Coeliac Disease Update Seminar for Dietitians

Coeliac Disease Update : An Overview of Management: 9th July 2007

The course is aimed at dietitians who would like to develop their knowledge and skill base in coeliac disease management. It is suitable for any dietitians who see coeliac patients and those who are interested in setting up dietitian-led coeliac clinics.

Provisional programme:

10.00 am  Registration and Coffee

10.25 am  Introduction to the Day
10.30 am  Overview of coeliac disease:
Prevalence, symptoms, diagnosis and new developments
Nicky Mendoza, Dietitian, Coeliac UK

11.00 am  Life on the inside: A patient's perspective
Dawn McAllister, mother of a child diagnosed with coeliac disease

11.30 am  Management of coeliac disease and associated conditions
To include guidelines from the BSG, ESPHGAN, BSPGHAN
This session is not intended to cover the practicalities of the diet, rather the guidelines for diagnosis, management, etc.
Claire Wylie, Senior Dietitian, Royal Bournemouth Hospital

12.00 noon  Practical guide to the gluten- free diet
 What is gluten-free?  Codex wheat starch, malt extract, oats, spelt, labelling, cooking and contamination, eating out, travelling, prescriptions, supplements.
Nicky Mendoza, Dietitian, Coeliac UK

12.45 pm  Lunch

1.30 pm  Group work
Discussion in groups around local resources - attendees to bring along local diet sheets/coeliac packs and discuss in small groups.
Nicky Mendoza, Claire Wylie, Jacqui Lowdon

2.30 pm  Dietary compliance
Paediatric Compliance:         Jacqui Lowdon
Adult Compliance:                   Claire Wylie

3.15 pm  Paediatrics
Running a paediatric clinic and special considerations for children with coeliac disease; management guidelines for paediatrics
Jacqui Lowdon, Paediatric Dietitian, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff

3.45 pm  Models of care
Evolution of Dietitian-led Coeliac Clinics in the management of coeliac disease
Claire Wylie, Senior Dietitian, Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Nicky Mendoza, Dietitian

4.15pm Close

Venue

The British Dietetic Association, Centre for Education and Development, 6th Floor, Charles House, 148/149 Great Charles Street, Queensway, Birmingham, B3 3HT

Cost

£95.00 (BDA members); £120.00 (Non BDA Members)

Contacts and registration

If you want to know more about the content of this seminar, please contact:

Facilitator: Norma McGough email: norma.mcgough@coeliac.org.uk

For enquiries regarding the administration of the seminar, please contact:

Laura King email: l.king@bda.uk.com; tel: 0121 200 8079

To register for this event, please foward a registration form with your payment to the Centre for Education and Development by Monday 25th June 2007 at the latest. Registration forms are available from the centre ced@bda.uk.com or from the BDA website www.bda.uk.com