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Facing Facts on Celiac Disease and Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity

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  • Saturday, November 10, 2018 - Sunday, November 11, 2018
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Come hear the latest scientific and evidence-based findings on celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity at the third conference presented by the Harvard Medical School Celiac Research Program and the National Celiac Association. Top celiac clinicians from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston Children’s Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital and other organizations will present the latest news on medical developments, hot research topics, managing gluten-related disorders in the real world, and more.

Keynote speaker Francisco Leon, MD, will talk discuss “Drug Development in Celiac Disease.” Along with a clinician’s debate between Dr. Ciarán Kelly and Dr. Alessio Fasano about whether everyone should go gluten-free, other topics include:

• Latest Medical Studies, Making Inroads

• The Landscape of Celiac Drug Development

• Gluten-free Family Dynamics: Is There a Happy Ending?

• Managing Celiac for the Long Run

• Nutrition and Diet: New Findings

• Cooking Demo: Gluten-Free Never Tasted So Good!

• A Closer Look at our Gut-Brain Cross-Talk

The conference will be held at the Four Points by Sheraton in Norwood, MA, on Saturday, Nov. 10 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 11 from 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

General Registration or visit https://nationalceliac.org/2018-celiac-disease-symposium/ for more information.
Dietitians can earn up to 6.5 CEUs.
Early bird discount available until October 20th or sold out.
Contact:
Melinda Dennis, MS, RDN, LD
617-667-8186
mdennis@bidmc.harvard.edu
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