The Crohn’s and Colitis Young Adults Network (CCYAN) is a community and fellowship program for young adults with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases around the world. The CCYAN is a program through Generation Patient that is led entirely by young adults with IBD.
Our yearlong fellowship brings together a select group of young adults with IBD from around the world. Our fellows produce monthly content, convene virtually to hear from influential speakers, engage in speaking opportunities and receive a stipend for their participation. Since its launch in 2019, our fellowship has included representation from across the U.S., India, Ethiopia, the United Kingdom, Dubai, Greece, Malaysia, and Canada!
In addition to our annual fellowship, the CCYAN facilitates:
Cory Lane (left) watches as Phil Flory removes Sneha Dave’s PICC line in December 2012 at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, Indiana. Flory was a nurse for both Cory and Sneha at different times.
Virtual community meetings for young adults with IBD
The Roundtable on Young Adults with IBD - a yearlong learning community comprised of monthly discussions between patients and providers
IBD Medical Student Scholars - a unique program for medical students interested in gastroenterology and internal medicine to learn about the global challenges and needs of adolescents and young adults with IBD
The CCYAN originated as a newsletter called the Crohn’s and Colitis Teen Times. This newsletter was created in 2012 by Cory Lane and Sneha Dave, two teenagers with IBD. While these newsletters were first distributed within the state of Indiana, they would eventually be distributed across the U.S. and the world.
In May 2013, Cory passed away from Crohn’s disease and osteosarcoma. Together, Sneha and Cory envisioned that no young adult with IBD would feel isolated in their journey and his legacy has remained through the evolution of the Crohn’s and Colitis Teen Times as the Crohn’s and Colitis Young Adults Network.
Click the image above to view the first original issue of the Crohn’s and Colitis Teen Times.
Click the image above to view the second issue of the Crohn’s and Colitis Teen Times.
Transparency: We are committed to transparency and independence. Generation Patient and CCYAN do not accept pharmaceutical or insurance industry funding at a time when many struggle with access in the U.S. and internationally. As the next generation of patient advocates, we value our independence and hope that you might consider a contribution.