This week we talk to Dr. Tim Ritter- Senior Medical Director and lead for Clinical Trials at the GI Alliance.  Dr. Ritter has been treating patients with IBD for more than 30 years and has a special interest in clinical trials. We talk to him about what's happening in the IBD research space, talking to patients about clinical trials, what patients can expect from participating in a trial, and bourbon. 

Links: 

• Information on trials happening at GI Alliance
• Information for patients on clinical trials- Crohn's & Colitis Foundation
• Information on clinical trials for patients- Clinicaltrials.gov site
• Clinical Trials: What Patients Need to Know- FDA
• Video on participating in clinical trials- National Institutes on Aging