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aldensicecream.com

They’re back!!! Available at Zagara’s, Lee Rd. in Cleveland Hts. The website for Alden’s indicates that their products are available at both Whole Foods and Heinen’s.

The sandwiches are gluten free and dairy free. The ‘ice cream’ middle is an oat based product.

If you can tolerate oats in your diet you can enjoy these. I will be very envious!

Girl Scout troop has a case (12 boxes)

of gluten-free Toffee Tastic cookies to sell.

marisa.palmieri@gmail.com

They are $5 per box.

Porch pickup in Fairview Park or delivery within a few miles.

The National Celiac Association and the Celiac Research Program at Harvard Medical School are co-hosting a series of 75-minute virtual meetings. Speakers present on selected topics for 60 minutes, followed by a 15-minute question-and-answer period.

The next one is titled Aging well with Celiac Disease.

From their website:

Join the National Celiac Association (NCA) and the Harvard Medical School Celiac Research Program for the third 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, April 14, 2022, from 1- 2:15 pm ET.

What are the specific medical needs and concerns of a person living with celiac disease as they age? What nutritional deficiencies are more common in the older adult and how can we address them? How shall we approach long-term care for the best outcome? Join Joseph Murray, MD, expert celiac gastroenterologist and Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, and Katarina Mollo, MEd, RD, LDN, Director of Education for the National Celiac Association, as they delve into critical questions that affect each and every person living with celiac disease.

Lee Graham, executive director of the NCA, will introduce the webinar, and Ciarán P. Kelly, MD, Director of the Celiac Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, will moderate the session. A Q&A session will follow the presentations; please submit general questions when you register 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.

Register now

The University of Chicago is having a webinar on Neurological and Psychological Implications in Celiac Disease. April 23, 2022 8:30am-1pm.

From their website:

Bringing together experts from around the country, this activity will offer insight into a variety of experiences and research as well as provide highlights of the most current information by experts in the field relating to the neurological and psychological implications of celiac disease. It will provide information about potential new therapies and the latest research, and it will educate participants about the future of this disease so they can provide better care to their patients.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, dietitians, researchers, other healthcare professionals, and patients dedicated to improving the diagnosis and treatment of celiac disease.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

Discuss the evidence-based approach to diagnosing and managing the neurological and psychological implications of celiac disease;

Identify the neurological and psychological complexities associated with celiac disease;

Describe treatment plans that can address the neurological and psychological needs of patients with celiac disease;

Name new advances in treating the neurological and psychological implications of celiac disease;

Analyze why a gluten free diet is a critical component of celiac disease treatment.

Register here.