CanGIEC IS:
A network of researchers using health administrative data to investigate the rates, causes, and outcomes of people with IBD (Crohn's and ulcerative colitis) in Canada
CanGIEC'S GOALS ARE:
To provide evidence for the burden and environmental risk factors of IBD, and to improve the way the health system treats people living with IBD.
CanGIEC USES:
Advanced analytic techniques using population-based BIG DATA from health databases, combining provincial results to produce a national picture of GI illness in Canada.
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Impact of COVID-19 and IBD in Canada Report published
Crohn’s disease, colitis cases projected to rise in Canada: report
Impact of IBD Report
Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis Prevalence in Canada – Already High – Will Almost Double by 2030, Report Warns
Rural-dwelling Canadians have lower rates of inflammatory bowel disease
Trends in Epidemiology of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Canada: Distributed Network Analysis of Multiple Population-Based Provincial Health Administrative Databases
Edmonton Journal – Children in Canada face high risk of inflammatory bowel disease: U of A researcher (Clare Clancy)
Children in Canada face high risk of inflammatory bowel disease: U of A researcher
University of Alberta homepage – Canadian children suffer highest rate of painful bowel diseases in the world (Lesley Young)