Friday, October 28, 2011 – Plenary Session
Moderator: Robert C. Bransfield, MD
Location: Concert Hall
8:10–8:15am
8:15am–8:30am
8:30am–9:00am
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Songbirds Disperse Lyme Disease Ticks Across Canada
John D. Scott, BSc, MSc
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9:00am–9:30am
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Understanding Symptoms Related to Visual Dysfunction following a Tick-Borne Event
William V. Padula, OD, DPNAP, FAAO, FNORA
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9:30am–10:00am
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Live imaging studies on vascular dissemination of the Lyme spirochete
George Chaconas, PhD
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12:00pm–1:30pm – Option Lecture in Concert Hall [Box Lunch]
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New Research on Lipid Replacement Therapy to improve mitochondrial and membrane function in complex infections.
Garth Nicolson, PhD
Luncheon speaker sponsored by Researched Nutritionals for all Registrants
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Friday, October 28, 2011 – Breakout A
Basics and Beyond
Morning Moderator: Robert C. Bransfield, MD
Afternoon Moderator: Carsten Nicolaus, MD, PhD
Location: Concert Hall
10:30–11:15am
11:15–12:00pm
1:30pm–2:15pm
2:15pm–3:00pm
3:30pm–4:15pm
4:15pm-5:00pm
Friday, October 28, 2011 – Breakout B
Session 1: Laboratory Advances
Moderator: Raphael B. Stricker, MD
Location: Alberta Room
10:30–11:15am
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Improved PCR Detection of Tick-Borne Pathogens Following Pre-Enrichment for Ten Days
Ahmed Kilani, PhD, Clongen Laboratory
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11:15–12:00pm
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The Cellular & Inflammatory Response To Lyme Antigens
Sirid-Aimee Kellerman, PhD, Neuroscience Laboratory
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1:30pm–2:15pm
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Difficulties in the Laboratory Diagnosis of tick-borne and symptom-related chronic infections
Armin Schwarzbach, MD, PhD Infecto Laboratory
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2:15pm–3:00pm
Session 2: Advocacy Working Group
3:30pm–5:00pm
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Current advocacy issues and priorities. A Working group.
Leo J. Shea, III, PhD moderator
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Friday, October 28, 2011 – Breakout C
Session 1: Research, Writing and Publishing
Moderator: Daniel Cameron, MD
Discussants: Samuel Shor, MD; Cheryl Koopman, PhD
Poster Presentations: Leona Gilbert PhD, Danielle Ondrejicka
Location: British Columbia Room
10:30am–12:00pm
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Lyme Disease diagnostics: HILYSENS-Highly sensitive and specific low-cost lab-on-a-chip system
Leona Gilbert , PhD
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Session 2: Canadian Lyme
1:30pm–2:00pm
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Prevalence of positive serology for tick-borne pathogens in Western Canadian patients with Autoimmune & Immune mediated disease (2005-2010).
Greg Blaney, MD
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2:00pm–2:30pm
2:30pm–3:00pm
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Seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Ehrlichia canis, and Dirofilaria immitis among dogs in Canada
Tom O'Connor, PhD, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
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3:30pm–4:15pm
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Panel Discussion of Canadian Experience
Blaney, Middelveen, O'Connor
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