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Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI (SAIA) @saia-gi.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Celebrating 5 Years of SAIA ✨ In July 2021, SAIA was founded as the 1st patient-clinician collaboratively led organization in the IBD space. Our community inspired us to expand beyond South Asian IBD to Culture & GI 🙌🏻🙌🏽🙌🏾 Here's to many more years! ❤️

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Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI (SAIA) @saia-gi.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

What an incredible few days at IBD Conclave 2.0 in Hyderabad, India! 🇮🇳 After leading a Guinness World Record setting patient awareness session, the momentum continued, with a shared vision for improving #IBD care around the world. Thank you to all those who attended & made the weekend a success! ✨

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Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI (SAIA) @saia-gi.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Aasma Shaukat as our new Secretary as SAIA expands into GI cancers! 🎉🙌🏽 Read Dr. Shaukat’s full bio: saia-gi.org/saias-leader...

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Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI (SAIA) @saia-gi.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

✨ Our latest Newsletter is here! ✨ We’ve had an incredible 2nd quarter advancing culturally informed GI care, research, education, and advocacy across the globe 🌍 📖 Read our full newsletter here! saibda.memberclicks.net/assets/Newsl... #SAIA #IBDesis #CultureAndGI

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Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI (SAIA) @saia-gi.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

📢 SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED 📢 On July 10th, SAIA will lead an important IBD Conclave pre-conference patient awareness session. It will be hosted at 9.30 am EST / 2.30 pm BST / 3.30 pm CET / 5.30 pm GST/ 6.30 pm PKT/7 pmIST/7.30pm Bangladesh time. Register here ✍️🏽 www.yashodahospitals.com/ibd-patient-...

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Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI (SAIA) @saia-gi.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Tiffany Taft, PsyD as SAIA's new Chief Research Officer! 🎉 Read Dr. Taft’s bio here: saia-gi.org/saias-leader... With her experience in research, clinical practice, and lived experience with IBD and EoE, she brings a valuable perspective to our team! 💙

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Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI (SAIA) @saia-gi.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Honored to collaborate with Dr. Kiran Peddi on IBD Conclave 2.0 in Hyderabad, India from July 10th-12th 🙏🏽 🔹 On 10th, we'll lead a patient awareness session: www.yashodahospitals.com/ibd-patient-... 🔹 On 11th & 12th, we're at the main conference: www.yashodahospitals.com/events/ibd-c...

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Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI (SAIA) @saia-gi.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

We are proud to host a key webinar, Whole Person Centered Care in Chronic GI Conditions 🙌🏽 Join our FAB panel to discuss holistic approaches to #GI care 💥 Tune in Sat June 20th on SAIA’s FB (saia.org), IG (saia.gi) & YouTube (saia-GI)!

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Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI (SAIA) @saia-gi.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Managing mental health is just as important as taking care of physical health. 🧠 In our latest Gastro Gyan Episode, Patient Advocate Basmah Ali joins Dr. Megan Riehl to discuss navigating depression & anxiety in GI conditions. 💜 Watch the full episode now! 🎥 saia-gi.org/how-to-navig...

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Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI (SAIA) @saia-gi.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

In our latest Gastro Gyan Episode, Patient Advocate Basmah Ali joins Dr. Megan Riehl to discuss navigating depression & anxiety in GI conditions. 💜 Watch the full episode now! 🎥 saia-gi.org/how-to-navig... #CultureAndGI #MentalHealth #BreakTheSilence

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Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI (SAIA) @saia-gi.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Joy J. Liu to our Medical Advisory Panel! 🎉 Dr. Liu is a specialist in neurogastroenterology & motility, serving as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Northwestern University. Read more about Dr. Liu here👩🏻‍⚕️ saia-gi.org/medical-advi...

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Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI (SAIA) @saia-gi.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Happy World IBD day! 🌍🎉 At SAIA, we aim to cultivate culturally sensitive #IBD care through educational resources, research, and advocacy. Sign up to become a member: saibda.memberclicks.net/index.php?op... Let’s continue to #BreakTheSilence! 🙌🏽

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Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI (SAIA) @saia-gi.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

New Article in Gastroenterology & CGH ✨ Honored to share our research article on cultural barriers to clinical trials from SAIA-AGA’s groundbreaking Clinical Research Roundtable at #DDW2025: doi.org/10.1053/j.ga... Thanks to @amergastroassn.bsky.social for their partnership on this key initiative!

