by veronica | Sep 14, 2025 | Impact Stories
Preventing and managing chronic conditions – such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) – is a key challenge for health systems across Canada. Many patients who are at risk of developing IBD/IBS or other chronic conditions are not...
by veronica | Sep 14, 2025 | Impact Stories
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic condition that significantly affects patients’ quality of life. Managing IBS is complex, involving both physical and psychological symptoms that can be difficult to control. Digital health interventions (DHIs) have the...
by veronica | Sep 14, 2025 | Impact Stories
The IMAGINE Network’s main research study, MAGIC, is a large longitudinal national cohort study investigating the interactions between inflammation, microbiome, diet and mental health in patients with inflammatory bowel disease(IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)....
by veronica | Sep 14, 2025 | Impact Stories
Ulcerative colitis affects approximately 80,000 Canadians and is thought to arise from a disordered immune response to gut contents in predisposed individuals. Current therapies for UC remain expensive and imperfect with 50% of patients needing hospitalization and...
by veronica | Sep 14, 2025 | Impact Stories
Adopting a problem-focused rapid-learning and improvement orientation in health systems presents an opportunity for constant and iterative improvements in patient care and experiences across a number of chronic conditions. Rapid learning can take place at all levels...
