Agenda

 

Session 1: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2023
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm EST
18:00 Opening Remarks: Welcome Jennifer Stretton
18:15 Buffet Dinner  
19:00 Update on IBD Resources and Tools
Membership		 Alana Carter, Barbara Currie, Jennifer Stretton
19:45 Travel Award & Research Award Recipients
Lifetime Achievement Award		 Kate Lee, CCC
Melanie Watson
20:00 CANIBD initiatives and Publications Noelle Rohatinsky
20:30 IBD Fellowship Recipients Moderator: Jennifer Stretton
20:35 Have your say! Moderators: Barbara Currie, Jennifer Stretton
20:55 Closing Remarks Jennifer Stretton
Session 2: SATURDAY NOVEMBER 4, 2023
1:00 pm to 4:35 pm EST
13:00 Opening Remarks - Welcome Amanda Swain

(1) Mental Health and IBD
13:15 1.1 Plenary Presentation
Dr. Michael Vallis
13:55 1.2 Q&A / Discussion Moderator: Barbara Currie
14:10 Refreshments (15 minutes)  

(2) Gender Considerations in IBD
14:25 2.1 Plenary Whitney Bryant
15:05 2.2 Q&A / Discussion Moderator: Marie-Louise Martin

(3) Help! What do I do - Flaring
15:20 3.1 Plenary - Pediatric Melanie Watson
15:50 3.2 Plenary - Adult Heather Lennox
16:20 3.2 Q&A / Discussion Moderator: Nicole Leger
16:30 Evaluation and Closing Remarks Amanda Swain
16:35 Adjournment  

  • Canada has among the highest incidence rates of Crohn's and colitis in the world.
  • 1 in 140 Canadians lives with Crohn’s or colitis.
  • Families new to Canada are developing these diseases for the first time.
  • Incidence of Crohn’s in Canadian kids under 10 has doubled since 1995.
  • People are most commonly diagnosed before age 30.