Meeting of the Minds

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Join us for the definitive educational event of the year in Inflammatory Bowel Disease for healthcare! 

Who should attend: Physicians, Scientists, Researchers, Nurses, Postgraduate Residents & Fellows, Research Associates, Postdoctoral Fellows or Graduate Students

The 13th annual Meeting of the Minds conference returns with Mentoring in IBD XXVI (MIIBDXXVI) on Friday, November 14th and Canada Future Directions in IBD (CFD) on Saturday, November 15th, 2025.

Mentoring in IBD Symposium

The annual national Mentoring in IBD symposium continues its tradition as the best program to integrate information into practice with a proven formula of clinically relevant state-of-the-art lectures on hot topics in tandem with case-based workshops and open discussions with distinguished faculty and peers.

Canada Future Directions in IBD (CFD)

Canada Future Directions in IBD reaches forward to bridge the gap between research and clinical care to establish and inform clinical best practices, communicate the latest research data to define unanswered clinical questions and explore important research initiatives.

CANIBD Annual Nurses Conference

The Canadian IBD Nurses (CANIBD) Annual Conference will take place on Saturday, November 15th. NEW THIS YEAR! CANIBD School. Read more about the CANIBD School.

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We look forward to bringing another exceptional and unique two days of continuing health education in IBD to Canadian gastroenterologists, allied healthcare professionals, researchers and IBD nurses. 

See you at the Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto!

Location  • 
Westin Harbour Castle 1 Harbour Square Toronto, Ontario Canada M5J 1A6 (Map)
Toronto
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  • 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.

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