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Webinar: Serology and Importance of Regular Follow-up

UChicago Celiac Center Family Network is presenting a webinar on Tuesday, May 17, 7:30-8:30 pm. The topic is serology and the importance of regular follow-up.

Webinar: The clinical picture of celiac disease and how to make the diagnosis, June 3, 2022, 10:00 am

From their website:

The purpose of this series is to increase the knowledge base of participants in the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis and management of celiac disease to make them aware of the potential increase of morbidity and mortality and to educate about the nature of a gluten-free diet.

The target audience is adult and pediatric physicians and physician’s assistants, nurse practitioners, fellows, dietitians and nutritionists, researchers and patients.

This is the second in a series of 10 bi-monthly programs. Other topics include:

Clinical features and diagnosis of celiac disease in both children and adults.
Management of celiac disease after diagnosis: How healthy is a gluten-free diet?
Pathogenesis of celiac disease and the role of the microbiome.
Extraintestinal manifestations of celiac disease as risk factors for the diagnosis and their assessment after diagnosis. Evaluation of comorbid conditions.
Management of the poorly responsive patient. Can the diet be stricter? Is this refractory celiac disease?
If it is not celiac disease, what could it be? How common is seronegative celiac disease and non-celiac villous atrophy?
Non-celiac gluten sensitivity. How do we diagnose and manage this condition?
Two important issues: malignancy and osteoporosis in celiac disease.
Quality of life in celiac disease. What are the factors contributing to QOL and how can we do a better job?

Webinar: “Elite and Everyday Athletes with Celiac Disease: Eating for Fitness at All Ages”

Thursday, May 19, 2022, from 1- 2:15 pm ET

From their website:

Join the National Celiac Association (NCA) and the Harvard Medical School (HMS) Celiac Research Program for the final webinar in our Spring 2022 “All Things Celiac” series. Speakers will present on selected topics for 60 minutes, followed by 15 minutes for Q&A, on Thursday, May 19, 2022, from 1- 2:15 pm ET.

Whether you’re an elite athlete, a weekend hiker or biker, or you enjoy an evening stroll, leading an active healthy life is important for everyone, including those with celiac disease. Join the discussion with board-certified sports dietitian Mary Ellen Kelly, MS, RD, CSSD, LDN, and Tara McCarthy, MS, RDN, LD, Clinical Nutrition Supervisor at the Celiac Disease Program at Boston Children’s Hospital. Fractures, repeated injuries and low bone density in pediatric patients will be addressed along with nutritional and physical fitness. Caroline Johnson, a Division 1 distance runner at Lafayette University, will share her experience managing the gluten-free diet while competing at the college level.

Lee Graham, executive director of the NCA, will introduce the webinar, and Samuel A. Frank, MD, a neurologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Associate Professor at HMS will moderate the session. A Q&A session will follow the presentations; please submit general questions below or during the webinar on the Zoom platform.

Continuing Education Units (CEUs): This course (220323-RSS) is approved by the Boston Children’s Hospital’s Continuing Education Department for 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ for physicians, 1.25 contact hours for nurses, 1.25 ACE CE continuing education credits for social workers, and 1.25 CEUs for Registered Dietitians. Instructions on how to access CEU certificates will be emailed to webinar attendees following the event.

Win A Trip To Disney World And GF Products

In honor of Food Allergy + Celiac Awareness month, enter to win a Disney World getaway for 4 people and everything you need for a magical trip!

Package includes:

• 5 day + 4 night hotel stay

• Airfare

• Park passes

• $200 Erin McKenna’s Bakery gift card

• Food allergy travel advisor to plan your trip

• 4 Away suitcases in your choice of color

• Travel snacks + food from Spokin Verified Brands

• NIMA Partners Gluten Detection Sensor, 4 boxes of capsules, travel case, and merch

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GIG Virtual Event

GIG is hosting an online event titled Staying Safely Gluten-Free: At Home and Beyond, May 3rd 2022 at 5pm PST/8pm EST.

In this 1-hour session, you’ll learn:

What cross-contact means for someone living gluten-free.
Ways to avoid cross-contact at home.
Ways to watch out for cross-contact at a restaurant, dinner party, and more.
How gluten exposure could happen, even when you’re careful.
What to do when you think you’ve been “glutened.”

Our panelists bring decades of experience to this conversation.

Dr. Joe Murray is a gastroenterologist from the Mayo Clinic. He will address the health and clinical aspects of inadvertent exposures to gluten, including how to know if it happened and what to do about it.

Laura Allred, Ph.D. is the Gluten Intolerance Group’s GFCO regulatory expert. She will discuss how gluten can potentially get into foods at different points in the growing, production, and manufacturing cycle and how you can ensure that the packaged foods you consume are safely gluten-free.

Ronni Alicia is a registered dietitian and a quality control manager at GIG/GFCO. She has extensive food service experience and will provide insights and guidance on how to stay safely gluten-free when eating at restaurants and other food service establishments.

The panel will be moderated by GIG’s Education Specialist,Lola O’Rourke, MS, RDN.