Our latest newsletter is here! 🎉 This special edition celebrates 5 years of SAIA's @ibdesis.bsky.social, exciting new additions to our team, plus important educational resources & research publications! Become a member & receive our newsletter today! saibda.memberclicks.net/new-member-a... 💜

We are thrilled to welcome pediatric GI Dr. Ashish Patel to our Medical Advisory Panel! 🎉 🙌🏽 Learn more about Ashish here: saia-gi.org/medical-advi... We’re so proud to continue growing to better serve & empower our pediatric patients and their caregivers 💜

Last month at AIBD, we asked attendees about their favorite IBD myth to bust! Check out our new vid to see the responses, which range from 😂 to 😱 SAIA is proud to work alongside you all, busting these myths to improve the lives of patients with IBD and other GI conditions 💜

Patient voices in #IBD #research matter. Both @ownyourcrohns.bsky.social & @voiceforibd.bsky.social had the honor to contribute to a @bmj.com State of the Art Review on IBD medical mgmt, written for clinicians & including a patient perspective section to ground PROs👇🏼 🔗 bit.ly/MedicalMgmtO...

✨ Welcoming SAIA’s New President: Dr. Bincy Abraham! ✨ We are thrilled to have Dr. Abraham on board during this exciting time of expansion for SAIA & are thrilled to see her commitment to improve the lives of people with #IBD & other GI conditions 💜 Check out her bio: saia-gi.org/saias-leader...

Proud to have 2 SAIA Leaders, Dr. Parakkal Deepak & Tina @ownyourcrohns.bsky.social, represent in the PROMISE Workshop & in an important new Gastroenterology publication called Prediction & Prevention of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Call to Action 🙌🏽 Read more: www.gastrojournal.org/article/S001...

It’s Gastro Gyan time 🥁🎉 In this episode of SAIA’s Gastro Gyan Series, Dr. Sanket Patel & Patient Advocate Aisha Memon discuss tips & tricks to make infusions & injections easy, accessible & acceptable for all patients 💥🙏🏽 Tune in: youtu.be/nHGfBREFSzQ?...

At #ACG2025, we announced @saia-gi.bsky.social expansion into #CultureAndGI as “Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI,” something we’ve been doing, just now our name has caught up 💥 Thank you for the support as we usher in a new era! Special thank you to @amcollegegastro.bsky.social 🙏🏽

SAIA is expanding! 🥳 At ACG 2025, we announced a brand new SAIA! We’re grateful for our growth as South Asian IBD Alliance, but we are now... ✨️ Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI ✨️ Still SAIA, but we're now encompassing "Culture & GI" to ensure inclusion for all. 🙏🏼

Honored to be speaking at Indo US Rare’s Summit on accessible & culturally inclusive #clinicaltrials I plan to share @southasianibd.bsky.social & @amergastroassn.bsky.social’s critical work on inclusion of Asian MENA & Pacific Islander #IBD community Join us: summit.indousrare.org/register-now

Have you checked out J&J’s IBD Social Circle’s whitepaper on the need for community in #IBD? 😊 This is a powerful paper with staggering statistics on isolation, stigma and the need for multidisciplinary care for us IBD patients. Check it out: www.ibdsocialcircle.com/community-ib...

Happy World Ostomy Day!! We are so proud to partner with them on educational resources and partners to support and empower patients and their families & friends with IBD

This #WorldOstomyDay, @ownyourcrohns.bsky.social shares how it’s absolutely possible to wear a saree with confidence as an #ostomate! We’re proud to collaborate with @coreibd.bsky.social on this important video. www.coreibd.org To explore SAIA's resources visit: southasianibd.org/patient-educ...

@ownyourcrohns.bsky.social giving a very passionate talk about cultural sensitive care and focus on psychosocial aspects in all GI disorders to @AmerGastroAssn leadership summit. Your advocacy makes a HUGE difference Tina!

An honor to present at #PIBDRD25 on the epidemiology, phenotypes, clinical features & sex-based differences of #IBD in #SouthAsians 🙌🏽 This was my 1st time presenting on a wide scale as a RESEARCHER at an IBD conference. Thank you to @neeraguptamd.bsky.social for the kind invitation 🙏🏽

Will need time to dig in on this paper, but this looks like it could make pre-clinical intervention to prevent #IBD possible. @ownyourcrohns.bsky.social www.gastrojournal.org/article/S001...

