IBD SA

02/06/2026

This Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, we’re encouraging everyone to take simple steps that can make a big difference:

🥗 Eat more fibre-rich foods
🍎 Fill your plate with fruits and vegetables
🌾 Choose wholegrains
🫘 Include beans, lentils, and legumes
🥩 Limit red and processed meats
🚶 Stay active and maintain a healthy weight

Bowel cancer often develops without obvious symptoms in its early stages, which is why screening is so important.

Early detection saves lives.
Thank you Dr Alice Day for the infographic
If you’re due for screening or have concerns about your digestive health, our team is here to help.
Gastroenterology

29/05/2026

Last night we hosted a ECCO 2026 Highlights Round Table — a full house, wonderful colleagues, and a fantastic evening of discussion.

We covered four landmark studies shaping the future of IBD care

Thank you to everyone who joined us, and a huge thank you to Falk Pharma for making this event possible. 🙏

28/05/2026

Thrilled to have Gianluca Pellino joining us as our IBDSA Visiting Professor this August! 🙌
Gianluca is a truly exceptional surgeon, researcher, and colleague — and we’re lucky to have him share his expertise on perianal Crohn’s disease with us in Adelaide.

26/05/2026

Exciting news — IBD SA is launching its inaugural IBD Fellowship for 2027! This is a unique opportunity to train at one of Australia’s highest-volume IBD centres, alongside a world-class multidisciplinary team. What’s on offer:
🔬 Active clinical trials
📡 Accredited GI Ultrasound training
💉 One of Australia’s largest biological therapy cohorts
🤝 Mentorship from nationally & internationally recognised clinicians
📚 Pathway to a Masters degree or higher

19/05/2026

IBDSA - world IBD day!
At IBDSA and SA Group of Specialists, we see the strength and resilience of people living with IBD every day. Through the right support, care, and understanding, we can help improve quality of life and make these conversations easier to have.

Awareness matters. Earlier diagnosis, better support systems, and open conversations can make a real difference for individuals and families navigating IBD.

This month, take a moment to learn more, check in on someone who may be struggling quietly, and help spread understanding around Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

Together, we can continue building a more supportive and informed community. 💜

08/05/2026

25/04/2026

Living with Crohn’s or colitis and planning a pregnancy?
Most women with IBD can have healthy pregnancies and healthy babies.
The key is good disease control and staying on safe, effective treatment.
Your IBD SA team is here to guide you every step of the way.

24/04/2026

We had an excellent IBDSA visiting professorship educational night with PD Dr med. Sophie Restellini!Sophie delivered a fantastic talk, she emphasised the importance of achieving remission before conception, recommended a low-dose Aspirin starting at 12-16 weeks of gestation. We thank our audience, our education chair our IBD team and our state manager Cassie Bennetts. We also thank our sponsor AbbVie MENARINI Group and Ferring Pharmaceuticalsfor their support and commitment to advancing education and improving patient care.

17/04/2026

We are so excited to have Prof Restillini next week. Full house of IBD specialists and obstetric physicians!

23/02/2026

We are pleased to announce that Prof Sophie Restellini will be our next guest at the visiting IBDSA professorship.
Sophie is the director of the Crohn’s & Colitis centre in Geneva & a leader in her field. She will be discussing “pregnancy in IBD”. Thanks to all our sponsors & the IBDSA education team