IBS Survey Follow-Up In 2016, we created a survey for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients, to help better understand how IBS affects people. Nearly 3,000 individuals responded, in both English and French. Click here to view the results of this survey. [...]
Takeda's IBD Treatment ENTYVIO® (vedolizumab) Receives Prestigious Prix Galien Canada Innovative Product Award Oakville, ON - November 23, 2016 -/CNW/ Takeda Canada is pleased to announce that ENTYVIO® (vedolizumab), a gut-selective biologic treatment to treat the two most common types of [...]
Nova Scotia - Patients First The GI Society's CEO wrote a letter to the editor at a Halifax newspaper, the Chronicle Herald, about Nova Scotia’s new medication coverage guidelines. We are pleased with Nova Scotia's new patients first policy, which [...]
Diverticular Disease Video Watch our diverticular disease video below or click here to watch the video on YouTube. Diverticular Disease Video Transcript Diverticular disease, also known as diverticulosis, is the presence of small sac-like out-pouchings of the colon lining that balloon [...]
GI Society launches new stomach cancer support group Vancouver, BC – 4 October 2016 – The GI (Gastrointestinal) Society is proud to offer a new support group dedicated exclusively for individuals living with or recovering from stomach (gastric) cancer as [...]
Video: Clostridioides difficile Infection The human digestive tract is home to an estimated 500 to 1,000 different species of microorganisms, most of which are harmless, or even helpful, and live in harmony. If something upsets the balance, such as treatment [...]
Biologics vs. Biosimilars: Is there a difference? Watch our biosimilars video to learn out more. Biologics are very specific, highly effective medicines that improve health outcomes in inflammatory diseases, including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, which are two types of [...]
SURVEY CLOSED C. difficile Survey (CLOSED) The Gastrointestinal Society represents patients with gastrointestinal diseases and disorders on a variety of health care fronts. We have designed this survey to help us understand your opinions and outlook regarding the effects that [...]
Better Pharmacare Coalition poll reveals British Columbians oppose changes to planned expansion to BC government’s Reference Drug Program Better Pharmacare Coalition eager to work with government to get it right for patients Vancouver, February 9, 2016 – A recent Better [...]
SURVEY CLOSED If you are living in Canada and have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), or are the parent/caregiver of a child with IBS, please complete this survey on your opinions and experiences of day-to-day life with IBS. If you complete [...]