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Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI (SAIA) @saia-gi.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

SAIA is delighted to collaborate with Dr. Misha Kabir at University College London and Dr. Diya Kapila at St. Mark’s Hospital to help shape an exciting new study focused on developing a bowel cancer risk prediction test. For more information or to get involved, please email: d.kapila@nhs.net

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Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI (SAIA) @saia-gi.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

It’s Gastro Gyan time🥁🎉 In the lead-up to #WorldIBSDay Dr. Sumit Bhatia & Patient Advocate Gaurav Sengupta break down common misconceptions between #IBS & #IBD in the latest episode of SAIA’s Gastro Gyan Series 💥🙏🏽 Tune in here: youtu.be/bbQZfsQ8Xsk Happy IBS Awareness Month 🩵

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Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI (SAIA) @saia-gi.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Our latest newsletter is here! 🎉 Read our first newsletter of 2026 celebrating our growth & impact! We wouldn’t be where we are without you all! Become a member & receive our newsletter today! saibda.memberclicks.net/new-member-a... 💜

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Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI (SAIA) @saia-gi.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

In line with SAIA’s expansion into GI, we’re thrilled to introduce our Medical Advisor in the CRC space, gastroenterologist and physician scientist Dr Aasma Shaukat to our Medical Advisory Panel! Learn more about Aasma: saia-gi.org/medical-advi... We’re so proud to continue growing! 💜

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Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI (SAIA) @saia-gi.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

We are proud to host a KEY talk on Pediatric to Adult Transition of Care 💥 Join @ashishpatelpch, @crohnsbabble, @DrAlexandraFuss & @raitaibd who explore successful & culturally informed transition of care 🙌🏽 Tune in Sat April 11th on SAIA’s FB (saia.org), IG (saia.gi) & YouTube (saia-GI) page!

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Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI (SAIA) @saia-gi.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

We’re continuing to raise awareness this #CRCAwarenessMonth! 💙 This time, we’re sharing our expert-reviewed resource on cultural considerations around colonoscopies while also addressing & debunking common myths! Learn more from our resource here: saia-gi.org/resources/cu...

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Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI (SAIA) @saia-gi.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

This #CRCAwarenessMonth, we’re sharing our expert-reviewed resource on Colorectal Cancer (CRC). 💙 Explore the resource here: saia-gi.org/resources/an... Early awareness can save lives! Recognise the symptoms, understand your risk, and don’t delay getting screened 🩺

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Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI (SAIA) @saia-gi.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Living with a GI condition doesn’t mean giving up the flavors you love 🌶️✨ In our latest Gastro Gyan episode, Shehnaz Bashir, R.D. joins Patient Advocate Nour A. to share practical ways to adapt your favorite cultural dishes! 💛 Watch here! saia-gi.org/how-to-add-f...

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Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI (SAIA) @saia-gi.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Happy National Nutrition Month 🍛🍐 We are thrilled to launch our Nutrition Committee. The committee is led by amazing #WomeninGI - Dr. Maitreyi Raman & Shehnaz Bashir, RD. Learn more: saia-gi.org/nutrition-co...

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Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI (SAIA) @saia-gi.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

📢 Call for #IBD survey participants 📢 Proud to partner with Dr. Manasi Agrawal at Mount Sinai to explore patient perspectives on environmental factors in IBD 🌎 Access the survey via the QR code or the link: redcap.mountsinai.org/redcap/surve... Your input will help direct future IBD research! 🔬

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Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI (SAIA) @saia-gi.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

SAIA Members come together for #DressinBlueDay to mark #CRCAwarenessMonth 💙 45 is the new 50! If you were born in 1980-1981 and haven’t gotten a screening #colonoscopy yet, discuss with your doctor 🙏🏽 Join us to #BreakTheSilence & shatter stigma around #ColorectalCancer and colonoscopies! 💥

