Spring 2026 Live Online Community Conference
Check out the Agenda
We have a packed agenda with opportunities to collaborate and connect in breakout sessions, be inspired by an ignite talk, and dive deeper into the latest learnings in IBD care. All registrants will access the Zoom Events platform closer to the conference, but you can review the session descriptions below to plan your day!
Lunch & Learn
Empowering Families through the Journey: Connecting with the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation
Stronger together, every step of the way
- Explain how education and trusted resources from the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation can help empower families to better understand IBD and advocate for their child or loved one
- Describe how connection to the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s supportive community can help families feel less alone, share experiences, and build confidence throughout the IBD journey
- Identify how a coordinated team approach—including the Foundation, health care providers, ICN, and other specialists—helps families reach their “summit” in care and support
Community Proposed Breakout I
Clinical: From Montreal via Paris to Florence: Classifying IBD
Gain further knowledge about the revised phenotypic classification of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) developed by the International Organization for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IOIBD).
At the end of the session the attendee will be able to:
- Appreciate the purpose(s) of IBD classification
- Evaluate any shortcomings of the Paris classification of pediatric IBD (PIBD)
- Classify children and adolescents with Crohn's disease and Ulcerative Colitis using the IOIBD25 classification
- Select a classification according to intended purpose
Data: CTRL + ALT + Streamline: Efficiencies to make your IBD Data Workflows Click
Hear from two centers sharing innovative, replicable approaches to improving, transitioning, and automating data workflows—designed to inspire immediate action to strengthen data collection and quality.
- Two centers share lessons learned and best practices from their work improving efficiencies within the ICN data workflows
- Sharing about Electronic Medical Record (EMR) automatization and optimization during EMR transitions
Nutritional/Psychosocial: Leaning into Discomfort and Fostering Clinical Skills to Address Weight Stigma in Pediatric IBD
Explore how weight stigma intersects and impacts pediatric IBD, what the evidence reveals, the practical approaches clinicians can use to minimize harm and strengthen care, and the patient perspective on why this matters.
- Increase awareness and understanding of weight stigma in healthcare, including how individuals experiencing weight stigma may then seek and receive less care per the extant literature; increase awareness and understanding of the nuanced ways in which weight stigma presents in pediatric IBD
- Review and discuss study findings from research that assessed weight stigma amongst pediatric IBD physicians
- Review and share clinical pearls/clinical skills for healthcare professionals to reduce the impact of weight stigma (e.g., harm reduction strategies)
Community Proposed Breakout II
Clinical/Research: Deciding Together: Shared Decision-Making (SDM) Fundamentals and Frontline Perspectives
Learn the fundamentals of shared decision making (SDM), hear real life examples from a panel of clinicians, patients, and caregivers, and leave with ideas for where SDM fits in your practice.
- Define shared decision-making (SDM) and describe its core principles, including the roles of pediatric patients, families, and providers
- Describe approaches to practicing SDM in clinical care, including strategies that use decision support tools and those that do not
- Reflect on how shared decision-making aligns with participants current practice and identify opportunities, facilitators, and challenges
Engagement/Psychosocial: Major Life Change: Adjusting to College with IBD
Empower incoming students with the tools, accommodations, and wellness strategies they need to navigate college life confidently with IBD through shared patient experiences and a clinical expert panel.
- Teach incoming students how to adjust to dining halls and discuss other dietary accommodations
- Share what accommodations in the classroom and housing can look like/what to ask for
- Improve wellbeing and mental health strategies to navigate the transition from home to college
Quality Improvement/Data: 200 Days and Beyond: Sustaining Timely Care for Pediatric IBD Patients
Discover how targeted Quality Improvement methods are helping pediatric IBD teams deliver timely, reliable care— sustaining 200-day goals and strengthening remission and continuity of care for pediatric IBD patients.
- Describe the QI methodology used to improve our 200 days metric and timely follow-up scheduling for our pediatric IBD patients
- Share QI interventions that increased the percentage of patients seen within 200 days (and scheduled follow up visits within 30 days of current visit).
- Discuss lessons learned and future directions for sustaining 200 days, improving remission rates and continuity of care.
Richard B. Colletti Clinical Plenary: The State of IBD Research 2026
Discover the latest significant advancements, trends, and emerging insights in research for IBD.