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Facebook Question & Answer Page LIVE on the Rome Foundation Website July 2020
What We Do The Rome Foundation is committed to spreading information regarding Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction and one of the ways we’ve found to [...]
Effects of Trauma and Abuse on the Brain: Before and After Treatment July 2020
Content Warning: physical and sexual abuse, trauma Back in the 1980s, a patient came to me, a 12-year-old girl, who would inspire my research [...]
Chronic IBS or Abdominal Pain? Ten Tips for Self-Management from Dr. Drossman April 2018
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common and burdensome chronic conditions, reported by patients, according to the International Foundation for Functional [...]
Clinicians Don’t Miss This Webinar: “A Multi-Dimensional Approach to Treating IBS” April 24, 2018 8:30 PM – 9:30 PM EDT
Managing patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders is one of the most challenging areas of medicine. Although diagnosis is typically achieved using the Rome Criteria, [...]
Five Things Patients Need to Know about Neuromodulators for Functional GI Pain April 2018
Central neuromodulators (antidepressants, antipsychotics and other CNS targeted medications) are increasingly used for treatment of functional GI disorders (FGIDs), now recognized as Disorders [...]
Join Us for Live Webcast: What’s New in the Rome IV Criteria – Friday, Jan. 19, 8:00 am EST January 2018
Join us on Friday, January 19, 2018 8:00 am EST for live webcast covering the latest in Rome IV, diagnosing and treatment of IBS, functional constipation [...]
Rome Foundation Review Provides Guidance for Use of Gut-Brain Modulators for Functional GI Disorders December 2017
Douglas A. Drossman, MD, MACG, President of the Rome Foundation and Drossman Gastroenterology offers insight on new research published online in Gastroenterology, Neuromodulators for [...]
Achieving Effective Patient-Provider Communication Webinar with Dr. Drossman May 2017
One of the greatest problems that emerges with continually decreasing amounts of time that clinicians can spend with patients include the inability to: 1) [...]
Rome IV Interactive Clinical Decision Toolkit Demo at DDW 2017 – Booth #3535 May 2017
The Rome Foundation, in collaboration with LogicNets, has created the Rome IV Interactive Clinical Decision Toolkit. This new intelligent software system addresses the sophistication [...]
Helpful Insights for Patients from a GI Doctor: Dr. Drossman Shares Tips with IFFGD
Check out "A Conversation with Douglas A. Drossman, MD" where I share insights on patient-centered care, the biopsychosocial approach to functional gastrointestinal disorders and [...]