PPP049 - Updates on IBD with Clarissa Rentsch

Dan and Jane are joined by Clarissa Rentsch to discuss updates on Inflammatory Bowel Disease with Clarissa Rentsch. Clarissa is the Senior Pharmacist - Gastroenterology at Alfred Health, and discusses new therapy for IBD, the developing role for TDM in the management of this disease and her innovative clinic based role at The Alfred. We discuss: Commencing therapy with and monitoring purine analogues Infliximab - its expanding role in therapy, and the emerging field of TDM for biologicals Clarissa's innovative role in the clinics, including dose adjustment and monitoring.