In this Gutsy Learning Series (GLS) webinar on April 28, registrants learned how to navigate the healthcare system while living with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis. They discovered what steps to take when experiencing symptoms and where to seek help. Dr. Parul Tandon also highlighted the benefits of multidisciplinary care, including gastroenterologists, primary care doctors, dietitians, mental health professionals, nurse practitioners, naturopaths, and specialty inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) clinics. He also explored the unique barriers faced by those from racial and ethnic minority communities and shared strategies to help patients advocate for fair, high-quality IBD care.
Dr. Parul Tandon DO PhD FRCPC David & Elyssa Feldberg and Family Professorship in IBD Research at UHN Staff Gastroenterologist & Clinician Scientist, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Health Network Adjunct Scientist, ICES Central Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
Dr. Parul Tandon completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Ottawa and his Gastroenterology training at the University of Toronto. He later completed a clinical and research fellowship in Advanced Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto while earning a PhD in Clinical Epidemiology at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME), University of Toronto. He also graduated from the Elliot Philipson Clinician Scientist Training Program and the Royal College–accredited Clinician Investigator Training Program. Dr. Tandon’s clinical expertise focuses on caring for patients with complex IBD, and his research explores the use of large clinical registries to answer health services questions, with a focus on healthcare access and management for special populations, including those who are preconception or pregnant, and individuals from diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds, including new Canadians.