CANIBD Guest Faculty - Saturday, November 7, 2026
Plenary Presenters:
Keynote Speaker:
Carolyn Whiskin, RPh BScPhm MSCP
Clinical Pharmacist, Certified Menopause Practitioner
Charlton Health DM
Hamilton, ON
Reena Khanna, MD MSc FRCPC
Assistant Dean, Clinical Research Training
Professor of Medicine
Western University
London, ON
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
Claire Lawson, MSc MScA RD
Research Dietitian
The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, ON
Laura Targownik, MD MSHS
Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Mount Sinai Hospital
Departmental Division Director, Gastroenterology and Hepatology
University of Toronto
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
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CANIBD Board
Alana Carter, RN MN
IBD Nurse, Research Coordinator
GI Department, Oshawa Clinic
Oshawa, ON
CANIBD Vice-Chair & Moderator:
Usha Chauhan, RN(EC) MN BScN ACNP(D) CGN(C)
Nurse Practitioner, Adult Digestive Disease
McMaster University Medical Centre
Hamilton, ON
Moderator:
Barbara K. Currie, MN RN-NP
Nurse Practitioner IBD
NS Collaborative IBD Program Division of Digestive Care & Endoscopy
QEII Health Sciences Centre
Halifax, NS
Moderator:
Colleen Johnston, RN MBA
Nurse Clinician, GI CAT
Certified Prosci Practitioner,
Alberta Health Services
Calgary, AB
Kate Lee, PhD MBA
Vice-President, Research & Patient Programs
Crohn’s and Colitis Canada
Toronto, ON
Moderator:
Marie-Louise Martin, BA BScN RN(EP) MN ACNP
Nurse Practitioner, Inflammatory Bowel Disease
University of Calgary
Calgary, AB
CANIBD Vice-Chair & Moderator:
Jennifer Stretton, RN(EC) ACNP MN BScN
Nurse Practitioner, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic
St. Joseph’s Healthcare
Hamilton, ON
Moderator:
Melanie Watson, RN(EC) MN NP Nurse Practitioner
Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Children’s Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre
Adjunct Clinical Professor
Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences
Adjunct Lecturer
Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto
Toronto, ON
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