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Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI (SAIA) @saia-gi.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Questions about navigating colonoscopies in GI conditions? 🤔 Check out our latest Gastro Gyan video: saia-gi.org/navigating-c... In this episode, Dr. Aasma Shaukat & Patient Advocate Ravjot Mehek Singh discuss who needs a colonoscopy & what to expect if you're getting one. 🩺 Be sure to tune in! 💥🙌🏽

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Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI (SAIA) @saia-gi.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Celebrating 15k subscribers on YouTube! 🙌🏽 When our Patient Education Livestreams launched in 2021, we couldn't have imagined the impact our videos would have on the GI community 💥 Check them out: youtube.com/@saia-gi We can’t wait to keep learning & growing with you! 💜

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Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI (SAIA) @saia-gi.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Our 2025 Impact Report is out! 🗞️ Read about our accomplishments in 2025 & receive other updates from SAIA by signing up for membership: saibda.memberclicks.net/new-member-a... What an incredible year! Thank you to our sponsors and community for making this possible! 💥 🙌🏽

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Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI (SAIA) @saia-gi.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Our latest newsletter is here! 🎉 This special edition celebrates 5 years of SAIA's @ibdesis.bsky.social, exciting new additions to our team, plus important educational resources & research publications! Become a member & receive our newsletter today! saibda.memberclicks.net/new-member-a... 💜

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Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI (SAIA) @saia-gi.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

We are thrilled to welcome pediatric GI Dr. Ashish Patel to our Medical Advisory Panel! 🎉 🙌🏽 Learn more about Ashish here: saia-gi.org/medical-advi... We’re so proud to continue growing to better serve & empower our pediatric patients and their caregivers 💜

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Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI (SAIA) @saia-gi.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Last month at AIBD, we asked attendees about their favorite IBD myth to bust! Check out our new vid to see the responses, which range from 😂 to 😱 SAIA is proud to work alongside you all, busting these myths to improve the lives of patients with IBD and other GI conditions 💜

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VoiceForIBD @voiceforibd.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Patient voices in #IBD #research matter. Both @ownyourcrohns.bsky.social & @voiceforibd.bsky.social had the honor to contribute to a @bmj.com State of the Art Review on IBD medical mgmt, written for clinicians & including a patient perspective section to ground PROs👇🏼 🔗 bit.ly/MedicalMgmtO...

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Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI (SAIA) @saia-gi.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

✨ Welcoming SAIA’s New President: Dr. Bincy Abraham! ✨ We are thrilled to have Dr. Abraham on board during this exciting time of expansion for SAIA & are thrilled to see her commitment to improve the lives of people with #IBD & other GI conditions 💜 Check out her bio: saia-gi.org/saias-leader...

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Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI (SAIA) @saia-gi.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Proud to have 2 SAIA Leaders, Dr. Parakkal Deepak & Tina @ownyourcrohns.bsky.social, represent in the PROMISE Workshop & in an important new Gastroenterology publication called Prediction & Prevention of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Call to Action 🙌🏽 Read more: www.gastrojournal.org/article/S001...

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CORE IBD @coreibd.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

IBD doesn’t have a single cause — it’s influenced by genetics, environmental triggers, changes in the gut microbiome, and immune system dysregulation. #COREIBD #IBD #Crohns #UlcerativeColitis #IBDAwareness @drsmeena.bsky.social @saia-gi.bsky.social @connectingtocure.bsky.social

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Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI (SAIA) @saia-gi.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

It’s Gastro Gyan time 🥁🎉 In this episode of SAIA’s Gastro Gyan Series, Dr. Sanket Patel & Patient Advocate Aisha Memon discuss tips & tricks to make infusions & injections easy, accessible & acceptable for all patients 💥🙏🏽 Tune in: youtu.be/nHGfBREFSzQ?...

