In-Person Events

Coming soon! We are looking forward to hosting you all at SAIA’s in-person event outside #ACG2024 in Philadelphia! Keep your eyes peeled for more information!

SAIA is thrilled to work in association with Yashoda Hospitals to bring to you IBD Conclave 1.0 at Hyderabad, India! Organized by SAIA’s very own Dr. Kiran Peddi, several SAIA leaders, including Dr. Sumit Bhatia, Dr Vishal Sharma, Prof. Shaji Sebastian, Dr Parakkal Deepak and Dr. Anuraag Jena, will be speaking at this conference on July 6th and 7th, 2024.

The conference also includes a hands-on Intestinal Ultrasound Training Workshop for IBD specialists to learn this non-invasive technology for IBD monitoring and a unique patient support group event, moderated by Madhura Balasubramaniam and SAIA’s Patient Advocates.

SAIA is thrilled to be attending & tabling at Pfizer’s Uninhibited IBD Summit in Warsaw, Poland, on 19-20 June

Our President, Tina, will be speaking on the following topics: 1) Patient perspectives & global health equity considerations on the use of Intestinal Ultrasound (IUS) in monitoring IBD & 2) SAIA’s work in understanding mental health in IBD, including the rates of IBD-related post-traumatic stress (PTS) in the South Asian IBD population

In collaboration with Monday Night IBD, COGI, and other patient advocacy organizations, SAIA was proud to present a double sold-out didactic program at DDW 2024:

Bridging the Communication Gap for Better IBD Care on Sat, May 18 5-8pm ET in D.C.

Our Patient Advocate Sharan Khela will be attending Patients as Partners Europe this year as a panelist! This panel aims to debunk common myths, highlight the impact of diverse participation on research outcomes, and advocate for more inclusive approaches to clinical research.

Join Sharan and many other industry giants at Patients as Partners Europe! Register with SAIA’s discount code SAIA 20.

Our very own Dr Neilanjan Nandi represented SAIA at American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI)’s 41st annual convention in Philadelphia in July 2023! 

The goal of this presentation was to ensure PCPs and other physicians of Indian origin understand how rapidly IBD is growing in the South Asian community. This way referrals to gastroenterologists can be made quickly and patients can get more timely diagnosis and appropriate care. 

SAIA in collaboration with AGA, COCCI, and Medscape Education, presented a unique event at DDW 2023: “Now You See It, Maybe You Don’t? A Blindspot Revealed.”

A person living with IBD and a clinician discussed real-life case scenarios experienced by Black and South Asian people during the diagnosis and management of their IBD.

SAIA hosted our inaugural in-person CME symposium, in partnership with Clinical Care Options (CCO), at DDW 2023. We held an important panel presentation and discussion on the unique challenges the South Asian IBD patient community faces along with the epidemiology of South Asian IBD and delivering high quality care in the East vs the West.

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