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Celiac Disease Foundation presents “Finding the Keys…”
The Annual Education Conference & Food Faire

Saturday, April 28, 2012
7:30 am to 4:30 pm

Hilton Hotel
Los Angeles/Universal City
555 Universal Hollywood Drive
Universal City, CA 91608

Hear the latest from our stellar line-up of Celiac disease experts
Stefano Guandalini, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Director, University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center

Peter H. R. Green, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine,
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Director, Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University

Shelley Case, BSc, RD
Registered dietitian and leading international expert on Celiac disease and the gluten-free diet

Melinda Dennis, MS, RD, LDN
Registered dietitian and Nutrition Coordinator
Celiac Center at Beth Israel Deaconess

For more information on Celiac disease,
email cdf@celiac.org or call the foundation at 818.990.2354

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2012 Annual Education Conference

Celiac Disease Foundation

Presents

The Annual Education Conference & Food Faire

Finding the Keys…

Saturday, April 28, 2012
7:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles/Universal City
555 Universal Hollywood Drive
Universal City, CA 91608

Our stellar line-up of internationally-renowned speakers will provide a greater understanding of Celiac disease, gluten sensitivity, associated conditions, how family members are affected, future therapies, among other topics.

Network with other attendees following the gluten-free lifestyle, meet with exhibitors to sample and discover the latest gluten-free foods.

Good news – Conference prices will remain the SAME AS LAST YEAR – $95 for CDF members – and we will again feature the $85 CDF Member Friends and Family discount. If you want to register now, call the CDF office.

Online registration opens January 15, 2012.

Conference Registration includes:

• Admission to all sessions
• Continental gluten-free breakfast buffet and plated luncheon
• Gluten-free goodie bag
• Access to extensive exhibitor displays with gluten-free food samples and sales
• Product give-away
• Free self-parking with validation

New this year…

• Expanded exhibit hours
• Special Breakfast with speakers (limited space available)

Stay tuned for more Conference Registration information…

MEET OUR SPEAKERS…

Stefano Guandalini, MD

Professor of Pediatrics
Director, University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center
Section Chief, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition

Stefano Guandalini, MD, is an internationally-recognized expert on Celiac disease. He is also known for his expertise in the research and treatment of other diarrheal diseases in children. Dr. Guandalini’s clinical and research efforts have greatly influenced the way Celiac disease is diagnosed and treated today. His work contributed to the revision of 20-year-old guidelines for Celiac disease diagnosis. These guidelines are now used worldwide for the diagnosis of Celiac disease in both children and adults. Dr. Guandalini created the University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center in response to the low rate of Celiac disease detection in the United States. This innovative program is dedicated to patient care services, research activities, medical education, and public awareness initiatives aimed at increasing the rate of Celiac diagnoses as well as improving the quality of life of Celiac patients. The Celiac Disease Center serves patients of all ages. Dr. Guandalini is the past president of the Federation of International Societies for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition. He was selected from a worldwide pool of candidates to be the first president of this Federation. Dr. Guandalini is also a widely-recognized expert in probiotics and their effects in children and teenagers.

Peter H. R. Green, MD

Dr. Green is the Director of The Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University. He is a Professor of Clinical Medicine at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University and Attending Physician at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He is also a Member of CDF Medical Advisory Board.

Celiac disease has been Dr. Green’s focus over the last 10 years with equal concentration on patient care and research. He is one of the few physicians in the United States with an intense clinical and academic interest and expertise in Celiac disease. Seeing a great need for a coordinated approach to the medical care of patients with Celiac disease, Dr. Green established the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University in 2001.

Dr. Green’s initial research involved studies of absorption of fats in the small intestine and the contribution of intestinal lipids to the lipids in the systemic circulation. His main clinical and research pursuits, over the last 12 years, have been in the clinical care and investigation of patients with Celiac disease. He has developed research programs with colleagues at Columbia University and other institutions into the epidemiology, genetics, diagnosis and management of Celiac disease and its complications. In addition, he has lectured on Celiac disease at many medical institutions throughout the United States as well as at national and international meetings.

In 2006, Dr. Green co-authored Celiac Disease A Hidden Epidemic with Rory Jones, which was revised and updated in 2008. This book is an “inside-out” examination and explanation of Celiac disease and a helpful guide for both patients and the medical community.

Shelley Case, BSc, RD

A registered dietitian, Shelley Case is a leading international nutrition expert on Celiac disease and the gluten-free diet. She is a member of the Medical Advisory Boards of the Celiac Disease Foundation and Gluten Intolerance Group in the United States and the Professional Advisory Board of the Canadian Celiac Association.

Ms. Case is the author of numerous articles on Celiac disease and the gluten-free diet in leading publications such as Gastroenterology, Digestive Disease Sciences, Pediatrics, Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Topics in Clinical Nutrition, and Today’s Dietitian as well as her comprehensive book Gluten-Free Diet: A Comprehensive Resource Guide – Expanded and Revised Edition. In addition, she is the co-author of the Celiac section in the Manual of Clinical Dietetics (6th edition) by the American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada and her work has also appeared in many other publications including textbooks, magazines, and other patient education resources. Ms. Case writes “Ask the Celiac Expert” column for Allergic Living Magazine; “Good for You” column at www.glutenfreeda.com and “Ask Shelley Case” at www.befreeforme.com

Melinda Dennis, MS, RD, LDN

Ms. Dennis was diagnosed with Celiac disease and Dermatitis Herpetiformis (an associated skin rash) in 1992 when Celiac disease was considered to be very uncommon. Following her passion for teaching, she became a registered dietitian in order to teach the gluten-free diet and lifestyle to others. She received her Master of Science in Nutrition and Health Promotion from Simmons College in Boston, MA, completed her clinical internship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and became an Outpatient Dietitian specializing in Celiac disease.

Ms. Dennis is currently the Nutrition Coordinator of the Celiac Center at Beth Israel Deaconess and co-investigator of Celiac-related research conducted in the Center’s Gastroenterology Division. She has authored several journal articles on the nutritional management of Celiac disease and greatly enjoys nationwide public speaking to the Celiac and medical communities. One of her greatest joys was founding and chairing the Healthy Villi Greater Boston Celiac/DH Support Group for several years. Now, she serves as one of the group’s Nutrition Advisors. Melinda launched Delete the Wheat®, a nutrition consulting service, to help people with Celiac disease navigate more comfortably through the grocery aisles and to avoid gluten in their own kitchens. In 2009, she and Daniel Leffler, MD, from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center co-authored Real Life with Celiac Disease, regarded as a quintessential resource for anyone with Celiac disease or seeking diagnosis.

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