Through our program, the Crohn’s and Colitis Young Adults Network (CCYAN), we are proud to announce that the proceedings of our yearlong Roundtable on Young Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) will be published in a special collection by the peer-reviewed journal Health Care Transitions. This collection will serve as a resource for both patients with IBD and their care teams, providing insight into the experience of having IBD as a young adult and guidelines for effective and patient-centered treatment. Research into patient-centered solutions is crucial for all young adults with chronic conditions. Our special collection with Health Care Transitions is an exciting first step toward further research into this area.
The Roundtable on Young Adults with IBD is a yearlong learning community comprised of monthly discussions between patients and providers to improve outcomes for the young adult IBD-patient population. In each roundtable session, young adult patients with lived experience engage with providers in collaborative discussions on issues most concerning to them. After each discussion, our team composes proceedings that highlight the major insights and points of discussion of each session. This focus on patient-centered research practice continues into the writing of the publications, with each produced by patients in concert with expert clinicians.