Meeting of the Minds 2026

 
REGISTRATION OPENS June 8, 2026!


DATE: Friday November 6, 2026 - Saturday, November 7, 2026
LOCATION: Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto, ON

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

The 14th annual Meeting of the Minds conference returns with Mentoring in IBD XXVII on Friday, November 6th and Canada Future Directions on Saturday, November 7th, 2026. 
The 12th Annual Canadian IBD Nurses (CANIBD) Annual Conference will take place on Saturday, November 7th.

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. 

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

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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.