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Conference Overview

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."

~ One Health Commission 

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.

Conference Partners

Thank you to our conference partners

Platinum

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Gold

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Silver

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Scientific Program Schedule

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
Friday
September 11
Saturday
September 12
Sunday
September 13

Thursday, September 10, 2020

The Fundamentals of Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases

Faculty: Christine Green, MD | Elizabeth Maloney, MD | Sean McCloy, MD, MPH | Tom Moorcroft, DO |Ginger Savely, DNP | Beatrice Szantyr, MD

Thursday, September 10, 2020

Emerging Treatments and Clinical Pearls

Bonus Track: Included with 3-day Scientific Conference registration at no additional charge. Non-CME.

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

Lyme Fundamentals

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

Faculty: Christine Green, MD | Elizabeth Maloney, MD | Sean McCloy, MD, MPH | Tom Moorcroft, DO |Ginger Savely, DNP | Beatrice Szantyr, MD
Speakers

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
Friday
September 11
Saturday
September 12
Sunday
September 13
Poster
Presentations

Thursday, September 10

Lyme Fundamentals

Christine L. Green, MD
Christine Green, MD
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Elizabeth Maloney, MD
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Sean McCloy, MD, MPH, MA
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Thomas Moorcroft, DO
Ginger Savely, DNP
Ginger Savely, DNP
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Beatrice Szantyr, MD, FAAP

Emerging Treatments and Clinical Pearls

Kenneth A. Bock, MD

Kenneth A. Bock, MD graduated with Honors from  the University of Rochester School of Medicine in 1979. Board Certified Family Medicine, special interest in Integrative Medicine. Clinical practice for 37 years-first case of Lyme disease dates back to 1985. Expertise in chronic complex disorders, including neuroinflammation and autoimmunity. Have published on the topic, and have lectured extensively both nationally and internationally.

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Kenneth A. Bock, MD

Kenneth A. Bock, MD graduated with Honors from  the University of Rochester School of Medicine in 1979. Board Certified Family Medicine, special interest in Integrative Medicine. Clinical practice for 37 years-first case of Lyme disease dates back to 1985. Expertise in chronic complex disorders, including neuroinflammation and autoimmunity. Have published on the topic, and have lectured extensively both nationally and internationally.

Kenneth A. Bock, MD

Joseph J. Burrascano Jr., MD

Joseph J. Burrascano Jr., MD (speaker sponsored by IGeneX) is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme and associated complex infectious diseases, and the chronic illnesses that accompany them. A graduate of the NYU School of Medicine with a specialty in Internal Medicine, Dr. Burrascano retired from clinical practice in 2006. However, he continues to be active in educating practitioners and the public on issues related to tick-borne diseases. He currently works full time as an analyst for a private biotech company, helping to bring advanced technologies and treatments out of the lab and into general use.

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Joseph J. Burrascano Jr., MD

Joseph J. Burrascano Jr., MD (speaker sponsored by IGeneX) is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme and associated complex infectious diseases, and the chronic illnesses that accompany them. A graduate of the NYU School of Medicine with a specialty in Internal Medicine, Dr. Burrascano retired from clinical practice in 2006. However, he continues to be active in educating practitioners and the public on issues related to tick-borne diseases. He currently works full time as an analyst for a private biotech company, helping to bring advanced technologies and treatments out of the lab and into general use.

Joseph J. Burrascano Jr., MD

Alexis Chesney MS, ND, LAc

Alexis Chesney MS, ND, LAc is a naturopathic physician specializing in Lyme disease and other tick borne illness. Originally from New York, Dr. Alexis Chesney received a BA from Holy Cross College in Worcester, Massachusetts. She earned a Masters in Science in acupuncture from the University of Bridgeport Acupuncture Institute and a doctorate in naturopathic medicine from the University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine, in Connecticut. She is a co-founder of the Naturopathic Medical Student Association, which is a recipient of the AANP President's Award. Naturopathic residency brought Alexis to Vermont, where she has continued to work with a team of integrative practitioners at Sojourns Community Health Clinic, in Westminster. She also has a small private practice in Northampton, Massachusetts. Dr. Chesney is a member of ILADS, for which she serves as the Chair of the Naturopathic Medicine Committee.

