IBD Primary Care Toolkit

Considerations for undiagnosed patients

Healthcare professional holding a tablet while speaking with a patient

GI or IBD specialist referrals

Clinical tools: Referral process

The table below presents a stepwise approach for primary care clinicians to assess and determine if a patient may benefit from a referral to an IBD/GI specialist.

IBD care referral pathway–primary care provider setting

IBD referral pathway flowchart showing symptom presentation, risk assessment categories, inflammation testing, and recommended GI care follow-up

Kinnucan J, Binion D, Cross R, et al. Inflammatory bowel disease care referral pathway. Gastroenterology. 2019;157(1):242-254.e6.

IBD Primary Care Toolkit

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