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APC webinar for World IBD Day 2021
APC webinar for World IBD Day 2021
APC public engagement webinar Breaks the Silence around living with IBD on May 19th 
Wednesday 19 May 2021 from 7-8 pm. Register for free: https://bit.ly/2QgpAVN On 19 May 2021, APC Microbiome Ireland will join with people across the world in celebrating World IBD Day to shine a light on Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). This year’s theme “Break the silence – IBD and Well-being†will raise awareness on how IBD affects people not only physically but also their general well-being. Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is the umbrella term for Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. It is an invisible disease that has a huge impact on a person's quality of life. More than 10 million people globally are affected by IBD (over 40,000 in Ireland alone). APC are hosting a free public webinar on Wednesday 19 May 2021 from 7pm - 8 pm for anyone seeking information on IBD and how to manage IBD symptoms. The event will include bite-sized talks from researchers, gastroenterologists, and nurses as well as those with lived experience of IBD. Everyone is welcome to attend and are invited to submit questions to our panel of speakers both on registration or using the virtual Q&A box during the live event. APC Microbiome Ireland is an SFI research centre conducting world-leading research invested in improving patient health by investigating the causes of IBD and the factors that affect disease severity, as well as developing new therapies. Programme:
| Welcome | Prof Fergus Shanahan, MD, APC Microbiome Ireland |
| How human tissue is used for IBD research | Dr Ken Nally, Principal Investigator at APC |
| Me, myself and IBD | Victoria Spillane, APC Microbiome Ireland |
| Supporting Ireland's IBD Community at ISCC | Ciarán Davis, Irish Society of Crohn’s & Colitis |
| Pregnancy & IBDÂ | Margot Hurley, Research Nurse at APC & Cork University Hospital (CUH) |
| Exciting therapies - New hope in IBD | Prof Subrata Ghosh, Consultant Gastroenterologist at CUH, Head of Dept of Medicine UCC and Principal Investigator at APC. |
Register for free now to join the event on Wednesday 19 May 2021 from 7-8 pm: https://bit.ly/2QgpAVN Other World IBD Day events: The Irish Society for Crohn’s and Colitis are also hosting events to mark World IBD Day. Full details may be found here: https://iscc.wildapricot.org/events/ #WorldIBDDay2021       #BreakTheSilence
