Faculty

Co-Chairs

Alain Bitton, MD FRCPC Professor of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology McGill University Montreal, QC	John K. Marshall, MD MSc FRCPC CAGF AGAF Professor of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology McMaster University Hamilton, ON
Plenary Presenters
Paulo Gustavo Kotze, MD MSc PhD Adjunct Senior Professor of Surgery, Health Sciences Postgraduate Program Colorectal Surgery Unit Cajuru University Hospital of the Catholic University of Paraná Curitiba, Brazil Remo Panaccione, MD FRCPC Professor of Medicine University of Calgary CCC Chair in IBD Research Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit Director, Gastrointestinal Research Assistant Dean of MD Admissions Undergraduate Medical Education Cumming School of Medicine University of Calgary Calgary, AB Janet Pope, MDJanet Pope, MD MPH FRCPC Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology University of Western Ontario Schulich School of Medicine London, Ontario	Cynthia Seow, MBBS (Hons) MSc FRACP Professor of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences University of Calgary Calgary, AB Fernando Velayos, MD MPH Chief of Gastroenterology Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Director KP Northern California Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program Professor of Medicine UCSF San Francisco, CA
Expert Panelists / Workshop Facilitators / Session Chairs
Samuel Asfaha, MD PhD FRCPC Associate Professor University of Western Ontario Schulich Clinician-Scientist CRLP Oncology Scientist Lawson Health Research Institute Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre London, ON Dr. Jonathan Ausman, MBBS, MSc, FRCSC (OBGYN, Maternal-Fetal Medicine) Assistant Professor, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Queen's University Kingston, ON Edmond-Jean Bernard, MD MSc (Epid) FRCPC CMQ Assistant Professor Gastroenterology University of Montreal Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal Co-director of IBD Clinic, CHUM Montreal, QC Charles N. Bernstein, MD FRCPC Distinguished Professor of Medicine Director, University of Manitoba IBD Clinical and Research Centre Bingham Chair in Gastroenterology Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB Talat Bessissow, MD MSc FRCPC Associate Professor of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology Montreal General Hospital McGill University Health Center Montreal, QC Sanchit Bhasin, MD FRCPC Clinical Assistant Professor University of Saskatchewan Gastroenterologist Regina General Hospital Regina, SK Brian Bressler, MD MS FRCPC Director, Advanced IBD Training Program Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia St. Paul’s Hospital, Staff Physician Vancouver, BC Brian G. Feagan, MD FRCPC Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology & Biostatistics Western University Senior Scientific Director, Alimentiv Inc London ON Vivian Huang, MD MSc FRCPC Associate Professor & Clinican Investigator Division of Gastroenterology University of Toronto Director, Preconception & Pregnancy in IBD Program Mount Sinai Hospital Toronto, ON Reena Khanna, MD MSc FRCPC Assistant Dean, Clinical Research Training Western University / University Hospital Division of Gastroenterology London, ON Karen I. Kroeker, MD MSc FRCPC UAF, Gastroenterology Site Chief Professor of Medicine University of Alberta Edmonton, AB Yvette PY. Leung, MD FRCPC Associate Clinical Professor University of British Columbia Department of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology Physician Lead, IBD and Pregnancy Clinic Vancouver, BC	Cathy Lu, MD FRCPC Assistant Professor University of Calgary Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Foothills Medical Centre Calgary, AB Jeffrey McCurdy, MD PhD FRCPC Assistant Professor Department of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology University of Ottawa The Ottawa Hospital Ottawa, ON Sanjay Murthy, MD MSc (Epid) FRCPC Associate Professor, Department of Medicine and School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa Staff Physician, The Ottawa Hospital IBD Centre Associate Scientist, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute Adjunct Scientist, ICES uOttawa Ottawa, ON Neeraj Narula, MD MPH FRCPC Hamilton Health Sciences Associate Professor Department of Medicine McMaster University Hamilton, ON Sophie Plamondon, MD FRCPC Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology University of Sherbrooke Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke-Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu Sherbrooke, QC Greg Rosenfeld MD MHSc FRCPC Founder, IBD Centre of BC Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology University of British Columbia Gastroenterologist, St. Paul’s Hospital Vancouver, BC Christopher Sheasgreen, MD FRCPC Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology Dalhousie University Memorial University of Newfoundland Moncton Hospital Moncton, NB Jesse Siffledeen, MD FRCPC MSc Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology University of Alberta Site Lead Physician, Gastroenterology Grey Nuns Hospital Edmonton, AB Mark S Silverberg, MD PhD FRCPC Staff Gastroenterologist Mount Sinai Hospital Director Toronto Immune and Digestive Health Institute Toronto, ON Chadwick Williams, MD FRCPC Assistant Professor, Dalhousie University Division of Gastroenterology Internal Medicine Site Lead, Dartmouth General Hospital Endoscopy Site Lead, Dartmouth General Hospital Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee Chair, Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Dartmouth, NS Eytan Wine, MD PhD FRCPC Professor of Pediatrics and Physiology Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology University of Alberta Edmonton, AB
MIIBD XXV Scientific Steering Committee
Alain Bitton, MD FRCPC McGill University, Montreal, QC Karen I. Kroeker, MD MSc FRCPC University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB John K. Marshall, MD MSc FRCPC AGAF McMaster University, Hamilton, ON	Cynthia Seow, MBBS (Hons) MSc FRACP University of Calgary, Calgary, AB Jennifer Stretton, ACNP MN BScN St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, ON Eytan Wine, MD PhD FRCPC University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB

Quick FactFaites en bref

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.