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September 2018
LivLyme Summit Conference, Westminster, Colorado
The LivLyme Summit is a chance to hear from top scientists, researchers and doctors, who are working to solve the problem of Lyme and tick-borne diseases throughout the world. Among them: Holly Ahern, MS, Biologist, State University of New York, Adirondack Phillip DeMio, MD, Private Practice Susan Green, Chief Legal Counsel, NatCap Lyme Debby Hamilton, MD, MPH Researched Nutritionals Kristen Honey, PhD, PMP Vice-Chair, Tick-Borne Disease Working Group Innovator in Residence United States DHHS Richard I. Horowitz, MD, Medical…
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“Little things,” docudrama about Lyme, Collegeville, PA
"the little things" is a docudrama based on the life and death of Joseph Elone, a New York teenager who died from unrecognized Lyme disease in 2013. The stage presentation will be followed by an expert panel discussion including: Mary Beth Pfeiffer, author of “Lyme: The First Epidemic Of Climate Change” Garth Ehrlich, Ph.D., of Drexel University College of Medicine Marina Makous, MD, former professor at Columbia University’s Lyme and Tick-borne Diseases Research Center Martin Mulders, MD, local internist focusing…
Find out more »Pfieffer speaks at Lyme info forum, Vestal, New York
Mary Beth Pfeiffer is an investigative journalist and author of a new book on tick-borne illness. In her book, "Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change," Pfeiffer documents the spread of Lyme disease around the globe as ticks move to places they could not survive before. The disease infects half a million people in the US and Europe each year and thousands in many other countries. Pfeiffer will discuss how she believes modern medicine has underestimated its danger by…
Find out more »The link between Lyme disease and climate change, Poughkeepsie, NY
Investigative journalist Mary Beth Pfeiffer will speak about the connections between the growing epidemic of Lyme disease and climate change. As a news reporter, Pfeiffer wrote about Lyme disease in New York’s Hudson Valley. What she thought would be one or two articles ultimately led her on a journey to further investigate the sudden rise of this debilitating disease which resulted in the book, Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change. Pfeiffer will discuss her research and what she believes…
Find out more »Medical-Scientific Conference on Morgellons, Ausberg, Germany
The Charles E. Holman Morgellons Disease Foundation in collaboration with the BCA-Clinic in Augsburg, Germany, brings the latest information on Morgellons to Europe. Registration is now open for a full-day conference on Morgellons to be held in Augsburg, Germany on October 20, 2018. This conference is open to patients and their families, scientists, physicians and anyone interested in hearing the latest about Morgellons research and treatment. Conference location: Ringhotel Alpenhof Donauwörther Str. 233 86154 Augsburg, Germany Phone: +49 821/ 42040 email: info@alpenhof-hotel.de Click…
Find out more »Lyme Disease Education Seminar, Chico, California
From The Lyme Center, Chico, CA: Dr. Sunjya Schweig, CEO and co-director of The California Center for Function Medicine, will present Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Disease. This year we will be hosting two sessions. Afternoon session, reserved for medical providers: 12:30 - 2:00 PM. Presentation with time for Q & A. This is a free event geared toward physician learning, with an opportunity to earn CMEs. All physicians, physician assistants and nurses are welcome to attend. Light lunch will…
Find out more »Lyme Disease Association conference, Providence, Rhode Island
The Lyme Disease Association announces its 19th annual scientific conference, Lyme & Tick-Borne Diseases: Turning the Corner Through Research, will be held October 27 & 28, 2018 in Providence, RI at the landmark Marriott Providence Downtown hotel. Once again, Columbia University jointly provides this educational conference with the LDA. This conference is designed for medical & health professionals & researchers. The conference is also open for the general public to register. Adults only. Scholarships for conference/transportation available for medical students, residents,…
Find out more »Pfeiffer to speak on growing threat of Lyme disease, Salisbury, CT
Mary Beth Pfeiffer, author of "Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change," will speak at Scoville Memorial Library, in Salisbury, CT, at 4 pm October 27. Since 2012, Pfeiffer has emerged as the nation’s leading investigative reporter on Lyme disease, attracting national and international attention and garnering seven awards for her groundbreaking articles on this tick-borne scourge. Reviewers have called her book “superbly written and researched”; “a powerful wake-up call”; and “a work of breadth and depth, impressively documented and…
Find out more »#GetTickedOff Lyme education forum, Hyde Park, NY
Assemblymember Didi Barrett continues her #GetTickedOff campaign with a panel discussion on Lyme and tick-borne diseases (TBDs) at the Henry A. Wallace Visitor and Education Center at FDR Presidential Library and Home on Monday, October 29th from 6:00-7:30 PM. All are welcome to join featured speakers Dr. Joshua Ginsberg, President at the Cary Institute; Dr. Alison Kaufman, Public Health Advisor for Dutchess County Department of Health; and Dr. Kenneth Liegner, a Lyme-literate physician based in Dutchess County as they discuss the ecological,…
Find out more »November 2018
ILADS 2018–19th Annual Scientific Conference, Chicago, Illinois
The International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) 19th Annual Conference will be held on November 1-4, 2018, at the Sheraton Grand Chicago in downtown Chicago, IL. The conference theme is Tick-Borne Diseases and the Immune System. The target audience is medical professionals, including MDs, DOs, NDs, DMDs, DVMs, PhDs, RNs, NPs, PAs, LCSWs, DCs, and select alternative medicine providers. However, members of the general public may also attend. Pre-registration pricing is in effect through September 7, 2018. Click here for more details.
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