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The Department of Pediatrics, Stanford School of Medicine, and the San
Francisco Bay Area Celiac Support Groups invite you to attend the Fourth
Annual Stanford Celiac Conference - Sat. Sept. 6, 2003, at the beautiful
Stanford campus, 30 miles south of San Francisco.

~An educational conference for medical professionals and celiac patients. ~

Educational Objectives
Designed for primary care physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners,
dieticians, and celiac patients, the Fourth Annual Stanford Celiac
Conference is a comprehensive presentation on all aspects of celiac sprue
including diagnosis, long-term medical management, celiac sprue with
diabetes, current research on celiac sprue, resources for a gluten free
diet, and gluten free cooking and baking.

Accreditation
The Stanford University School of Medicine is accredited by the
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor
continuing medical education for physicians.  The Stanford University
School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 5
category 1 credits towards the AMA Physician's Recognition Award.

This day long event includes the following:
~Shop from a large selection of books on celiac sprue, the gluten free diet
and lifestyle, nutritional help and more
~Sample products from dozens of gluten free food vendors
~Learn about local and national resources for information on the gluten
free diet
~Taste freshly baked gluten free cupcakes & muffins
~Children's program  educational and fun
~Gluten free breakfast, lunch and snacks included
~Blood draw from diagnosed celiacs for research

Faculty
Gary M. Gray, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Emeritus, Stanford University
School of Medicine and Scientific Director, Celiac Sprue Research Foundation
Eric Sibley, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Pediatric Gastroenterology,
Stanford University School of Medicine
Chaitan Khosla, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and
Biochemistry (by courtesy), and President, Celiac Sprue Research Foundation
Oren Abramson, M.D. Pediatric Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente, Santa Clara
Ellen Switkes, Ph.D. Celiac, Founder and Leader of the Oakland Celiac
Support Group
Jacqueline Mallorca, Celiac, Food Writer, editor/author of general and
gluten-free cookbooks

The program and registration form can be downloaded from
http://celiacsupport.stanford.edu .  Questions- contact Janis Foss at
650-215-1222, e-mail [log in to unmask]


Acknowledgements
The conference is sponsored by the Department of Pediatrics, Stanford
University School of Medicine; Eric Sibley, M.D., Ph.D., Faculty
Sponsor.  It is endorsed by the Celiac Disease Foundation (CDF) & Gluten
Intolerance Group of North America (GIG); and organized by volunteers.

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