Quality of Care Standards in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: a European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation [ECCO] Position Paper

The management of inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] is complex, and requires tight control of disease activity, close monitoring to avoid treatment side effects, health care professionals with expertise in IBD, and an interdisciplinary, holistic approach. Despite various efforts to standardise structures, processes, and outcomes,1–8 and due to the high variability at the local, national, and international levels, there are still no clear...