Coeliac Disease Awareness

Gluten-Free Diet: How National Coeliac Societies support their members.

Date: 9 May, 2024
Duration: 52 minutes
Presenters: Susanna Neuhold, Italian Coeliac Association
Language: English

Description:
It is not easy to maintain a strict gluten-free diet. National Coeliac Societies work in many ways to support their members in following their prescripted diet.

Diagnosing Coeliac Disease: What are the lessons learned across countries?

Date: 16 May, 2024
Duration: 25 minutes
Presenters: Marilyn Geller, Celiac Disease Foundation; Hannah Knight, Adelphi Real World; Nimah Harvey, Adelphi Real World
Language: English

Description:
Delayed diagnosis of celiac disease can result in long-term health complications and increase the risk of developing other autoimmune disorders. Early management is crucial to prevent these potential outcomes.
To address this, the Celiac Disease Foundation has conducted a comprehensive analysis comparing diagnostic practices for celiac disease across the USA, Germany, Italy, and Spain. Join us for this insightful webinar where we will unveil the findings and discuss implications for improving early diagnosis rates globally.

A Cure for Coeliac Condition: Where Are We?

Date: 24 May, 2024
Duration: 48 minutes
Presenter: Prof. Riccardo Troncone, University Federico II in Naples
Language: English

Description:
Potential treatments alternative to gluten-free diet.

Edible Packing: What Is There For Coeliacs?

Date: 31 May, 2024
Duration: 51 minutes
Presenter: Tatyana A.Savitskaya, Belarusian State University; Iryna Kimlenka, PhD Chemistry, Belarusian State University
Language: English

Description:
Food novelties and innovations bring new alternatives to the market for consumers. What can coeliacs expect?

How is inflation affecting people dependent on gluten-free food?

Duration: 63 minutes
Speakers: Floris van Overveld, Dutch Coeliac Association; Frank Vriesekoop, Harper Adams University; Tristan Humphreys, Coeliac UK

Description:
An overall rise in prices in the last month has reduced the purchasing power of consumers. How inflation has affected coeliacs in different countries?

What needs to be done to make coeliac disease more attractive to researchers?

Duration: 45 minutes
Speakers: Robert Anderson, Novoviah Pharmaceuticals; Professor of Medicine Dr. Detlef Schuppan, Johannes Gutenberg University; MD/PhD Alfonso Rodriguez Herrera, University College Dublin

Description:
Today, there is no cure for coeliac disease. The only treatment is a long-life strict gluten-free diet. This situation affects around 1,5% of the population. What is needed to get researchers interested in this collective?

How is dietary fashion affecting coeliacs?

Duration: 58 minutes
Speakers: Beat Späth, Secretary General SNE; Ronald Holman, Director Free From Food Expo; Katre Trofimov, Estonian Coeliac Society

Description:
With the rise of many new dietary fashions about healthier food, HORECA sector and legislators, may get 'coeliac disease' off their radar minimizing the adverse impact cross contact may have for coeliacs. How can we improve communication?

Plastic food materials are getting replaced by plant-based alternatives: What is at stake for coeliacs?

Duration: 58 minutes
Speakers: Linus Engqvist Richert, Swedish Coeliac Society; Susanna Neuhold, Italian Coeliac Society; Susanna Andersson, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE)

Description:
The use of gluten and other allergens in Food Contact Materials has been researched for decades, even though it has not been put into any larger use. But since the EU decided to ban many plastic materials, the demand and use of plant-based alternatives to plastics have literally exploded. What are the risks for coeliacs and other people suffering from allergies?

How can we support the industry in taking gluten and other allergens into consideration when developing these plastic-free materials?