<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> The following conference is 9 months away, but I thought our subscribers would like to know about it early for planning purposes. The speakers include many of the world's finest celiac researchers, and attendance is NOT restricted to medical professionals. The programme will be conducted in English. CHANGING FEATURES OF COELIAC DISEASE Scientific meeting to be held at July 10 - 12, 1998 Tampere, Finland July 10 Friday 09.00 Changing features of coeliac disease Dr. Markku Maki, Tampere, Finland Chairman: Dr. Pekka Collin, Tampere, Finland 09.30 Diagnostic criteria of coeliac disease Dr. Riccardo Troncone, Naples, Italy 10.00 Dermatitis herpetiformis: From gut to skin Prof. Timo Reunala, Tampere, Finland 10.30 Markers of coeliac disease latency Dr. Kati Holm, Tampere, Finland Chairman: Dr.Luisa Mearin, Leiden, the Netherlands 11.30 Prolamins in cereals Prof. Herbert Wieser,Garching, Germany 12.00 Codex standard for gluten free products Dr. F.W. Janssen, Zutphen, The Netherlands 12.30 Food legislation and contamination Mrs. Hertha Deutsch, Vienna, Austria 13.00 Dietary compliance in coeliac disease Dr. Parveen Kumar, London, U.K. Chairman: Dr. Parveen Kumar, London, U.K 14.45 To screen or not to screen? Dr. Markku Maki, Tampere, Finland 15.25 Malignancy Prof. Geoffrey Holmes, Derby, U.K 15.55 Osteopenia Dr. Trausti Valdimarsson, Linkoping, Sweden 16.25 Quality of life M.A. Susanna Lohiniemi, Tampere, Finland July 11 Saturday Chairman: Dr.Riccardo Troncone, Naples, Italy 09.00 Evolution of coeliac disease Prof. Luigi Greco, Naples, Italy 09.30 Epidemiology of coeliac disease Prof. Claes Hallert, Linkoping, Sweden 10.00 Associated diseases in coeliac disease Dr. Pekka Collin, Tampere, Finland Chairman: Dr. Markku Maki, Tampere, Finland 11.00 Introductory lecture for panel discussion: Oats and wheat starch in the diet of coeliac patients Dr. Markku Maki, Tampere, Finland 11.15 Panel discussion: Oats and wheat starch in the diet of coeliac patients Panelists: Dr. Carlo Catassi, Ancona, Italy Prof. Conleth Feighery, Dublin, Ireland Dr. Risto Julkunen, Kuopio, Finland Dr. Parveen Kumar, London, UK Prof. Isabel Polanco, Madrid, Spain Prof. Timo Reunala, Helsinki, Finland Dr. Harald Vogelsang, Vienna, Austria Chairman: Dr. Kati Holm, Tampere, Finland 14.15 Oral presentations of young scientists ==== More information is available at <http://www.sci.fi/~keliakia/aoecs/>. Full details of the conference, with prices, accomodations, etc. will be available in a few months. To be mailed a registration form, contact Ms.Susanna Lohiniemi Executive Director, M.A. The Finnish Coeliac Society Hammareninkatu 7 FIN-33100 Tampere Tel. +358-3-2541 321 e-mail: [log in to unmask]