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Alexis Chesney MS, ND, LAc

Alexis Chesney MS, ND, LAc is a naturopathic physician specializing in Lyme disease and other tick borne illness. Originally from New York, Dr. Alexis Chesney received a BA from Holy Cross College in Worcester, Massachusetts. She earned a Masters in Science in acupuncture from the University of Bridgeport Acupuncture Institute and a doctorate in naturopathic medicine from the University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine, in Connecticut. She is a co-founder of the Naturopathic Medical Student Association, which is a recipient of the AANP President's Award. Naturopathic residency brought Alexis to Vermont, where she has continued to work with a team of integrative practitioners at Sojourns Community Health Clinic, in Westminster. She also has a small private practice in Northampton, Massachusetts. Dr. Chesney is a member of ILADS, for which she serves as the Chair of the Naturopathic Medicine Committee.

Alexis Chesney MS, ND, LAc
Tania Dempsey, MD
Tania Dempsey, MD

Eric Gordon, MD

Eric Gordon, MD graduated from Albany Medical School in 1980. He is the founder and Medical Director of a medical practice serving patients with complex chronic illness including Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Lyme disease in Santa Rosa and San Rafael, CA. In addition to seeing patients in his practice, Dr. Gordon organized and served as medical advisor and moderator for a series of medical symposia in Northern California, bringing together leading international academic medical researchers and cutting-edge clinicians to focus on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Lyme disease, autoimmune diseases, and autism.

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Eric Gordon, MD

Eric Gordon, MD graduated from Albany Medical School in 1980. He is the founder and Medical Director of a medical practice serving patients with complex chronic illness including Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Lyme disease in Santa Rosa and San Rafael, CA. In addition to seeing patients in his practice, Dr. Gordon organized and served as medical advisor and moderator for a series of medical symposia in Northern California, bringing together leading international academic medical researchers and cutting-edge clinicians to focus on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Lyme disease, autoimmune diseases, and autism.

Eric Gordon, MD

Dr. Debby Hamilton, MD, MPH

Dr. Debby Hamilton, MD, MPH is a Pediatrician with experience in primary care, integrative medicine, research, speaking and writing. Her education includes an undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University followed by a medical degree from Chicago Medical School, where she graduated with honors. She is board-certified in Pediatrics, Physician Nutrition, and Integrated/Holistic medicine (AIHM), and has a Master of Science degree in Public Health (MPH). Dr. Hamilton founded Holistic Pediatric Consulting in Colorado in 2005. In 2017, Dr. Hamilton joined Researched Nutritionals where she focuses on clinical research, product development and education of healthcare professionals. She now splits her time between clinical work in Colorado and Researched Nutritionals in California.

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Dr. Debby Hamilton, MD, MPH

Dr. Debby Hamilton, MD, MPH is a Pediatrician with experience in primary care, integrative medicine, research, speaking and writing. Her education includes an undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University followed by a medical degree from Chicago Medical School, where she graduated with honors. She is board-certified in Pediatrics, Physician Nutrition, and Integrated/Holistic medicine (AIHM), and has a Master of Science degree in Public Health (MPH). Dr. Hamilton founded Holistic Pediatric Consulting in Colorado in 2005. In 2017, Dr. Hamilton joined Researched Nutritionals where she focuses on clinical research, product development and education of healthcare professionals. She now splits her time between clinical work in Colorado and Researched Nutritionals in California.

