Conference Overview
2020 ILADS Annual Scientific Virtual Conference
ONE HEALTH LYME – The intersection of Lyme and COVID
Thursday-Sunday | September 10-13, 2020
Thank you for helping make the 21st Annual ILADS Scientific Virtual Conference a success!
Session recordings from the conference are available for viewing on the conference platform to those who attended. Please log in at https://events.matchboxvirtual.com/Account/Login. Full transcripts of chats are available along with the video within each session. Click on the envelope icon in the chat box to download a copy of the chat discussion.
Please visit the CME tab in the virtual conference platform to learn how to claim CME credit for Lyme Fundamentals and the Scientific Conference.
Thank you to our conference partners for their support in making this event a success. If you didn’t get the opportunity to visit with exhibitors during the conference, their booth content will be accessible on the conference platform until October 15.
Conference Overview
The International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) Annual Scientific Virtual conference is designed to educate and inform you about the latest scientific advancements to improve diagnosis and treatment of tick-borne diseases. At this year’s event, ILADS brings world class speakers together to discuss the intersection of Big Data and One Health. The information provided will empower you to provide the best care possible for patients using cutting-edge research and Big Data to back up your decisions. Our focus will be on the intersection of information related to COVID and tick-borne diseases, neuropsychiatric implications of tick-borne diseases, and emerging treatments and clinical pearls.
"One Health is a collaborative, multisectoral, and trans-disciplinary approach - working at local, regional, national, and global levels - to achieve optimal health and well-being outcomes recognizing the interconnections between people, animals, plants and their shared environment."
Because this is a virtual conference, talks will be limited to approximately 18 minutes each for a total of four hours per day. The scientific talks will be pre-recorded so that speakers may answer questions in real-time during the conference. There will be chat rooms outside of the main conference room to facilitate informal discussions with other registrants. Scientific posters will also be available for viewing during the conference and a poster pitch competition will be held to select the best poster submission.
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
2020 ILADS Scientific Conference
This Live activity, 2020 ILADS Annual Scientific Conference, Online: One Health - The Intersection of Lyme and COVID, with a beginning date of 09/10/2020, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 17.25 Prescribed credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ILADS Lyme Fundamentals Course
This Live activity, The Fundamentals of Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases (2020), with a beginning date of 09/10/2020, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 7.25 Prescribed credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AMA/AAFP Equivalency:
AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™ toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.
Program Highlights
View the Full Conference Agenda.
Thursday, September 10
Two tracks available:
Track I: The Fundamentals of Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases
This one-day track is highly recommended for all providers who see Lyme patients in a clinical setting. It is the first step towards ILADS Fellowship membership.
Track II: Emerging Treatments and Clinical Pearls
This track is for providers who have already taken the Lyme Fundamentals. It will familiarize you with emerging treatment protocols patients may ask about and provide hands-on practical guidance. This session will not provide CME credits.
Friday, September 11 and Saturday, September 12
Two full day tracks of world class speakers discussing the intersection of BIG DATA and ONE HEALTH.
Sunday, September 13
Mental Health and the Brain: Implications for Tick-borne Diseases
This one-day track will help the provider care for the special needs of patients with neurological symptoms caused by tick-borne diseases.
Call for Abstracts
2020 ILADS Annual Scientific Virtual Conference
ONE HEALTH LYME – The intersection of Lyme and COVID
Thursday-Sunday | September 10-13, 2020
ILADS welcomes the submission of abstracts by persons interested in presenting at an upcoming ILADS conference. Once submitted, ILADS’ Program Committee will evaluate the abstract based on evidence-based medicine and research.
Submissions will be accepted until June 15, 2020. (The call for abstracts is still open for Poster Presentations.)
The conference theme is One Health Lyme - The intersection of Lyme and COVID.
GUIDELINES
All prospective speakers, including invited speakers, are required to submit structured abstracts of their proposed presentations. Prospective poster presenters are also encouraged to submit structured abstracts.
Please see our guidelines on how to write a structured abstract, which includes an example of a structured abstract.
Prospective speakers also will be required to submit 2-3 Learning Objectives.
Please have the following items ready before submitting your abstract.
Items marked with an (*) are required.
- (*) Abstract (Please follow structured abstract format and limit to 400 words. Diagrams may be included.)
- (*) Learning Objectives
- (*) CV
- (*) Short biography (Please limit to 100 words and include information on educational credentials, current title/position, and current work focus.)
