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ILADS President; Dr. Robert Bransfield will be speaking at the Annual conference of the German Borreliosis Society 2011 on: The Psychoimmunology of Tick Borne Diseases & its Association with Neuropsychiatric SymptomsApril 8 – 10, 2011
Under-the-radar tick diseases spreading across the U.S. Doctors report sharp rise in potentially deadly, non-Lyme infections
We are pleased to announce the 2nd International Lyme & Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) Educational Meeting Europe to be held in Augsburg, Germany May 27-28, 2011.
"The evidence continues to mount that Chronic Lyme Disease (CLD) exists and must be addressed by the medical communityif solutions are to be found. Four National Institutes of Health (NIH) trials validated the existence and severity of CLD. Despitethe evidence, there are physicians who continue to deny the existence and severity of CLD, which can hinder efforts to find asolution. Recognizing CLD could facilitate efforts to avoid diagnostic delays of two years and durations of illness of 4.7 to 9 yearsdescribed in the NIH trials. The risk to society of emerging antibiotic-resistant organisms should be weighed against the societalrisks associated with failing to treat an emerging population saddled with CLD. The mixed long-term outcome in children couldalso be examined. Once we accept the evidence that CLD exists, the medical community should be able to find solutions. Medicalprofessionals should be encouraged to examine whether: (1) innovative treatments for early LD might prevent CLD, (2) earlydiagnosis of CLD might result in better treatment outcomes, and (3) more effective treatment regimens can be developed for CLDpatients who have had prolonged illness and an associated poor quality of life" Cited from the peer reviewed article, Cameron DJ. Proof that Chronic Lyme disease exists. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases. 2010
Dear Dr. Coussens: I am writing on behalf of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) to express our disappointment with the lack of balance in the selection of the IOM panel and speakers for the State of the Science review of Lyme disease.
It is encouraging that Pennsylvania is considering Lyme and Related Tick-Borne Disease Education, Prevention and Treatment legislation. As a psychiatrist who works with late stage Lyme patients, I have seen many tragedies that could have been avoided by earlier and more effective diagnosis and treatment of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases.
Each year tens of thousands of Lyme disease patients face the risk that their condition will fail treatment, said Dr. Bob Bransfield, president of ILADS and a speaker at the conference. The faculty will examine the evidence with the goal of substantively improving patient outcomes.
It’s a sad day for the health care system and for everyone who suffers from the Lyme disease epidemic, says Dr. Robert Bransfield, President of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS). The IDSA?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Marc Silverstein (202) 716-9123 marc@onthemarcmedia.com Eye on the IDSA ILADS, Chronic Lyme Community Cautiously Optimistic after Landmark Hearings Doctors and Patients Hope for Changes in Controversial Treatment Guidelines (Washington D.C.) – ILADS, Lyme disease patients and advocates around the world are cautiously optimistic following a landmark hearing by the [...]
We want to keep you informed about everything ILADS is doing to spotlight the historic Infectious Disease Society of American (IDSA) hearings this week, Thursday, July 30th. The hearings are in response to a lawsuit against the IDSA, brought by Connecticut's Attorney General Richard Blumenthal. In his groundbreaking lawsuit, AG Blumenthal charged that the IDSA guidelines for Lyme disease prevent many seriously ill patients from getting necessary treatment. A 2008 settlement resulted in the IDSA agreeing to create a new panel to review its guidelines. The following professionals representing ILADS are testifying at the hearings?
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