The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada (CCFC) is pleased
to provide the following contacts for other IBD groups and related
subjects.
NOTE:The following links are provided as an information
service only. CCFC is not affiliated with these sites or organizations,
and is not responsible for the content they contain.
International IBD Associations
| Australia |
Australian
Crohn's & Colitis Association
PO Box 2160
Hawthorn, Victoria 3122
Australia
Phone: (61 03) 9815 1266
Fax: (61 03)9815 1299
E-mail:
admin@acca.com.au
Australian
Crohn's & Colitis Association (Queensland)
P.O. Box 497
Buddina QLD 4575
Phone: (61 7) 5437 7662
Fax: (61 7) 5437 7103
E-mail: help@accaq.org.au
South Australian Crohn's &
Colitis Association
PO Box 3153
Grenfell Street
Adelaide, SA 500 |
| Austria |
Österreichische
Morbus Crohn/Colitis Ulcerosa Vereinigung (ÖMCCV)
Obere Augartenstrasse 26-28 A-1020 Wien
Phone: + 43 (0)1 333 06 33
E-mail: crohn-colitis@oemccv.or.at |
| Belguim |
Crohn en Colitis
Ulcerosa Vereniging vzw (CCV)
CCV vzw. Groeneweg 151, 3001 Heverlee
Phone: 016/20 73 12
Fax: 016/20 87 32
E-mail: secretariaat@ccv-vzw.be
L' Association Crohn RCUH
Waterloo, Belgium |
| Brazil |
Associação
Brasileira de Colite Ulcerativa e Doença de Crohn
(ABCD)
Rua da Consolaçção,
3.741 -7oandar
01416-001 - São Paulo - SP - Jd. América
Phone: 5511-280-1378
Fax: 5511-280-1094
E-mail: abcd99@att.global.net |
| Croatia |
Hrvatsko urdoženje za Crohnovu bolest i ulcerozni kolitis
Prilaz Gjure Deželića 89
100000, Zagreb |
| Denmark |
Colitis
Crohn Foreningen (CCF)
Birkegade 11
2200 Københaven N
Phone: + 45-35-35-48-82
Fax: + 45-35-35-47-82
E-mail: ccf@ccf.dk |
| Europe |
European Federation of Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis Associations (EFCCA)
Gropmorsvagen 28, 10520 Tenala, Finland
Phone: +358 40 5778 179
Fax: +358 19 2450 860
E-mail: micke.lindholm@pp.inet.fi |
| Finland |
Crohn's
and Colitis Association in Finland
(Crohn ja
colitis ry)
PO Box 44 - FIN-02101 Espoo
Phone: + 358 (0)9 148 5784
Fax: + 358 (0)3 241 2561
E-mail: ccafin@sci.fi |
| France |
Association
François Aupetit (AFA)
Hôpital Saint-Antoine, bâtiment Jacques Caroli 9e
étage,
184 rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, 75571 Paris cedex 12
Phone: 01 43 07 00 49
Fax: 01 49 28 31 89
Penfriend exchange: http://www.afa.asso.fr/bbs/correspA.htm |
| Germany |
Deutsche
Morbus Crohn/Colitis Ulcerosa Vereinigung (DCCV e.V.)
Parcelsusstrasse 15
51375 Leverkusen 1
Phone: + 49 (0)214 87608-0
Fax: + 49 (0)214 87608-88
E-mail:info@dccv.de |
| Hungary |
Magyarországi
Crohn-Coliteses Betegek Egyesülete (MCCBE)
Igmándi
utca 22. Fzst. 1.
