Sat, April 11, 2026, 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM ET
Toronto BMO Education & Convention Centre, 60 Leonard Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5T 2R1
Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Managing IBD and Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases (IMIDs) in Preconception and Pregnancy, with a Plenary on the new Global Consensus for Management of Pregnancy in IBD
Saturday, April 11, 2026
| Time | Topic | Presenter |
| 08:00 – 08:30 AM | Breakfast and Registration | |
| 08:30 – 08:40 AM | Opening Remarks – Welcome, program objectives (10 mins) | CHAIR: Dr. Vivian Huang |
| 08:40 – 09:00 AM | Patient Perspective (20 mins) | Montana Skurka |
| SESSION 1: Approach to the preconception and pregnancy in IBD – Session Moderator: Dr. Vivian Huang | ||
| 09:00 – 09:20 AM | PLENARY: GIobal consensus update for IBD (20 mins) | Dr. Cynthia Seow |
| 09:20 – 09:40 AM | PLENARY: Fertility treatments for the IBD patient (20 mins) | Dr. Kimberly Liu |
| 09:40 – 10:00 AM | Expert Panel Discussion/ Q&A (20 mins) | MODERATOR: Dr. Vivian Huang PANEL: Dr. Cynthia Seow, Dr. Kimberly Liu, Dr. Natalie Morson |
| 10:00 – 10:45 AM | Case-based workshop breakout session (40 mins + 5 mins) – rotation 1 | |
| 10:45 – 11:00AM | BREAK (15 mins) | |
| SESSION 2: Approach to the pregnant IBD patient – Session Moderator: Dr. Parul Tandon | ||
| 11:00 – 11:20 AM | PLENARY: Intestinal U/S for IBD (20 mins) | Dr. Siwar Albashir |
| 11:20 – 11:40 AM | PLENARY: MFM/OB care for people with IBD and IMIDS (20 mins) | Dr. John Snelgrove |
| 11:40 – 12:00 PM | PLENARY: IBD surgery and pregnancy and delivery (20 mins) | Dr. Marisa Louridas |
| 12:00 – 12:20 PM | Expert Panel Discussion/ Q&A (20 mins) | MODERATOR: Dr. Parul Tandon PANEL: Dr. Siwar Albashir, Dr. John Snelgrove, Dr. Marisa Louridas, Dr. Natalie Morson |
| 12:20 – 13:20 PM | LUNCH and Exhibit Viewing (60 mins) | |
| SESSION 3: Multidisciplinary Approach to IMIDS in pregnancy (60 mins) – Session Moderator: Dr. Vivian Huang | ||
| 13:20 – 14:00 PM | Case-based workshop breakout session (35 mins + 5 mins) – rotation 2 | |
| 14:00 – 14:20 PM | PLENARY: Rheumatology views with comorbid IMIDS (20 min) | Dr. Amanda Steiman |
| 14:20 – 14:40PM | PLENARY: Dermatology views with comorbid IMIDS (20 min) | Dr. Raed Alhusayen |
| 14:40 – 15:00 PM | Expert Panel Discussion/ Q&A (20 mins) | MODERATOR: Dr. Vivian Huang PANEL: Dr. John Snelgrove, Dr. Amanda Steiman, Dr. Raed Alhusayen, Dr. Cynthia Seow |
| 15:00 – 15:10 PM | BREAK | |
| SESSION 4: The Future: Infant health and the predictin and prevention of IBD – Session Moderator: Dr. Parul Tandon | ||
| 15:10 – 15:30 PM | PLENARY: Infant breastfeeding, vaccinations, and health (20 mins) | Dr. Pierre-Philippe Piché-Renaud |
| 15:30 – 15:50 PM | PLENARY: Future – prediction and prevention of IBD (20 mins) | Dr. Sun-Ho Lee |
| 15:50 – 16:10 PM | Expert Panel Discussion/ Q&A (20 mins) | MODERATOR: Dr. Parul Tandon PANEL: Dr. Pierre-Philippe Piché-Renaud, Dr. Sun-Ho Lee, Dr. Cynthia Seow |
| 16:10 – 16:15 PM | Closing Remarks (5 mins) | CO-CHAIRS: Dr. Vivian Huang and Dr. Parul Tandon |
| 16:15 – 17:00 PM | Celebratory Reception (45 mins) | |
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Wed Oct 22, 2025, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm ET (via Zoom)
Multidisciplinary Management of Immune Mediated Diseases in Pregnancy
Sat Mar 29, 2025, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm EDT at the Pan Pacific Hotel Toronto
Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Managing IBD and Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases (IMIDs) in Preconception and Pregnancy
Presentations and Speakers:
Session 1: Preconception counselling in IBD: Burden of disease, cultural considerations by Montana Skurka (Keynote Patient Speaker), Parul Tandon, MD, Erin Kennedy, MD, Carl Laskin, MD, and Natalie Morson, MD.
