formats of learning for patients to improve their understanding, make informed decisions, and partner with their healthcare professionals for optimal outcomes.
This activity is supported by independent educational grants from AbbVie, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals and Takeda.
Faculty:
Jeanetta W. Frye, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director, UVA GI Motility
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
University of Virginia Health System
Charlottesville, Virginia
Satish S.C. Rao, MD, PhD, FRCP
J. Harold Harrison, MD, Distinguished University Chair in Gastroenterology
Professor of Medicine and Director, Neurogastroenterology/Motility
Director, Digestive Health Clinical Research Center
Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University
Augusta, Georgia
Conflict of Interest Disclosures:
Mechanisms In Medicine Inc. is committed to providing its learners with high quality educational activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of a commercial interest.
The faculty reported the following financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they or their spouse/life partner have with commercial interests related to the content of this educational activity:
- Dr. Jeanetta W. Frye – Consulting fees received from ISOThrive.
- Dr. Satish S.C. Rao – Advisory Board/Consulting fees received from Forest Laboratories, Progenity, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, In Control Medical, Vibrant, Synergy Pharmaceuticals, Quin-Tron, and Valeant Pharmaceuticals. Research grant support received from Progenity, Valeant Pharmaceuticals, and Vibrant.
Disclaimer:
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance their own personal development.
- The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management.
- Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should be discussed with your physician.
Technical Requirements:
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