Diagnosing and Predicting Celiac: Clinical Pearls from International Celiac Disease Symposium 2022

Our second Fall 2022 “Ask the Experts” free webinar was held on Wednesday, November 9 from 1 to 2:15 pm EST. Three clinicians presented updates on diagnosing and predicting celiac disease, including developments from the 2022 International Celiac Disease Symposium in Sorrento, Italy. Denis Chang, MD, MS, pediatric gastroenterologist at Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH), focused on the clinical challenges of diagnosis and the array of consumer testing kits for celiac disease and genetic information. Amelie Therrien, MD, gastroenterologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, examined diagnostic alternatives to the current tool of endoscopy with biopsy. Focusing on the prevention of celiac disease, clinical director of the Center for Celiac Research and Treatment at MassGeneral for Children Maureen Leonard, MD, MMSc, presented findings on the gut microbiome and other areas of research. Lee Graham, executive director of the National Celiac Association, introduced the webinar, which was moderated by Dascha Weir, MD, associate director of the Celiac Disease Program at BCH. A Q&A session followed the presentations.