Dee Sandquist, MS, RD, LD

Southwest Washington Medical Center, Vancouver, Washington

"Managing Medical Nutrition Therapy for Celiac Disease"

Objectives:

1. Describe components for patient education for a gluten-free diet

2. Discuss patient education and counseling insights

3. Identify disease management information related to identification of

    gluten sources and  contamination

4. Discuss tips for improving management of diabetes for patients

    with celiac disease

Veronica Alicea, RD, MBA

Consultant Dietitian, Bridgewater, New Jersey

"Gluten Free Diets for Acute and Residential Care Facilities"

Objectives:

1. Identify at least 3 reasons why providing gluten-free/food allergy diets is

    an interdepartmental concern

2. Describe how to manage food not purchased from primary distributors 

    for food safety

3. Plan a menu meeting macro and micro nutrient needs

4. State at least 2 kitchen assessment criteria for deciding what to menu

Mark Dinga, MEd, RD, LDN

UPMC Nutrition Services, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

"Celiac Disease and Heart Health"

Objectives:

1.  Discuss reasons why people with celiac disease are at potential risk for

     cardiovascular disease and weight gain

2.  Discuss risk factor identification and how to decrease overall medical risks

3.  Discuss nutritional strategies to decrease cardiovascular disease risk and

     improve patient outcomes

4.  Explain how to integrate the gluten-free and heart-healthy (TLC)

     diet recommendations

5.  Explore additional dietary options for LDL-Cholesterol lowering with

     identification of gluten-free viscous fiber and phytosterol sources

Diana Stuber, MA, RD, CDE

Nutrition Educator, Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, New York

"Diabetes and Celiac Disease"

Objectives:

1. Identify key indicators for risk of celiac disease in people with diabetes

2. Describe factors important to development of healthy meal plans for

    people with both diabetes and celiac disease

3. Describe factors that challenge the dietary management of the

    combined diagnosis of diabetes and celiac disease