Examining Medical Traumatic Stress Through the Lens of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Addison Cuneo, MD, presents on Examining Medical Traumatic Stress Through the Lens of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify Describe key factors contributing to medical traumatic stress in pediatric patients with IBD, including the relationship between medical traumatic stress and diverse cultural aspects of patients and families.

• Identify the unique triggers, manifestations, and functional impairments of medical traumatic stress in pediatric onset of chronic illnesses.

• Identify the first steps towards mitigating implicit bias and integrating trauma-informed & trauma-minimizing care into all patient encounters.