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Save The Date! Saturday, November 1, 2008
What's New in Celiac Disease?
The 1st Celiac Center Forum & Gluten Free Food Sampling
The Celiac Disease Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Boston, MA, will be hosting its 1st Celiac Center Forum on Saturday, November 1, 2008 from 9AM to 12:30PM. The forum will include experts speaking on celiac disease, as well as a variety of gluten-free food vendors who will provide guests with free samples of their product, as well as products for sale. The forum will also open up for discussion and questions after the speakers have addressed their individual topics.
Speakers from The BIDMC Celiac Center will include:
Ciaran Kelly, MD; Medical Director: "Finding and Treating Hidden Celiac Disease"
Daniel Leffler, MS, MD; Clinical Research Director:"Evolving Frontiers in Celiac Research"
Melinda Dennis, MS, RD, LDN; Nutrition Coordinator and Registered Dietitian:"Insights into New Labeling and Nutritional Concerns"
With comments from The Healthy Villi, Greater Boston Celiac/DH Support Group
WHEN: Saturday, November 1, 2008 from 9AM to 12:30PM
Registration will begin at 8:30am
WHERE: The Children's Hospital of Boston, 1 Autumn Street, Kennedy Room, Auditoriums A & B
(Wheelchair accessible)
This forum is free to all registered guests.
RSVP is required as there is a limited number of seats available.
Due to limited seating, we are requesting that you bring no more than one guest.
Please email celiac@bidmc.harvard.edu <mailto:celiac@bidmc.harvard.edu> or call (617) 667-8186. Email is preferred. Your full name, home address, email address, phone number, and number of guests in your party are needed to register. You must receive a phone call or email to verify your registration.
Thank you! We hope to see you there!
Parking can be found at 375 Longwood Garage at Longwood Avenue and Plymouth Street, behind Bruegger's Bagels; the garage at Autumn Street and Longwood Avenue; and at 333 Longwood Garage, the Children's Hospital main parking garage. Please visit the Children's Hospital website for more information: http://www.childrenshospital.org/ <http://www.childrenshospital.org/> .