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2025

Conference Publication

Handheld ultrasound devices are an accurate alternative to cart-based ultrasound for IBD disease activity assessment

Fernandes, R., Swe, E., Khaing, M. M., Gilmore, R., Khoo, E., An, Y. K. and Begun, J. (2025). Handheld ultrasound devices are an accurate alternative to cart-based ultrasound for IBD disease activity assessment. 20th Congress of ECCO, Berlin, Germany, 19-22 February 2025. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjae190.1349

Handheld ultrasound devices are an accurate alternative to cart-based ultrasound for IBD disease activity assessment

2024

Conference Publication

Efficacy of combination vedolizumab and upadacitinib treatment in refractory inflammatory bowel disease: a case series

Swe, Ei Phyu Phyu, Gilmore, Robert, Murali, Amrutha, Etchegaray, Amirah, Fernandes, Richard, An, Yoon-Kyo and Begun, Jakob (2024). Efficacy of combination vedolizumab and upadacitinib treatment in refractory inflammatory bowel disease: a case series. Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) Australian Gastroenterology Week (AGW) 2024, Adelaide, SA Australia, 14-16 September 2024. Richmond, VIC Australia: John Wiley & Sons.

Efficacy of combination vedolizumab and upadacitinib treatment in refractory inflammatory bowel disease: a case series

2024

Conference Publication

Janus kinase inhibitors for the management of acute severe ulcerative colitis: An Australian multicentre study

Gilmore, Robert, Fernandes, Richard, Subhaharan, Deloshaan, Mohsen, Waled, Thin, Lena, Chin, Simone, Con, Danny, De Cruz, Peter, Demase, Kathryn, Sparrow, Miles P., Lucas, Sarah, Garg, Mayur, Bryant, Robert, Segal, Jonathan, Christensen, Britt, Begun, Jakob and An, Yoon-Kyo (2024). Janus kinase inhibitors for the management of acute severe ulcerative colitis: An Australian multicentre study. Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) Australian Gastroenterology Week (AGW) 2024, Adelaide, SA Australia, 14-16 September 2024. Richmond, VIC Australia: John Wiley & Sons.

Janus kinase inhibitors for the management of acute severe ulcerative colitis: An Australian multicentre study

2024

Conference Publication

Post operative recurrence and surgical outcomes following Crohn's ileocolic resections in Australia (PORSCIA study)

Giddings, Hugh, Ng, Kheng-Seong, Solomon, Michael, Arzivian, Arteen, Haifer, Craig, Lin, Huiyu, Pappas, Christian, Clark, David, Deacon, Anthony, Radford-Smith, Graham, Ebrahimi, Nargus, Wu, Ann, Lewis, Mark, Lim, Roscoe, Zhang, Jennifer, Vasudevan, Abhinav, Demase, Kathryn, Karp, Jadon, Fernandes, Richard, An, Yoon-Kyo, Ng, Zi Qin, Mackenzie, Scott, Thin, Lena, Greeve, Tessa, Moore, Gregory, Ghaly, Simon and Australia And New Zealand Inflammatory Bowel Disease Consortium, Crohn’s Colitis Cure (CCCURE) (2024). Post operative recurrence and surgical outcomes following Crohn's ileocolic resections in Australia (PORSCIA study). Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) Australian Gastroenterology Week (AGW) 2024, Adelaide, SA Australia, 14–16 September 2024. Richmond, VIC Australia: John Wiley & Sons.

Post operative recurrence and surgical outcomes following Crohn's ileocolic resections in Australia (PORSCIA study)

2024

Conference Publication

Upadacitinib was administered as a sequential salvage therapy for acute severe ulcerative colitis

Huynh, David, Khaing, Myat, Fernandes, Richard, Malloy, Reuben, Lin, Lei, Gilmore, Robert, Walker, Nicole, Khoo, Emi and Begun, Jakob (2024). Upadacitinib was administered as a sequential salvage therapy for acute severe ulcerative colitis. Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) Australian Gastroenterology Week (AGW) 2022, Sydney, NSW Australia, 9 - 11 September 2022. Richmond, VIC Australia: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1111/jgh.16702

