LDA News & Updates Register Now - LDA/Columbia 2010 Scientific Conference October 2nd & 3rd
02 Oct 2010 |
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Lyme & Other Tick-Borne Diseases: The Science & Clinical Implications The Lyme Disease Association, Inc. will hold its 11th annual Lyme & Tick-Borne Diseases Conference on Saturday Oct 2 (8-5:30, reception until 7PM) and Sunday October 3 (8:00-1:30) at the Hyatt Penns Landing in Philadelphia, PA. The conference, jointly sponsored by Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, will include the science and also clinical panel sessions. A maximum of 13.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TMavailable for physicians. Cost of the conference
A tentative list of speakers for the 1 1/2 day conference follows (click on REGISTRATION above for full details and agenda:
7:15-8:00 AM SATURDAY OCTOBER 2 REGISTRATION/BREAKFAST/EXHIBITS
8:00-8:15 AM Welcome, Remarks, and Introduction Patricia Smith, President, Lyme Disease Association Introduction of: Brian Fallon, MD, Morning Session Facilitator
8:15-8:55 AM Madeleine Cunningham, PhD Keynote Speaker Impact of Microbes on the Immune System; Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, Professor of Microbiology & Immunology, Director, NIAID supported Immunology Training Program
8:55-9:30 AM Diego Cadavid, MD Borrelia Lipoproteins Can Disseminate from the Periphery to Inflame the Brain; Massachusetts General Hospital, Consultant in Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases; Biogen Idec, Associate Director of Experimental Neurology
9:30-10:05 AM Armin Alaedini, PhD Immunologic Abnormalities in Patients with a History of Lyme Borreliosis and Persistent Symptoms; Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
10:05-10:20 AM MORNING BREAK
10:20-10:55 AM Peter Burbelo, PhD LIPS Antibody Profiling of Lyme Disease; National Institute of Craniofacial Research, NIH, Staff Scientist
10:55-11:30 AM Benjamin Luft, MD Persistent Infection versus Persistent Disease: A Conundrum; Stonybrook, Professor of Medicine, Chair Department of Medicine, Chief Division of Infectious Diseases
11:30-12:05 PM Satish R. Raj, MD Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) and Autonomic Nervous System; Vanderbilt University, Assistant Professor, Departments of Medicine & Pharmacology; Vanderbilt Heart & Vascular Institute, Cardiologist
12:05-12:20 PM DISCUSSION (morning speakers)
12:20-1:30 PM LUNCH BREAK
1:30-2:05 PM Steven E. Schutzer, MD Polymicrobial Investigations of Tick-Borne Diseases; UMDNJ-NJ Medical School, Professor of Medicine
2:05-2:40 PM Ellen Stromdahl, MS, BCE Dr. Ed Masters Memorial Lecture Know Your Enemy: Reducing the Risk of Tick-Borne Disease Through Knowledge & Understanding of the Tick; US Army Public Health Command, MD, Entomologist
2:40-3:15 PM Ed Breitschwerdt, DVM Bartonellosis: A Hidden Epidemic; Center for Comparative Medicine and Translational Research, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Professor of Medicine
3:15-3:30 PM AFTERNOON BREAK
3:30-4:05 PM Beth Winkelstein, PhD Glia, Inflammation & Pain; University of Pennsylvania, Associate Professor Dept. of Bioengineering
4:05-4:40 PM Eugene Shippen, MD Vitamin D, Regulatory Hormone of Immunity and Inflammation− Implications in Chronic Infectious Diseases; Private practice, Shillington, PA, Specializing in Family Practice and Endocrinology
4:40-5:15 PM Brian Fallon, MD Dr. John Drulle Memorial Lecture Research Update from the Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Research Center at Columbia University Medical Center; Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, Director Columbia Lyme & Tick-Borne Diseases Research Center
5:45-6:45 PM NETWORKING RECEPTION
8:00-8:30 AM SUNDAY OCTOBER 3 BREAKFAST/EXHIBITS
8:30-9:05 AM Dirk Elston, MD Dermatological Manifestations of Infestations and Arthropod-Borne Diseases; Geisinger Medical Center, PA, Director Department of Dermatology
9:05- 9:40 AM Darrin Wiggins, MD Tick-Borne Diseases in the Emergency Room; Southampton Hospital, NY, Chairman Department of Emergency Medicine
9:40-9:45 AM DISCUSSION (morning speakers)
9:45-10:00AM BREAK
10:00-11:10 AM Ernest Visconti, MD Differential Diagnosis of Tick-Borne Diseases; Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn, Director of Infectious Diseases Sam T. Donta, MD Antibiotic Decisions in Lyme Disease; Falmouth Hospital Consulting Staff; Professor of Medicine (ret.)
11:10-12:20 AM Cheryl Ortel, MD Women’s Health and Lyme Disease; OB-GYN Private Practice, MD James Dillard, MD, DC, LAc Acupuncture, Herbs, Nutrition & Other Integratative Medicine Approaches to Managing Chronic Pain; Clinical Practice, Manhattan & East Hampton, NY
12:20-1:30 PM Dave Hardesty, MD The Evaluation of the Patient with Movement Disorders; Columbia University Medical Center, Instructor of Clinical Neurology in Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry Ami Katz, MD IV IG and Autonomic Peripheral Neuropathy Yale University, Assistant Professor; Private Practice CT
Disclosure:
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accepts AMA/PRA category 1 credit toward recertification requirements.
The American College of Nurse Practitioners (ACNP) and the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accept AMA/PRA category 1 credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
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