As artificial intelligence is being more widely used in healthcare, AOECS needs to stay alert to future developments. This became evident when Veronica Rubio, Secretary General of the Association of European Coeliac Societies (AOECS), and Tunde Koltai, Chair of the Board, attended the European Patient Forum Leadership Meeting centered on Artificial Intelligence on April 13th, 2024.
Are you interested in sharing your work on celiac disease at the largest medical conference for celiac disease this year? Submit your abstract before April 7th to the International Celiac Disease Symposium (ISCD). Open the story below to find the link to submit your research.
To balance the focus on medical research on coeliac disease AOECS puts the spotlight on the 8,700 hours per year when a person with coeliac disease is not a patient at the largest research conference on coeliac disease, the International Celiac Disease Symposium (ICDS) in Sheffield 5-7 September 2024.
Are you working with research on celiac disease or know somebody in that field? Hurry up - nominate candidates for the international Celiac Disease Foundation Research Prizes until February 23, 2024.
π¨ Urgent Appeal π¨ The shortage of gluten-free products in Ukraine persists. πΊπ¦ With most gluten-free food producers lost, coeliacs depend on shipments funded by the AOECS Emergency Fund. Your support can make a difference! π€ Please consider donating to aid coeliac Ukrainians in need. ππ Donate now: https://bit.ly/3v0qMk4 #SupportUkraine #together4coeliacs #AOECSEmergencyFund
The National Association of Celiacs of Georgia (GNCA), the newest affiliate member of the Association of European Coeliac Societies (AOECS), marked its first anniversary with a pioneering gluten-free expo in Tbilisi. The event garnered widespread attention and participation from key stakeholders, making it a resounding success.
Opportunity! AOECS is now looking for a freelance part-time Licensing Operations Manager to take care of monitoring and developing our licensing scheme for the Crossed Grain Trademark. There are currently over 23,000 licenced gluten free products labelled with the Crossed Grain Trademark showing they are safe to eat for coeliacs. Application open until Sept. 15th, 2023.
Submit your research papers to AOECS now! We are now calling for scientific papers on recent research on coeliac disease as well as papers on interesting projects concerning the disease. The call is open, all you just need a recommendation letter from a National Coeliac Society to be able to send in your contribution.
Study reveal an increase in digestive diseases in Europe. United European Gastroenterology (UEG) sends open letter to EU commission to address this issue and suggests structural changes. AOECS endorses this letter and initiative.
Join the Coeliac Day Virtual Run to show your support for coeliacs.
Make sure to get a seat on AOECS coeliac awareness day webinars that run all through May, 2023. The webinars are free, but there are a limited number of seats. Register today!
Generous donations and individual efforts make shipments of gluten free food to Ukraine possible. The help is coordinated and funded with help from the AOECS Emergency Fund. Until now 20 shipments with over 30 tons of food has been delivered to coeliac families inside Ukraine. This work will be continued for as long as it is necessary.
AOECS is an international non-profit organisation representing national coeliac societies from 34 different countries to strengthen and make our voice heard to raise awareness of coeliac disease, promote research into the diagnosis and management of this illness and to facilitate easy access to safe gluten free food.
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