e-Conference on National Pediatric Screening for Coeliac Disease

The Italian Coeliac Society (AIC), a founding member of AOECS, is delighted to invite AOECS members and other stakeholders to the e-Conference entitled “The Iceberg of Coeliac Disease: The National Pediatric Screening Programme."

Background

The Italian Law 130/2023 was approved by the Italian Parliament on September 15th, 2023, concerning “Provisions for the Definition of a Diagnostic Program for the Identification of Type 1 Diabetes and Coeliac Disease in the Pediatric Population.” For the first time, a legislative act establishes mass screening for coeliac disease and type 1 diabetes in the general pediatric population. Expectations for public health and scientific knowledge are very high.

The conference will present

• Preliminary data on the acceptability and sustainability of the screening programme, implemented in four Italian regions (Lombardy, Sardinia, Marche, and Campania)
• The scientific framework of the mass screening of coeliac disease
• The epidemiology and natural history of coeliac disease

Open conference with free registration

The conference will be streamed online in English for all international attendees. Registration is free, but no medical educational credits will be provided for online participants.

“This is without doubt a milestone for improving coeliac disease diagnosis through mass screening for coeliac disease in general pediatric population, and we are thrilled that other countries will learn and adapt this approach to their reality” – says Veronica Rubio, AOECS Secretary General.