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We aimed to assess national practice patterns and barriers to inform development of a standardized UAE National IBD Transition Care Pathway.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A 45-item electronic survey was distributed to UAE gastroenterologists and IBD nurse specialists via the Emirates Gastroenterology and Hepatology Society (EGHS) networks. We analyzed demographics, current practices, and perceived barriers, performing cross-tabulations between pediatric and adult healthcare professionals.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Fifty-five healthcare professionals responded (46 adult gastroenterologists, 7 pediatric gastroenterologists, 2 IBD nurse specialists). Only 5.5% reported having a consistently used formal transition policy, while 58.2% had no policy. Joint pediatric-adult clinics were unavailable in 81.8% of practices. The highest-rated barriers included lack of a formal transition program (mean 3.65\/5, 54.5% rating significant\/very significant), patient inability to afford medications (3.40, 49.1%), and difficulty navigating public\u2013private sectors (3.25, 47.3%). Adult healthcare professionals tended to rate barriers higher, with significant differences for poor communication between teams (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.020) and medication affordability (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.016). Healthcare professional priorities were development of a standardized national pathway (78.2%) and unified handover templates (49.1%).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This first national assessment confirms critical infrastructure and communication gaps in UAE IBD transition care. In response, the EGHS Task Force has developed a comprehensive toolkit, including a standardized medical handover template, clinical transition framework, and the first Arabic-language Transition Readiness Assessment Questionnaire to standardize clinical practice.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/sjg.sjg_41_26","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,4]],"date-time":"2026-05-04T07:00:50Z","timestamp":1777878050000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Toward a United Arab Emirates national inflammatory bowel disease transition care pathway: Findings from a healthcare professional survey and development of evidence-based tools"],"prefix":"10.4103","author":[{"given":"Mohammed N.","family":"Quraishi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gastroenterology, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Pure Health, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates"},{"name":"Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom"},{"name":"College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rana","family":"Bitar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sara","family":"El Ouali","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rahul A.","family":"Nathwani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates"},{"name":"Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, United Arab Emirates"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zaher","family":"Koutoubi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ahmad","family":"Jazzar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gastroenterology, Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yaser","family":"El-Gazzar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, King\u2019s College Hospital London, Dubai Hills, Dubai, United Arab Emirates"},{"name":"Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai Healthcare City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates"},{"name":"Gulf Medical University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sameer","family":"Al Awadhi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Abdulla","family":"Al Hassani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Zayed Military Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nadeen M.","family":"Omar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gastroenterology, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Pure Health, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Christos","family":"Tzivinikos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Al Jalila Children\u2019s Specialty Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"name":"UAE IBD Transition Survey Group","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"R1-20260504","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1301","DOI":"10.1542\/peds.110.S3.1301","article-title":"Introduction. 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