1112 Budapest
Phone: + 361 322 80 98
Fax: + 361 457 94 94
E-mail: fekete.krisztina@mccbe.hu |
| Ireland |
Irish Society
for Colitis & Crohn's Disease (ISCC)
Carmichael Centre
North Brunswick Street
Dublin - 7
Phone: + 353 (0)1 872 14 16
Fax: + 353 (0)1 873 57 37
E-mail: info@iscc.ie |
| Israel |
The Israel Foundation
for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
P.O. Box 5231
Herzlia
Fax: 09-9567628 |
| Italy |
Associazione per le Malattie Inflammatorie
Croniche dell'Intestino (AMICI)
Via Adolfo
Wildt 19/4
20138 Milano
Phone: + 39 (0)2 28 93 637
Fax: + 39 (0)2 268 22 670
E-mail: amicimail@geocities.com |
| Luxembourg |
Association Luxembourgeoise
de la Maladie de Crohn (ALMC)
PO Box 648
2016 Luxembourg
Phone: + 352 50 98 28
Fax: + 352 47 98 20 20 |
| The
Netherlands |
Crohn
en Colitis Ulcerosa Vereniging Nederland (CCUVN)
Wilhelminastraat 45
3621 VG Breukelen
Phone: + 31 (0)346 26 10 01
Fax: + 31 (0)346 26 49 74
E-mail: ccuvn79@hetnet.nl |
| Norway |
Landsforeningen
Mot Fordøyelsessykdommer (LMF)
c/o FFO, Smågruppesekretariatet
Postboks 4568 Torshov
0404 Oslo
Phone: + 47 88 00 50 21
Fax: + 47 88 00 50 31
E-mail: imfnorge@online.no |
| Portugal |
Associaçao
Portuguesa de Doença Inflamatória do Intestino
(APDI)
Rua Santa Catarina 922 - 4°.Esq°
4000 - 446 Porto
Portugal
Phone: + 351 22 20 86 350
E-mail: apdi@net.sapo.pt |
| Slovakia |
Slovak Crohn Klub (VUV)
---- Vyskumny úústav vyzivy
c/o Ing. Tomás
Gertler/COSMEX
Nevädzova 8, P.P. Box 60
827 99 Bratislava
Phone: + 421 7 43330829, 43330917, 43338003
Fax: + 421 7 43338020
E-mail: cosmex@datagain.sk |
| South
Africa |
South African Crohn's
& Colitis Association
P.O. Box 2638
Cape Town 8000
Phone: (021) 25-2350 |
| Spain |
Asociación
de Enfermos de Crohn y Colitis Ulcerosa (ACCU)
C/ Hileras 4,
4o, 6 y 7
28013 Madrid
Phone/Fax: + 34 (91) 542 63 26
E-mail: accuesp@arrakis.es |
| Sweden |
Riksförbundet
föör Mag-och Tarmsjuka (RMT)
Gotlandsgaten 46, PO Box
20054
104 60, Stockholm
Phone: + 46 (0)8 642 42 00
Fax: + 46 (0)8 642 11 00
E-mail: solveig.johansson@magotarm.se |
| Switzerland |
Schweizerische
Morbus Crohn/Colitis Ulcerosa Vereinigung (SMCCV)
Postfach
5001 Aarau
Phone: + 41 (0)62 824 87 07
Fax: + 41 (0)62 824 87 07
E-mail: welcome@smccv.ch |
| United
Kingdom |
National
Association for Colitis & Crohn's Disease (NACC)
4 Beaumont House
Sutton Road
St. Albans, Herts. AL1 5HH
Phone administration: + 44 (0) 1727 83 00 38
Phone information: + 44 (0) 1727 84 42 96
Fax: + 44 (0)1727 86 25 50
E-mail: nacc@nacc.org.uk |
| United
States |
The
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, Inc.
National Headquarters - 386 Park Avenue South, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10016-8804
Phone: (212) 685-3440, 1-800-932-2423
Fax: (212) 779-4098
Email: info@ccfa.org |
| Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe Association
for Colitis & Crohn's Disease
2 Montclaire
Close
Borrowdale, Harare
Phone: Harare 885556 |
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Related IBD Sites and Resources
Centre de Stomothérapie du Québec
The "Centre de Stomothérapie du Québec" is a multiservice center that brings together various health professionals
ColonCancerCheck
Having IBD increases the risk of developing colorectal cancer. But colon cancer (also referred to as colorectal cancer) is a cancer that can be cured 90 per cent of the time if detected early through regular screening.
The J-Pouch
Group
A site for people who have had ileo-anal anastamosis, or J-Pouch
operations.
United
Ostomy Association Canada, Inc.
A Canadian organization is dedicated to informing, enlightening,
connecting and uniting ostomates in Canada and around the world.
United Ostomy
Association, Inc.
A U.S. based organization providing education, information, support
and advocacy for people who have or will have intestinal or urinary
tract diversions.
International Foundation
for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
Information on irritable bowel syndrome and other gastrointestinal
disorders.
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Medical Associations, Research Funders and Research
Centres
Alberta IBD Consortium
The Alberta IBD Consortium pools knowledge and resources to develop new and innovative studies that span a variety of fields and locations, and builds capacity for ground-breaking IBD research in Alberta.
American
College of Gastroenterology
Founded in 1932 to advance the scientific study of and medical
treatment of disorders of the gastrointestinal tract.
American
Gastroenterological Association
Association representing gastroenterologic physicians and scientists
involved in clinical practice, research and education around function
and disorders of the digestive system.
Broad Foundation
The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, through its medical research program, provides 40 percent of all private funding for IBD research in the United States. It funds early stage investigation – with the goal that innovative ideas need financial support for early testing to ultimately lead to effective treatment, diagnosis and prevention of IBD.
