2023 Post-Film Panel Discussion

This event has concluded. Viewing and purchase options for the Designer $hit documentary are available at: www.designershitdocumentary.com. Recordings of the post-film panel discussion on October 19th are available to view by watching the full panel discussion (1 hour) or individual questions below.

In the Designer $hit documentary, filmmaker and Ulcerative Colitis patient, Saffron Cassaday tries a new treatment known as Fecal Microbiota Transplant: taking stool from a healthy donor and implanting it into the gut of a sick patient. Using her partner as a stool donor, Saffron spares no detail in exploring what some experts believe could be the biggest medical breakthrough of the 21st Century.

Individual Panel Discussion Questions

Full Panel Discussion (1 hour)

Panel Introductions and Initial Reactions to Documentary (11 minutes)

Panel Question 1: What are your thoughts on the documentary's title? (4 minutes)

Panel Question 2: What are Fecal Microbiota Transplants? (5 minutes)

Panel Question 3: Are DIY Fecal Microbiota Transplants safe? (5 minutes)

Panel Question 4: What advice would you give someone interested in FMT? (4 minutes)

Panel Question 5: What is your perspective on FMT as a parent of an Ulcerative Colitis patient? (5 minutes)

Panel Question 6: Is FMT regulated? How does that impact patient access and research? (11 minutes)

Panel Question 7: What is the efficacy of capsule versus enema FMT? (1.5 minutes)

Panel Question 8: What factors make a successful stool donor for FMT? (2 minutes)

Panel Question 9: Is there an FDA approved Fecal Microbiota Transplant? (3 minutes)

Panel Question 10: What are the panelists' responses to the documentary claims? (2 minutes)

Panel Question 11: Are there pediatric studies being conducted utilizing FMT? (4 minutes)

Panel Closing Remarks (3 minutes)