Celiac Disease Screening Symposium

Celiac Disease Screening Symposium: Toward implementation of population-based celiac disease screening: programs, partnerships and policy.

3rd Annual Celiac Disease Screening Symposium — Tuesday 17 November 2026, Melbourne

Join us for an in-depth exploration of current practices and future directions in celiac disease screening.

The annual screening symposium aims to achieve the following objectives:

  1. Review current data from ongoing global general population screening studies.
  2. Discuss the potential benefits, risks, and knowledge gaps associated with general population screening.
  3. Develop research priorities and a policy roadmap to advance celiac disease screening globally.
Organised by: Sadie Nagle, Marisa Stahl, and Edwin Liu of Children's Hospital Colorado. The symposium is intended to foster coalition-building and accelerate advancements in mass screening science.
  • Date: Tuesday 17 November, 2026
  • Time: 09:00 – 03:30 PM
  • Location: Eureka Rooms 2&3, Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
  • Cost:
    • $100 AUD for attendees also registered for ICDS 2026
    • $150 AUD for those only attending the Screening Symposium

Please note spaces are limited. Follow the relevant button below to register — if attending ICDS 2026 + the Screening Symposium, or the Screening Symposium only.

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📋 Symposium Agenda

9:00 AM

Keynote: Screening for Celiac Disease — Are We Ready?

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9:00 – 9:25
Debate: Screening for Celiac Disease — Are We Ready? Laura Kivela & Maria Naredi Sherman vs Ketil Stördal & Osama Altayar
9:25 – 10:45 AM

Scientific Advances in Screening

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9:25 – 9:40
CDGEMM Maureen Leonard
9:40 – 9:55
UMCG – Lifelines Iris Jonkers
9:55 – 10:10
Salivary testing and other non-venipuncture techniques Olivia Moscatelli
10:10 – 10:25
SSCD Guidelines on treatment of asymptomatic CeD Ritu Verma
10:25 – 10:45
Panel Discussion
10:45 – 11:00
☕ Break
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Global Perspective of Screening

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11:00 – 11:15
Introductory talk on currently existing screening programs Moderators: Kalle Kurppa and Marisa Stahl
11:15 – 12:00
Panel: Updates on Breakthroughs & Challenges in Screening — Global Perspectives Norway – Eivind Ness Jansen · US – Ed Liu · Italy – Carlo Catassi · Australia – Kirstine Bell · India – Govind Makharia
12:00 – 12:45
🍽️ Lunch
12:45 – 2:00 PM

Screening in Practice and Policy

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12:45 – 1:00
Combining CeD screening with other autoimmune diseases Daniel Agardh
1:00 – 1:15
Barriers to management of a positive test Pooja Mehta
1:15 – 1:30
Celiac Awareness and Pediatric Evaluation (CAPE) Act Vanessa Weisbrod
1:30 – 1:50
Designing implementation studies Kirstine Bell
1:50 – 2:00
Panel Discussion
2:00 – 2:15
☕ Break
2:15 – 3:30 PM

Building Partnerships for Screening

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2:15 – 2:30
Partnering with T1D — Diabetes perspective Maria Craig
2:30 – 2:45
Partnering with T1D — CeD perspective Deb Silberg
2:45 – 3:00
Partnering with patients — Patient Reported Outcomes TBD
3:00 – 3:15
Screening through policy-first approach Carlo Catassi
3:15 – 3:30
Closing Remarks

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Speakers

  • Daniel Agardh

    Daniel Agardh

  • Govind Makharia

    Govind Makharia

  • Iris Jonkers

    Iris Jonkers

Organizing Committee

  • Sadie Nagle

    Sadie Nagle, MS, RD, LD, is a pediatric registered dietitian at the Colorado Center for Celiac Disease (Children’s Hospital Colorado). Her professional focus is on supporting individuals in managing a gluten-free lifestyle by applying clinical expertise and practical solutions. Her research interests include evaluating approaches to enhance dietary adherence through integrated care with psychologists in pediatric populations and validating gluten-free diet assessment tools for use by registered dietitians in both clinical and research settings.

  • Marisa Stahl

    Dr. Marisa Stahl is the Director of Research at the Colorado Center for Celiac Disease (Children’s Hospital Colorado) and an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. She is a pediatric gastroenterologist with a focus on celiac disease clinical care and celiac disease screening research in both high-risk groups and the general population. 

  • Edwin Liu

    Dr. Edwin Liu is the Director of the Colorado Center for Celiac Disease (Children's Hospital Colorado) and a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He co-chairs the Celiac Disease Committee in The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study and is an investigator in the Autoimmunity Screening for Kids (ASK) general population screening program for CeD and T1D.   He is also a member of the ISSCD board.