Meeting of the Minds

REGISTRATION WILL OPEN on JUNE 6, 2025!
DATE: Friday, November 14, 2025 – Saturday, November 15, 2025
LOCATION: Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto, ON

JOIN US FOR THE DEFINITIVE EDUCATIONAL EVENT OF THE YEAR IN INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE!

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

The 11th Annual Canadian IBD Nurses (CANIBD) Annual Conference will take place on Saturday, November 15th.

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

MENTORING IN IBD XXVI: THE MASTER CLASS
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2025

CANADA FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN IBD
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2025

CANADIAN IBD NURSES ANNUAL CONFERENCE
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2025

We look forward to seeing you at the Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto!

Co-Chairs

Mentoring in IBD

Alain Bitton, MD FRCPC
Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
McGill University
Montreal, QC

John K. Marshall, MD MSc FRCPC CAGF AGAF
Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
McMaster University
Hamilton, ON

Canada Future Directions in IBD

Remo Panaccione, MD FRCPC
Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
University of Calgary
Calgary, AB

A. Hillary Steinhart, MD MSc FRCPC
Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON

 

Kalendar Inc.

Lois Logie
Director, Kalendar Inc.
Telephone: 647-203-6116
Email: lois.logie@rogers.com

Kelly Nicholls
Project Manager, Kalendar Inc.
Telephone: 416-797-9525
Email: kelly.nicholls.to@gmail.com

2023 Stakeholder Banner
 

  • 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.