February 28, 2017 – Board member Amy Burkhart, MD, RD, presented a California Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics continuing education webinar for nutrition professionals on the topic of the low FODMAP diet, discussing new scientific evidence and medical uses.
November 1, 2016 – Board members Amy Burkhart, MD, RD, and Jennifer Iscol presented an update on celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity to the Sonoma County school nurses association.
October 22, 2015 – Board member Amy Burkhart, MD, RD, taught a class to U.C. San Francisco medical and pharmacy students about celiac disease and gluten sensitivity.
October 9, 2015 – Board member Amy Burkhart, MD, RD, presented a grand rounds lecture to the physicians at Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa, CA, updating them on celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity .
May 2015 – Board member Douglas Corley, MD, PhD, MPH, was guest co-editor of Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association, for the special “13th issue” on food, the immune system and the gastrointestinal tract. Included articles on immunology, biological mechanisms and clinical studies of foods and food-related diseases for major topic areas, including food allergies, celiac disease, non-celiac wheat sensitivity, carbohydrate (FODMAP) intolerance in relation to irritable bowel syndrome, cancer, obesity and brain-gut interactions.
October 2014 – Board member Amy Burkhart, MD, RD, presented a grand rounds lecture to the physicians at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, CA, updating them on celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity .
January 2014 – Board member Amy Burkhart, MD, RD, authored the article “Celiac Disease and Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity” in the Winter 2014 edition of Sonoma Medicine, the journal of the Sonoma County Medical Association, to update local physicians on the topic.
April 14, 2012 – Cosponsored a “Pediatric Celiac Disease Conference” for medical professionals with the Children’s Hospital of Oakland at their Walnut Creek facility. Included family education events and a gluten-free vendor fair. Stefano Guandalini, MD, medical director of the University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center, presented lectures, along with his colleague, Lara Field, RD.
October 29, 2011 – Provided an education table to update internists on celiac disease and gluten intolerance at the American College of Physicians’ Northern California chapter’s annual conference in San Jose.
November 7, 2009 – “Update on Gluten Intolerance /Sensitivity,”presented by Amy Burkhart, MD, RD. at the Bay Area Nutrition Mini-Conference hosted by the Bay Area Dietetic Association and San Francisco State University dietetic internship program.
June 11, 2009 – Celiac Disease Update for Sonoma County dietitians, dietetic technicians, and community members, through the Santa Rosa Junior College. Co-presented by Amy Burkhart, MD, RD, and North Bay Celiacs leader Jennifer Iscol.
September 11 , 2008 – Amy Burkhart, MD, RD, presented a Celiac Update for Grands Rounds at St. Helena Hospital.
July 25, 2008 – Amy Burkhart, MD, RD, presented a Celiac Update for Grands Rounds at Queen of the Valley Hospital in Napa.
February 13th, 2008 – Advanced Celiac Update and gluten-free tasting for Napa County dietitians. Co-presented by Amy Burkhart, MD, RD, and North Bay Celiacs leader Jennifer Iscol.
July 23rd, 2007- Pauline Mysliewic, MD, MPH, presented a Celiac Update for Grand Rounds at Kaiser Vallejo.
June 13th, 2007 – Pauline Mysliewic, MD, MPH, presented a Celiac Update for Grand Rounds at Kaiser Napa. North Bay Celiacs provided a gluten-free tasting and information packets for the physicians.
June 5th, 2007 – Advanced Celiac Update and gluten-free tasting for the Redwood Emppire Dietitians Group at Memorial Hospital in Santa Rosa. Co-presented by Kaiser pediatric dietitian Gail Prosser and North Bay Celiacs leader Jennifer Iscol.
