Minnesota
Lyme
Association
Meetings are held the 2nd Tues of each month
White Bear Lake District Center
4855 Bloom Avenue
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
United States
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Healthcare Professionals
there are 300 different strains of Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria worldwide and 100 different strains in the US
LDA Lyme Conference: Register Now
The Lyme Disease Association,Inc. announces its 14th annual scientific conference, Lyme & Other Tick-Borne Diseases: Science, Research & Myth. The Conference will be held at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, on Saturday June 1, 2013, at 8:00am-5pm with a networking reception to follow, and on Sunday June 2, 2013, 8am-12 noon.
Brian A. Fallon, MD, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and RW (Bill) Stich, PhD, University of Missouri, are conference co-chairs. Betty Maloney, MD, of Minnesota, also serves on the Planning Committee with the co-chairs.
The conference is designed for physicians and scientists, but the public is invited to register to attend. See the agenda for faculty and topics. Continue to check this website for future registration, additional information about the conference, and exhibitor opportunities.
Hotel block information will follow in a few weeks.
Doctors and Patients Have the Right to Choose Treatment
In March 2010, the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice (MBMP) voted to adopt a
moratorium on investigating physicians who treat chronic Lyme with long-term antibiotics.
Stating that the science for diagnosis and treatment of chronic Lyme is unsettled, the Board agreed to a 5-year period in which to allow science to answer unresolved questions.
Read the resolution
Lyme Disease Resources for
Healthcare Professionals
Dr. Richard Horowitz: Babesia testing and treatment (video)
International Lyme an Associated Diseases (ILADS) website
What Every Primary Care Physician Should Know about Lyme Disease - International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society
Lyme in Minnesota (printable fact sheet)
The Management of Ixodes scapularis Bites in the Upper Midwest, by Dr. Elizabeth Maloney
Tick-borne Diseases: Vector Surveillance and Control, Armed Forces Pest Management Board
Lyme Disease Test Kits - Potential for misdiagnosis
Borrelia burgdorferi escaping from bloodstream (video)
CDC: Caution Regarding Testing for Lyme Disease
National Guidelines Clearinghouse
Conflicts of Interest in Lyme Disease: Laboratory Testing, Vaccination, and Treatment Guidelines
Active Infection: Clinical Definitions and Evidence of Persistence
Lyme disease treatment recommendations, by David Volkman, Ph.D., M.D.
Epidemiologic Assessment of IDSA Guidlines, by Daniel Cameron, MD, MPH
MN Dept of Health Statistics
Lyme Disease by county 2010
Large numbers of Minnesota ticks carry disease organisms
More in Research Archives, Links, News
MLA offers scholarships to healthcare professionals who take the ILADS physician training.
Inquire here for details.
Centers for Disease Control: Lyme Disease Diagnosis
Lyme disease is diagnosed based on symptoms, objective physical findings (such as erythema migrans, facial palsy, or arthritis), and a history of possible exposure to infected ticks.
When making a diagnosis of Lyme disease, health care providers should consider other diseases that may cause similar illness.
Not all patients with Lyme disease will develop the characteristic bulls-eye rash, and many may not recall a tick bite.
Laboratory testing is not recommended for persons who do not have symptoms of Lyme disease.
Meetings are held the 2nd Tues of each month
White Bear Lake District Center
4855 Bloom Avenue
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
United States
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