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  • Colorectal Surgery,  Crohn's,  Digital Healthcare Innovations,  health equity,  Healthcare Disparities,  living with IBD,  Patient Voice,  Ulcerative Colitis

    Highlights from ACG 2024: SAIA’s IBDesis’ Patient Experience

    December 4, 2024

    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 to October 30th, 2024. As patient advocates, we are grateful for the opportunity to learn about the latest advancements in the IBD and GI space more broadly. Here are some of our key takeaways from the conference! Understanding the Treatment Landscape (Madhura Balasubramaniam) Dr. Miguel Regueiro provided a comprehensive overview of the various therapies available today to treat IBD and their safety profile, as illustrated by the safety pyramid: It is very heartening for us…

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    My Feature in The New York Times!

    June 22, 2022

    In conjunction with the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s new We Can’t Wait App, nonprofit partner South Asian IBD Alliance’s Co-Founder & President Tina Aswani-Omprakash was interviewed and featured in the Metropolitan section of the Sunday’s edition of The New York Times on 19 June 2022!!! Read the article in-print below or online here: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/17/nyregion/public-bathrooms-nyc-tiktok.html Check out the We Can’t Wait App to find the restroom nearest to you in the U.S. Available now for download in Apple Store and Google Play: https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/wecantwait

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  • Clinical Trials,  Crohn's,  Digital Healthcare Innovations,  Emerging Therapies,  living with IBD,  Ulcerative Colitis,  Wireless Drug Delivery

    Incredible Innovations: A Brand New Wireless IBD Medication Delivery Solution

    February 18, 2021

    Sponsored by Veloce Corporation – SmartTab. All thoughts & opinions are my own. As a Crohn’s patient for the last 15 years, I’ve done my fair share of taking oral medications, receiving infusions and giving myself subcutaneous injections. So last summer, when I came across a digital health company called SmartTab, I was fascinated to learn about the wireless drug delivery solutions they are working on to change the way we take and absorb medications. After having done a lot of research and seeing the buzz at Crohn’s & Colitis Congress ’21 on SmartTab’s poster session, I thought it’s now high time to share this technology with the IBD patient…

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