Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD): Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis- Definitions, Symptoms and Signs -- Cause(s): Genetics and environmental influences -- Making the diagnosis -- Complications of IBD -- Manifestations outside the gastrointestinal tract -- Currently available medical therapies for Crohn's and colitis -- Alternative therapies that have been studied -- Nutrition in IBD -- Surgical indications and options in IBD -- Routine health maintenance, vaccinations, and screening -- Living with IBD: challenges and solutions -- Fertility and pregnancy with IBD -- Special populations: Pediatrics and the elderly -- IBD in the time of COVID -- Negotiating the financial burden of IBD.