Bone Health Survey We invite you to take part in this survey about GI conditions and bone health. It is open internationally to anyone who is 18 years of age or older and has a digestive disease or disorder (including inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, celiac disease, GERD, and any other). Osteoporosis is a [...]
Social Media Toolkit for IBS Awareness Month We developed this toolkit to help you and/or your organization raise awareness for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) this April. It includes facts and information on what IBS is, suggested social media assets, and further resources that will direct individuals to medically-sound articles on our website. Don’t forget to [...]
Diane Robinson We are devastated to announce the passing of well-loved, long-time CSIR Board member, Diane Robinson, on January 23, 2021, after a short and courageous battle with cancer. As the liaison between the CSIR and GI Society Boards, and due to her deep involvement in many aspects of the GI Society activities, her passing [...]
New! Read our positive feedback to The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, P.C., M.P., Minister of Health, Government of Canada on his recent decision regarding the PMPRB sent on 2023-02-28. Read our positive feedback to The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, P.C., M.P., Minister of Health, Government of Canada on his recent decision regarding the PMPRB sent on [...]
Forced to Switch: Canadian Biosimilar Experience Survey Report Biologics are highly effective medicines made in living cells with complex molecular structures. Their development and manufacturing processes are significantly more intricate than small-molecule drugs, which are simpler to reproduce or copy. It is not possible to create an exact or “generic” version of an originator biologic. [...]
Survey Results: The Unmet Needs of IBD 2020 Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a term that refers to several diseases that are characterized by inflammation in the digestive tract. The most common of these are Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, but IBD also includes diseases such as microscopic colitis (lymphocytic colitis and collagenous colitis), diversion [...]
World Pancreatic Cancer Day November 19, 2020 - Join us and the World Pancreatic Cancer Coalition (WPCC) in raising awareness about pancreatic cancer and calling for increased funding and research so that individuals affected by this disease can receive an earlier diagnosis, ultimately leading to better outcomes. The Gastrointestinal Society is a member [...]
Living with IBD Videos Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) typically refers to two diseases: Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, although there are several other types. These diseases all involve inflammation in the digestive tract and can cause many debilitating symptoms, including diarrhea that occurs dozens of times per day, rectal bleeding, painful abdominal [...]
Obesity Patient Survey Are you 18 years of age or older and living with obesity? Managing associated weight-related issues is challenging. Take this survey to let us know your opinions and outlook on living with and managing this common, chronic disease. The Gastrointestinal Society and the Canadian Society of Intestinal Research represent patients on a [...]
Health Canada: Mesalazine Caution: Health Canada released a statement on 2020-09-23 indicating it has reviewed the potential risk of birth defects in babies associated with the use of mesalazine-containing products in pregnant women who were using these products to treat inflammatory bowel disease (primarily Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis). Health Canada conducted a safety review [...]
