What an incredible week on service with « the one and only » Alan Barkun , lots of fun, learning on both clinical and endoscopic aspects. Thank you for an unforgettable week!

Our pan-Canadian/French (ELEMENT) RCT: EUS-CDS vs ERCP now in Gastro Gastroenterology. Adding to the great work by Anthony Teoh. #eus #ercp Anand Sahai Jeff Mosko @natalia_calo Alan Barkun Mouen Khashab, MD, MASGE McGill Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology McGill_DOM CIHR gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-…

Epigastric pain🩺 that you can't explain? Consider acute pancreatitis, which we covered in a recent episode from our friends at McGill_DOM McGill Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Writers: Dr. Abow-Mohamed & Dr. Zoughlami (IM residents) Reviewers: Dr. Soulelis (GI) & Dr. Zaabat (GIM) Infographic by: Dr. Gui

Please join us for our UEG 2023 update with expert commentary from the one and only Remo Panaccione, MD, FRCPC and my co-moderator Jeffrey McCurdy MD PhD #MondayNightIBD Monday November 20th at 730 PM EST. Register below! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

4 EUS-GE with our TTS double ballon Naja catheter. 1 live demo then 3 cases in 1 day at the incredible AIG. Thank you Sundeep Lakhtakia, Dr. Reddy, Dr. Jahangeer, Dr. Gupta, and the team. Making Eus-GE safer and scalable. ChessMedical Ali Bessissow Anthony Teoh Mouen Khashab, MD, MASGE

Just posted on the Endoscopedia blog: "EUS-guided gastroenterostomy using a novel through-the-scope exchangeable dual-balloon enteroclysis catheter: a potentially secure and scalable approach" by Yen-I Chen and Ali Bessissow endoscopedia.com/2023/12/14/che…

Check out one of our most viral podcast episodes about HBV!🩸🎙️ Written by: Drs. Amine Zoughlami and Ikram Abow-Mohamed (IM residents) Reviewed by: Dr. Phillip Wong (Hepatology) and Dr. Sanabelle Zaabat (GIM) Infographic by: Sapriya Birk (Med student) McGill_DOM McGill Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Patients who receive ustekinumab maintenance therapy to treat moderate to severe ulcerative colitis may achieve and maintain symptomatic remission through 4 years. AJG - The American Journal of Gastroenterology Waqqas Afif, MD Maria T. Abreu Silvio Danese Bruce E. Sands Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet brnw.ch/21wGFAb

Truly honored to receive this CIHR award and congrats to all recipients. Thanks to Ali Bessissow who co-developed the technology. McGill Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology McGill_DOM RI-MUHC Centre universitaire de santé McGill McGill Radiology McGill Surgery

Congratulations 🎉to the winners of the Thompson-Williams Award 1- Best Paper : Alan Barkun ➡️McGill Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2- certificate of merite: Mahsa Taghiakbari Université de Montréal (talk presented by Daniel von Renteln) Talk given during Clinical symposium -JCAG #cddw2024 #cag #journalcag

Truly honored to receive the ESGE innovation of the year award for our TTS dual ballon catheter for EUS-GE #Naja. Thank you Agile MV. Sundeep Lakhtakia Anthony Teoh Mouen Khashab, MD, MASGE Clinical Innovation Platform (CLIP) McGill_DOM McGill Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Induction and post-induction serum vedolizumab were not consistently associated with biochemical normalization. Proactive TDM for vedolizumab should not be routinely incorporated in a treat to target strategy for IBD Cynthia Seow John K. Marshall MD Journal of the Canadian Assn of Gastroenterology academic.oup.com/jcag/advance-a…

Congratulations Yen-I Chen MD MSc Ali Bessissow Well deserved!

Interested in pursuing and IBD fellowship at McGill? The application process opens next week for the 2025-2026 year! mcgillibd.ca/fellowship-tra…

Thrilled to share our newly published case report: Previously undiagnosed Morgagni hernia with bowel perforation detected during repeat screening colonoscopy: A case report. Thanks for the great mentor and supervisor Alan Barkun McGill Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Honored to have Matthieu Allez speaking about personalized/precision medicine in IBD at our McGill GI Research Day! McGill_DOM

😊Thrilled to lead an exceptional research team filled with bright young minds! 🌟 They presented studies at the McGill GI Research Day with energy, creativity, and dedication! McGill_DOM McGill Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Centre universitaire de santé McGill RI-MUHC CASL The CTN+ | Le Réseau+ FRQ - secteur Santé CanHepC Network #MASLD #HIV #HCV

Efficacy and Safety of Ustekinumab for Ulcerative Colitis Through 4 Years: Final Results of the UNIFI Long-Term Maintenance Study Afif, et al. 👉 bit.ly/4bydz2d Waqqas Afif, MD Maria T. Abreu Silvio Danese Remo Panaccione, MD, FRCPC Prof Rupert Leong Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet Bruce E. Sands

Congratulations on graduating Abdulrahman Qatomah عبدالرحمن قطومه! Was wonderful having you in the program and wish you continued success!

📌Your calendar Tues June 25 for #IBDUpdate #DDW2024 led by Cynthia Seow Jeffrey McCurdy MD PhD & Waqqas Afif, MD 💎I get to comment! How will these studies affect our practice? 📲Choose the⏰that works for you! (🇨🇦are so nice!) 🔗7PMET: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… 🔗9PMET: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…