Beck Ivan T
Department of Medicine and Physiology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Can J Gastroenterol. 2004 Jan;18(1):29-37. doi: 10.1155/2004/317261.
The Canadian Digestive Disease Foundation, renamed the Canadian Digestive Health Foundation--Fondation canadienne pour la promotion de la santé digestive--in December 2001, is the culmination of ongoing efforts by the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology to establish an independent charitable organization. In February 2001, it was officially endorsed as the Foundation for the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology. The initial efforts to establish this Foundation, led by Dr Richard McKenna in 1963, were unsuccessful. In 1991, Glaxo Canada (now GlaxoSmithKline) became a founding donor, and with the four founding physicians--Drs Ivan T Beck, Richard H Hunt, Suzanne E Lemire and Alan BR Thomson--the expenses to establish the Foundation were met. A charitable number was obtained in 1995 (0997427-11). The second founding donor was Janssen Canada (now Janssen-Ortho), and public education support came from Astra Canada (now AstraZeneca Canada). The Foundation initially relied on corporate donors, but now approaches physicians, patients and the general public. The objectives of the Foundation are to advance the science of gastroenterology and to provide knowledge of digestive diseases and nutrition to the general public, to enhance the quality of life of persons who are afflicted with these disorders. The major achievements of the Foundation are the provision of one-year operating grants to new investigators, which have allowed them to accumulate early data and subsequently obtain support from other major granting organizations. It also provides Fellowships and studentship support grants, in conjunction with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the pharmaceutical industry. The education committee found that there was little research support in this field, considering the large economic burden of digestive disease and the amount of outstanding work done by Canadian researchers. A bilingual Web site, a web-based specialist's discussion program and bilingual pamphlets facilitate public awareness and allow patients to voice concerns.
加拿大消化系统疾病基金会于2001年12月更名为加拿大消化健康基金会（Fondation canadienne pour la promotion de la santé digestive），它是加拿大胃肠病学协会为建立一个独立慈善组织而持续努力的成果。2001年2月，它被正式认可为加拿大胃肠病学协会的基金会。1963年由理查德·麦肯纳博士牵头建立该基金会的最初努力未成功。1991年，加拿大葛兰素公司（现为葛兰素史克公司）成为创始捐赠者，与四位创始医生——伊万·T·贝克博士、理查德·H·亨特博士、苏珊娜·E·勒米尔博士和艾伦·B·R·汤姆森博士一起，满足了建立基金会的费用。1995年获得了慈善编号（0997427 - 11）。第二个创始捐赠者是加拿大杨森公司（现为杨森 - 奥索公司），公众教育支持来自加拿大阿斯特拉公司（现为加拿大阿斯利康公司）。该基金会最初依赖企业捐赠者，但现在开始面向医生、患者和普通公众。基金会的目标是推进胃肠病学科学，向普通公众提供消化系统疾病和营养方面的知识，以提高患有这些疾病的人的生活质量。基金会的主要成就包括为新研究人员提供为期一年的运营资助，使他们能够积累早期数据并随后获得其他主要资助组织的支持。它还与加拿大卫生研究院和制药行业合作提供奖学金和助学金支持。教育委员会发现，考虑到消化系统疾病的巨大经济负担以及加拿大研究人员所做的大量杰出工作，该领域的研究支持很少。一个双语网站、一个基于网络的专家讨论项目和双语宣传册有助于提高公众意识，并让患者能够表达关切。
