MC IBD 2025:
Multidisciplinary Approach to Managing IBD and Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases (IMID) in Preconception and Pregnancy
MC IBD is back for another full-day event, bringing together practitioners from diverse specialties including gastroenterology, family medicine, obstetrics, rheumatology, fertility, dermatology, nursing, and others. The program will feature a variety of seminars and interactive small-group workshops led by a faculty of renowned Canadian experts. The interactive program is designed to explore complex cases managed by multiple specialists as they evolve over the course of the pregnancy journey. It is focused on practical tips for managing these patients, as well as responses to commonly-asked questions as their pregnancy evolves.
Saturday, March 29, 2025, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
(Breakfast and Lunch Provided)
Pan Pacific Hotel
900 York Mills Rd, North York, ON M3B 3H2
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Program Chair
About
Vivian Huang, MSc, MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine,
University of Toronto
Chair, MC IBD program https://mcibd.ca
MC IBD was founded in 2016, and has grown over the years to include ever more opportunities to gain knowledge and make connections in this evolving field. Join us to help make this year the best program yet!
Steering Committee
Vivian Huang, MSc, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Vivian Huang practices P4 (predictive, preventive, personalized, participatory) medicine, to optimize maternal, fetal and neonatal outcomes in IBD through clinical innovations in patient and physician education, and e-health strategies. She developed the MC IBD educational program in 2016 and has continued the series into 2021. She also founded the Northern Alberta Preconception and Pregnancy in IBD clinical research program at the University of Alberta in 2014, and the Preconception and Pregnancy in IBD clinical research program at Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto in 2017.
Vipul Jairath, MBChB, DPhil, MRCP, FRCPC
Dr. Jairath is Professor of Medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry at Western University, London, ON, and holder of the John and Susan McDonald Endowed Chair in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Clinical Research at Western University. He established and is Program Director of the Advanced IBD fellowship program at Western University. Dr. Jairath is principal investigator for several investigator-initiated randomized controlled trials. He has over 200 peer reviewed publications and supervises a number of post-graduate students at PhD and Masters levels. His medical training has primarily been in the UK at the University of Leeds, at Oxford University where he earned a PhD, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, where he received a post-graduate diploma in clinical trials. Dr. Jairath’s research interests include the design, conduct, and implementation of randomized controlled trials, index development, and outcomes research.
Cynthia Maxwell, MD, FRCSC (OB/GYN & MFM), RDMS, DABOG, DABOM
Cindy Maxwell MD FRCSC DABOM (Obesity Medicine) is a Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist and Division Head at Mount Sinai Hospital and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at University of Toronto. Her clinical and research interests center on medical disorders of pregnancy, with a focus on pregnancy affected by Inflammatory bowel disease and gastrointestinal conditions. Dr. Maxwell is a member of the Provincial Council on Maternal and Child Health – serving on the Maternal and Neonatal Committee (MNC – MFM Lead) and the Maternal-Child Transport Advisory Committee (M-CTAC – MFM ex officio member). She is a Member of the Interim Leadership Council for the newly-formed South Central Ontario Maternal Neonatal Regional Network, encompassing 8 regional LHINs. She serves as a Member of the Executive Committee of the Southern Ontario Obstetrical Network (SOON), representing Sinai Health System. She is an active Executive Member and past-President of the Black Physicians Association of Ontario.
Natalie Morson, MD, CCFP
Dr. Natalie Morson is a staff physician practicing comprehensive family medicine including low risk obstetrics at the Mount Sinai Academic Family Health Team. Dr. Morson earned her medical degree from the University of Western Ontario in 2006 and then completed her Family Medicine residency, followed by a Low Risk Obstetrics Fellowship, at the University of Toronto in 2008. Dr. Morson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto and is the Family Medicine Residency Site Program Director at Mount Sinai Hospital.
Parul Tandon, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Dr. Parul Tandon is a staff gastroenterologist and inflammatory bowel diseases specialist at the University Health Network. He completed his internal medicine training at the University of Ottawa and adult gastroenterology residency at the University of Toronto. Dr. Tandon is a Clinician Scientist and Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto. His research interests include the care of IBD in racial and ethnic minorities as well as access to care for women with IBD during preconception and pregnancy, and for infants born to women with IBD in the first years of life.
Brenda O'Connor, RN, BScN
Brenda O’Connor is a Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator in the Department of Surgery, within the Zane Cohen Centre for Digestive Diseases at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. She is a member of Mount Sinai Hospital’s IBD Centre of Excellence, and involved in Crohn’s and Colitis Canada’s Got to Go, as well as the annual Gutsy Walk. Brenda is also a Community Outreach Coordinator responsible for organizing and participating in peer-led support groups.
Luxin Ye, RPh
Luxin Ye is a pharmacist at Mount Sinai Hospital, providing clinical care to GI and general surgery inpatients. She graduated from University of Toronto Faculty of Pharmacy in 2007 and has been practicing since 2009. Luxin’s passion and goals include optimizing medication therapies in IBD patients and providing seamless care to transition patients from hospital to community.
Montana Skurka, OCT, MT
Montana Skurka works at SickKids hospital as a research associate in supportive care for oncology patients. She also works in the community as an Integrative Wellness Educator with a focus on providing individuals with a holistic approach to mental health and wellbeing. As a passionate chronic illness and cancer advocate with lived experience, Montana is dedicated to helping others navigate their journey to health and wellness through somatic and embodiment-based healing modalities.
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