This @lancetgastrohep.bsky.social publication took our team & collaborators 3+ years in the making👏🏽 Congratulations to all the authors!

SAIA collaborated with researchers globally on important new research in @lancetgastrohep.bsky.social, 'IBD in South Asia: A Scoping Review' www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... This article comprehensively reviews #IBD to state that IBD in South Asia is NOT DISSIMILAR from North America & Europe.

Our scoping review on IBD in South Asia is published! It took us over 3 years to review the literature and write. We hope that this paper will provide clinical pearls and help advance the field. @dranuraagj.bsky.social @ownyourcrohns.bsky.social

We’re honoured to have tabled & presented at GAPIO’s 15th Annual Meeting in Mysuru, India 🇮🇳 Thrilled to have Madhura, Tanya, Tina represent SAIA & Tina speak about ‘GI Surgery: Comprehensive Care for IBD’ discussing #biologics & #ostomy #jpouch surgeries & the growing need for #IBD care in India.

So excited to have attended GAPIO’s conference recently in Mysore, India, and have contributed the patient perspective on GI Surgery and what patients need in terms of care. Looking forward to a future of patient centricity in chronic disease management across the globe! 🌏

Proud to have @ownyourcrohns.bsky.social involved in a @amergastroassn.bsky.social consortium on #Crohns #perianalfistula with esteemed faculty Dr David Schwartz, Dr Amy Lightner, among others. Read their best practices for #CPF management in Gastroenterology: www.gastrojournal.org/article/S001...

FDA approves mirikizumab for moderately to severely active Crohn’s disease www.prnewswire.com/news-release... #GastroSky #MedSky #IDSky

SAIA is a proud partner of @ScrubsNHeels Leadership Summit 2025! Join us April 4-6 for an amazing #WomenInGI conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, with inspiring speakers, workshops, & networking! 💃🏽🎉 Register today: scrubsandheels.com/leadership-s...

Great post by @ownyourcrohns.bsky.social & Natalie, making key findings from #AIBD2024 accessible to patients across the world! Learn more ⬇️

We are so proud of the work Tina(@ownyourcrohns.bsky.social) and Natalie are doing to make IBD conference content comprehensible for patients 🙌🏽🙌🏽 In this well-written article, learn more about the key themes from #AIBD2024: ownyourcrohns.com/key-takeaway...

SAIA is a proud partner of #CCCongress25, a Crohn's & Colitis Foundation & @amergastroassn.bsky.social conference being held in San Francisco on Feb 6-8. Join us to learn about the latest scientific breakthroughs & treatment strategies revolutionizing #IBD care. Register: crohnscolitiscongress.org

Walking into 2025 like… 💃🏽 Having been diagnosed 19 years ago with #IBD, I never realized how much the condition would change my life. I’m grateful to be owning my Crohn’s everyday helping run @southasianibd.bsky.social @ibdesis.bsky.social w/ brilliant patients & doctors 🧿🙏🏽

#PIBDRD25 Day 1, Session 2 (April 10, 2025) at @childrensnational.bsky.social in Washington DC‼️ #SexDifferences #SexInScience #IBD #EoE #EosinophilicEsophagitis #Growth #Food #Nutrition #Immunometabolism

#PIBDRD25 Day 1, Session 3 (April 10, 2025) at @childrensnational.bsky.social in Washington DC‼️ #Endoscopy #Growth #Rheumatology #IBD #SouthAsian #SexDifferences #SexInScience

Check out this 🧵for the complete agenda (2 days, 7 sessions) for the 9th Pediatric IBD Research Days (PIBDRD) Meeting at @childrensnational.bsky.social in #WashingtonDC on April 10 & 11, 2025‼️ Registration information is coming soon‼️ #PIBDRD25 #GrowthStudy #SexInScience #SexDifferences #IBD

Team SAIA / @ibdesis.bsky.social wishes you a #HappyNewYear! We hope 2025 brings you & your loved ones good health & joy! 2024 was a big year for us and we are truly thankful for your support 💜💜 In 2025 & beyond, we will continue to work hard to improve #IBD care globally 🙏🏽🙏🏽

Happy Holidays from all of us at SAIA / @ibdesis.bsky.social ✨✨🎄🎄 We send our love and best wishes to you and your loved ones💜💜 We hope you have a wonderful time filled with happiness, good health, and festive cheer🥳🎉🎇

The latest edition of our newsletter is out 🎉 This edition is filled with updates from our physician & patient advocacy team around the 🌏 To receive our newsletter & become a part of the SAIA / IBDesis community, sign up to be a SAIA member today: saibda.memberclicks.net/newsletters 💜

#NewOntheBlog ✍️🏾 Rohit Aita shares key takeaways from Dr. Lea Ann Chen's presentation at #DDW2024 on the potential protective factor in microbiomes of unaffected relatives w/ high IBD polygenic risk scores👏🏾 Read the post on SAIA's blog to learn more: southasianibd.org/rohits-refle...

