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Updating your Healthcare Professional Membership details and activating your account on the new website

Our new Coeliac UK website was launched in November and if you are an existing Member and it is the first time of using  it, you will need to activate your account to create a username and password to access your Member only services and update your details. You can activate your account by visiting the Members’ section and you will need your Membership number and post code.

Our aim is to continue to provide our Members with our current information and services and also to support health care professionals involved in the care of people with coeliac disease by providing a range of resources. To make sure that you continue to receive all of the most up-to-date information please take a moment to check that your Membership details are correct.

Free HCP Membership to Coeliac UK

We are pleased to offer free Healthcare Professional Membership to our charity.  Coeliac UK produces a wide range of information on coeliac disease and the gluten-free diet. Joining will enable you to keep yourself and your patients up to date.

You will receive a copy of our welcome pack for new Members which includes the invaluable annual Food and Drink Directory plus our Crossed Grain magazine, produced three times a year.  We will update you on the latest healthcare information and all other aspects of patient care. You will also have online access to all our publications.  Join now online or contact our Helpline on 0845 305 2060. Please forward this article to any of your colleagues interested in joining.

Coeliac UK dietitians out and about

Coeliac UK dietitians have been out and about in the last few months presenting on coeliac disease and the new gluten regulation.

On the 1st October, we were invited to talk at the North West North West BDABritish Dietetic Association - the professional association for dietitians in the UK. meeting in Warrington.

On the 10th November, we were invited to a Gastro study day in Salisbury for newly qualified dietitians in the South West. The meeting had speakers on various Gastro topics and included case studies.

On the 17th November, we were invited to present to the West Midlands group of the BDA at Good Hope Hospital in Birmingham.

On the 25^th November, we were invited to present to dietitians at Stoke Mandeville Hospital.

These events were a great opportunity to meet dietitians working in the field and answer questions on how the new labelling laws will affect advice given to people with coeliac disease.

Post graduate and under graduate training on coeliac disease

Coeliac UK have recently worked with Kings College, London to provide lectures to post graduate and under graduate nutrition and dietetic students.

In November, Lorna Carr dietitian from Coeliac UK, presented an hour lecture on coeliac disease, looking at symptoms, associated conditions, prevalence and diagnosis. This was followed by a second lecture on the management of coeliac disease, focusing on the gluten-free diet, allergen labelling and treatment of associated conditions including osteoporosis.

Gastro 2009

Coeliac UK had an exhibition stand at Gastro 2009 in London’s ExCel centre, which ran from 22 - 25 November.  This provided a great forum for discussion with clinicians from around the world and allowed us to continue with our campaign to raise awareness of coeliac disease.

This was a great opportunity for discussion with healthcare professionals and renowned gastroenterologists from all over the world and featured a wide array of varied and interesting presentations and seminars for the benefit of the public and professionals.

The launch involved a Public Health Day on Sunday 22 November with guest speakers on coeliac disease, Professor Chris Mulder from The Netherlands  and Professor David Sanders from Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, and proceeded with a professional programme and symposia from Monday 23 until Wednesday 25 November.

We also took the chance to give out some gluten-free goody bags to give delegates a sample of gluten-free food.