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A Celiac Awareness Day will be presented at
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
4650 Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, California on
SUNDAY, JULY 12, 1998
8:30AM - 3:30PM
IN
SANTA ANITA LECTURE HALL
Sponsored by the Celiac Disease Foundation in conjunction with Childrens
Hospital Los Angeles
A GF Continental Breakfast and a GF lunch are available
FREE SEROLOGY TESTING
Featuring Doctors - Dentists - Dieticians - Gluten-Free Delectables
PROGRAM
8:30 AM Registration and complimentary Continental GF Breakfast
SPEAKERS
Alessio Fassano, MD, Univ of Maryland School of Medicine,
"Epidemiology of Celiac Disease in the United States:
Where are we Going?"
Charles F. Schuler, DMD, PhD, Univ of So. Calif., Center for
Craniofacial Molecular Biology.
"Teeth and Celiac Disease"
Daniel Thomas, MD, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Childrens
Hospital
Los Angeles
"Diagnosis of CD and Food Allergies"
GLUTEN-FREE LUNCH and Vendor Displays
Betty Barnard, MD
"Food Guidelines for a Healthy Celiac Diet"
OPEN FORUM: Q & A with Program Speakers
PLUS ONGOING SERUM TESTING 10:00AM THROUGH 3:00PM
ONLY FOR THOSE ON A SUSTAINED GLUTEN-CONTAINING DIET
Nutrition Consultations with Kim Upton and Pamela Lee, Registered
Dieticians (Both are Celiacs)
SERUM TESTING
The serum antibodies testing is offered FREE as a part of
Celiac Awareness Day.
Everyone being tested must be on a GLUTEN-CONTAINING DIET.
The testing will be done in the lobby of Santa Anita Hall
between 10:00AM and 3:00PM
Persons interested in serum testing ONLY, need not pay the
conference fee, BUT THEY DO NEED TO PRE-REGISTER
and come to Santa Anita Hall during the testing hours.
The tests will be processed at the Center For Celiac Research
c/o Drs. Allessio Fasano and Karoly Horvath, Univ of
Maryland. Patients with positive results will be
notified directly.
REGISTRATION
The conference fee, payable in advance, is $25 per adult (14
years and above). $10 for children 6-13 years. The
conference includes a gluten-free breakfast and lunch.
There is NO FEE for the serum antibodies testing; pre-regis-
tration for the test is required
Please complete and mail the registration form with payment
no later than June 20, 1998. It is advisable to
register as soon as possible, as attendance is limited
to 250 persons.
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REGISTRATION FORM
CELIAC - AWARENESS DAY - LOS ANGELES
SUNDAY, JULY 12, 1998
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES
Please Print Clearly
One Name Per Line !Adult (A)! Serum !Conference
!Child (C)! Testing ! Fee
FREE** ! $25/Adult
! $10/Child
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YOUR NAME____________________________________________________
ADDRESS______________________________________________________
CITY,STATE, ZIP______________________________________________
TELEPHONE NO. _______________________________________________
Make check or money order payable to :CELIAC DISEASE FOUNDATION
Mail with registration form to
Celiac Disease Foundation
13251 Ventura Blvd, Ste #1
Studio City, CA 91604-1838
If you have questions or need more information, call CDF (818) 990-2354
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SERUM ANTIBODY TESTING
Why should family members be screened for Celiac Disease? First degree
relatives of those with biopsy-proven celiac disease are considered part
of the at-risk population for developing CD sometime in their lifetime.
Last October, the Westchester, New York, celiac support group hosted a
screening for its members as part of this study. Five percent of the
first-degree relatives with NO symptoms turned out to have an "easily
made positive diagnosis." Drs. Fasano and Horvath considered this to be
significant. Additionally, the 20 year old daughter of the founder of
the Westchester group was diagnosed with CD through this screening. She
was totally asymptomatic, but on biopsy showed a totally flat villi.
The University of Maryland School of Medicine has established the Center
For Celiac Research (CFCR) under the direction of Drs. Alessio Fasano
and Karoly Horvath. CFCR has begun a comprehensive three-year,
nationwide serology screening to establish the prevalence of Celiac Disease
in the United States doing serology testing for CD as part of this study. Your
participation in this study will help resolve the critical unanswered question:
How many American celiacs are there - really?
CDF strongly urges you to follow the recommendation that all first degree
relatives have this simple blood test to screen for gluten sensitivity, to
reduce the risk of delayed diagnosis and other associated disorders.
FIRST-DEGREE RELATIVES ARE PARENTS, SIBLINGS OR CHILDREN OF
BIOPSY-PROVEN
CELIACS.
don baisch
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glendora, ca
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