Upadacitinib was administered as a sequential salvage therapy for acute severe ulcerative colitis

2024

Conference Publication

Clinical Characteristics of Steroid-Dependent Ulcerative Colitis Patients after Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis Treatment in East Asia and Australia/New Zealand: AOCC and ANZIBDC collaboration study

Kim, D. H., Park, S. H., Kim, H. S., Kim, S. J., Kim, K. O., Lee, Y. J., Song, E. M., Kim, E. S., Lee, H. S., An, Y. K., Begun, J., Ruddick-Collins, L., Fernandes, R., Liu, J., Cao, Q., Kobayashi, T. and Wei, S. C. (2024). Clinical Characteristics of Steroid-Dependent Ulcerative Colitis Patients after Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis Treatment in East Asia and Australia/New Zealand: AOCC and ANZIBDC collaboration study. 19th Congress of ECCO, Stockholm, Sweden, 21-24 February 2024. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjad212.0555

Clinical Characteristics of Steroid-Dependent Ulcerative Colitis Patients after Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis Treatment in East Asia and Australia/New Zealand: AOCC and ANZIBDC collaboration study

2024

Conference Publication

A cost-effective Inflammatory Bowel Disease flare management pathway utilising rapid access intestinal ultrasound and nurse-led triage to achieve hospital avoidance with increased patient satisfaction

Fernandes, R., Khoo, E., Harris, H., Gilmore, R., Khaing, M., Begun, J., An, Y. K. and Mater IBD Research Group (2024). A cost-effective Inflammatory Bowel Disease flare management pathway utilising rapid access intestinal ultrasound and nurse-led triage to achieve hospital avoidance with increased patient satisfaction. 19th Congress of ECCO, Stockholm, Sweden, 21-24 February 2024. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjad212.0750

A cost-effective Inflammatory Bowel Disease flare management pathway utilising rapid access intestinal ultrasound and nurse-led triage to achieve hospital avoidance with increased patient satisfaction

2024

Conference Publication

Upadacitinib is safe and effective in Ulcerative Colitis patients with prior exposure to Tofacitinib

Gilmore, R., Fernandes, R., Hartley, I., Arzivian, A., Leong, R., Andrew, B., Vasudevan, A., Greeve, T., Moore, G., Kim, S., Lightowler, D., Singh, A., Mahy, G., Mithanthaya, A., Venugpal, K., Han, S., Bryant, R., West, J., Segal, J., Christensen, B., Ding, N. J., An, Y. K. and Begun, J. (2024). Upadacitinib is safe and effective in Ulcerative Colitis patients with prior exposure to Tofacitinib. 19th Congress of ECCO, Stockholm, Sweden, 21-24 February 2024. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjad212.1194

Upadacitinib is safe and effective in Ulcerative Colitis patients with prior exposure to Tofacitinib

2024

Conference Publication

Risk of Infection After Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis in East Asia and Australia/New Zealand: AOCC and ANZIBDC collaboration study

Kim, S. J., Kim, D. H., Park, S. H., Kim, K. O., Lee, Y. J., Song, E. M., Kim, E. S., Lee, H. S., An, Y. K., Begun, J., Ruddick-Collins, L., Fernandes, R., Liu, J., Cao, Q., Kobayashi, T. and Wei, S. C. (2024). Risk of Infection After Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis in East Asia and Australia/New Zealand: AOCC and ANZIBDC collaboration study. 19th Congress of ECCO, Stockholm, Sweden, 21-24 February 2024. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjad212.0892

Risk of Infection After Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis in East Asia and Australia/New Zealand: AOCC and ANZIBDC collaboration study

2023

Conference Publication

Comparing long-term outcomes in patients with inflammatory bowel disease between switch and non-switch cohorts: no differences in infliximab persistence or safety outcomes after 54 months

Suo, P., Thin, L., Srinivasan, A., An, Y-K, Fernandes, R., Ghaly, S., Jeffrey, A., Menon, S., Winston, J. and Haifer, C. (2023). Comparing long-term outcomes in patients with inflammatory bowel disease between switch and non-switch cohorts: no differences in infliximab persistence or safety outcomes after 54 months. Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) Australian Gastroenterology Week (AGW) 2023, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 2 - 5 September 2023. Richmond, VIC, Australia: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1111/jgh.16291