Dr. Debby Hamilton, MD, MPH

Kent Holtorf, MD

Kent Holtorf, MD is the medical director of the Holtorf Medical Group and the founder and medical director of the non-profit National Academy of Hypothyroidism (NAH), which is dedicated to the dissemination of new information to doctors and patients on the diagnosis and treatment of hypothyroidism. He is also the founder of Integrative Peptides , which is dedicated to the training of physicians regarding ground-breaking peptide therapies for their patients and bringing the highest quality supplement versions of oral peptides to doctors and patients that are orally bioavailable via unique delivery systems.

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Kent Holtorf, MD

Kent Holtorf, MD is the medical director of the Holtorf Medical Group and the founder and medical director of the non-profit National Academy of Hypothyroidism (NAH), which is dedicated to the dissemination of new information to doctors and patients on the diagnosis and treatment of hypothyroidism. He is also the founder of Integrative Peptides , which is dedicated to the training of physicians regarding ground-breaking peptide therapies for their patients and bringing the highest quality supplement versions of oral peptides to doctors and patients that are orally bioavailable via unique delivery systems.

Kent Holtorf, MD

Richard I. Horowitz, MD

Richard I. Horowitz, MD is a board-certified internist and medical director of the Hudson Valley Healing Arts Center, where he has treated over 13,000 Lyme and tick-borne disease patients during the past 30 years. He is the author of two best-selling books, Why Can’t I Get Better? & How Can I Get Better? An Action Plan for Treating Resistant Lyme and Chronic Disease. Dr Horowitz was also a member of the HHS Tick-borne Disease Working Group and Co-chair of the “Other Tick-borne Diseases and Coinfections” subcommittee which provided recommendations to Congress to improve the care of those suffering with tick-borne disorders.

 

Richard I. Horowitz, MD

Richard I. Horowitz, MD

Richard I. Horowitz, MD is a board-certified internist and medical director of the Hudson Valley Healing Arts Center, where he has treated over 13,000 Lyme and tick-borne disease patients during the past 30 years. He is the author of two best-selling books, Why Can’t I Get Better? & How Can I Get Better? An Action Plan for Treating Resistant Lyme and Chronic Disease. Dr Horowitz was also a member of the HHS Tick-borne Disease Working Group and Co-chair of the “Other Tick-borne Diseases and Coinfections” subcommittee which provided recommendations to Congress to improve the care of those suffering with tick-borne disorders.

 

Richard I. Horowitz, MD
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Thomas Moorcroft, DO
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Omar Morales, MD
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Nafysa Parpia, ND

Rita Rhoads, MPH, CRNP, CNM

Rita Rhoads, MPH, CRNP, CNM graduated from Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing as a Nurse-Midwife and Nurse Practitioner in 1977. She later obtained her Bachelors in Nursing in 1987 from Millersville University and her Masters in Public Health from John Hopkins University in 2005. In 2007, after two years of traveling to find care for lyme disease in two of her children, she opened a Lyme and Tick-borne Illness Clinic in the birth center in Bart, PA with Dr Robert Mozayeni offering consultative services.

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Rita Rhoads, MPH, CRNP, CNM

Rita Rhoads, MPH, CRNP, CNM graduated from Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing as a Nurse-Midwife and Nurse Practitioner in 1977. She later obtained her Bachelors in Nursing in 1987 from Millersville University and her Masters in Public Health from John Hopkins University in 2005. In 2007, after two years of traveling to find care for lyme disease in two of her children, she opened a Lyme and Tick-borne Illness Clinic in the birth center in Bart, PA with Dr Robert Mozayeni offering consultative services.

