The Middlesex Regional Educational Services Commission (MRESC) invited the LDA president, who is a former board of education president, to present an in-service to non-public school nurses in Piscataway: Overview of Lyme Disease and How It Affects School Children, December 2005. Strategies for dealing with children with Lyme disease in the classroom were included, as were diagnosing and treating difficulties, ticks that carry and transmit tick-borne diseases, and prevention. Pictured are LDA President Pat Smith (L), Mark Finklestein, Superintendent of the MRESC and a commission nurse.
ILADS DVD AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE The International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society Rye, NY DVD, Proceedings of the 2004 Annual Scientific Session is available–an educational and teaching tool with current knowledge of doctor practices. To order, go to www.ILADS.org, click guidelines and order form. (Can NOT be ordered from LDA).
Lyme Disease Association/Columbia’s 6th Annual Conference Jointly sponsored by Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and 8.75 Category 1 CMEs awarded Lyme and other Tick-Borne Diseases: Emerging Tick-Borne Diseases Friday, October 28, 2005, Crowne Plaza, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
For full information, click on the conference brochure links below. Conference Brochure (Outside) Conference Brochure (Inside)
Speakers include Sven Bergstrom, PhD, Sweden, Infection biology of relapsing fever Borrelia: Mechanisms of evasion and persistence;Steven Norris, PhD, University of Texas-Houston Medical School on Virulence determinants of Borrelia as identified genetically; Greg Storch, MD, Washington University in St. Louis, on Ehrlichiosis; Ed Masters, MD, Missouri, on STARI(Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness); Richard Brown, MD, Columbia University, Complementary medicine strategies for the relief of Lyme-related symptoms; Daniel Cameron, MD, New York, Results from Lyme disease treatment clinical trial; Martin Fried, MD, Jersey Shore Medical Center, Unique dermatologic Manifestations of tick-borne diseases; Brian Fallon, MD, Columbia University, Final results of Columbia/NIH trial, and Klaus-Peter Hunfeld, PD Dr. med., MPH, Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital of Frankfurt, Germany:Antimicrobial susceptibility studies against Borrelia burgdorferi: Clinical implications. See the conference details for a complete list of speakers.
Register today for 2nd annual Gear Up For Lyme August 6, 2005, Mt Equinox, Vermont uphill bike climb sponsored by the Manchester Rotary. Proceeds to go to the Rotary and the LDA for research including the Columbia University Lyme Disease research center. See site for details.
Lyme Disease Association Delaware Chapter (LDADEC)
LDADEC announces its second annual Lyme Time fundraiser, being held this year at the lauded Big Fish Grill in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, September 22, 7-10PM. While enjoying appetizers and entertainment, guests will be able to bid in a silent auction with a vacation package giveaway. Call (302) 227 8640 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (302) 227 8640 end_of_the_skype_highlighting for information and reservations.
Writer’s Block of the Worst Kind: An Open Book on Lyme Internationally Acclaimed Authors Share Stage with Acclaimed Medical Authorities
APRIL 2ND GALA — TIME FOR LYME® ROCKS MIAMI’S SOUTH BEACH Time for Lyme® Rocks Miami’s South Beach, a fundraising gala, will take place on Saturday evening, April 2nd at the Hyatt Regency in Greenwich, Connecticut. This is the fourth major fundraiser of its kind hosted by Time For Lyme, a nonprofit Lyme disease prevention, education, research and advocacy network. Time for Lyme® Rocks Miami’s South Beach will benefit the Columbia University Lyme Disease Research Center, as well as Lyme disease education and awareness programs.
NEW HAMPSHIRE LEGISLATIVE NEWS On January 6, 2005, the New Hampshire Senate introduced Senate Concurrent Resolution 4 (SCR4) which is now in the Senate Human Services Committee.
LYME DISEASE: PREVALENCE AND BEST PRACTICES FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
Richard Horowitz, MD and Pat Smith, President, Lyme Disease Association, to speak at Corning, Inc.-sponsored event.
Corning, New York March 10, 2005.
LDA President to Speak in Williamsport PA Pat Smith, President of the national Lyme Disease Association (LDA), will speak at the YWCA gymnasium, 815 W. Fourth Street, Williamsport, PA, on Saturday, January 15, 2005 from 1-3 pm.
Terms & Conditions and Guidelines
Because there is a negative political climate surrounding Lyme disease, many LLMDs do not want their names posted outright on the internet. LDA has tried to balance the doctors’ wishes with patients’ need to find a doctor. This new system is a result of that compromise and therefore:
LDA permits searches over a calendar month period that will result in access to up to 15 Doctor Referrals. To access a Doctor Referral listing, first conduct a search, and then click on the desired provider from the results that populate. Clicking on a listing will re-direct you to that provider’s page which will include all necessary contact information. The system enables you to click on up to 15 Doctor Referrals every calendar month period.
Searches can be refined based on the search location (street address, city, zip code or country), search radius (distance from the starting point), category filter(s), and/or keyword search.
Some providers may not specifically treat Lyme and TBD but see patients who have symptoms associated with Lyme and TBD to address those specific symptoms. Contact the provider to confirm.
It is your responsibility to contact the provider’s office to confirm the current address, directions, nature of services provided, and all other provider information before you make an appointment.
DISCLAIMER: The Lyme Disease Association, Inc. provides referrals to health care providers who treat Lyme disease, and often other TBD, as a courtesy to those seeking Lyme Literate Physicians (LLMD). However, some of the providers included do not specifically treat Lyme and TBD but see patients who have symptoms associated with Lyme and TBD to address those specific symptoms. We do not evaluate the professional competence or qualifications of health care providers on our referral list or the costs of services provided. Accordingly, the LDA neither warrants nor endorses the health care providers contained on this list nor the quality of care you will receive from those providers. We do not make recommendations, only referrals. LDA does not receive any monies from physicians to be included on this list nor does LDA provide any monies to physicians. Because of the limited number of physicians treating chronic Lyme disease nationwide, some states, and in some instances, entire regions, may not have any treating physicians who follow flexible treating approaches such as those in the International Lyme & Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) Guidelines: Evidence Assessments and Guideline Recommendations in Lyme Disease: The Clinical Management of Known Tick Bites, Erythema Migrans Rashes and Persistent Disease. In the event that the Doctor Referral System contains no Lyme or TBD resource listings in a given area, the closest possible option(s) will populate based on the zip code entered and category/ies selected. The LDA appreciates any changes in provider information that you may find and make us aware of.
LDA does not accept or reply to any comments on:
What insurance a doctor accepts or does not accept, or if any insurance is accepted.
How listed doctors practice or any other aspect of the doctor-patient relationship.
The cost or fees charged by any healthcare provider.
Why a particular doctor is or is not listed.
Request for providers that treat COVID-19, although some of the providers in the system may treat COVID.
We cannot guarantee that the information provided will be timely and accurate or that physicians on the list are accepting new patients, or that they accept insurance. The selection of a physician should be made by you after careful consideration. There are two approaches in the treatment of Lyme disease. Our list contains physicians who generally follow more flexible treatment approaches than those advocated by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). LDA is not responsible for incorrect information on the website. BEFORE DOCTOR VISIT: Please contact the physicians’ offices directly to confirm their current address, directions, and any other necessary information before scheduling an appointment. Do not rely only on the maps provided on this site. The maps on LDA’s Doctor Referral System are for informational purposes and provide an approximate locality of the listing based on the addresses we are provided with at the time of site updates. Practitioners often relocate and addresses can change. Notification of changes in listed information can be updated on our Dr. Referral Contact Form. Thank you, Lyme Disease Association, Inc. (LDA)
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