SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2026

sponsored by

7:45 am - 8:00 am 

Industry Sponsored Short Snapper Sessions #2

Disease Clearance

Learning Objectives:

• Explore the potential role of disease clearance in achieving UC disease modification; understand data from disease‑clearance studies.

Speaker:

Dr. Vivian Huang, MSc, MD, FRCPC

Associate Professor and Clinician Investigator
Division of Gastroenterology, University of Toronto
 
Director, Preconception and Pregnancy in IBD Clinic and Research program
Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health System

Dr. Vivian Huang is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto and a gastroenterologist and clinician investigator at Mount Sinai Hospital. Her research focuses on optimizing maternal and neonatal outcomes through innovative models of care, patient education, and digital health strategies. She has led pioneering pregnancy and IBD programs in Canada, authored more than 80 research publications, and served as one of two Canadian committee members on the Global Consensus Conference on Pregnancy and IBD.