November/December 2002
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These educational resource evenings are presented and facilitated by health care professionals for patients and their families to learn about:

• digestive diseases and disorders
• diagnostic tests that may be used in their care
• available treatment options
• ways for patients to help themselves

St. Boniface General Hospital
Conference Room AG002
409 Taché Avenue, Winnipeg
7:00 - 8:30 pm
(Registration not required.)

November 26, 2002: Medications Used in the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases by Dr. Peter Thomson, Clinical Pharmacist, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

January 14, 2003:Irritable Bowel Syndrome & Chronic Functional Abdominal Pain by Dr. A. Ilnyckyj, Section of Gastroenterology, University of Manitoba

January 28, 2003: Medications Used in the Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Dr. Peter Thomson, Clinical Pharmacist, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority.

The Canadian Society of Intestinal Research (SiR) has spearheaded a national campaign for digestive disease awareness and in doing so, is supporting the U of M Bad Gut Lecture Series (www.umanitoba.ca). Also, SiR has supplied comprehensive educational resources for professional and patient use in the GI Resource Centre at St. Boniface Hospital. This initiative is made possible by an unrestricted educational grant from Solvay Pharma. For further information call SiR at 1-866-600-4875 toll-free or visit www.badgut.com/.

Thanks to Marcie Lyons, E.T. for alerting me to this lecture series. I will include upcoming lecture dates in the next issue of Inside Out. The lectures continue biweekly until April 29, 2003.

Mike Leverick, Editor.

Via Inside Out On-line Nov/Dec 2002