Doctors, Do You Know About The Rounds? The Gastrointestinal Society is now an official partner of The Rounds, a communication platform for doctors to connect with peers and experts across therapeutic areas in a secure environment. As a member of [...]
Obesity Video We have released a new video on obesity that explains some of the basics of how people develop obesity and why treating this chronic disease is often more complex than just eating less. [...]
New Medication Available for IBS-C TRULANCE® (plecanatide tablets) for Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation in Adults Is now Available to Canadians to Help Meet Treatment Gap that leaves 70 Per cent of Patients Unsatisfied1 LAVAL, QC, February 8, 2022 - Bausch Health, Canada, [...]
IBD Patient Journey Survey Are you living with an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)? Take this survey to let us know your opinions and outlook on living with and managing this chronic disease. This survey is open to Canadians who have [...]
Survey Report: Biosimilars in Alberta and BC Four provinces across Canada have implemented non-medical switching (NMS) policies for biologic medications. In these jurisdictions, to maintain public coverage, individuals must switch from their originator biologic to a corresponding biosimilar. In May [...]
Bone Health Survey Results Bone is living tissue. Our bodies continually remove or resorb old bone and form new bone. Strong bone is a result of both the density and quality of bone. Healthy bone development involves the intake of [...]
Your Rights to Personal Health Data Along with twenty other patient organizations and individual advocates, the Gastrointestinal Society has endorsed the Declaration of Personal Health Data Rights in Canada.1 People own their personal health data while stewards of that data [...]
Poop Anxiety Survey Are you afraid to poop in public washrooms? What about at a friend’s house? Whether pooping outside of your house makes you nervous, or you're comfortable going anywhere there’s a toilet, we want to hear from you. [...]
Biosimilars Survey 2021 The Gastrointestinal Society represents Canadian patients on a variety of healthcare fronts, including access to medications. We have designed this survey to help us understand your opinions and outlook regarding switching from originator biologics to their biosimilars. [...]
More PMPRB Revisions During Legal Challenges, COVID-19, and an Election As you may know, the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB), is a quasi-judicial federal agency that calculates the maximum prices of patented medicines. There have been several developments in [...]
