We educate medical professionals about Lyme and associated diseases.
Evidence and Research-Based Lyme Treatment Recommendations
Upcoming Conferences
ILADS 9th European Conference
Lyme Disease: Environmental Disease of the 21st Century
JUNE 8 - 9, 2019 | MADRID, SPAIN
Join us in Madrid, Spain, for our 9th European Conference on Saturday, June 8, and Sunday, June 9, 2019. The conference will take place at the Hotel VP El Madono, located in the city’s Salamanca district. The conference theme is Lyme Disease: Environmental Disease of the 21st Century.
ILADS San Francisco Meeting
Tick-Borne Diseases and Mental Health
September 7, 2019 | Millbrae, CA
Join us in San Francisco for a one day course for medical professionals on Saturday, September 7, 2019. The meeting will be held at the San Francisco Airport Westin in Millbrae, California. The theme of the meeting is Tick-Borne Diseases and Mental Health.
2019 ILADS Annual Conference
Chronic Disease = Chronic Infections?
October 31 – November 3, 2019 | Boston, MA
Please join us for the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) 20th Annual Conference. This year’s conference will be held on October 31 – November 3, 2019, at the Westin Copley Square Hotel in Boston, MA. The conference theme is Chronic Disease = Chronic Infections?
News from the Board
The controversy over the existence of chronic Lyme disease and the best methods for treating it continues. In June 2017, a group of doctors published a MMWR report about possible risks of long-term antibiotics in treating Lyme. ILADS Past President Samuel Shor published a response on PubMed Commons to outline ILADS concerns with the methodology and conclusions of the report.
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