Agenda & Learning Objectives

BUILDING BRIDGES

Participants in this program will be able to:
  • Consider the relationship between diet and IBD
  • Discuss therapies and management strategies for IBD
  • Examine advances and management of ultrasound in IBD
  • Explore current treatment approaches to perianal disease
  • Review the future of AI and IBD
  • Survey current IBD literature
NOTE: Interactive sessions will require the use of a mobile device.
Time
Title/Topic
Speakers/Facilitators
08:30 EST CCC Opening TBC  
08:49 EST  Opening Remarks 
Welcome, program objectives		 CO-CHAIRS:  Alain Bitton & John Marshall

(1) Diet and Nutrition in IBD: Food for thought
Session Moderator: Eytan Wine
08:50 EST 1.1 GI Case Presentation from the Podium (interactive) MODERATOR: Etyan Wine
09:05 EST
1.2 State-of-the-Art Plenary Presentation
 Matreiyi Raman
09:25 EST 1.3 Expert Panel Discussion/Q&A MODERATOR: Eytan Wine
PANEL: Heather Armstrong, Neeraj Narula, Maitreyi Raman

09:45 EST
E-Mentoring in IBD Lit Quiz – Round One		 MODERATOR: Alain Bitton

(2) Advanced Medical Therapies for IBD
Session Moderator: Cynthia Seow
09:50 EST 2.1 Case-based Workshop Breakout Session FACILITATORS: Charles Bernstein, Brian Bressler, Brian Feagan, Vipul Jairath, Yvette Leung, Sophie Plamondon, Christopher Sheasgreen
10:40 EST Refreshment and Network Break (15 minutes)
10:55 EST
2.2 State-of-the-Art Plenary Presentation
 Vipul Jairath
11:15 EST 2.3 Expert Panel Discussion/Q&A MODERATOR: Cynthia Seow
PANEL: Vipul Jairath, Yvette Leung, Dermot McGovern
11:35 EST E-Mentoring in IBD Lit Quiz – Round Two MODERATOR: Alain Bitton

(3) Ultrasound as  a Valuable Tool in IBD
Session Moderator: Karen Kroeker
 
11:40 EST 3.1 GI Case Presentation from the Podium (interactive)

MODERATOR: Karen Kroeker
11:55 EST 3.2 State-of-the-Art Plenary Presentation 
Unlocking Ultrasound’s Role in IBD: Outcome Prediction, Endpoint Assessment, and Treatment Strategy		 Cathy Lu
12:15 EST 3.3 Expert Panel Discussion/Q&A MODERATOR: Karen Kroeker
PANEL: Hien Huynh, Cathy Lu, Kerri Novak
12:35 EST Lunch & Networking (60 minutes)  

(4) Perianal Disease: What is new?
Session Moderator: Alain BItton
13:35 EST 4.1 Case-based Workshop Breakout Session FACILITATORS: Edmond-Jean Bernard, Talat Bessisssow, Frank Hoentjen, Dustin Loomes, Jeffrey McCurdy, Neeraj Narula, Laura Targownik
14:25 EST 4.2 State-of-the-Art Plenary Presentation 
Controversies in Perianal Crohn’s Disease: Debunking the Myths		 Jeffrey McCurdy
14:45 EST 4.3 Expert Panel Discussion/Q&A MODERATOR: Alain Bitton
PANEL: Anthony de Buck van Overstraeten, Sally Lawrence, Jeffrey McCurdy
15:05 EST E-Mentoring in IBD Lit Quiz – Round Three MODERATOR: Alain Bitton
 
15:10 EST Grab and go break (10 mins)

(5) AI and Technology in IBD:  What, when and where?
Session Moderator: John Marsall
15:20 EST 5.1 Survey (interactive) MODERATOR: John Marshall
15:30 EST 5.2 State-of-the-Art Plenary Presentation
AI&IBD – Opportunities & Directions		 Peter Rossos
15:50 EST 5.3 Expert Panel Discussion/Q&A MODERATOR: John Marshall
PANEL: Michael Byrne, Russ Greiner, Peter Rossos
16:10 EST Richard Fedorak Mentoring in IBD Award of Distinction TBA
16:25 EST Closing Remarks – Evaluation, Adjournment CO-CHAIRS: Alain Bitton & John Marshall
16:30 - 17:30 EST Celebratory Reception  

  • 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.