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 Tuesday 17 November 2026 · Melbourne

9:00 – 9:25 AM

Keynote Debate: Screening for Celiac Disease — Are We Ready?

Chairs: Edwin Liu & Marisa Stahl

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Debaters

Laura Kivela & Maria Naredi Scherman vs Dr Ketil Stordal & Osama Altayar

9:25 – 10:45 AM

Scientific Advances in Screening

Chair: Pooja Mehta

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Invited Speakers

  • Dr Maureen Leonard — CDGEMM
  • Professor Iris Jonkers — UMCG–Lifelines
  • Ms Olivia Moscatelli — Salivary testing and other non-venipuncture techniques
  • Professor Ritu Verma — SSCD Guidelines on treatment of asymptomatic CeD

Followed by Panel Discussion

10:45 – 11:00
☕ Morning Tea
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Global Perspective of Screening

Chairs: Kalle Kurppa & Marisa Stahl

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Invited Speakers

  • Dr Marisa Stahl & Professor Kalle Kurppa — Introductory talk on currently existing screening programs

Panel Discussion: 'Updates on Breakthroughs & Challenges in Screening — Global Perspectives'

  • Associate Professor Eivind Ness Jansen — Norway
  • Professor Edwin Liu — US
  • Professor Carlo Catassi — Italy
  • Dr Kirstine Bell — Australia
  • Professor Govind Makharia — India
12:00 – 12:45
🍽️ Lunch
12:45 – 2:00 PM

Screening in Practice and Policy

Chair: Vanessa Weisbrod

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Invited Speakers

  • Professor Daniel Agardh — Combining CeD screening with other autoimmune diseases
  • Dr Pooja Mehta — Barriers to management of a positive test
  • Ms Vanessa Weisbrod — Celiac Awareness and Pediatric Evaluation (CAPE) Act
  • Dr Kirstine Bell — Designing implementation studies

Followed by Panel Discussion

2:00 – 2:15
☕ Afternoon Tea
2:15 – 3:15 PM

Building Partnerships for Screening

Chair: Debra Silberg

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Invited Speakers

  • Professor Maria Craig — Partnering with T1D — Diabetes perspective
  • Dr Debra Silberg — Partnering with T1D — CeD perspective
  • Dr Monique Germone & Shayna Coburn — Beyond Detection: Psychosocial Implications of Celiac Disease Screening
  • Professor Carlo Catassi — Screening through Policy - First Approach
3:15 – 3:30 PM

Closing Remarks

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Speakers

  • Dr Marisa Stahl
  • Professor Edwin Liu

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Screening Symposium Speakers

  • Carlo Catassi

  • Daniel Agardh

    Daniel Agardh

  • Debra Silberg

  • Eivind Ness Jensen

  • Govind Makharia

    Govind Makharia

  • Iris Jonkers

    Iris Jonkers

  • Jason Tye-Din

  • Kalle Kurppa

  • Ketil Stordal

  • Kirstine Bell

  • Laura Kivela

  • Maria Craig

  • Maria Naredi Scherman

  • Marisa Stahl

  • Maureen Leonard

  • Monique Germone

    Monique Germone

  • Olivia Moscatelli

  • Osama Altayar

  • Pooja Mehta

  • Ritu Verma

  • Sadie Nagle

  • Shayna Coburn

  • Vanessa Weisbrod

Organizing Committee

  • Sadie Nagle

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    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

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    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

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    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.