- Head shot
- (*) Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships (RFR)
- (*) Speaker Release
Pricing & Registration
2020 ILADS Annual Scientific Virtual Conference
ONE HEALTH LYME – The intersection of Lyme and COVID
Thursday-Sunday | September 10-13, 2020
Pricing - Register September 10-13
Membership Status |
Lyme Fundamentals (Thursday) |
Scientific Conference (Friday-Sunday) ✱ |
Lyme Fundamentals & Scientific Conference (Thursday - Sunday) |
---|---|---|---|
Member | $510 | $885 | $1,195 |
Non-Member | $610 | $985 | $1,295 |
✱ Bonus: Includes Emerging Treatments and Clinical Pearls track on Thursday at no additional charge
Financial Assistance Information
International Lyme and Associated Diseases Educational Foundation (ILADEF), a qualified charitable organization affiliated with ILADS, has a limited number of grants available that will help to defray some of the conference registration costs to attendees who satisfy the grant requirements. Among the grants that are currently available are as follows:
- medical providers who have full prescription-writing authority, and who might not otherwise be able to attend the ILADS conference due to financial hardship; and
- medical providers who have full prescription-writing authority, and who are attending an ILADS conference for the first time, with a preference given to MD’s, DO’s, PA’s, and NP’s.
We encourage you to check back often in case additional grants become available.
Click here for a copy of our grant application form.
If you have any questions about grants, please email accounting@ilads.org.
SPECIAL OFFER FOR CURRENT ILADS MEMBERS
ILADS would like to invite you to receive a discount on your 2021 ILADS Membership renewal...
Pay your dues with your Conference Registration and you will receive the following discounted rate:
Voting Members: $320 (regular Price $350)
Non-Voting Members: $220 (regular Price $250)
NOTE: 2021 Dues Renewal during the period of 1/1/2021 – 12/31/2021
Conference Registration Cancellation Policy
- Once you have registered for the Conference and paid the registration fee, you will be granted a 72-hour "Registration Grace Period", and be eligible to receive a refund of the registration fees you paid to ILADS minus a $75.00 non-refundable transaction processing fee; provided, however, that if you register 72 hours or less prior to the first scheduled date of the Conference and cancel your registration thereafter, the Registration Grace Period will not apply and you will not be eligible for any refund.
- To be eligible for a registration cancellation refund, you must cancel your registration during the Registration Grace Period, in writing sent to conference@ilads.org
- No refund will be issued for a registration cancellation request received after the Registration Grace Period.
- If a registration cancellation refund is approved by ILADS, at its sole discretion, then the amount of the refund (your registration fee minus a $75.00 non-refundable processing fee) will be credited back to you using the method of payment that you used to register for the Conference.
- You will bear the cost of any bank charge, vendor fee, and other transaction fee for any refund made by a method of payment other than credit card.
- No refunds will be given on any additional fees or discounts applied to your Conference registration fee or other service fees.
- No Cash refunds will be provided under any circumstances.
- Refunds may take up to 20 days to process after a refund is approved.
- If you have a question regarding a registration cancellation refund, please contact conference@ilads.org
Conference Cancellation by ILADS or for Any Other Reason
- In the unlikely event that the Conference is cancelled by ILADS or that the Conference cannot be held or is postponed due to events beyond the control of ILADS (force majeure) or due to events which are not attributable to wrongful intent or gross negligence of ILADS, a full refund will be made. Liability will be limited to the amount of the registration fee paid by you, and there will not be any additional liability to ILADS, the event hosts, or any other individual or entity associated with the Conference.
Scientific Program Schedule
2020 ILADS Annual Scientific Virtual Conference
ONE HEALTH LYME – The intersection of Lyme and COVID
Thursday-Sunday | September 10-13, 2020
All sessions take place during Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Full Conference Schedule
Thursday, September 10, 2020
The Fundamentals of Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases
Thursday, September 10, 2020
Emerging Treatments and Clinical Pearls
Friday, September 11, 2020
The Intersection of Lyme and COVID
Saturday, September 12, 2020
Big Data Implications for Patient Care
Sunday, September 13, 2020
Mental Health and the Brain: Implications for Tick-Borne Diseases
The Fundamentals of Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases
2020 ILADS Annual Scientific Virtual Conference
ONE HEALTH LYME – The intersection of Lyme and COVID
The Fundamentals of Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases -Thursday, September 10, 2020
Lyme Fundamentals is devoted to reviewing the basics of the complexities of appropriately diagnosing and treating tick-borne disease patients. This track is meant to be the first stepping stone to becoming a Lyme expert, and ample time will be provided for registrant questions.
Upon successful completion of the Lyme Fundamentals course, participants may move on to the second step of becoming a Lyme expert: our Physician Training Program. In this program, participants shadow a seasoned ILADEF-designated expert in her/his office for one to two weeks, during which the clinician observes firsthand how doctors come up with their diagnosis and treatment plan. Additionally, clinicians observe how to handle follow-up appointments and all their complexities. There is a grant available upon successful completion of this shadowing for qualified participants.
