Ongoing Events
MASTProgram Q&A Event
Join the MASTProgram on Instagram on April 19th #WorldIBSDay for a special Q&A. Due to a large volume of questions, they will take questions ahead of time. Submit questions on …
IBS UnSelfie 2021
On or before April 19th share a photo with you or someone else holding a placard that says: What is your hope for IBS? What are you grateful for? Tag …
World IBS Day 2021 Partner Event

Agenda
Session One: Aimed at patients and their families
April 19th (World IBS Day) Patient Session
7:30-8:30PM ET
Session Two: Aimed at all health care providers (GI, PCP, Dieticians, GI Health Psychologists)
April 26th Provider Session
7:30-8:30PM ET
Confirmed Faculty Panel:
- Bill Chey, MD, Gastroenterologist, Director and Professor at Michigan Medicine’s Division of Gastroenterology and Rome Foundation Board Member
- Laurie Keefer, PhD, Director for Psychobehavioral Research within the Division of Gastroenterology at Mount Sinai and Rome Foundation Board Member and Chair of Rome’s GastroPsych Group
- Kate Scarlata, RDN, LDN, Nutrition Consultant and Best-Selling Author
Moderated by:
- Johannah Ruddy, M.Ed., Executive Director of Rome Foundation
- Jeffrey Roberts, M.Ed., Founder of IBS Patient Support Group and World IBS Day
The panel will answer and discuss questions related to:
- Pathophysiology of IBS
- Diagnosis of IBS
- ACG guidelines
- Links to SIBO and other malabsorption
- Treatment of IBS
- Diet therapy
- Neuromodulators
- Behavioral Therapies (CBT, Mindfulness, Hypnosis)
- Digital Applications/Tools (symptom/diet tracking, patient reported outcomes, VR)
- Rapid-fire Five Minute MythBusters- Ex. IBS causes cancer, IBS is terminal, IBS makes me prone to have autoimmune disorders, IBS is a psychological condition