National IBD Clinical Care Pathways Working Group

IBD Clinical Care Pathways were developed by a group of multidisciplinary experts across Canada. A National IBD Clinical Care Pathways working group was convened to guide and oversee the prioritization, review and renewal of the IBD clinical care pathways. Working group members consisted of IBD specialists, other healthcare providers and patient partners. 

Current working group members include members of the IBD Clinical Care Pathways Advisory group & IBD Clinical Care Pathways Reviewers. 

Advisory group members:

  • Dr. Remo Panaccione (Chair), University of Calgary
  • Dr. Geoffrey Nguyen, University of Toronto
  • Dr. Allen Lim (Community Clinician), Toronto  
  • Dr. Haili Wang, University of Alberta  
  • Wendy Fehr (Nurse Practitioner), Saskatchewan Health Authority  
  • Claudia Tersigni (Patient Partner), University of Western Ontario 

Reviewers:

  • Dr. Alain Bitton, McGill University / McGill University Health Centre
  • Clare McCabe-Woodrow (IBD Nurse), University of Alberta Hospital
  • Dr. Cynthia Seow, University of Calgary
  • Dr. Frank Hoentjen, University of Alberta
  • Dr. Irina Nistor (Nurse Practitioner), Mount Sinai Hospital / Crohn’s and Colitis Canada
  • Dr. Jeff McCurdy, Ottawa Hospital
  • Dr. Jennifer deBruyn, University of Calgary
  • Dr. Jesse Siffledeen, University of Alberta and Covenant Health/Grey Nuns Hospital, Edmonton
  • Dr. Karen Kroeker, University of Alberta
  • Dr. Nancy Fu, University of British Columbia / Richmond General Hospital
  • Dr. Natasha Bollegala, University of Toronto / Women's College Hospital
  • Dr. Neeraj Narula, McMaster University / Hamilton Health Sciences
  • Dr. Sanjay Murthy, University of Ottawa / Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
  • Dr. Seth Shaffer, University of Manitoba 
  • Dr. Sharyle Fowler, University of Saskatchewan
  • Dr. Vivian Huang, University of Toronto / Mount Sinai Hospital
  • Dr. Yvette Leung, University of British Columbia / St. Paul's Hospital

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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.

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