Session 2: Flaring IBD Patient with rheumatological involvement and/or paradoxical psoriasis, incl. monitoring (ultrasound) and pharmacological management by Siwar Albashir, MD, Vivian Huang, MD, Cynthia Maxwell, MD, Dharini Mahendira, MD, Perla Lansang, MD, Luxin Ye (Clinical Pharmacist).
Session 3: Pregnancy, surgery, and delivery planning including monitoring. Case 1: Crohn’s patient with ileal strictures who is 16 weeks pregnant and having partial obstruction. Case 2: Ulcerative colitis patient on a biologic who is flaring by Parul Tandon, MD, Siwar Albashir, MD, Vivian Huang, MD, Erin Kennedy, MD, Cynthia Maxwell, MD, Jonathan Ausman, MD, Natalie Morson, MD.
Note: There are no recorded videos for Session 3 which consisted of group based interactive case workshops.
Session 4: Pregnancy, surgery, and delivery planning by Parul Tandon, MD, Cynthia Maxwell, MD, Erin Kennedy, MD, Pierre-Philippe Piche-Renaud, MD.
Tue, Nov 19th, 2024 at 7pm EST via Zoom.
Multidisciplinary Approach to Managing IBD and Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases (IMID) in Preconception and Pregnancy
Sat, Jun 8, 2024, 8 am to 4 pm ET at the Pan Pacific Hotel Toronto
Multidisciplinary Approach to Managing IBD and Immune Mediated Diseases (IMD) in Preconception and Pregnancy
Presentations and Speakers:
Welcome to MCIBD 2024 by Vivian Huang, MD
A multidisciplinary team includes the patient by Montana Skurka (Keynote Patient Speaker)
Case stem introduction (history and medication review) by Vivian Huang, MD
Importance of controlling IBD: What treatments are safe? by Parul Tandon, MD
When should you refer to fertility? by Carl Laskin, MD
What impact can surgery have on fertility? by Anthony de Buck, MD
Case stem introduction (history and medication review) by Vivian Huang, MD
Dermatoses in pregnancy and Medication management peri-partum/post-partum by David Croitoru, MD and Parul Tandon, MD
Obstetrical monitoring by John Snelgrove, MD
Delivery method by Anthony de Buck, MD and John Snelgrove, MD
Breastfeeding by Shinya Ito, MD
Infant Health and Vaccination in infants exposed to biologics by Pierre-Philippe Piche-Renaud, MD
Thu Nov 30, 2023, 7 to 8 pm ET (via Zoom)
EVENT DETAILS
Rheumatological and Dermatological Issues During Preconception and Pregnancy
This is the second session in the 2023 MC IBD series.
Dr. Neda Amiri (Rheumatologist) and Dr. Perla Lansang (Dermatologist) will discuss Rheumatological and Dermatological issues during preconception and pregnancy in a Zoom webinar, with an opportunity for attendees to ask questions after the presentations.
This webinar qualifies for College of Family Physicians of Canada – Mainpro+® (Group-Learning), 1.0 credit(s), and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada – Section 1, 1.0 hour(s).
Sat, Jun 3, 2023, 8 am to 4 pm ET at the Hyatt Regency Toronto
Optimizing Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in IBD
EVENT DETAILS
Presentations and Speakers:
Overview of IBD and Reproductive Health by Flavio Habal, MD
IBD Medications in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding by Yvette Leung, MD
IBD and Fertility by Kimberly Liu, MD
IBD Surgery and Reproductive Health by Anthony de Buck, MD
Obstetrical Management of the Pregnant IBD Patient by John Snelgrove, MD
Patient Perspective by Montana Skurka (Patient Advocate)
Allied Health and Collaborative Care by Luxin Ye (Pharmacist), Florissa Montilla (PACE Program), and Lauren Tucker (Dietician)
Continuing Professional Development, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto has awarded the Multidisciplinary Care in IBD 2023 with the following credits:
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