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Save The Date! Saturday, November 1, 2008

 

What's New in Celiac Disease?

The 1st Celiac Center Forum & Gluten Free Food Sampling

 

The Celiac Disease Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
(BIDMC), Boston, MA, will be hosting its 1st Celiac Center Forum on
Saturday, November 1, 2008 from 9AM to 12:30PM.  The forum will include
experts speaking on celiac disease, as well as a variety of gluten-free
food vendors who will provide guests with free samples of their product,
as well as products for sale.  The forum will also open up for
discussion and questions after the speakers have addressed their
individual topics.  

 

Keynote Speaker:

Dr. Alan Leichtner, Associate Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and
Nutrition, Children's Hospital Boston:

"How Celiac Disease Affects our Children"

 

Speakers from The BIDMC Celiac Center will include:

*	Ciaran Kelly, MD; Medical Director:


"Finding and Treating Hidden Celiac Disease"


*	Daniel Leffler, MS, MD; Clinical Research Director:

       "Evolving Frontiers in Celiac Research"

*	Melinda Dennis, MS, RD, LDN; Nutrition Coordinator and
Registered Dietitian:


"Insights into New Labeling and Nutritional Concerns"


 

With comments from The Healthy Villi, Greater Boston Celiac/DH Support
Group

 

WHEN: Saturday, November 1, 2008 from 9AM to 12:30PM


Registration will begin at 8:30am


WHERE: The Children's Hospital of Boston, 1 Autumn Street, Kennedy Room,
Auditoriums A & B 

(Wheelchair accessible)

 

This forum is free to all registered guests.

RSVP is required as there is a limited number of seats available.

Due to limited seating, we request that you bring no more than one
guest.

 

Please email [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
or call (617) 667-8186.  Email is preferred. Your full name, home
address, email address, phone number, and number of guests in your party
are needed to register. You must receive a phone call or email to verify
your registration.

 

Thank you!  We hope to see you there!

 

Parking can be found at 375 Longwood Garage at Longwood Avenue and
Plymouth Street, behind Bruegger's Bagels; the garage at Autumn Street
and Longwood Avenue; and at 333 Longwood Garage, the Children's Hospital
main parking garage.  Please visit the Children's Hospital website for
more information: http://www.childrenshospital.org/
<http://www.childrenshospital.org/> .

 

 

 

 


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