SAIA hosted an important talk on Navigating Your Mental Health with #IBD✨ Check out key takeaways for HCPs here: southasianibd.org/resources/ke... This resource has been medically reviewed by Dr. Anjali Pandit & Dr. Tiffany Taft! We are proud to #BreaktheSilence on #mentalhealth💥

NEW #OnTheBlog Our Patient Experience at #ACG2024 ✍🏽 This #CCAwarenessWeek, it’s important for us to share & spread the love of all that we learned at ACG (@amcollegegastro.bsky.social) Check out our blog post here: southasianibd.org/patient-expe...

Today marks 10 yrs since my #jpouch excision & #ostomy surgery due to perianal fistulizing #Crohns. This was me at a wedding days before surgery. pCD research has come a long way but needs to go further to improve #IBD patient outcomes. Please continue to advocate for this 🙏🏽

For Day 3 of #CrohnsAndColitisAwarenessWeek I've posted an updated version of my blog called "Costing Crohn's". I hope that it illustrates the mental/physical/financial burdens of living with this incurable disease. www.wrestlingtheoctopus.com/costing-crohns #IBDSky #crohns #GastroSky

Day 4 #CCAwarenessWeek Calling patients, caregivers & HCPs managing perianal Crohn's. We would like to hear from you to understand your views on the most important research questions re perianal Crohn's. Kindly complete a brief survey to help us advance research on pCD: tinyurl.com/pcdpspsurvey

Day 3 #CCAwarenessWeek #GivingTuesday is the perfect time to give towards our cause to support patients & clinicians on an important mission to reduce healthcare disparities. Donate to SAIA today & help transform care for #IBD patients globally: southasianibd.org/donate/

Day 2 #CCAwarenessWeek SAIA's @crohnsbabble.bsky.social & @ownyourcrohns.bsky.social were featured by Pfizer: 💥 Sharan's story was included in the "Patients Like Me Have IBD" campaign 💥 Tina's experiences were highlighted in Pfizer's news blast on health inequities www.facebook.com/share/p/1W1Q...

Opening #CCAwarenessWeek at a wedding invoking Lord Ganesha for good health & happiness for all 🥳🧿🎊 For all the suffering we #IBD warriors go through, there is always hope for more treatments & a cure one day. Let’s heal & emerge from the shadows of illness together 🙏🏽

Happy Crohn's & Colitis Awareness Week 💜 SAIA's IBDesis Community is a safe space for patients & caregivers free of cultural stigma: www.facebook.com/groups/ibdes... Join SAIA / @ibdesis.bsky.social as we #BreaktheSilence on IBD & transform care for underserved communities!

We're excited to introduce the newest member of @southasianibd.bsky.social IBDesis advocacy team 🎉 Meet Murat Kavlak, #Crohns warrior & #ostomate from 🇹🇷 & our new Content Coordinator! Read Murat's story on identifying as 🏳️‍🌈 & navigating #IBD #jpouch & #ostomy: southasianibd.org/murats-journ...

Happy Thanksgiving from the SAIA/IBDesis family 🦃 Thank you everyone for your support. We are appreciative of these relationships as we continue to grow & advocate for accessible & culturally informed care🙏🏽 What are you grateful for this #Thanksgiving2024?

✍🏽 #NewOntheBlog ✍️🏾 Nour Al-Timimi, our Content Creator, shares key patient-friendly highlights from a poster at #DDW2024 titled “Intestinal Ultrasound Predicting Disease Relapse in Asymptomatic #IBD Patients” 👏🏾 Read the full post on SAIA's blog: southasianibd.org/nour-ius-asy...

Congratulations @ownyourcrohns.bsky.social !! You are going to be amazing!!

🎉Congratulations, best wishes, and HUGE #ACGfamily kudos to Tina Aswani-Omprakash on her new role at @southasianibd.bsky.social! @ownyourcrohns.bsky.social #GastroSky #MedSky #Gastroenterology