Canadian
Association of Gastroenterology
Association of physicians and scientists involved in treatment,
research and education involving disorders of the digestive and
gastrointestinal systems.
Canadian Society
of Gastroenterology Nurses & Associates
The Canadian Society of Gastroenterology Nurses & Associates
represents gastroenterology nurses, as well as other health care
professionals and workers in Gostroenterology or a related field.
Clinical Trials
ClinicalTrials.gov is a registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the United States and around the world. ClinicalTrials.gov gives you information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers for more details. This information should be used in conjunction with advice from health care professionals.
Gastrointestinal
Research Group - University of Calgary
A multidisciplinary group of basic scientists and clinical investigators
working on various aspects of gastrointestinal physiology, pathophysiology,
pharmacology, immunology and cell biology.
McMaster
University Intestinal Disease Research Programme
An integrated group of clinical and basic scientists dedicated
to finding better treatments for digestive disorders.
Mount
Sinai Hospital - Inflammatory Bowel Disease Centre
The Inflammatory Bowel Disease Centre at Mount Sinai Hospital
is an interdisciplinary program dedicated to the care of patients
and families coping with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
North American
Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Dedicated to advancing the understanding of the normal development
and physiology of gastrointestinal diseases in infants, children
and adolescents.
Queen's
University Gastrointestinal Disease Research Unit
A collaborative group of clinicians, basic scientists and students
with a common interest in gastroenterological research.
University
of Manitoba IBD Research Centre
In 1994, the Centre was established to focus on research into
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. The centre has received
international recognition for its research and has established
the largest IBD database in North America.
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Publications
The
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
The official publication of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterologists.
Inflammatory
Bowel Disease
The scientific journal of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of
America, Inc.
Gastroenterology
The Official Journal of the American Gastroenterological Association.
The
American Journal of Gastroenterology
A publication of the American College of Gastroenterology.
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Charitable / Volunteer Organizations
Canadian Centre
for Philanthropy
A national charitable organization dedicated to advancing the
role and interests of the charitable sector for benefit of Canadian
communities.
Charity
Village
A Canadian provider of resources for the non-profit community.
Service bénévole de l'Est de Montréal (SBEM)
We serve over 200 non-profit, community-based and public agencies and more than 1000 volunteers annually
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Government Agencies / Provincial and Territorial websites on health
Health Canada
Health
Protection Branch - Health Canada
Canadian
Human Rights Commission
The Canadian Human Rights Commission administers both the
Canadian
Human Rights Act and the Employment
Equity Act, and ensures that the principles of equal opportunity
and non-discrimination are followed in all areas of federal jurisdiction.
Canada's
Food Guide to Healthy Eating
The Food Guide translates the science of healthy eating into a
practical pattern of food choices that meets nutrient needs, promotes
health and minimizes the risk of nutrition-related chronic diseases.
Alberta: www.healthlinkalberta.ca
British Columbia: www.bchealthguide.org
Manitoba: www.gov.mb.ca/health/guide
New Brunswick: www.gnb.ca/0217/Tele-care-e.asp
Newfoundland & Labrador: www.healthy.nf.ca
Northwest Territories: www.hlthss.gov.nt.ca/english/health/
Ontario: www.healthyontario.com
Quebec: www.clscmetro.qc.ca/en/services/ambulatory/info-sante
Saskatchewan: www.health.gov.sk.ca/healthline-online
Yukon: www.hss.gov.yk.ca/publications/healthguide
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Other Organizations
American Academy of Microbiology
Publishes reports that may be of interest to the members of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada. One is a recently released colloquium report titled, “Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis: Infrequent Human Pathogen or Public Health Threat?”
You can see the executive summary of the report and download it here.
Mt. Sinai IBD Support Group
An support group run in conjunction with Mt. Sinai hospital.
Canadian Celiac
Association
A national organization dedicated to providing services and support
to people with Celiac Disease and Dermatitis Herpetiformis.
International
Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
Information on irritable bowel syndrome and other gastrointestinal
disorders.
Irritable
Bowel Syndrome Self Help Group
Provides information and support for those suffering from irritable
bowel syndrome.
Cafe Colite
A website containing testimonials of patients living with IBD. (French)
HealthPartners
The HealthPartners Fund is a non-profit coalition of 16 national
community based health organizations of volunteers created to
allow Canadian employees to financially support the health charities
of their choice at their place of work.
M&M
Meat Shops
M&M Meat Shops has been supporting the CCFC since 1989 and has raised $18.3 million for inflammatory bowel
disease research.
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