Continuing Medical Education
This Live activity, The Fundamentals of Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases (2020), with a beginning date of 09/10/2020, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 7.25 Prescribed credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AMA/AAFP Equivalency:
AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™ toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.
Learning objectives for 2020 Lyme Fundamentals:
- Explain the epidemiology and risk factors for contracting Lyme Borreliosis and other tick-borne diseases, and understand the microbiology and pathophysiology of stealth pathogens.
- Recognize Ixodes, Dermacentor, and Amblyomma ticks and understand which pathogens the individual tick species transmit.
- Discuss the basic facts regarding Borrelia burgdorferi, the agent of Lyme Borreliosis and its mechanisms for adaptation and survival.
- Identify the basic pathophysiology of early, late, and persistent Lyme Borreliosis; identify clinical presentations of early disease, late, and persistent disease; formulate a differential diagnosis for Lyme Borreliosis.
- Explain the role of ancillary testing and imaging in the diagnosis of Lyme Borreliosis.
- Discuss evidence-based treatment recommendations for managing patients with tick bites, erythema migrans, and persistent disease, and understand Jarrisch-Herxheimer reactions and treatment flairs.
- Discuss basic facts and identify common presentations of Babesia, Bartonella, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma and spotted fever infections as well as some other opportunistic microbes
- Recognize the role of laboratory testing and imaging in the diagnosis of babesiosis, bartonellaosis, ehrlichiosis, anaplasmosis and spotted fevers, and discuss the treatment of babesiosis, bartonellosis, ehrlichiosis, anaplasmosis and spotted fevers.
Thursday, September 10, 2020
The Fundamentals of Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases
Speakers
2020 ILADS Annual Scientific Virtual Conference
ONE HEALTH LYME – The intersection of Lyme and COVID
Thursday-Sunday | September 10-13, 2020
Thursday, September 10
Lyme Fundamentals
Emerging Treatments and Clinical Pearls
Friday, September 11
Saturday, September 12
Sunday, September 13
Poster Presentations
Exhibitor Information
2020 ILADS Annual Scientific Virtual Conference
ONE HEALTH LYME – The intersection of Lyme and COVID
Thursday-Sunday | September 10-13, 2020
Save the date! The 21st Annual International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) Scientific Conference will be taking place virtually on September 10-13, 2020. With the new virtual format, ILADS is expecting to reach an entirely new global audience.
This four-day virtual conference is the premier educational event for physicians and medical professionals who have an interest in diagnosing and treating Lyme and associated tick-borne diseases. The ILADS Annual Scientific Conference is the event where innovative medicine, technology and cutting- edge research come together in the fight against Lyme and associated diseases. Doctors and medical professionals come to this event to learn about emerging treatments and strategies to help diagnose and treat tick-borne illnesses in their everyday clinical practices.
With the anticipation of new global attendees, exhibitors will not want to miss the opportunity to network and promote their products with these medical professionals. Virtual exhibitor sponsorship investments will range from $2,000 to $6,500.
Sponsorships are a great way for your organization to obtain more exposure to conference attendees. Please view the documents below for sponsorship details. In addition to these packages, a la carte sponsorship opportunities are available. Electronic gift cards for coffee breaks, annual webinar series or poster award presentations are just a few examples of what a la carte sponsorships we have available.
Please contact Scott Kersh, Conference Manager, at 214-207-8239 for more details and to secure your sponsorship now.
Neil L. Spector Humanity Award
2020 ILADS Annual Scientific Virtual Conference
ONE HEALTH LYME – The intersection of Lyme and COVID
Thursday-Sunday | September 10-13, 2020
ILADS will present an award in memory of Dr. Neil L. Spector at this year’s Annual Scientific Conference. Dr. Spector, who passed away on June 14, was a hero to the Lyme community for his contributions in advancing research on tick-borne diseases. "Neil was a highly respected scientific colleague, a caring physician, and a fearless advocate for patients suffering from chronic Lyme disease" says Dr. Garth Ehrlich, president of ILADEF.
In addition to his advocacy work for Lyme disease, Dr. Spector was also a nationally recognized leader in breast cancer research, as well as an author. He documented his near-death struggle with Lyme disease in his book “Gone in a Heartbeat: A Physician’s Search for True Healing.” His passing is a great loss to the medical community.
The lectureship will be awarded at the ILADS 2020 Fall Conference on Saturday, September 12. Help support medical education and research of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases by contributing to ILADEF in Neil’s name. Tax deductible donations can be made at www.ILADEF.org.