Better Lives with Care.Wallet: Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in Canada

Canada has among the highest reported incidence rates of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the world. Almost 300, 000 Canadians are diagnosed with IBD according to 2018 Impact of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Canada report. Currently, seven out of every 1,000 Canadians have IBD. By 2030, the number of people living with IBD is expected to rise to over 400,000, or approximately 1% of the population. Economic costs for IBD were conservatively estimated at $2.6 billion in Canada in 2018.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is used to describe disorders that involve chronic inflammation of the digestive tract. Types of IBD include ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease that usually involve severe diarrhea, abdominal pain, fatigue, and weight loss. The causes of inflammatory bowel disease are still unknown. People can develop it at any age, but more often inflammatory bowel disease is diagnosed in older teenagers and people in their twenties. Treatment aims to relieve the symptoms and prevent them from returning, and includes specific diets and lifestyle changes. Anti-inflammatory drugs are often the first step in the treatment of IBD, but sometimes surgical intervention is necessary. Surgery entails further long-term treatment and a prolonged recovery process.

Care.Wallet will help in managing the various problems associated with IBD. Care.Wallet will allow patients and providers to make appointments and book rides to regular checkups to maintain good health. Patients could inform friends and family about their health by responding to How Are You Feeling Today (HAYFT) Care.Cards. They also will be able to keep their doctors regularly up to date with regard to daily improvements, or notices of pain levels.

With Care.Wallet patients could track their prescriptions, or receive reminders to take their medication. At the same time, doctors will be able to remotely manage a given patient’s prescription, and, if required, add or exchange one medicine for another.

Care.Wallet will provide a unique way for patients to coordinate their own health as well as that of their loved ones.

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