Nemours Children’s Clinic to Hold Patient and Family Inflammatory Bowel Disease Education Day

Orlando, Florida
Monday, November 06, 2006 @ 12:00 AM EST

It is estimated that 1,000,000 Americans Suffer from Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

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“This forum is designed to provide education, nutritional guidance, and support for families dealing with IBD.” “Approximately 25 percent of patients diagnosed with IBD are younger than 20 years of age at the time of diagnosis, therefore we feel offering this type of educational platform is well in line with the mission of Nemours,” stated Victor Pineiro, MD, division chief of Gastroenterology at Nemours Children's Clinic.

Guest speaker for the day includes Dr. Richard Bloomfeld, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic Director for Wake Forest University Baptist, who will discuss IBD basics, future therapies, and new treatments. An IBD Patient Panel titled Facts from People Like You will also serve as part of the itinerary for the day.

About IBD

Inflammatory Bowel Disease is a chronic inflammation of the intestine due to infections or other identifiable causes. There are two main types of IBD: ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. Ulcerative colitis affects only the lining of the large intestine (the colon), while Crohn’s disease can involve any part of the intestine, small or large, and irritate not only the lining, but also deeper layers. For more information on Inflammatory Bowel Disease, visit Nemours.org and enter Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the search field.

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About Nemours

Nemours, one of the nation’s largest pediatric health systems, is dedicated to achieving higher standards in children’s health. Nemours offers an integrated spectrum of clinical treatment coupled with research, advocacy, and educational health and prevention services extending to all families in the communities it serves. Starting with Alfred I. duPont’s bequest over seventy years ago, Nemours has grown into a multi-dimensional organization offering personalized clinical and preventive care focused on children.

Nemours owns and operates the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware and major children’s specialty clinics in Delaware (Wilmington), Florida (Jacksonville, Orlando and Pensacola), Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Bryn Mawr) and New Jersey (Atlantic City and Voorhees). Having recently received preliminary approval from the State of Florida, Nemours will establish a new full-service children’s hospital as part of an integrated pediatric health campus in Orlando. KidsHealth.org, the world’s most visited pediatric health care Web site for parents, kids and teens, is a project of Nemours.

Nemours employs over 4,400 individuals, including 430 pediatric physicians, specialists and surgeons who cared for approximately a quarter of a million children in 2007. The organization’s goal is to align with parents, physicians, community leaders, children’s advocates and elected officials to ensure optimal wellness for every child. Additional information about Nemours can be found at www.nemours.org.