VIDEO: SAIA research aims to improve care, outcomes in South Asian IBD patients
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In this Healio video series, which focuses on cultural competency in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, Shaji Sebastian, MD, FRCP, discusses IBD incidence in South Asian countries and advances in research and care for patients.
“Clearly this rapid increase in incidence, leading to compound prevalence, will have significant challenges not only at the health care resource and economic level but also at a cultural level,” Sebastian, professor of gastroenterology at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in the United Kingdom and co-chair of the South Asian IBD Alliance (SAIA) research committee, said. “And along with these challenges also come opportunities to study the etiopathogenesis and identification of triggers behind the development of IBD.”
Sebastian noted the SAIA research committee is studying treatment responses among South Asians and aims to shed light on the etiopathogenesis of IBD in this population.
Healio is working closely with the SAIA for this series. There has been an increase in the incidence and prevalence of IBD among South Asians, and the community faces many barriers to treatment and surgery. SAIA focuses on creating resources, research and education for IBD patients and health care providers of South Asian origin to reduce disparities and stigma, promote early diagnosis and improve treatment access.
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For more information, visit southasianibd.org.
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