LIVE HYBRID: Celiac Smarts: An Education Series on Celiac Disease and Gluten-Free Diet

Course Handouts:

Nunchies Handout

Snack Ideas Handout

Recipe Handout

Containers Handout

Dining Out Handout

Overview

Celiac Smarts is an annual celiac disease education program. This month-long series for healthcare providers and patients, fosters a collaborative understanding of celiac disease management. The program offers evidence-based presentations, interactive case discussions, and practical workshops that enhance clinical competence in diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring.

The integrated program structure enables:

1. 1. Healthcare providers to strengthen their clinical expertise while gaining insight into patient experiences and challenges
   2. Patients to develop a deeper understanding of their condition and evidence-based management strategies
   3. Cross-community dialogue that enhances both clinical care and patient self-management skills

Session 1 – In person 
Kid-to-Kid: Managing Celiac Disease Away from Home
Led by Teens Rocking Life with Celiac Disease

This interactive session provides practical strategies for children navigating gluten-free living outside their homes, while offering healthcare providers valuable insight into the daily challenges faced by pediatric celiac patients. Our teen leaders share their real-world experiences and successful management strategies through age-appropriate discussions covering school, restaurants and travel.

Session 2 – Virtual
Culinary Medicine: Integrating Nutrition Science and Cooking Skills

Clinical Dietician Jaclyn Quinlan will demonstrate how nutrition science and cooking skills combine to support health management for patients with celiac disease. Through integrated learning, healthcare providers gain tools for patient education while patients acquire practical strategies for implementing dietary changes.

The session format will start with and educational overview, followed by a cooking demonstration. We will conclude with an interactive discussion addressing both clinical and practical implementation.

Session 3 – Virtual
Evolution of Celiac Disease: A Career Perspective with Dr. Peter Green

This session presents a comprehensive examination of celiac disease’s clinical understanding and treatment evolution through the lens of Dr. Peter Green’s distinguished career. Through an in-depth interview conducted by Dr. Jocelyn Silvester and patient advocate Eli Berk, participants will explore the parallel advancement of patient care and research methodologies that have shaped current practice standards. The session illuminates the historical context of today’s treatment approaches while providing insights into future directions in celiac disease management.

The session will include a prerecorded interview with Dr. Green followed by a live panel discussion featuring Dr. Green and Dr. Silvester.

Session 4 – Virtual
Research Roundup: Current Advances in Celiac Disease from Digestive Disease Week

This session presents key celiac disease research findings from Digestive Disease Week (DDW), making cutting-edge research accessible to both healthcare providers and patients. A panel of physicians will analyze and interpret significant abstracts, bridging the gap between clinical research and practical application.

The session format will start with the presentation of the significant celiac disease related topics from DDW followed by a Q&A with an expert panel.

Course Format 

This virtual course provides clinicians with the latest updates and innovations in pediatric healthcare in order to improve patient care and outcomes. The course is formatted to engage learners through lectures, opportunities for application and reflection, and Q&A sessions and to equip participants with the necessary tools to apply their findings in practice.

Learning Objectives: 

At the conclusion of this educational program, learners will be able to:

1. Strengthen clinical expertise while gaining insight into patient experiences and challenges.
2. Cross-community dialogue that enhances both clinical care and patient self-management skills.
3. Evaluate how evidence-based research has informed current clinical practices.
4. Evaluate new research findings in to identify emerging trends and future directions in celiac disease management.
5. Understand the integration of research findings into patient care strategies.

In support of improving patient care, Boston Children’s Hospital is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physician

Boston Children’s Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

Social Worker

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Boston Children’s Hospital is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Boston Children’s Hospital maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 4.0 ACE CE continuing education credits.

Nurse

Boston Children’s Hospital designates this activity for 4.0 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Dietician

Boston Children’s Hospital designates this activity for 4.0 contact hours for dieticians. Dieticians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Social Worker

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Boston Children’s Hospital is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Boston Children’s Hospital maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 4.0 ACE CE continuing education credits.

Psychologist

Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibly for the content of the programs. This course has been approved for 4.0 continuing education credits.

Physician Assistant

Boston Children’s Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

Disclosures

Boston Children’s Hospital adheres to all ACCME Essential Areas, Standards, and Policies. It is Boston Children’s policy that those who have influenced the content of a CME activity (e.g. planners, faculty, authors, reviewers and others) disclose all relevant financial relationships with commercial entities so that Boston Children’s may identify and resolve any conflicts of interest prior to the activity. These disclosures will be provided in the activity materials along with disclosure of any commercial support received for the activity. Additionally, faculty members have been instructed to disclose any limitations of data and unlabeled or investigational uses of products during their presentations.

The following planners, speakers, and content reviewers, on behalf of themselves, have reported the following relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on patients: 

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