Events
UPCOMING CLASS
MaRch MaDnEsS [CLASS FLYER]
Mastering the Madness of Food Labels
Instructor: Shawna McNally, MPH, RD, Warren Celiac Center Nutritionist
Date: Saturday, March 6, 2010
Registration Deadline: February 27, 2010
Time: 9:00-11:00 a.m.
Location: UCSD La Jolla campus
Cost: $25 per person
Learning to read a food label is one of the most important tasks in successfully following a gluten-free diet, but it is not always easy to do. In this class, you will learn:
-How to identify ingredients that contain gluten
-How to choose healthy gluten-free products
-Who is ensuring that foods are truly gluten-free
Plus
-A step-by-step approach to following a gluten-free diet
-Learn how to identify gluten-free foods, shop for gluten-free products, create a gluten-free environment at home, and prepare for gluten-free dining outside the home
Click [here] for registration information.
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 former 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
New Celiac Nutritionist
Shawna McNally recently joined the Warren Celiac Center as the new nutritionist. Click here for more information about Shawna.
Testing for Celiac Disease
Click [HERE] for a one-page printable PDF document on testing for celiac disease.
Community Screening Program for Celiac Disease -
This study is currently on hold pending preliminary data analysis.
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