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Health maintenance in inflammatory bowel disease with @dr_fcalderaibd

#MedTwitter #GITwitter #IBD #ACG2022

Risk of serious and opportunistic infections with #IBD therapies

Vaccines in #IBD: safe and recommended

🤒#IBD is associated with ⬆️ risk of influenza and related complications

💉Which vaccine? 👇

🫁#IBD is associated with ⬆️ risk of pneumonia

@dr_fcalderaibd likes PCV20: "One and done"

🔴#IBD is associated with ⬆️ risk of herpes zoster

How do we stay on top of vaccinating our patients? Find a vaccination champion! 🏅

Having #IBD (or even being on biologics) does not increase the risk of severe #COVID19, but being on STEROIDS, being older, or having additional comorbidities do.

Most patients with #IBD successfully make antibodies in response to #COVID19 vaccination

#COVID19 vaccination in #IBD

🦴Screening for and treating osteoporosis

🦠Cervical cancer and #IBD: prevention is 🔑

@dr_fcalderaibd: let men know that HPV causes penile cancer

⚠️Black #IBD patients have ⬇️ rates of preventive care

Keep you 👀 out for the health maintenance checklist!

@dr_fcalderaibd summary on health maintenance in #IBD