Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Week 1st -7th December 2018

Crohn’s and Colitis are diseases of the gut that affect every part of the body. They're debilitating, widely misunderstood and there is no known cure.

Every day, Crohn’s and Colitis has a devastating impact on the lives of 300,000 people across the UK - the real number could be double that.

The gut is like your body’s second brain, so when it goes wrong, it can affect every aspect of your life - from your hormones and digestion, to your energy levels and mental health.

Stigma and misunderstanding around the conditions, means thousands are suffering in silence.

Therefore, the team at Crohn’s and Colitis UK are hoping that this awareness week, everyone will stand together in order to build a world free from Crohn’s and Colitis.

For more information surrounding Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness week, please visit the Crohn’s and Colitis UK website: https://www.crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/get-involved/crohns-and-colitis-awareness-week

RELATED LIBRARY RESOURCES

For anyone studying the importance of improving both the awareness and knowledge of Crohn’s and Colitis and how we can support those who suffer from such conditions, the Health Libraries both at the Royal Stoke and County Hospitals offer numerous resources related to the subject. In the lists below you’ll find a variety of items as well as information on materials recently added to our collection and available periodicals. To locate these items, simply go to our online catalogue or ask at the counter.

BOOKS

• Evidence-based gastroenterology and hepatology, by John W. D McDonald, 2013, 3^rd edition, Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell. [Print & e-book available]

• How to cope successfully with colitis, by Tom Smit, 2003, Farnham : Wellhouse. [Keele e-book]

• Colorectal surgery, by Robin K. S Phillips; Sue Clark, 2014, 5^th edition, Edinburgh : Saunders/Elsevier.

• Current diagnosis & treatment. Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Endoscopy, by Norton J Greenberger; R. S Blumberg; Robert Burakoff, 2016, 3^rd edition, New York : McGraw-Hill Education.

• Essentials of gastroenterology, by Shanthi V Sitaraman; Lawrence S Friedman, 2012, Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell. [E-book]

• Go your Crohn way : a gutsy guide to living with Crohn's disease, by Kathleen Nicholls, 2016, London : Singing Dragon.

• The foul bowel : 101 ways to survive and thrive with Crohn's disease, by John Bradley, 2010, Oakville, Ont. : Yknot Pub.

JOURNALS

• Journal of Crohn's and colitis: European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation, Amsterdam : Elsevier B.V. on behalf of European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation.  [Available as a Keele ejournal 2007 onwards & NHS ejournal 2007 onwards with 1 year embargo]

• Gut, London : BMJ Pub. Group. [Available as a print journal 1994: vol. 35 – 2009 vol. 58 (4). Also available as a Keele ejournal 1960 - 2005, & NHS e-journal 1960 onwards]

• International Journal of Colorectal Disease  [Available as a Keele ejournal 1997 onwards, & NHS e-journal 1997 onwards with 1 year embargo]

• Seminars in inflammatory bowel disease: Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America, Hamilton, Ont. : Decker for the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America. [Available as a Keele ejournal 2004 - 2005]

• Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery, London: Elsevier America [Available as a Keele ejournal 2003 onwards & NHS ejournal 2007 onwards]

• Inflammatory bowel disease monitor, London : Remedica [Available as a Keele ejournal 2009 onwards, & NHS e-journal 2010 - 2014]

• The Lancet, London ; New York : Elsevier Science [Available as a print journal Health Library 1989 – 2015, LERC 1951 - 2015. Also available as a Keele & NHS ejournal 1992 onwards]

Access more journals via our Journals webpage: http://www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/find/journals/

JOURNAL ARTICLES

• Schlussel, Andrew T et al. ‘Current challenges in the surgical management of Crohn's disease: a systematic review’, The American Journal of Surgery.  2016, Vol.212(2), pp.345-351. [Available via Keele & NHS ejournals]

• Dettinger, Margaret et al. ‘Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis’, The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing.  2008, Vol.39(4), pp.151-2. [Available in print, and via Keele & NHS ejournals]

• Baumgart, Daniel C et al. ‘Crohn's disease’, The Lancet. 2012, Vol.380(9853), pp.1590-1605. [Available in print, and via Keele & NHS ejournals]

• Shah, Natasha et al, ‘Sterile Seroma after Drainage of Purulent Muscle Abscess in Crohn’s Disease: Two Cases’, Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, 2016, vol. 2016, Article ID 1516364, p.1-4. [Available via Keele & NHS ejournals]

• Rochelle, Tina L ; Fidler, Helen, “The importance of illness perceptions, quality of life and psychological status in patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease”, Journal of Health Psychology, 2013, Vol.18(7), pp.972-983. [Available via Keele ejournals]

• Souguir, A ; Hammami, A ; Dahmeni, W ; Jaziri, H et al, “Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome and Crohn's disease: an exceptional association”, Gastroenterology Report, 2018, Vol.6(1), pp.65-67. [Available via Keele ejournals]

• Sophie Elizabeth Beese, S. E.; Harris, I.M.; Moore, D; Dretzke, J. “Body image dissatisfaction in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review protocol”, Systematic Reviews, 2018, Vol.7(184), doi:  [10.1186/s13643-018-0844-0] [Available via Keele & NHS ejournals]

• Xinghua, G. et al., “Chronic stress promotes colitis by disturbing the gut microbiota and triggering immune system response”, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America., 2018, 115(13): E2960–E2969, doi:  [10.1073/pnas.1720696115] [Available via Keele & NHS ejournals]

PATIENT INFORMATION / PATIENT ADVICE

• NHS website – Crohn’s disease https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/crohns-disease/

• NHS website – Ulcerative colitis https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/ulcerative-colitis/

• NHS website – Inflammatory bowel disease https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/inflammatory-bowel-disease/

• Crohn’s Disease – NHS Evidence search with ‘Information for the Public’ filter https://www.evidence.nhs.uk/search?om=[%7B%22ety%22:[%22Information%20for%20the%20Public%22]%7D]&q=crohn%27s+disease&sp=on

• Colitis disease – NHS Evidence search with ‘Information for the Public’ filter https://www.evidence.nhs.uk/search?om=[%7B%22ety%22:[%22Information%20for%20the%20Public%22]%7D]&q=Colitis+disease

CURRENT AWARENESS

• Health Library current awareness service - https://www.netvibes.com/healthlibrary_northstaffs#Welcome

• LERC current awareness service - http://www.protopage.com/pgmclibrary