Rita Rhoads, MPH, CRNP, CNM

Dr Jyotsna Shah

Dr Jyotsna Shah is the President and Chief Executive Officer of IGeneX, Inc. For almost two decades Dr. Shah has been instrumental in developing state-of-the art diagnostic tests that has put IGeneX in the forefront of diagnosing and treating tick borne diseases, including Lyme disease and Relapsing Fever. Dr. Shah has over 40 years of research experience in immunology, molecular biology and microbiology. She earned her B.Sc. and M.Sc in Biological Sciences in the UK and her Ph.D. in diagnostic immunology from Nairobi University, Kenya. She then joined the International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases (ILRAD) as a post-doctoral scientist where she started the first DNA sequencing laboratory in East Africa. On completion of her fellowship, she joined Harvard University, Department of Tropical Medicine, as a research fellow and continued work on development of molecular tools for diagnosis of parasitic diseases.. She is a world expert on the use of Fluorescent in Situ Hybridization (FISH) technique for direct detection of pathogens in clinical samples.

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Dr Jyotsna Shah

Dr Jyotsna Shah is the President and Chief Executive Officer of IGeneX, Inc. For almost two decades Dr. Shah has been instrumental in developing state-of-the art diagnostic tests that has put IGeneX in the forefront of diagnosing and treating tick borne diseases, including Lyme disease and Relapsing Fever. Dr. Shah has over 40 years of research experience in immunology, molecular biology and microbiology. She earned her B.Sc. and M.Sc in Biological Sciences in the UK and her Ph.D. in diagnostic immunology from Nairobi University, Kenya. She then joined the International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases (ILRAD) as a post-doctoral scientist where she started the first DNA sequencing laboratory in East Africa. On completion of her fellowship, she joined Harvard University, Department of Tropical Medicine, as a research fellow and continued work on development of molecular tools for diagnosis of parasitic diseases.. She is a world expert on the use of Fluorescent in Situ Hybridization (FISH) technique for direct detection of pathogens in clinical samples.

Dr Jyotsna Shah

Jacques G. Simon, JD

Jacques G. Simon, JD has been engaged in the practice of law with focus on litigation and trial work in courts of various jurisdiction and states since 1989. By the end 1990’s Mr. Simon’s practice shifted its focus towards the representation of health care practitioners and health care entities regarding various issues. Those issues included defending practitioners in civil law suits brought by various insurance companies on alleged fraud grounds and addressing the disciplinary ramifications associated with the litigation. The scope of the practice also shifted its focus to the representation of alternative, holistic and complementary medicine and dentistry practitioners and entities against state officials with respect to various disciplinary and regulatory issues. Mr. Simon holds licenses to practice law in New York, Connecticut and Georgia. He represented and continues to represent individuals in jurisdictions country wide while being admitted pro hac vice under the auspices of local counsel.

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Jacques G. Simon, JD

Jacques G. Simon, JD has been engaged in the practice of law with focus on litigation and trial work in courts of various jurisdiction and states since 1989. By the end 1990’s Mr. Simon’s practice shifted its focus towards the representation of health care practitioners and health care entities regarding various issues. Those issues included defending practitioners in civil law suits brought by various insurance companies on alleged fraud grounds and addressing the disciplinary ramifications associated with the litigation. The scope of the practice also shifted its focus to the representation of alternative, holistic and complementary medicine and dentistry practitioners and entities against state officials with respect to various disciplinary and regulatory issues. Mr. Simon holds licenses to practice law in New York, Connecticut and Georgia. He represented and continues to represent individuals in jurisdictions country wide while being admitted pro hac vice under the auspices of local counsel.

Jacques G. Simon, JD

Jocelyn Strand, ND

Jocelyn Strand, ND (speaker sponsored by Biocidin) graduated from Bastyr University in 2005 with a Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine. Following her graduation she established her practice in the Seattle area, working at Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy, alongside a Rheumatologist and in a gastrointestinal specialty clinic. She returned to Minnesota in 2008 with the vision of increasing the availability, affordability, and awareness of Naturopathic Medicine, and opened her private practice at Lake Superior Natural Medicine, where she specializes in GI system disorders, Lyme disease, and auto-immune conditions as a Primary Care Provider through the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice. Dr. Strand closed her private practice in 2019 to become the Director of Clinical Education for Biocidin.

