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International Lyme Conference to be Held in Philadelphia Other
Tick-Borne Diseases, 2 Lyme Disease Treatment Trials Featured
Jackson, NJ July 20, 2005 The Lyme Disease Association announces its
6th
annual conference Lyme & Other Tick-Borne Diseases: Emerging Tick-borne
Diseases to be held October 28, 2005, at the Crowne Plaza, 1800 Market
Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103, from 7:30am-6:30pm.
The
conference will be followed by a networking reception from 6:30-8:30pm.
Course directors are Brian Fallon, MD, MPH, Columbia University College
of Physicians & Surgeons and Steven Norris, PhD, University of
Texas-Houston Medical School. The conference is designed for physicians
and other health care providers but the public is also invited to
register.
The following is a partial list of faculty and topics to date:
· Sven Bergstrom, PhD, Department of Molecular Biology, Umeċ
University, Umeċ, Sweden: Immune evasion by Borrelia spirochetes ·
Steven Norris, PhD, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine & of
Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of Texas-Houston Medical
School:
Virulence determinants of Borrelia as identified genetically
· Greg
Storch, MD, Professor of Pediatrics; Co-director Clinical Retrovirus
Lab; Director Division of Pediatric Laboratory Medicine; Director
Clinical Virology Lab; Director Bacteriology Laboratory; Director
Molecular Virology Laboratory, Washington University in St. Louis:
Ehrlichiosis · Daniel Cameron, MD, Director, First Medical
Associates, Mt. Kisco, New
York: Results from Lyme disease treatment clinical trial ·
Martin
Fried, MD, Director, Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition, Meridian
Health Systems, JSMC, New Jersey: Co-infection with Bartonella and
other organisms
· Ed Masters, MD, Chairman of the Department of
Family Practice at Southeast Missouri Hospital: STARI (Southern
Tick-Associated Rash Illness)
· Brian Fallon, MD, Director, Lyme
Disease Research Program, New York State Psychiatric Institute;
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Columbia University College
of Physicians and Surgeons: Final results of Columbia/NIH trial
·
Richard Brown, MD, associate clinical professor of psychiatry at
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons; private
consultation practice in integrative psychopharmacology in New York
City: Complementary medicine strategies for the relief of Lyme-related
symptoms
· Susan E. Little, DVM, PhD, Professor and Endowed Chair
Department of Pathobiology Center for Veterinary Health Sciences,
Oklahoma State University: TBA
· Joseph Burrascano, MD New York,
Board member, International Lyme & Associated Diseases Society: Case
study · Klaus-Peter Hunfeld, PD Dr. med., MPH, Institute of Medical
Microbiology, University Hospital of Frankfurt, Germany: Antimicrobial
susceptibility studies against Borrelia burgdorferi: clinical
implications"
The conference will also include several breakout sessions featuring
Dr.
Richard Brown who will teach yoga breathing exercises and other
techniques to help patients who have Lyme and other tick-borne
diseases.
Pre registration for the sessions will be required at the
door. Attendance is included in the conference fee but space will be
limited and it will be on a "first come" basis.
Registration includes breakfast, 2 breaks, lunch, conference,
proceedings book, and reception.
Registration by 9/28/05 is as follows:
Continuing Medical Education (CME) registrants, $140;
Regular (Non CME)
registrants, $100;
NJ Professional Development registrants $110.
Registration after that date will be more and details of this and
registration on line and by mail forms can be found
www.LymeDiseaseAssociation.org as can information on hotel
reservations.
International Lyme & Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) will hold its
annual scientific meeting October 29 & 30 at the same hotel. See
www.ILADS.org for registration and details.
Pat Smith, President
Lyme Disease Association, Inc.
PO Box 1438
Jackson, NJ 08527
888-366-6611 information line
732 938-7215 fax
www.LymeDiseaseAssociation.org
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