Agenda

 

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 15, 2025
7:30 am to 3:00 pm EST
07:30 Registration and Breakfast  
08:30 CANIBD - Opening Remarks Usha Chauhan
08:45 1.1 Keynote Speaker:
Women's Health Issues in IBD		 Carolyn Whiskin
09:30 1.2 Discussion/Q&A
Moderator: Usha Chauhan
09:45 2.1 Diversity in IBD Care Dr. Chadwick Williams
10:15 2.2 Discussion/Q&A
Moderator: Barbara Currie
10:30 Refreshment Break (15 minutes)  
10:45 3.1 Gender Diversity in IBD Care
Dr. Laura Targownik
11:15 3.2 Discussion/Q&A Moderator: Colleen Johnston
11:30 4.1 Early Surgical Management: The latest and greatest Dr. Paulo Kotze
12:00 4.2 Discussion/Q&A
Moderator: Marie-Louise Martin
12:15 Lunch Break (60 minutes)  
13:15 5.1 Nutrition and IBD Claire Lawson
13:50 5.2 Discussion/Q&A Moderator: Melanie Watson
14:05 6.1 When is good, good enough? Dr. Reena Khanna
14:40 6.2 Discussion/Q&A Moderator: Jennifer Stretton
14:55 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.