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Tina Aswani-Omprakash, MPH @ownyourcrohns.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

At #ACG2025, we announced @saia-gi.bsky.social expansion into #CultureAndGI as “Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI,” something we’ve been doing, just now our name has caught up 💥 Thank you for the support as we usher in a new era! Special thank you to @amcollegegastro.bsky.social 🙏🏽

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Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI (SAIA) @saia-gi.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

SAIA is expanding! 🥳 At ACG 2025, we announced a brand new SAIA! We’re grateful for our growth as South Asian IBD Alliance, but we are now... ✨️ Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI ✨️ Still SAIA, but we're now encompassing "Culture & GI" to ensure inclusion for all. 🙏🏼

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Tina Aswani-Omprakash, MPH @ownyourcrohns.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Honored to be speaking at Indo US Rare’s Summit on accessible & culturally inclusive #clinicaltrials I plan to share @southasianibd.bsky.social & @amergastroassn.bsky.social’s critical work on inclusion of Asian MENA & Pacific Islander #IBD community Join us: summit.indousrare.org/register-now

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Tina Aswani-Omprakash, MPH @ownyourcrohns.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Have you checked out J&J’s IBD Social Circle’s whitepaper on the need for community in #IBD? 😊 This is a powerful paper with staggering statistics on isolation, stigma and the need for multidisciplinary care for us IBD patients. Check it out: www.ibdsocialcircle.com/community-ib...

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CORE IBD @coreibd.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Happy World Ostomy Day!! We are so proud to partner with them on educational resources and partners to support and empower patients and their families & friends with IBD

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Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI (SAIA) @saia-gi.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

This #WorldOstomyDay, @ownyourcrohns.bsky.social shares how it’s absolutely possible to wear a saree with confidence as an #ostomate! We’re proud to collaborate with @coreibd.bsky.social on this important video. www.coreibd.org To explore SAIA's resources visit: southasianibd.org/patient-educ...

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Tina Aswani-Omprakash, MPH @ownyourcrohns.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

An honor to present at #PIBDRD25 on the epidemiology, phenotypes, clinical features & sex-based differences of #IBD in #SouthAsians 🙌🏽 This was my 1st time presenting on a wide scale as a RESEARCHER at an IBD conference. Thank you to @neeraguptamd.bsky.social for the kind invitation 🙏🏽

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IBDSuperHeroes @ibdsuperheroes.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

🌙 Observing #Ramadan with #IBD 🌙 📖 @southasianibd.bsky.social has put together helpful guidance on fasting with IBD, including religious exemptions and medical advice. Find their resources here: 👉 Tips for fasting during Ramadan southasianibd.org/resources/ob...

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CORE IBD @coreibd.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Welcome to the CORE-IBD! We aim to empower patients with IBD to make informed decision about their health by providing resources and information! Follow us to learn more! @connectingtocure.bsky.social @southasianibd.bsky.social @rainbowingastro.bsky.social #COREIBD #ibd #empoweringibd

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SAIA’s IBDesis @ibdesis.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

This @lancetgastrohep.bsky.social publication took our team & collaborators 3+ years in the making👏🏽 Congratulations to all the authors!

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Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI (SAIA) @saia-gi.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

SAIA collaborated with researchers globally on important new research in @lancetgastrohep.bsky.social, 'IBD in South Asia: A Scoping Review' www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... This article comprehensively reviews #IBD to state that IBD in South Asia is NOT DISSIMILAR from North America & Europe.

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Manasi Agrawal, MD, MS @manasiagrawal.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Our scoping review on IBD in South Asia is published! It took us over 3 years to review the literature and write. We hope that this paper will provide clinical pearls and help advance the field. @dranuraagj.bsky.social @ownyourcrohns.bsky.social

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Strategic Alliance for Intercultural Advocacy in GI (SAIA) @saia-gi.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

*New Research* Proud to have Dr Neil Nandi co-author a research review on a very important & underdiscussed topic: #sexualhealth in #IBD & considerations for both heterosexual & sexual & gender minorities (SGM) 💥 Read the paper here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Tina Aswani-Omprakash, MPH @ownyourcrohns.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

So excited to have attended GAPIO’s conference recently in Mysore, India, and have contributed the patient perspective on GI Surgery and what patients need in terms of care. Looking forward to a future of patient centricity in chronic disease management across the globe! 🌏

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