Scientific Education\

The LDF has conducted 20 scientific conferences to date, including 16 International Scientific Conferences. These medically-accredited multi-day conferences unite healthcare professionals and researchers from a variety of disciplines to discuss the latest findings and patient management techniques. The programs provide a forum where multiple disciplines engage in vigorous debate and new collaborations are forged. These symposia have speakers presenting the latest research, poster presenters, networking receptions, exhibitor displays, and a conference compendium. Yearly attendance is several hundred people from around the world, with about 80% being healthcare professionals. Interaction with patients and the public helps researchers better understand how their work can improve the public health. Conference participants include officials from government agencies (e.g. National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Food & Drug Administration, Armed Forces), state health departments (e.g. TX, IL, CT, NY, NJ), prestigious medical schools (e.g. Columbia Univ., Boston Univ., Univ. of California, Yale, New England Medical Center) and research facilities (e.g. Brookhaven National Labs, Tulane Primate Center). These presenters, key players in tick-borne research, will one day provide permanent solutions to tick-borne disorders.

 

CME Internet Conference Summaries
Several LDF's International Scientific Conference presentation summaries have been available for continuing medical education (CME) credits on Medscape's website. These presentations receive about 150,000 page views each year (60% medical, 40% consumers) and have awarded 1,000 additional continuing medical education credits.

Conference History



 

(click on the conference for a summary (if available))

2004 - One-day Forum, The Legal Side of Lyme, Windosor, Ct.

2003 - 16th Int'l Scientific/Medical Conference, Hartford, CT

2002 - 15th Int'l Scientific/Medical Conference, Farmington, CT
2001 - 14th Int'l Scientific/Medical Conference, Farmington, CT
2000 - 13th Int'l Scientific/Medical Conference, Farmington, CT
1999 - 12th Int'l Scientific Conference, New York City, NY
1998 - 11th Int'l Scientific Conference on LD and Other Spirochetal & Tick-Borne Disorders, New York City, NY
- Medical Teleconference on LD Diagnosis & Treatment, Chicago, IL
1997 - 10th Int'l Scientific Conference on Lyme Disease & other Tick-borne Disorders: State of the Art, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
1996 - 9th Annual Int'l Conference on Lyme and other Tick-borne Disorders Chronic LD: Basic Science & Clinical Approaches, Boston, MA
1995 - 8th Int'l Scientific Conference on Lyme Borreliosis and other Spirochetal and Tick-borne Diseases: Emphasis on Mechanisms of Persistency, Vancouver, British Columbia
1994 - 7th Int'l Scientific Conference on LD: Emphasis on Neurologic Manifestations, Stamford, CT
1993 - 6th Int'l Scientific Conf. on LD & other Tick-borne Diseases, Atlantic City, NJ
1992 - 5th Int'l Scientific Conference on LD: State of the Art, Stamford, CT

- Lyme Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Novi, MI
1991 - 4th Int'l Scientific Medical Conference, Los Angeles, CA
- Lyme Borreliosis Prevention: Training the Educators, Shelter Island, NY
1990 - 3rd Lyme Borreliosis Scientific Symposium, Orlando, FL
1989 - 1st LD Scientific Conference, Austin, TX
- 2nd Int'l Scientific Conference. Borreliosis West, Oakland, CA
1988 - Lyme Disease: The Leading Edge, Hartford, CT
- Multifaceted Aspects of LD, Tarrytown, NY

 

SATELLITE MEDICAL CONFERENCE
Presented unscrambled free to the Western Hemisphere
This 3-hour conference, with the keynote by Willy Burgdorfer, PhD, MD (discoverer of the Lyme disease bacterium), covers the key areas of diagnosis, testing, treatment, and response of public health officials.

Mark Schmidt, Assistant Director, Illinois Department of Public Health states, "This conference should be of interest to all healthcare providers. It is clear that we will see more of this emerging infectious disease in the future because not only has B. burgdorferi has been found in Illinois, but also many residents travel to other endemic areas."

It is cosponsored by the Illinois Department of Health, Cook County Department of Health, and the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians, received continuing medical education credits from the American Academy of Family Physicians.

 

 

SCIENTIFIC EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL
To supplement its conferences, the LDF provides additional scientific material to educate healthcare professionals. This includes the LDF's Journal of Spirochetal and Tick-Borne Disorders, scientific slide shows, videos, website, and packets of scientific articles.

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
Clinical Infectious Disease: Chronic Lyme Disease Supplement - A special issue with scientific articles covering a variety of medical issues by presenters at a LDF Scientific Conference.
Journal of Spirochetal & Tick-Borne Diseases - Quarterly peer reviewed journal devoted to all aspects of spirochetal diseases. Published since 1994.
Scientific Conference Compendium - Bound version of presentation abstracts and articles from the latest LDF Conference.

 

BROCHURES, VIDEOS, SLIDES, POSTERS
LD Scientific Slide Show - Slides with script. Pictures of Bb spirochete, ticks, rashes, prevention techniques, and more.
LD Diagnostic Picture Poster Set - Scientific and general information.
Satellite Medical Conference - Video covering diagnosis, testing, treatment, and the public health department response. See above.
LD Diagnosis & Treatment - Video of physicians discussing the challenges of LD diagnosis and treatment.
Self-Help Program - Video-based program designed to help a person establish and conduct a Self-Help (support) group. Also included are an instruction manual, posters, brochure masters, and brochures.

PACKETS
LD Scientific Packet - Diagnostic poster & copies of scientific articles.
LD Chronic Packet - Copies of a variety of articles regarding chronic Lyme disease. Includes scientific Diagnostic poster.
Tick-Borne Disorder Packet - Includes brochures, medical articles, and advice for patients experiencing insurance treatment denials.