Perth · Australia
Royal Perth Hospital
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Service
Royal Perth Hospital's IBD Service, part of the hospital's IBD unit, is a team of specially trained professionals caring for people with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis alongside gastroenterologists, surgeons, dietitians and a specialist gastroenterology pharmacist. IBD nurses give advice, education and support remotely or in hospital, and run a helpline and email for clinical queries such as flares, symptoms and medications. The department runs a dedicated intestinal ultrasound clinic for IBD patients and IBD clinical trials.
What this unit is strong at
- ibd nurses providing specialist advice, education and support, remotely or in hospital
- nurse helpline and email for clinical queries, including flares and repeat biologic prescriptions
- dedicated intestinal ultrasound clinic for ibd patients
- specialist gastroenterology pharmacist
- research nurses and trials of new ibd treatments
Services
The team
Dr Kannan Venugopal
consultant gastroenterologist, clinical lead in inflammatory bowel diseases
inflammatory bowel disease
Dr Sherman Picardo
gastroenterologist
ibd; runs the intestinal ultrasound clinic for ibd patients
Where this came from
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