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Jocelyn Strand, ND

Jocelyn Strand, ND (speaker sponsored by Biocidin) graduated from Bastyr University in 2005 with a Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine. Following her graduation she established her practice in the Seattle area, working at Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy, alongside a Rheumatologist and in a gastrointestinal specialty clinic. She returned to Minnesota in 2008 with the vision of increasing the availability, affordability, and awareness of Naturopathic Medicine, and opened her private practice at Lake Superior Natural Medicine, where she specializes in GI system disorders, Lyme disease, and auto-immune conditions as a Primary Care Provider through the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice. Dr. Strand closed her private practice in 2019 to become the Director of Clinical Education for Biocidin.

Jocelyn Strand, ND

Friday, September 11

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Lynne T. Bemis, PhD
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Robert C. Bransfield, MD, DLFAPA
Edward B. Breitschwerdt, DVM
Edward B. Breitschwerdt, DVM

Garth D. Ehrlich, PhD, F.A.A.A.S

Garth D. Ehrlich, PhD, F.A.A.A.S is the Director of the Center for Advanced Microbial Processing in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Drexel University College of Medicine. His research has focused on the field of translational infectious disease medicine. Throughout his career he has developed and/or utilized cutting-edge technologies to improve patient care through more accurate diagnoses and prognoses. He has played key roles in the development of molecular diagnostics (MDx) for more than 30 years. Dr. Ehrlich has also contributed substantially to the theoretical understanding of the biology behind chronic bacterial infections as well as chronic microbial infections. This theoretical construct has been validated as useful model for the understanding of the persistence of infection in the face of both an active immune response and antimicrobial treatment.

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Garth D. Ehrlich, PhD, F.A.A.A.S

Garth D. Ehrlich, PhD, F.A.A.A.S is the Director of the Center for Advanced Microbial Processing in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Drexel University College of Medicine. His research has focused on the field of translational infectious disease medicine. Throughout his career he has developed and/or utilized cutting-edge technologies to improve patient care through more accurate diagnoses and prognoses. He has played key roles in the development of molecular diagnostics (MDx) for more than 30 years. Dr. Ehrlich has also contributed substantially to the theoretical understanding of the biology behind chronic bacterial infections as well as chronic microbial infections. This theoretical construct has been validated as useful model for the understanding of the persistence of infection in the face of both an active immune response and antimicrobial treatment.

Garth D. Ehrlich, PhD, F.A.A.A.S
Marna Ericson, PhD
Marna E. Ericson, PhD
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Kristine L. Gedroic, MD
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Kenneth B. Liegner, MD

B. Robert Mozayeni, MD

B. Robert Mozayeni, MD was trained in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology at Yale and at NIH. He has had pre- and post-doctoral Fellowships in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale, and also at NIH where he was a Howard Hughes Research Scholar at LMB/DCBD/NCI and later, Senior Staff Fellow at LMMB/NHLBI/NIH. He is an expert in Translational Medicine, the science and art of advancing medical science safely and efficiently. He is a Fellow of the non-profit Think Lead Innovate Foundation and is a co-founder of the Foundation for the Study of Inflammatory Diseases. He is a Founder of the Foundation for the Study of Inflammatory Diseases to crowd-source medical solutions for complex conditions using existing knowledge, diagnostic methods, and therapies to meet patient needs immediately. He is the Chief Medical Officer of Galaxy Diagnostics, LLC. Dr. Mozayeni has held admitting privileges (since 1994) on the clinical staff of Suburban Hospital, a member of Johns Hopkins Medicine and an affiliate of the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center.

