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Conference 2006

Program

This is a preliminary program for Celiacs in the City conference to be held in Toronto May 26-28, 2006. This program is subject to change.

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Please note:
The Children's Program has been CANCELLED due to low registraion.

Sunday morning program is now finalized.
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Friday May 26, 2006

Time Event
4:00 pm Registration and Exhibitor Hall Opens
6:30 pm Cocktail Reception, hors d’oeuvre, cash bar

Saturday May 27, 2006

Time Event
7:00 am Buffet Breakfast
8:30 am Welcome and introductions, Susan Schacter, President of the Toronto Chapter and Conference Co-Chair
8:40 am Keynote Speaker: Dr. Michelle Pietzak, Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine
Topic: Celiac Disease: Past, Present and Future
9:40 am Speaker: Russell P. Hall III, M.D., J. Lamar Callaway Professor and Chief, Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine
Topic: Dermatitis Herpetiformis: Clues to Understanding the Relationship Between Skin and Gut Disease
10:40 am Break, Exhibitor Hall open
11:00 am Speaker: Dr. Chaitan Khosla, Professor of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering at Stanford University
Topic: Translating Fundamental Discoveries into Practical Products for Celiac Sprue Patients
12:00 noon Lunch
1:00 pm Choice of sessions:
  1. Donna Washburn and Heather Butt, home economists and authors of The Best Gluten-Free Family Cookbook and 125 Best Gluten-Free Recipes: Grains of Truth
  2. Robert La France and Kim Koeller of GlutenFree Passport: Eating Out: The Collaborative Effort Between Guests and Restaurants
  3. For Newly Diagnosed Celiacs: Dialogue with doctor(s) and dietitian(s) TBA
2:10 pm Break, Exhibitor Hall open
2:30 pm Choice of sessions:
  1. Deciphering Labels with Marion Zarkadas and Alexandra Anca
    Understanding Hidden Sources of Gluten
  2. Dialogue with health professionals for parents of children with celiac disease – pediatricians & dietitians TBA
  3. Dialogue with Professional Advisory Board of the CCA (PAB)* – Speakers TBA
3:30 pm Plenary Session with the Professional Advisory Board, Canadian Celiac Association
4:20 pm Announcements and appreciation at the end of the first day, Susan Schacter, President of the Toronto Chapter and Conference Co-Chair
4:30 pm CCA Annual General Meeting
Evening Cocktails, followed by gala banquet and entertainment
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Sunday May 28, 2006

Time Event
7:30 am Breakfast
8:30 am Plenary Session – Speaker TBA
9:40 am Break, Exhibitor Hall open
10:00 am Choice of sessions:
  1. TBA
  2. Dialogue with PAB – Speaker TBA
  3. For Newly Diagnosed Celiacs: Dialogue with doctor(s) and dietitian(s) TBA
11:00 am Speaker: Danna Korn, Founder, R.O.C.K. (Raising Our Celiac Kids), Author of Wheat-Free, Worry-Free: The Art of Happy, Healthy, Gluten-Free Living and Kids with Celiac Disease: A Family Guide to Raising Happy, Healthy, Gluten-Free Children
11:45 am Closing words of thanks, Kenn Tuckey, President of the CCA, and Sponsor Slideshow

Childrens Program - Cancelled

The Childrens Program has been cancelled due to low registration.

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