The Rome Foundation
Improving the lives of people with functional GI disorders
The Rome Foundation is an independent not-for-profit organization that provides support for activities designed to create scientific data and educational information to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs). Our mission is to improve the lives of people with functional GI disorders.
For over two decades the Rome organization has sought to legitimize and update our knowledge of the FGIDs. This has been accomplished by bringing together scientists and clinicians from around the world to classify and critically appraise the science of gastrointestinal function and dysfunction. This knowledge permits clinical scientists to make recommendations for diagnosis and treatment that can be applied in research and clinical practice.
The Rome Foundation is committed to the continuous development, legitimization and preservation of the field of FGIDs through science-based activities. We are inclusive and collaborative, patient-centered, innovative and open to new ideas.
Dr. Jim Kantidakis from The Gut Center in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia was a Rome Visiting Scholar at Drossman Gastroenterology.
Jim Kantidakis, PsyD Gi Clinical Psychologist & Hypnotherapist May 12-15, 2019 For the few who do not know of Dr. Douglas Drossman’s work, his extensive research in Gastroenterology has paved…
Yale University School of Medicine Clinical Fellow in Training, Jill Deutsch, is a Rome Foundation Visiting Scholar at Drossman Gastroenterology
Name: Jill Deutsch, MD Position: Clinical Fellow in Training Institution: Yale University School of Medicine Visiting Scholar Date: April 16-18, 2019 As part of the Rome Foundation’s Visiting Scholars…
Optimizing the Diagnosis and Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Dr. Drossman and physician assistant Meghan Huff provide an up to date overview of diagnosis and management of irritable bowel syndrome.
From Pretending to Truly Being OK: A Journey From Illness to Health With Postinfection Irritable Bowel Syndrome: The Patient’s and Providers Perspective
By Meghan Huff, PA-C, Drossman Gastroenterology Executive Director of the Rome Foundation, Johannah Ruddy, recently had her personal patient story published “From Pretending to Truly Being OK: A Journey From…
Drexel University Psychologist, Helen Burton Murray, visits Drossman Gastroenterology as a Rome Visiting Scholar
Name: Helen B. Murray, M.S. Position: Clinical Psychology Doctoral Candidate Institution: Drexel University Date: October 30-31, 2018 "I am a fourth-year clinical psychology doctoral student at Drexel University in Philadelphia.…
Featured Videos
Welcome to the Rome Foundation: a summary of its history and activities told by its members
Rome IV meeting in Rome, December 2014
As part of the tasks of the Rome IV chapter committees, after two years of preliminary manuscript work, the committees meet face to face to refine and consolidate the manuscripts. This video captures the committee process as well as conveying comments about the experience of the participants.
Teaching clinical communication skills from a multicultural perspective
In collaboration with the AGA The Rome Foundation held a workshop to teach communication skills to clinicians to help improve the patient-provider relationship. This video displays one workshop where Dr. Doug Drossman facilitates discussion with a Nigerian patient. What ensues is information about the factors that clinicians should consider in understanding the world view of the patient from a different culture.
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