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B. Robert Mozayeni, MD

B. Robert Mozayeni, MD was trained in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology at Yale and at NIH. He has had pre- and post-doctoral Fellowships in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale, and also at NIH where he was a Howard Hughes Research Scholar at LMB/DCBD/NCI and later, Senior Staff Fellow at LMMB/NHLBI/NIH. He is an expert in Translational Medicine, the science and art of advancing medical science safely and efficiently. He is a Fellow of the non-profit Think Lead Innovate Foundation and is a co-founder of the Foundation for the Study of Inflammatory Diseases. He is a Founder of the Foundation for the Study of Inflammatory Diseases to crowd-source medical solutions for complex conditions using existing knowledge, diagnostic methods, and therapies to meet patient needs immediately. He is the Chief Medical Officer of Galaxy Diagnostics, LLC. Dr. Mozayeni has held admitting privileges (since 1994) on the clinical staff of Suburban Hospital, a member of Johns Hopkins Medicine and an affiliate of the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center.

B. Robert Mozayeni, MD

CAPT Paul Reed, MD

CAPT Paul Reed, MD assumed the role of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Medicine & Science) in July 2019. As the DASH(M/S), Dr. Reed’s primary responsibility is to provide oversight, coordination, and direction of activities pertaining to: complex public health and emerging science issues; the continuum of medical research – including basic and clinical science and health services research; and public health issues requiring expert medical analysis and policy advice.

Previously, CAPT Reed was assigned to the Uniformed Services University as Associate Professor of Global Health in the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine. During his tenure at USU, CAPT Reed also held leadership positions as the Deputy Director at the National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, and Interim Center Director and Director for Doctrine and Strategic Partnerships at the Center for Global Health Engagement. CAPT Reed maintains faculty appointments in Global Health, Military and Emergency Medicine, and Pediatrics at USU, in Bethesda, MD.

CAPT Reed was the senior medical planner and chief medical officer responsible for the establishment of and clinical operations in the only U.S. Government run Ebola treatment unit in West Africa in 2014. From 2009 to 2014, CAPT Reed served in the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General as the Deputy Director for Operations in the Division of Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps and Director for Global Health Operations for the U.S. Public Health Service.

CAPT Reed began his career as a uniformed medical officer with the U.S. Navy in 1994, after graduating from Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Reed’s clinical practice was in primary general pediatric care and pediatric rheumatology. He served in the U.S. Navy for over 14 years, culminating as the Department Head of Pediatrics at the National Naval Medical Center in 2008.

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CAPT Paul Reed, MD

CAPT Paul Reed, MD assumed the role of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Medicine & Science) in July 2019. As the DASH(M/S), Dr. Reed’s primary responsibility is to provide oversight, coordination, and direction of activities pertaining to: complex public health and emerging science issues; the continuum of medical research – including basic and clinical science and health services research; and public health issues requiring expert medical analysis and policy advice.

Previously, CAPT Reed was assigned to the Uniformed Services University as Associate Professor of Global Health in the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine. During his tenure at USU, CAPT Reed also held leadership positions as the Deputy Director at the National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, and Interim Center Director and Director for Doctrine and Strategic Partnerships at the Center for Global Health Engagement. CAPT Reed maintains faculty appointments in Global Health, Military and Emergency Medicine, and Pediatrics at USU, in Bethesda, MD.

CAPT Reed was the senior medical planner and chief medical officer responsible for the establishment of and clinical operations in the only U.S. Government run Ebola treatment unit in West Africa in 2014. From 2009 to 2014, CAPT Reed served in the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General as the Deputy Director for Operations in the Division of Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps and Director for Global Health Operations for the U.S. Public Health Service.

CAPT Reed began his career as a uniformed medical officer with the U.S. Navy in 1994, after graduating from Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Reed’s clinical practice was in primary general pediatric care and pediatric rheumatology. He served in the U.S. Navy for over 14 years, culminating as the Department Head of Pediatrics at the National Naval Medical Center in 2008.

