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We’re excited to share that IMAGINE researcher, Dr. Grigorios Leontiadis, has been appointed to the newly launched National Advisory Committee on Preventive Health Services (NACPHS). The committee will help shape evidence-based, inclusive preventive health guidelines—including cancer screening and disease prevention recommendations—to meet the evolving needs of people across Canada. Congratulations, Dr. Leontiadis!

New National Advisory Committee to support preventive health care in Canada The Government of Canada is reinforcing its leadership in preventive health care by advancing national guidelines grounded in the highest standards of scientific rigour, transparency, and equity.

We are happy to share a new guide developed by PASSERELLE and its partners designed to support the onboarding of new members in patient-oriented research teams.

Our latest publication explores how the Kirkpatrick model (widely used to evaluate training programs) has been applied in post-secondary health sciences to inform evaluation of ’s Health System Impact Fellowship program:

Applications of the Kirkpatrick Model in Post-secondary Health Sciences Education: A Scoping Review Background The Kirkpatrick model is commonly used as a systematic approach to evaluate training programs, although its application to health sciences experiential learning programs is not well-established. To inform the use of the Kirkpatrick model in the evaluation of the Canadian Institutes of Hea...

Our latest publication highlights the importance of patient-centered care and shared decision-making when it comes to children with . Findings include that parents worry most about long-term risks & side effects of treatments and teens care more about feeling better now and daily quality of life. Read the full article here:

Child and parent perspectives in IBD management: a literature review and qualitative study AbstractBackground. The therapeutic landscape and treatment goals for pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) continue to evolve. However, there remains

Our latest research publication explores how with , their caregivers & clinicians make treatment decisions—especially around advanced therapies:

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IMAGINE co-funded a randomized controlled study exploring time-restricted feeding (a type of ) in adults with ’s & / . The results? Significant reductions in symptomatic disease activity & inflammation:

Time-Restricted Feeding Reduces Body Mass Index, Visceral Adiposity, Systemic Inflammation, and Clinical Disease Activity in Adults With Crohn’s Disease: A Randomized Controlled Study Overweight and obesity (OO) affect approximately 40% of individuals with Crohn’s disease (CD).1 Visceral adiposity (VAT) is particularly detrimental, contributing to metabolic alterations, systemic inflammation, and adverse clinical outcomes, including reduced response to biologic therapies, incre...

Big news! IMAGINE has received a $2M CIHR Knowledge Mobilization & Implementation Science Extension Grant! This funding will help sustain & grow the MAGIC study, expand data/samples, strengthen patient-oriented research, & ensure research findings are shared in meaningful ways.

Our latest paper explores how people with IBS navigate, adopt, and use digital health technologies for self-management. Led by IMAGINE researchers Adrijana D’Silva, Nicolle Hua, and Dr. Deborah Marshall, this focus group study highlights what truly matters to patients when engaging with digital health tools.
Read it here: https://humanfactors.jmir.org/2026/1/e75012

Navigation, Adoption, and Use of Digital Health Technologies for Irritable Bowel Syndrome Self-Management: Focus Group Study of Patient Experience and Decision-Making Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common chronic gastrointestinal disorder that impairs bowel functions and patients’ overall quality of life. IBS-focused digital health technologies (DHTs), including online health resources and mobile health (mHealth) apps, have recently proliferate...

📢 New Publication Alert! 🎉
We’re excited to share our latest publication “Patient-reported Symptoms Are Independent of Extent of Disease in Longstanding Ulcerative Colitis: MAGIC in IMAGINE.” 🔗 Read the abstract here: https://journals.lww.com/jcge/abstract/9900/patient_reported_symptoms_are_independent_of.593.aspx

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IMAGINE patient research partners published this interesting article in on "The Patient Prescription for Integrating Into Gastroenterology Care":

The Patient Prescription for Integrating Artificial Intelligence Into Gastroenterology Care Since 1977, nearly 30,000 peer-reviewed artificial intelligence (AI) health care–focused studies have been published, the majority (approximately 85%) since 2008,1 and since 2019 there is likely many more. Topics of study have ranged from exploring ways to improve the efficiency of health informat...