Intestinal Health Inst. "Gluten Truth" Dallas, TX

"The Gluten Truth" meets "The Circle of Life":

A Tale of Two Hemispheres

The Westin Galleria Dallas Dallas, Texas November 3-6, 2011

Brought to you by the Intestinal Health Institute and Dr. Kenneth Fine

For Your Health, Happiness, and Hope!

All meals will be gluten-free, with dairy-free, egg-free, soy-free, meat-free options. (Kosher meals available upon request.) Thursday November 3rd

• 6:30 - 9:00 PM: Welcome and Social Reception - Heavy Hors d'oeuvres
• 6:30 - 7:30 PM Conference Registration at the Reception

• 8:00 - 8:45 AM Registration
• 8:45 - 9:00 AM Welcome/Introductions

MORNING SCIENTIFIC SESSION - ON THE PATH TO UNDERSTANDING NON-CELIAC GLUTEN SENSITIVITY:

A 30-YEAR LESSON FROM A DISEASE BORN IN DALLAS

• 9:00 - 9:45 AM KEYNOTE LECTURE:
  The First 15 Years 1980-1995 The Discovery and Original Description of Microscopic Colitis: Laying The Bricks on the Path
  John Fordtran, M.D., Internationally Renowned Gastroenterologist, Intestinal Researcher and Textbook Editor; Former Chairman, Internal Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
  The world's most successful and best-respected gastrointestinal researcher, who discovered and originally reported microscopic colitis as an important cause of chronic diarrhea; Dr. Fine's original research mentor
• 9:45 AM - 10:30 PM
  The Second 15 Years 1996-2011 Characterization of the Relationship of Microscopic Colitis to Celiac Sprue and Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity: Scaling the Diagnostic Barrier
  Kenneth Fine, M.D., Founder and Director Enterolab.com, and The Intestinal Health Institute, Dallas, TX
  Through a series of studies, discovered that most patients with microscopic colitis have non-celiac gluten sensitivity, learned how to easily diagnose this with a stool test, and that most such patients benefit from a gluten-free diet; related these findings to many other patient groups
• 10:30 - 10:45 AM Break
• 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
  Pioneering Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity from its Dutch Origins: "Seronegative Celiac Disease"
  Professor Chris Mulder, M.D., ph.D., Head of Department of Gastroenterology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  Hear how Dr. Mulder and his colleagues were among the first to report the short-comings of screening blood tests for celiac disease with minimal villous atrophy, and how this helped pave the way to our understanding of both non-celiac gluten sensitivity, and the interrelationship of microscopic colitis with celiac disease.
• 11:35 AM - 12:15 PM
  Chronic Relapsing Microscopic Colitis and Refractory Sprue: Cutting Edge Treatment from The Netherlands
  Gerd Bouma, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine and Gastroenterology, VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  Hear how expert academic gastroenterologists from the Netherlands are bringing revolutionary treatment ideas to the most difficult patients in the microscopic colitis - sprue spectrum, including effective less toxic immunosuppressive drugs and stem cell transplantation.
• 12:15 - 2:00 PM Lunch

AFTERNOON SCIENTIFIC SESSION

THE GLUTEN-FREE DIET: WHERE IT ALL STARTED... WHERE ARE WE NOW?

• 2:00 - 2:35 PM KEYNOTE LECTURE:
  Who Discovered Gluten as the Cause of Celiac Disease? My Daddy Did! 1935-1950
  Willem Karel Dicke II, M.D.,Ph.D., Hematologist-Oncologist, Arlington, TX
  The son of famed Dutch pediatrician Willem Karel Dicke M.D., Ph.D will recount how his father discovered and published, just after World War II, that gluten was the cause of celiac disease
• 2:35 - 3:10 PM World Class Expertise with Gluten-Related Illness: Dr. Dicke's Legacy Lives On in His Country of Origin
  Professor Chris Mulder, M.D., ph.D., Head of Department of Gastroenterology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  Hear how Dr. Mulder, one of the world's premier experts on celiac disease, continues to shape our understanding and management of gluten-related illness, like his Dutch predecessor before him. Dr. Mulder is also the most closely related active physician in the world to Dr. Willem Karel Dicke's original, nearly Nobel-nominated research; he has translated Dr. Dicke's original research dissertation into English, and has published a pamphlet on the same. Hear more of the stories behind Dr. Dicke's story.
• 3:10 - 3:45 PM The Gluten Truth: What Really Happened to the Bread of Life
  Kenneth Fine, M.D., Founder and Director Enterolab.com, and The Intestinal Health Institute, Dallas, TX
  Over the last 11 years, Dr. Fine has contemplated and learned when, how, and why the gluten sensitivity epidemic started and is raging; the results will surprise you!
• 3:45 - 6:00 PM Afternoon Break - Rest and/or Exercise at the Hotel Fitness Room; stroll the Galleria, visit the Spa at Nordstrom
• 6:00 - 7:30 PM Candle Lighting and Dinner at the Hotel
• 7:30 - 9:30 PM Conference Attendee Talent Show and Karaoke - Hosted by Kenny Davin Fine

