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Written by: Rohit Aita Reviewed by: Lea Ann Chen, MD At Digestive Disease Week (DDW) in Washington, D.C., I had the privilege of being involved as co-author on an abstract and presentation given by Dr. Lea Ann Chen, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, titled...

By: Madhura Balasubramaniam, Sharan Khela, & Tina Aswani-Omprakash Our patient advocate team, SAIA’s IBDesis, were honoured to participate in the American College of Gastroenterology’s (ACG) Annual Scientific Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, USA, between October 25th...

Written by: Nour Al-Timimi In the poster session at DDW 2024, I learned about a new fascinating method that can help providers and patients predict relapse from the poster titled "Intestinal Ultrasound is Predictive of Disease Relapse in Asymptomatic Inflammatory...

Written by Murat Kavlak My name is Murat Kavlak and I’m a Turkish-American male living with IBD for 28 years. I was born, raised, and educated in the U.S. and currently live in Western Massachusetts. I was initially diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis (UC), a...

As part of the 2024 Digestive Disease Week Conference (DDW), I had the honor of attending a session led by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and the Pan African Organization for Health, Education, and Research (POHER) on the incidence and...

I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease shortly after I graduated from my Master’s program, and after a two-year break, I am now pursuing a full-time Ph.D. in International Relations. Like many countries, IBD is not legally recognised as a disability that requires...

In today's blog post, SAIA's President, Tina, shares her experience with the new imaging modality for IBD called intestinal ultrasound (IUS): "Last week, I had my first intestinal ultrasound. I had been very nervous the last month getting ready to go in for IUS as...

I had the privilege to attend Digestive Disease Week (DDW) in Washington, D.C. earlier this year. One of the most rewarding aspects of the conference was learning from presentations on current research on IBD and other GI conditions. As someone who works in mental...

Attending Digestive Disease Week (DDW) in Washington, D.C., was an exhilarating and enlightening experience that left a lasting impact on my professional and personal growth. As one of the largest conferences dedicated to gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy, and...

As part of the 2024 Digestive Disease Week Conference (#DDW2024), I was honored and humbled to be a part of the ‘Bridging the Communication Gap for Better IBD Care: A Collaborative Approach’ presentation hosted by Monday Night IBD, SAIA, COGI, Connecting to Cure, and...