On behalf of Drs. Bitton and Panaccione and the CAG Severe Ulcerative Colitis steering committee members, we are pleased to announce that the CAG Canadian Consensus Guidelines: Treatment of Hospitalized Adult Patients With Severe Ulcerative Colitis: Toronto Consensus Statements, was published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology (AJG) on November 22, 2011.

Thank you to the CAG Severe Ulcerative Colitis consensus participants for their time and expertise in the development of these important guidelines.

For access to the citation please visit the AJG website at the following link.

We would also like to acknowledge the ‘sponsors’ and ‘supporters’ for providing unrestricted grants in support of this important initiative.

Sponsors: Abbott Canada; Aptalis Pharma; Janssen Inc; Shire; UCB Pharma Canada

Supporter: Warner Chilcott