Comparing long-term outcomes in patients with inflammatory bowel disease between switch and non-switch cohorts: no differences in infliximab persistence or safety outcomes after 54 months

2023

Conference Publication

Upadacitinib for rescue therapy in patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis: An Australian real-world experience

Tan, W. L., Gilmore, R., Huang, A., Fernandes, R., An, Y-K and Begun, J. (2023). Upadacitinib for rescue therapy in patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis: An Australian real-world experience. Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) Australian Gastroenterology Week (AGW) 2023, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2—5 September 2023. Richmond, VIC Australia: John Wiley & Sons.

Upadacitinib for rescue therapy in patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis: An Australian real-world experience

2023

Conference Publication

Cystic artery pseudoaneurysm treated with ultrasound-guided percutaneous collagen injection

Malloy, R., Fernandes, R., Van Tonder, F. and Haque, M. (2023). Cystic artery pseudoaneurysm treated with ultrasound-guided percutaneous collagen injection. Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) Australian Gastroenterology Week (AGW) 2023, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2 - 5 September 2023. Richmond, VIC Australia: John Wiley and Sons. doi: 10.1111/jgh.16291

Cystic artery pseudoaneurysm treated with ultrasound-guided percutaneous collagen injection

2023

Conference Publication

Patients from East Asia with acute severe ulcerative colitis have worse endoscopic severity but are more responsive to intravenous steroids than patients from Australasia: Preliminary results of the APAC-ASUC study in collaboration with the ANZIBDC and AOCC

Fernandes, R., Gilmore, R., Ruddick-Collins, L., Rice, K., Gazelakis, K., Moore, G., Vasudevan, A., Zhang, J., Wright, E., Schildkraut, T., Clark, N., Schultz, M., Brownson, A., Haifer, C., Bracken, L. M. L., Mahy, G., Swe, E., Lynch, K., Ngoi, B., Judge, C., Kim, D. H., Kim, H. S., Lee, H. S., Kim, K. O., Lee, Y. J., Kim, S-J, Lee, J., Song, E. M., Park, S. H. ... An, Y-K (2023). Patients from East Asia with acute severe ulcerative colitis have worse endoscopic severity but are more responsive to intravenous steroids than patients from Australasia: Preliminary results of the APAC-ASUC study in collaboration with the ANZIBDC and AOCC. Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) Australian Gastroenterology Week (AGW) 2023, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2-5 September 2023. Richmond, VIC Australia: John Wiley & Sons.

Patients from East Asia with acute severe ulcerative colitis have worse endoscopic severity but are more responsive to intravenous steroids than patients from Australasia: Preliminary results of the APAC-ASUC study in collaboration with the ANZIBDC and AOCC

2023

Conference Publication

Delayed flexible sigmoidoscopy remains a challenge in tertiary care of acute severe colitis

Rice, K., Fernandes, R., Hendy, P., Khoo, E., Walker, N., Howlett, M., An, Y-K and Begun, J. (2023). Delayed flexible sigmoidoscopy remains a challenge in tertiary care of acute severe colitis. Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) Australian Gastroenterology Week (AGW) 2023, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2-5 September 2023. Richmond, VIC Australia: John Wiley & Sons.

Delayed flexible sigmoidoscopy remains a challenge in tertiary care of acute severe colitis

2023

Conference Publication

Cessation of corticosteroids after acute severe ulcerative colitis may be associated with increased colectomy risk: Results of the ANZ-ASUC study in collaboration with the ANZIBDC

Fernandes, R., Gilmore, R., Ruddick-Collins, L., Rice, K., Moore, G., Gazelakis, K., Vasudevan, A., Zhang, J., Wright, E., Schildkraut, T., Clark, N., Schultz, M., Brownson, A., Haifer, C., Bracken, L. M. L., Mahy, G., Swe, E., Judge, C., Ngoi, B., Lynch, K., Begun, J. and An, Y-K (2023). Cessation of corticosteroids after acute severe ulcerative colitis may be associated with increased colectomy risk: Results of the ANZ-ASUC study in collaboration with the ANZIBDC. Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) Australian Gastroenterology Week (AGW) 2023, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2—5 September 2023. Richmond, VIC Australia: John Wiley & Sons.

