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Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI (SAIA)
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501c3 organization creating culturally sensitive education & research for patients & HCPs managing chronic GI conditions to ⬇️ delays & ⬆️ access
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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. 🙏🏼
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IBD doesn’t have a single cause — it’s influenced by genetics, environmental triggers, changes in the gut microbiome, and immune system dysregulation.

#COREIBD #IBD #Crohns #UlcerativeColitis #IBDAwareness

@drsmeena.bsky.social
@saia-gi.bsky.social
@connectingtocure.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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?...
November 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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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 🙏🏽
November 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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. 🙏🏼
October 30, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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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
October 29, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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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...
October 23, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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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...
October 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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...
October 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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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 🙏🏽
April 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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🌙 Observing #Ramadan with #IBD 🌙

📖 @southasianibd.bsky.social has put together helpful guidance on fasting with IBD, including religious exemptions and medical advice. Find their resources here:
👉 Tips for fasting during Ramadan southasianibd.org/resources/ob...
March 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Welcome to the CORE-IBD! We aim to empower patients with IBD to make informed decision about their health by providing resources and information! Follow us to learn more!

@connectingtocure.bsky.social @southasianibd.bsky.social @rainbowingastro.bsky.social

#COREIBD #ibd #empoweringibd
March 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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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.
February 16, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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.
February 16, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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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
The March issue of The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology is out now at www.thelancet.com/gastrohep!

Content includes: alcohol & cancer risk, colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, appendicitis, MASLD, viral hepatitis + more...

#MedSky #GastroSky #LiverSky #IDSky #HepSky
February 16, 2025 at 8:50 AM
*New Research*

Proud to have Dr Neil Nandi co-author a research review on a very important & underdiscussed topic: #sexualhealth in #IBD & considerations for both heterosexual & sexual & gender minorities (SGM) 💥

Read the paper here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
February 4, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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So excited to have attended GAPIO’s conference recently in Mysore, India, and have contributed the patient perspective on GI Surgery and what patients need in terms of care. Looking forward to a future of patient centricity in chronic disease management across the globe! 🌏
We’re honoured to have tabled & presented at GAPIO’s 15th Annual Meeting in Mysuru, India 🇮🇳

Thrilled to have Madhura, Tanya, Tina represent SAIA & Tina speak about ‘GI Surgery: Comprehensive Care for IBD’ discussing #biologics & #ostomy #jpouch surgeries & the growing need for #IBD care in India.
January 31, 2025 at 3:24 PM
We’re honoured to have tabled & presented at GAPIO’s 15th Annual Meeting in Mysuru, India 🇮🇳

Thrilled to have Madhura, Tanya, Tina represent SAIA & Tina speak about ‘GI Surgery: Comprehensive Care for IBD’ discussing #biologics & #ostomy #jpouch surgeries & the growing need for #IBD care in India.
January 31, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Proud to have @ownyourcrohns.bsky.social involved in a @amergastroassn.bsky.social consortium on #Crohns #perianalfistula with esteemed faculty Dr David Schwartz, Dr Amy Lightner, among others.

Read their best practices for #CPF management in Gastroenterology: www.gastrojournal.org/article/S001...
January 29, 2025 at 1:03 PM
During #ACG2024, #SAIA hosted an insightful panel featuring Dr. Bincy Abraham on the growing role of #IntestinalUltrasound (IUS) in #IBD care 🙌🏽

Click below to watch the video for expert insights on how #IUS can improve patient acceptance & uptake of therapies 🙏🏽

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January 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
It's norovirus season🚨

With the increase in cases, through this resource, SAIA's own Dr. Tauseef Ali explains how the virus spreads, symptoms & prevention strategies 🦠

Let's prevent further spread & keep ourselves & our loved ones safe 🙏🏽

Read more: www.cdc.gov/norovirus/ou...
January 16, 2025 at 12:58 PM
SAIA is a proud partner of @ScrubsNHeels Leadership Summit 2025! Join us April 4-6 for an amazing #WomenInGI conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, with inspiring speakers, workshops, & networking! 💃🏽🎉

Register today: scrubsandheels.com/leadership-s...
January 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We are so proud of the work Tina(@ownyourcrohns.bsky.social) and Natalie are doing to make IBD conference content comprehensible for patients 🙌🏽🙌🏽

In this well-written article, learn more about the key themes from #AIBD2024: ownyourcrohns.com/key-takeaway...
January 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
SAIA is a proud partner of #CCCongress25, a Crohn's & Colitis Foundation & @amergastroassn.bsky.social conference being held in San Francisco on Feb 6-8.

Join us to learn about the latest scientific breakthroughs & treatment strategies revolutionizing #IBD care.

Register: crohnscolitiscongress.org
January 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Walking into 2025 like… 💃🏽

Having been diagnosed 19 years ago with #IBD, I never realized how much the condition would change my life. I’m grateful to be owning my Crohn’s everyday helping run @southasianibd.bsky.social @ibdesis.bsky.social w/ brilliant patients & doctors 🧿🙏🏽
January 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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December 31, 2024 at 8:28 PM