Program
FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2026
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6:00pm – 10:00pm |
Registration |
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6:00pm - 10:00pm |
President's Welcome Dinner[La Regina Restaurant/Bacchus Lounge] |
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SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2026
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7:00am – 3:30pm |
Registration[LL Foyer] |
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7:00am – 9:30am |
Breakfast[La Regina Restataurant/Bacchus Lounge] |
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UNACCREDITED PROGRAM |
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7:30am – 8:30am |
Industry Short Snapper Session - Part 1[La Regina Restaurant] |
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7:30am – 7:45am Sponsored by: |
From Curiosity to Clinic: Practical Intestinal Ultrasound (IUS) for the Busy GastroenterologistSpeaker: Dr. Zane Gallinger |
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7:45am – 8:00am Sponsored by: |
Beyond the Plaques: IL-23, TNF-Induced Psoriasis, and CoManagement of PsO/IBD PatientsSpeaker: Dr. Mohannad Abu-Hilal |
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8:00am – 8:15am Sponsored by: |
Evolving Approoaches to IBD Care: Disease ClearanceSpeaker: Dr. Rocio Sedano, MD, MSc(C) |
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8:15am – 8:30am |
Question & Answer PeriodModerator: Dr. Elaine Yeung, MD, FRCPC |
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ACCREDITED PROGRAM |
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8:40am – 8:50am |
Welcome and Opening RemarksSpeakers: [Grand Georgian Ballroom] |
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LIVER[Grand Georgian Ballroom] |
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8:50am – 9:10am |
Pruritis for Cholestatic Liver DiseaseSpeaker: Dr. Julie Tan, MD PhD FRCPC |
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9:10am – 9:30am |
Hepatitis BSpeaker: Dr. David Wong |
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9:30am – 9:50am |
Work-up of Incidentally Identified Liver LesionsSpeaker: Dr. María Paz García (RADIOLOGIST) |
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9:50am – 10:10am |
Question and Answer PeriodModerator: Dr. Morven Cunningham |
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10:10am – 10:40am |
Nutrition Break[Atrium] |
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IBD[Grand Georgian Ballroom] |
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10:40am – 11:20am
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KEYNOTE #1:
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11:20am - 11:40am |
Can we de-escalate therapies in IBD?Speaker: Dr. John K. Marshall, MD, MSc., FRCPC, CAGF, AGAF |
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11:40am – 12:00pm
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When do we Operate in IBD?Speaker: Dr. Mantaj Brar (SURGEON) |
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12:00pm - 12:20pm |
Question and Answer PeriodModerator: Dr. Cassandra Townsend MB BCh BAO MSc FRCPC |
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12:20pm – 1:20pm |
Lunch[La Regina Restaurant/Bacchus Lounge] |
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IBD[Grand Georgian Ballroom] |
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1:20pm – 1:55pm |
KEYNOTE ADDRESS #2:
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1:55pm – 2:30am |
KEYNOTE #3:
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2:30pm - 2:55pm |
Question and Answer PeriodModerator: Dr. Vivian Huang, MSc, MD, FRCPC |
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2:55pm – 3:00pm |
Closing RemarksSpeaker: Dr. Natasha Bollegala, Hon BSc., MD, MSc., FRCPC |
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SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2026
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7:00am – 3:30pm |
Registration Open[LL Foyer] |
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7:30am – 9:30am |
Breakfast[La Regina Restaurant/Bacchus Lounge] |
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UNACCREDITED PROGRAM |
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7:30am – 8:15am |
Industry Short Snapper Session - Part 2[La Regina Restaurant] |
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7:30am – 7:45am Sponsored by |
Back to the Future of IBDSpeaker: Dr. Jason Reinglas MD. FRCPC |
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7:45am – 8:00am Sponsored by |
Vaccines before Biologics: What Every IBD Provider Should KnowSpeaker: Dr. Cara Pray MD, MB BCh BAO, FRCPC |
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Question and Answer PeriodModerator: Dr. Daniel Green, MD, FRCPC |
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ACCREDITED PROGRAM |
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8:40am - 8:45am |
Opening RemarksSpeaker: Dr. Natasha Bollegala, Hon BSc., MD, MSc., FRCP [Grand Georgian Ballroom] |
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IBD[Grand Georgian Ballroom] |
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8:45am – 9:30am |
Case Presentations (Interactive):Moderator: Dr. Jeff McCurdy Speaker #1: Dr. Parakkal Deepak MD, MS, FACG Speaker #2: Dr. David Wong Speaker #3: Dr. Sanjay Murthy |
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IBD[Grand Georgian Ballroom] |
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9:30am – 10:05am |
KEYNOTE #4:
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10:05am - 10:20am |
Question and Answer PeriodModerator: Dr. Jeff McCurdy |
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10:20am - 10:50am |
Nutrition Break[Atrium] |
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POST DDW[Grand Georgian Ballroom] |
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10:50am – 11:10am |
Key abstracts in IBDSpeaker: Dr. Cassandra Townsend MB BCh BAO MSc FRCPC |
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11:10am – 11:30am |
Key Abstracts in LiverSpeaker: Dr. Nashla Hamdan-Perez MD, MSc. (Medical Science) |
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11:30am – 11:50am |
Key Abstracts in Therapeutic EndoscopySpeaker: Dr. Daniel J. Low, MD FRCPC |
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11:50am – 12:10pm |
Key Abstracts in General GISpeaker: Dr. Mandip Rai, MD, FRCPC, MSc |
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12:10pm – 12:30pm |
Question and Answer PeriodModerator: Dr. Suraj Sharma, MD, FRCPC, MScPH |
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12:30pm – 12:40pm |
Closing RemarksSpeaker: Dr. Natasha Bollegala, Hon BSc., MD, MSc., FRCPC [Grand Georgian Ballroom] |
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