Co-Chair

Christina Ha

MD, FACG, AGAF
Director, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Section
Mayo Clinic Scottsdale

Dr. Christina Ha completed her internal medicine residency and fellowship at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine and then received additional training as the Present-Levison Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Fellow at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She is Director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Section and Associate Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic Arizona. Her clinical research interests focus on the impact of aging on the natural history of the inflammatory bowel diseases, especially the pathogenesis and natural history of late-onset IBD. She is also very involved in IBD related trainee educational initiatives and has served on multiple committees within the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, American College of Gastroenterology, and American Gastroenterological Association.

2026 Sessions

Optimizing Outcomes in Crohn’s Disease Across the Care Continuum: Closing Care Gaps with Early Biologic Strategies, Monitoring, and Patient-Centered Decision-Making

Supported by an educational grant from Takeda Pharmaceuticals, U.S.A.

Speaker

Saturday, May 30 12:15–1:00 PM
Co-Chair

Christina Ha

MD, FACG, AGAF
Director, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Section
Mayo Clinic Scottsdale

Dr. Christina Ha completed her internal medicine residency and fellowship at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine and then received additional training as the Present-Levison Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Fellow at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She is Director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Section and Associate Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic Arizona. Her clinical research interests focus on the impact of aging on the natural history of the inflammatory bowel diseases, especially the pathogenesis and natural history of late-onset IBD. She is also very involved in IBD related trainee educational initiatives and has served on multiple committees within the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, American College of Gastroenterology, and American Gastroenterological Association.

Putting It All Together

Speaker

Sunday, May 31 12:15–1:15 PM
Co-Chair

Christina Ha

MD, FACG, AGAF
Director, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Section
Mayo Clinic Scottsdale

Dr. Christina Ha completed her internal medicine residency and fellowship at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine and then received additional training as the Present-Levison Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Fellow at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She is Director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Section and Associate Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic Arizona. Her clinical research interests focus on the impact of aging on the natural history of the inflammatory bowel diseases, especially the pathogenesis and natural history of late-onset IBD. She is also very involved in IBD related trainee educational initiatives and has served on multiple committees within the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, American College of Gastroenterology, and American Gastroenterological Association.

Optimizing Outcomes in Crohn’s Disease Across the Care Continuum: Closing Care Gaps with Early Biologic Strategies, Monitoring, and Patient-Centered Decision-Making

Supported by an educational grant from Takeda Pharmaceuticals, U.S.A.

Speaker

Saturday, June 13 12:15–1:00 PM
Co-Chair

Christina Ha

MD, FACG, AGAF
Director, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Section
Mayo Clinic Scottsdale

Dr. Christina Ha completed her internal medicine residency and fellowship at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine and then received additional training as the Present-Levison Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Fellow at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She is Director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Section and Associate Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic Arizona. Her clinical research interests focus on the impact of aging on the natural history of the inflammatory bowel diseases, especially the pathogenesis and natural history of late-onset IBD. She is also very involved in IBD related trainee educational initiatives and has served on multiple committees within the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, American College of Gastroenterology, and American Gastroenterological Association.

Putting It All Together

Speaker

Sunday, June 14 11:30–12:30 PM
Co-Chair

Christina Ha

MD, FACG, AGAF
Director, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Section
Mayo Clinic Scottsdale

Dr. Christina Ha completed her internal medicine residency and fellowship at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine and then received additional training as the Present-Levison Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Fellow at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She is Director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Section and Associate Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic Arizona. Her clinical research interests focus on the impact of aging on the natural history of the inflammatory bowel diseases, especially the pathogenesis and natural history of late-onset IBD. She is also very involved in IBD related trainee educational initiatives and has served on multiple committees within the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, American College of Gastroenterology, and American Gastroenterological Association.

IL-23 Inhibitors in IBD: Incorporating New Evidence and Updated Guidelines into Clinical Practice

Supported by an educational grant from Johnson & Johnson.

Presenter

Saturday, August 15 10:30–11:15 AM
Co-Chair

Christina Ha

MD, FACG, AGAF
Director, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Section
Mayo Clinic Scottsdale

Dr. Christina Ha completed her internal medicine residency and fellowship at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine and then received additional training as the Present-Levison Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Fellow at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She is Director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Section and Associate Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic Arizona. Her clinical research interests focus on the impact of aging on the natural history of the inflammatory bowel diseases, especially the pathogenesis and natural history of late-onset IBD. She is also very involved in IBD related trainee educational initiatives and has served on multiple committees within the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, American College of Gastroenterology, and American Gastroenterological Association.

Optimizing Outcomes in Crohn’s Disease Across the Care Continuum: Closing Care Gaps with Early Biologic Strategies, Monitoring, and Patient-Centered Decision-Making

Supported by an educational grant from Takeda Pharmaceuticals, U.S.A.

Presenter

Saturday, August 15 12:15–1:00 PM
Co-Chair

Christina Ha

MD, FACG, AGAF
Director, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Section
Mayo Clinic Scottsdale

Dr. Christina Ha completed her internal medicine residency and fellowship at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine and then received additional training as the Present-Levison Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Fellow at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She is Director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Section and Associate Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic Arizona. Her clinical research interests focus on the impact of aging on the natural history of the inflammatory bowel diseases, especially the pathogenesis and natural history of late-onset IBD. She is also very involved in IBD related trainee educational initiatives and has served on multiple committees within the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, American College of Gastroenterology, and American Gastroenterological Association.

Putting It All Together

Presenter

Sunday, August 16 11:30–12:30 PM
Co-Chair

Christina Ha

MD, FACG, AGAF
Director, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Section
Mayo Clinic Scottsdale

Dr. Christina Ha completed her internal medicine residency and fellowship at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine and then received additional training as the Present-Levison Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Fellow at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She is Director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Section and Associate Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic Arizona. Her clinical research interests focus on the impact of aging on the natural history of the inflammatory bowel diseases, especially the pathogenesis and natural history of late-onset IBD. She is also very involved in IBD related trainee educational initiatives and has served on multiple committees within the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, American College of Gastroenterology, and American Gastroenterological Association.

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