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, MD 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 Clinical Professor, School of Medicine University of California Gastroenterology Specialist San Francisco Medical Centre San Francisco, CA
Expert Panelists / Workshop Facilitators / Session Chairs
Edmond-Jean Bernard, MD MSc (Epid) FRCPC CMQ Assistant Professor Gastroenterology University of Montreal Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal Hôtel- Dieu Montreal, QC Charles N. Bernstein, MD FRCPC Distinguished Professor of Medicine Director, University of Manitoba IBD Clinical and Research Centre Bingham Chair in Gastroenterology Winnipeg, MB Mark Borgaonkar, MD FRCPC Professor of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology Memorial University St. John’s, NL 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 Anne Griffiths, MD FRCPC Co-Lead, IBD Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children Senior Associate Scientist, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children Professor of Paediatrics University of Toronto Toronto, ON Sharyle Fowler, MD FRCPC Associate Professor University of Saskatchewan Royal University Hospital Saskatoon, SK Frank Hoentjen, MD PhD Associate Professor of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology University of Alberta Edmonton, AB 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 Vipul Jairath, MBChB (hons) DPhil MRCP FRCPC Professor of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology Western University London Health Sciences Centre London, ON Erin Kennedy, MD PhD FRCSC Surgeon, Head of the Division of General Surgery Mount Sinai Hospital Professor, Department of Surgery & Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation University of Toronto Toronto, ON Reena Khanna, MD MSc FRCPC Assistant Dean, Clinical Research Training Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry Western University / University Hospital Division of Gastroenterology London, ON Karen I. Kroeker, MD MSc FRCPC Director, IBD Clinical Operations and Innovation Associate Professor of Medicine University of Alberta Edmonton, AlB	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 Dustin Loomes, MD FRCPC Director, Vancouver Island IBD Clinic Clinical Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia Island Health Authority, Victoria, BC Cathy Lu, MD FRCPC Jeffrey McCurdy, MD PhD FRCPC Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology, University of Ottawa The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON Farhad Peerani, BA MD FRCPC Assistant Professor of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology University of Alberta Edmonton, AB 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 Mark S Silverberg, MD PhD FRCPC Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto Division of Gastroenterology, Mount Sinai Hospital Inflammatory Bowel Disease Centre Toronto, ON Laura Targownik, MD MSHS Associate Professor, Gastroenterology & Hepatology University of Toronto Mount Sinai Hospital 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.