Advancements in Testing for IBD: Ultrasonography

Learn how the use of ultrasound imaging techniques as a non-invasive approach to diagnosis and testing for Crohn's and colitis. 

Speaker:

Dr. Hughie Fraser (MD, FRCPC) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine and Division of Digestive Care and Endoscopy at Dalhousie University in Halifax, and a gastroenterologist at the South Shore Regional Hospital in Bridgewater.
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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.