CD SKILLS Improving celiac disease management in the Danube region by raising the awareness, improving the knowledge, and developing better skills

  • CD SKILLS - CHRISTINA, A PAEDIATRICIAN FROM GRAZ: “PALE AND “CRACKED” SKIN MIGHT BE A SIGN OF CELIAC DISEASE”.
    - 06-02-2021
    CHRISTINA, A PAEDIATRICIAN FROM GRAZ: “PALE AND “CRACKED” SKIN MIGHT BE A SIGN OF CELIAC DISEASE”.

    I am a paediatrician myself – and years ago, when seeing occasionally my sister-in-law, who is a bit younger, I thought “oh, how pale and irritated her skin looks”, certainly she has too much stress and not enough sleep, … and I booked a spa...

  • CD SKILLS - Mother from Hungary: “Our early months were not easy; she was a colicky baby”.
    - 05-01-2021
    Mother from Hungary: “Our early months were not easy; she was a colicky baby”.

    Szofia is my only daughter, she is 3,5 years old. Our early months were not easy, she was a colicky baby. But she was already 22 months old and still it did not get any better: she didn’t sleep at night, she was irritable and crying all the time,...

  • CD SKILLS - Season greetings
    - 22-12-2020
  • CD SKILLS - Mother from Hungary: "A swimming trainer suggested to take my son to a doctor".
    - 20-12-2020
    Mother from Hungary: "A swimming trainer suggested to take my son to a doctor".

    I have a son and a daughter. My son was 11 years old, when his swimming trainer suggested to take him to a doctor. He told me that my boy works well, but still, his muscles don’t grow, and his track results aren’t any better. He did not have any...

  • CD SKILLS - The story of Anna: “It never crossed my mind that my daughter might suffer from celiac disease.”
    - 09-12-2020
    The story of Anna: “It never crossed my mind that my daughter might suffer from celiac disease.”

    My daughter Anna was diagnosed with celiac disease in October 2020, two months before her tenth birthday. I feel desperate, realizing that she has probably suffered from the disease since she was born and that none of the physicians who have seen...

  • CD SKILLS - "I have a positive outlook on life" - Maja from Zagreb (Croatia)
    - 09-12-2020
    "I have a positive outlook on life" - Maja from Zagreb (Croatia)

    I was born in the 1970's in Zagreb, Croatia, and one of my first memories, among playing and having fun, were serious digestive issues and complications. My family got rid of all the carpets from our apartment, as my vomiting was frequent and...

  • CD SKILLS - Leaflet on screening for celiac disease in first - degree relatives of patients with celiac disease
    - 05-12-2020
    Leaflet on screening for celiac disease in first - degree relatives of patients with celiac disease

    According to the current guidelines for diagnosing celiac disease in children, it is suggested to do the screening for celiac disease in first-degree relatives. Childrens hospital Zagreb performed the analysis in their centre and it showed...

  • CD SKILLS - Petra’s lecture at ESsCd annual meeting
    - 29-10-2020
    Petra’s lecture at ESsCd annual meeting

    Petra Rižnik form UKC MB has on behalf of the project partners presented two lectures on coeliac disease at the annual meeting of ESsCD (European Society for study of Coeliac Disease). Data presented was capitalising on the activities of the...

  • CD SKILLS - Poster presentations at UEG week 2020
    - 29-10-2020
    Poster presentations at UEG week 2020

    Petra Rižnik form UKC MB has on behalf of the project partners presented four posters on coeliac disease at the UEGW (United European Gastroenterology Week) - annual meeting of UEG (United European Gastroenterology). UEGW is the largest meeting...

  • CD SKILLS - Awareness rising event in Belgrade
    - 28-10-2020
    Awareness rising event in Belgrade

    On the occasion of Children's Week a lecture about celiac disease and gluten free diet was held in the elementary school in Belgrade on Friday, October 9th 2020. Eighth grade students had the opportunity to attend a lecture about celiac...

  • CD SKILLS - Learning from and developing synergies with DTP initiatives - cooperation between D-Care Labs and CD SKILLS projects
    - 26-10-2020
    Learning from and developing synergies with DTP initiatives - cooperation between D-Care Labs and CD SKILLS projects

    We have participated at the Kick-off meeting of Danube Transnational Programme project D-CARE LABS. It was an excellent event. We presented a few outcomes of previous projects LQ CELIAC and Focus IN CD and shortly presented activities within...

  • CD SKILLS - Days of bread and coeliac disease in Croatia
    - 26-10-2020
    Days of bread and coeliac disease in Croatia

    Most Croatian schools, kindergartens, dormitories and other institutions dealing with children, mark “Days of Bread” in mid-October and World Bread Day, on October 16 every year. They are correlated to World Food Day with aim to raise awareness...

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