SAIA is delighted to collaborate with Dr. Misha Kabir at University College London and Dr. Diya Kapila at St. Mark’s Hospital to help shape an exciting new study focused on developing a bowel cancer risk prediction test.
For more information or to get involved, please email: d.kapila@nhs.net
Our latest newsletter is here! 🎉
Read our first newsletter of 2026 celebrating our growth & impact! We wouldn’t be where we are without you all!
Become a member & receive our newsletter today! saibda.memberclicks.net/new-member-a... 💜
In line with SAIA’s expansion into GI, we’re thrilled to introduce our Medical Advisor in the CRC space, gastroenterologist and physician scientist Dr Aasma Shaukat to our Medical Advisory Panel!
Learn more about Aasma: saia-gi.org/medical-advi...
We’re so proud to continue growing! 💜
We are proud to host a KEY talk on Pediatric to Adult Transition of Care 💥
Join @ashishpatelpch, @crohnsbabble, @DrAlexandraFuss & @raitaibd who explore successful & culturally informed transition of care 🙌🏽
Tune in Sat April 11th on SAIA’s FB (saia.org), IG (saia.gi) & YouTube (saia-GI) page!
Happy National Nutrition Month 🍛🍐
We are thrilled to launch our Nutrition Committee. The committee is led by amazing #WomeninGI - Dr. Maitreyi Raman & Shehnaz Bashir, RD. Learn more: saia-gi.org/nutrition-co...
Living with a GI condition doesn’t mean giving up the flavors you love 🌶️✨
In our latest Gastro Gyan episode, Shehnaz Bashir, R.D. joins Patient Advocate Nour A. to share practical ways to adapt your favorite cultural dishes! 💛
Watch here! saia-gi.org/how-to-add-f...
This #CRCAwarenessMonth, we’re sharing our expert-reviewed resource on Colorectal Cancer (CRC). 💙
Explore the resource here: saia-gi.org/resources/an...
Early awareness can save lives! Recognise the symptoms, understand your risk, and don’t delay getting screened 🩺
We’re continuing to raise awareness this #CRCAwarenessMonth! 💙
This time, we’re sharing our expert-reviewed resource on cultural considerations around colonoscopies while also addressing & debunking common myths!
Learn more from our resource here: saia-gi.org/resources/cu...
📢 Call for #IBD survey participants 📢
Proud to partner with Dr. Manasi Agrawal at Mount Sinai to explore patient perspectives on environmental factors in IBD 🌎
Access the survey via the QR code or the link: redcap.mountsinai.org/redcap/surve...
Your input will help direct future IBD research! 🔬
Celebrating 15k subscribers on YouTube! 🙌🏽
When our Patient Education Livestreams launched in 2021, we couldn't have imagined the impact our videos would have on the GI community 💥
Check them out: youtube.com/@saia-gi
We can’t wait to keep learning & growing with you! 💜
Our 2025 Impact Report is out! 🗞️ Read about our accomplishments in 2025 & receive other updates from SAIA by signing up for membership: saibda.memberclicks.net/new-member-a...
What an incredible year! Thank you to our sponsors and community for making this possible! 💥 🙌🏽
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