Cessation of corticosteroids after acute severe ulcerative colitis may be associated with increased colectomy risk: Results of the ANZ-ASUC study in collaboration with the ANZIBDC

2023

Conference Publication

Impact of point-of-care intestinal ultrasound in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Tan, W. L., Barr, E., Pham, H., Fernandes, R., Khoo, E., An, Y-K and Begun, J. (2023). Impact of point-of-care intestinal ultrasound in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) Australian Gastroenterology Week (AGW) 2023, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2-5 September 2023. Richmond, VIC Australia: John Wiley & Sons.

Impact of point-of-care intestinal ultrasound in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

2023

Conference Publication

Reducing hospital resource utilization and improving patient satisfaction with an innovative inflammatory bowel disease nurse-led clinical care pathway with rapid-access intestinal ultrasound

Fernandes, R., Harris, H., Khoo, E., Gilmore, R., Howlett, M., Walker, N., Hendy, P., Begun, J. and An, Y-K (2023). Reducing hospital resource utilization and improving patient satisfaction with an innovative inflammatory bowel disease nurse-led clinical care pathway with rapid-access intestinal ultrasound. Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) Australian Gastroenterology Week (AGW) 2023, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2—5 September 2023. Richmond, VIC Australia: John Wiley & Sons.

Reducing hospital resource utilization and improving patient satisfaction with an innovative inflammatory bowel disease nurse-led clinical care pathway with rapid-access intestinal ultrasound

2023

Conference Publication

Durability of escalated anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy in Crohn's disease is similar between TNF-naive and TNF-experienced patients and may be improved with proactive drug monitoring: An Australian multicenter experience

Gilmore, R., Fernandes, R., Schildkraut, T., Joshi, R., Lin, L., Etchegaray, A., Anandan, A. Shanmuga, Begun, J., An, Y-K and Wright, E. (2023). Durability of escalated anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy in Crohn's disease is similar between TNF-naive and TNF-experienced patients and may be improved with proactive drug monitoring: An Australian multicenter experience. Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) Australian Gastroenterology Week (AGW) 2023, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2-5 September 2023. Richmond, VIC Australia: John Wiley & Sons.

Durability of escalated anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy in Crohn's disease is similar between TNF-naive and TNF-experienced patients and may be improved with proactive drug monitoring: An Australian multicenter experience

2023

Conference Publication

Australian multicenter real-world experience of upadacitinib induction therapy for moderate to severe ulcerative colitis

Gilmore, R., Fernandes, R., Hartley, I., Arzivian, A., Leong, R., Andrew, B., Vasudevan, A., Greeve, T., Moore, G., Kim, S., Lightowler, D., Singh, A., Mahy, G., Mithanthaya, A., Venugopal, K., Han, S., Bryant, R., Corte, C., Ding, J. N., An, Y-K and Begun, J. (2023). Australian multicenter real-world experience of upadacitinib induction therapy for moderate to severe ulcerative colitis. Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) Australian Gastroenterology Week (AGW) 2023, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2—5 September 2023. Richmond, VIC Australia: John Wiley & Sons.

Australian multicenter real-world experience of upadacitinib induction therapy for moderate to severe ulcerative colitis

2023

Conference Publication

Real-world study finds similar effectiveness of biologics but higher durability of ustekinumab in patients with Crohn's disease: Preliminary results from the COMPARE-IT Crohn's disease study

Etchegaray, A., Fernandes, R., Anandan, A. Shanmuga, Selvanathan, P., Malloy, R., Gilmore, R., Pham, H., Begun, J. and An, Y-K (2023). Real-world study finds similar effectiveness of biologics but higher durability of ustekinumab in patients with Crohn's disease: Preliminary results from the COMPARE-IT Crohn's disease study. Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) Australian Gastroenterology Week (AGW) 2023, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2—5 September 2023. Richmond, VIC Australia: John Wiley & Sons.

Real-world study finds similar effectiveness of biologics but higher durability of ustekinumab in patients with Crohn's disease: Preliminary results from the COMPARE-IT Crohn's disease study