2026 IBD & Women’s Health Conference


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Add to Calendar 2026 IBD & Women’s Health Conference 9/27/2026 7:30:00 AM 9/27/2026 5:00:00 PM America/Los_Angeles For More Details: https://cedars.cloud-cme.com/IBDWOMEN Description: The F. Widjaja Inflammatory Bowel Disease Institute 2026 IBD & Women’s Health Conference: Living with IBD—Women’s Health and Hormones at Every Stage is a CME conference dedicated to addressing the unique challenges faced by women living with IBD. Cedars-Sinai Harvey Morse Conference Center false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Sunday, September 27, 2026, 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM PT, Cedars-Sinai Harvey Morse Conference Center, Los Angeles, CA

Target Audience
Specialties - Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Rheumatology
Professions - Dietetic Technician Registered, Dietitian (Registered Dietitian), Licensed Social Worker, Nurse, Nurse (Advanced Practice NP CRNA CNM CNS), Physician, Psychologist, Researcher (non-physician), Researcher (physician)

Overview

The F. Widjaja Inflammatory Bowel Disease Institute 2026 IBD & Women’s Health Conference: Living with IBD—Women’s Health and Hormones at Every Stage is a CME conference dedicated to addressing the unique challenges faced by women living with IBD.


Objectives
  1. Describe how hormonal changes during perimenopause and menopause influence inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) activity and symptom presentation.
  2. Explain the role of intestinal ultrasound in assessing disease activity and guiding real time treatment decisions in IBD management.
  3. Evaluate current evidence linking nutrition, obesity, and metabolic health to IBD outcomes and inflammation.
  4. Recognize the impact of IBD activity and medications on conception, pregnancy outcomes, and family planning choices.
  5. Identify contraception options that are safe and effective for women with IBD, including how disease activity and therapies influence contraceptive choice.
  6. Define the concept of the invisible load and describe how gender specific psychosocial stressors impact disease activity, mental health, and treatment adherence in women with IBD.
  7. Discuss autoimmune clustering in women and recognize how overlapping rheumatologic and dermatologic disorders influence diagnostic complexity and treatment planning in IBD.
  8. Diagnose pouch related dysfunction in postsurgical female patients and differentiate common complications from inflammatory recurrence.
  9. Differentiate IBS like symptoms from true inflammatory activity in women with IBD.
  10. Incorporate safe, effective complementary therapies into comprehensive IBD care plans based on patient preferences and clinical needs.
  11. Demonstrate effective collaborative approaches among gastroenterologists, dermatologists, reproductive specialists, psychiatristspsychologists, nurse practitioners, dieticians and other allied health professionals to improve coordination of care, shared decision making and patient centered outcomes.

Registration

All Healthcare Professional (In-Person) - $125.00
Residents/Fellows/Students (In-Person) - $50.00
Industry (No Exhibit Booth) - $150.00

To Register For the Non-Accredited Patient and Caregiver Sessions, click here. (Coming Soon!)


Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Cedars-Sinai is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

AMA Credit Designation Statement
Cedars-Sinai designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Non-Physician AMA Attendance
Attendance credit will be provided to other healthcare professionals upon the fulfillment of attendance requirements. Participants should ensure in advance that their credentialing or licensing organization accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  

ANCC Credit for Nurses:  This activity is approved for 4.00 ANCC contact hours.

CDR Credit for Dietitians:  Completion of this RD/DTR profession-specific or IPCE activity awards 4.00 CPEUs.

Interprofessional Continuing Education: This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team and learners will receive 4.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit(s) for learning and change.


Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ (MD, DO) (4.00 hours), ANCC (4.00 hours), CDR: Commission on Dietetic Registration CPEU (4.00 hours), IPCE (4.00 hours), Non-Physician AMA Attendance (4.00 hours)