Saturday November 5th

• 8:00 - 9:00 AM Yoga class (self-attend, self-pay)

• 9:50 - 10:00 AM Introduction and Welcome - Day 2
  Dr. Frederick Ogunji, Ph.D. Vice-President and Director of Laboratory Research and Development, Intestinal Health Institute
• 10:00 - 10:50 AM Overcoming the Obstacles to Successful, Healthful Living: Learning to Listen to Your Higher Self
  Dr. Gary Berman, Ph.D, Chiropractor, Naturopath, Physicist, Medical Mystic, Dallas, Texas
• 10:50 - - 11:10 AM Morning Break
• 11:10 AM - 12:00 PM Turning Celiac Into Service: Unleashing Your Passion and Life Purpose
  Alice Bast, Founder of the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness and Award-Winning Public Servant, Philadelphia, PA
• 12:00 - 1:30 PM Lunch
• 1:30 - 2:30 PM 11 Years of Changing Lives and Improving Health: Stories from the Gluten-Free Front
  Phyllis Zermeno, R.N., BSN Clinical Nurse Manager, Intestinal Health Institute
• 2:30 - 5:00 PM Afternoon Break - Rest and/or Exercise at the Hotel Fitness Room; stroll the Galleria, visit the Spa at Nordstrom
• 5:15 PM Outside Hotel: Catch Bus to Lakewood Theatre
• 6:00 - 7:30 PM Banquet Dinner
• 7:30 - 9:30 PM Live Concert, Dancing, and celiac disease Release Party by Kenny Davin Fine and his Band
  The Long-Awaited Release of His Memphis-Recorded - Rock, Soul, and Blues celiac disease "Memphis Rising"

Sunday November 6th

• 8:00 - 9:00 AM Yoga class (self-attend, self-pay)
  
  MORNING SESSION
  ON THE PATH TO NUTRITIONAL HEALTH, SPIRITUAL HEALTH, AND GOODNESS... FOR GOODNESS' SAKE!
• 10:00 - 11:00 AM The Inseparable Relationship of Spiritual Health, Nutritional Health, Consciousness, and Dietary Choice: How to Extract Spiritual Power and Protection from the Food You Eat
  Kenny Davin Fine
  
  
• 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM "The Circle of Life, There's No Time To Waste": Be the Circle! - A Musical Journey to Goodness!
  Kenny Davin Fine
  
  
• 12:00 - 12:15 PM Conference Summary, Intestinal Health Institute Staff Introductions, and Conclusions
  
  
• 12:15 - 1:30 PM Box lunch, conversation with Dr. Fine and the Intestinal Health Institute Staff, and End of Conference.
  Attendees invited to visit nearby tourist attractions.

Full Conference Program, 5 Meals and Reception: November 3-6, 2011 - $245 when registering before Labor Day;

$269 after Labor Day (Save 10% by registering early!)

Friday, November 4th only - Morning, Afternoon and Evening Programs and 2 Meals - $128

Saturday, November 5th only - Morning and Evening Programs and 2 Meals - $92

Sunday, April 6th only - Morning Program and 1 Meal - $38

Conference Registration: To register securely by phone or for questions please call our Conference Coordinator for the Intestinal Health Institute at (804) 247-1655 or email us at: conference@intestinalhealth.org . If no answer, you may call the Intestinal Health Institute directly at 972-686-6869.

Hotel Registration: Not only has Dr. Kenneth Fine and the Intestinal Health Institute reached deep into their pockets to make this conference highly affordable, but the Westin Galleria Dallas has extended an unbelievably affordable room rate of $125/night (regular price $279/night) for every day of the conference, and even 3 days before and 3 days after. The number of rooms available are limited so reserve now by calling them directly at 1-972-934-9494 and mention "The Gluten Truth" Conference in November, 2011. You may also securely register for your hotel room online at: http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/intestinalhealthinstitute

Please let us know if you would be interested in attending a Sabbath service on Saturday morning November 5th at the hotel by emailing our Conference Coordinator for the Intestinal Health Institute at: conference@intestinalhealth.org

Please note: Out of respect for our chemically sensitive patrons, we ask that no perfume, cologne, hair spray, or other perfumed products be worn at the conference. This is much appreciated. Thank you.