Obesity Survey Results

Obesity Survey Results Obesity is a multi-factorial, chronic, relapsing disease that occurs when a person has an excessive amount of body fat (adipose tissue) that might increase health complications. Obesity is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 kg/m2 or greater. Over the past few decades, obesity has become increasingly common in [...]

By |2024-03-15T12:56:46-07:00June 25, 2021|News, Past Newsletter Articles, Surveys|

Aging and the Digestive Tract: Videos

Aging and the Digestive Tract: Videos We have just released two videos about the effects of aging on the digestive tract, each in English and French, with the financial support of the Province of British Columbia Ministry of Health. One video focuses on an overview of the digestive diseases and disorders that [...]

By |2021-05-27T12:08:43-07:00May 25, 2021|News|

Bone Health Survey

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 [...]

By |2021-06-22T10:21:57-07:00May 20, 2021|News|

Social Media Toolkit for IBS Awareness Month

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 [...]

By |2024-04-11T11:16:20-07:00April 1, 2021|News|

Changes to Medicine Access

  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 [...]

By |2023-02-28T15:35:29-08:00December 17, 2020|News|

Forced to Switch: Canadian Biosimilar Experience Survey Report

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. [...]

By |2022-10-13T11:49:16-07:00December 8, 2020|News|

Survey Results: The Unmet Needs of IBD 2020

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 [...]

By |2022-10-13T11:48:47-07:00December 1, 2020|News|

World Pancreatic Cancer Day

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 [...]

By |2021-11-30T12:03:48-08:00November 19, 2020|News|

Living with IBD Videos

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 [...]

By |2023-05-04T12:44:36-07:00November 5, 2020|News|
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