Events

October 2008 Community Lecture available as video-on-demand at ucsd.tv and youtube.com

The Warren Celiac Center's October 28, 2008 community lecture “Understanding Celiac Disease & Gluten Sensitivity: Your Gut Reaction" is available as video-on-demand at the following links:

http://www.ucsd.tv/search-details.asp?showID=15359

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxBZ5E8Ilf8

Program Description:
Celiac disease is an inflammatory condition of the small intestine triggered by the consumption of gluten, a dietary protein found in wheat, rye, and barley. It is estimated that 85% of the people in the U.S. with celiac disease remain undiagnosed. In this program, experts from the Wm. K. Warren Medical Research Center for Celiac Disease at UCSD help us to understand this disease. Martin F. Kagnoff, M.D., one of the country's leading authorities, and director of the center, discusses the role of various tests in diagnosis, how celiac disease affects the body, as well as gluten intolerance and wheat allergy in the absence of celiac disease. Kimberly P. Newton, M.D., Pediatric Gastroenterologist and director of the pediatric celiac clinic at Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego, covers special aspects of celiac disease in children. Susan J. Algert, Ph.D., R.D., the center's nutritionist, shares how to keep celiac disease under control with a gluten-free diet.

Our September 2007 community lecture is still available as video-on-demand on Youtube.com
The Warren Celiac Center's September 19, 2007 community lecture "What You Need to Know About Celiac Disease and the Gluten-Free Diet” premiered on UCSD-TV on November 29, and has been replayed numerous times since then.  The program is available as video-on-demand, on Youtube.com, through UCSD-TV's website. You can find it at the following links:

Links to program:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR2LvQmoF1Y

http://www.ucsd.tv/search-details.asp?showID=13429

Program Description:
Can bread, pasta, cookies, pizza crust make you sick?   The answer for 1 out of 100 people in the U.S. is yes. For this group, celiac disease, a frequently misdiagnosed digestive condition, is the cause. Join us for a thorough overview of the disease featuring recognized experts in the field presented by UCSD’s Wm. K. Warren Medical Research Center for Celiac Disease.  Speakers include: Martin F. Kagnoff, M.D., one of the country’s leading authorities in Celiac Disease research, presenting on how this disease affects the body.  Gregory S. Harmon, M.D., Gastroenterologist, covers diagnosis and treatment.  Susan J. Algert, Ph.D., Nutritionist, shares how to keep the disease under control with a gluten-free diet.  

For more information, click [HERE] for the UCSD-TV website.

 

News

Testing for Celiac Disease
Click [HERE] for a one-page printable PDF document on testing for celiac disease.

Community Screening Program for Celiac Disease - NEW -- NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

The Warren Celiac Center is offering a Community Screening Program for Celiac Disease. The Center will provide a blood test to screen for celiac disease at a low cost of $29.25. Blood drawing will be held at a UCSD outpatient clinic on campus. There are no additional charges for the blood drawing, office visit or parking, but participants will be asked to complete an anonymous survey about their experience.To be considered for this program, participants must meet all the following criteria:

  • You must be 18  years or older
  • You must be consuming gluten (found in wheat, rye and  barley) for at least the past two months. Those currently on a gluten-free diet are not eligible for this program. If you are currently on a gluten-free diet, we do NOT recommend that you go back to eating a diet containing gluten without first consulting your physician. There are other tests that may be more appropriate to determine whether you have celiac disease. Contact the Warren Center if you have questions.
  • You must be considered to be at relatively high risk for celiac disease to be tested, which is explained further on the application.

An application is available here for download. If you would like an application sent to you via email, fax, or mail, send a request with your name and contact information to Linda Nelson at lnelson@ucsd.edu or call (858) 822-1022. Feel free to leave a voicemail message with the information.

Pediatric Celiac Disease Specialist joins the Center

Dr. Kimberly P. Newton joined the Warren Center in January 2008, and directs the Pediatric Celiac Disease Clinic at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego. Dr. Newton received her medical degree from The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and completed her pediatric gastroenterology fellowship training at Hasbro Children’s Hospital/Brown University and at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell. To make an appointment with Dr. Newton, contact the center, at (858) 822-1022, or contact Scheduling at Rady Children's Hospital directly, at (858) 966-4003, option #2.

National Celiac Awareness Month Bill Introduced

February 16th, 2007

U.S. Representative Nita Lowey (NY District 18), has introduced a bill [H. Con. Res. 70] that would recognize May as National Celiac Awareness Month and supports its goals; raise awareness about celiac disease and the need for increased Federal funding for celiac disease research, access to nutritional counseling for patients with celiac disease, standardized testing and criteria for diagnosis of celiac disease, and a standardized definition of a gluten-free diet.

Read more about the pending bill

 

About Celiac Disease

Celiac Disease is an immune-mediated disorder that affects primarily the gastrointestinal tract in individuals of all ages. The classic description of a child with Celiac Disease was one who was irritable, with profound abdominal distention, gluteal wasting, and failure to thrive or in adults, profound malabsorption and weight loss.

It is now recognized that Celiac Disease affects other organ systems causing disease without overt GI symptoms, which adds a diagnostic challenge to healthcare providers caring for patients with Celiac Disease.

It is important to consider the diagnosis when faced not only with patients who present with GI symptoms, but also additional intestinal symptoms that do not respond reasonably to conventional type therapies.

Resources

Celiac Disease Foundation (CDF)
Website: http://celiac.org
Email: cdf@celiac.org

CSA/USA San Diego Chapter #57
Website :  http://glutenfreeinsd.com
Click on “SD Support Groups”

Gluten Free in SD (San Diego)
Website: http://glutenfreeinsd.com
Email: info@glutenfreeinsd.com

Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.)
website:  http://celiackids.com
Email: rock@celiackids.com