Agenda

 

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 15, 2025
8:30 am to 3:40 pm EST
07:30 Registration and Breakfast  
08:30 CANIBD - Opening Remarks Usha Chauhan
08:45 1.1 Evolution and Epidemiology Keynote Speaker – Dr. Eric Benchimol
09:30 1.2 Discussion/Q&A
Moderator: Jennifer Stretton
09:45 2.1 Bridging the Gap: Managing IBD from Pediatrics to Adulthood Erin Rawlings
10:15 2.2 Discussion/Q&A
Moderator: Melanie Watson
10:35 Refreshment Break  
10:50 3.1 Clinical Care Pathways
Dr. Karen Kroeker
11:20 3.2 Discussion/Q&A Moderator: Colleen Johnston
11:35 4.1 CANIBD Update Usha Chauhan, Barbara Currie & Alana Carter
12:05 4.2 Discussion/Q&A
 
12:20 Lunch Break  
13:20 5.1 Vaccinations across the Lifespan in IBD Dr. Nadim Khalil
13:50 5.2 Discussion/Q&A Moderator: Melanie Watson
14:05 6.1 Precision Medecine Karen Frost
14:35 6.2 Discussion/Q&A Moderator: Barbara Currie
14:50 7.1 Iron Deficiency Anemia Dr. Richard Ingram
15:20 7.2 Discussion/Q&A Moderator: Marie-Louise Martin
15:35 Evaluations and Closing Remarks  Jennifer Stretton

  • 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.