CAPT Paul Reed, MD
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Juergen A Richt, DVM, PhD
Samuel M. Shor, MD
Samuel M. Shor, MD FACP
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Saturday, September 12

Daniel J. Cameron, MD, MPH
Daniel J. Cameron, MD, MPH
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Lorraine B. Johnson, JD, MBA
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David L Kaufman, MD
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Rob J. Kulathinal, PhD
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Tatjana Mijatovic, PhD
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Nancy H. O'Hara, MD

Ilene S. Ruhoy MD, PhD

Ilene S. Ruhoy MD, PhD founded the Center for Healing Neurology with one purpose in mind: to help people heal and live a vibrant life.After receiving her medical degree, she earned a PhD in Environmental Toxicology, completing her dissertation on pharmaceutical residues in our waters. Dr. Ruhoy has trained in both pediatric and adult neurology at Seattle Children’s Hospital and the University of Washington where she received additional training in mitochondrial medicine and neuromuscular medicine. She further completed a two-year fellowship in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona under the tutelage of renowned physician Dr. Andrew Weil, MD. She is currently co-editor for Integrative Neurology, scheduled for release in Summer, 2020, of Dr. Weil’s Integrative Medicine Series published by Oxford University Press. In addition, Dr. Ruhoy has devoted time to intensive studies in herbal medicine, and has received her certification in medical acupuncture. She is a plant-based advocate and believes strongly in the power of food as our medicine.

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Ilene S. Ruhoy MD, PhD

Ilene S. Ruhoy MD, PhD founded the Center for Healing Neurology with one purpose in mind: to help people heal and live a vibrant life.After receiving her medical degree, she earned a PhD in Environmental Toxicology, completing her dissertation on pharmaceutical residues in our waters. Dr. Ruhoy has trained in both pediatric and adult neurology at Seattle Children’s Hospital and the University of Washington where she received additional training in mitochondrial medicine and neuromuscular medicine. She further completed a two-year fellowship in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona under the tutelage of renowned physician Dr. Andrew Weil, MD. She is currently co-editor for Integrative Neurology, scheduled for release in Summer, 2020, of Dr. Weil’s Integrative Medicine Series published by Oxford University Press. In addition, Dr. Ruhoy has devoted time to intensive studies in herbal medicine, and has received her certification in medical acupuncture. She is a plant-based advocate and believes strongly in the power of food as our medicine.

Ilene S. Ruhoy, MD, PhD
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Kayla M. Socarrás, MS
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Louis Teulieres, MD, PhD

Sunday, September 13

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Robert C. Bransfield, MD, DLFAPA
Leo J. Shea III, PhD
Leo J. Shea III, PhD
Linda L. Williams, MD
Linda L. Williams, MD

Poster Presentations

Zachary S. Ballard, PhD

Zachary S. Ballard, PhD received his PhD from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at University of California, Los Angeles in 2019, working with Professor Aydogan Ozcan. He has co-authored 11 peer-reviewed journal articles and a book chapter in the field of biophotonics and computational sensing. During his education, Dr. Ballard received the Dr. Ursula Mandel Scholarship for graduate students in scientific fields allied to medicine, the 2018 SPIE Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship, and the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Dr. Ballard is also the CEO of Hana Diagnostics, Inc. a start-up focused on commercializing computational point-of-care sensor technology.

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Zachary S. Ballard, PhD

Zachary S. Ballard, PhD received his PhD from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at University of California, Los Angeles in 2019, working with Professor Aydogan Ozcan. He has co-authored 11 peer-reviewed journal articles and a book chapter in the field of biophotonics and computational sensing. During his education, Dr. Ballard received the Dr. Ursula Mandel Scholarship for graduate students in scientific fields allied to medicine, the 2018 SPIE Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship, and the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Dr. Ballard is also the CEO of Hana Diagnostics, Inc. a start-up focused on commercializing computational point-of-care sensor technology.

Zachary S. Ballard, PhD
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Nataliya Banadyha, DSc, PhD, MC
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Gisell Breton, MD

Greg Lee, LAc

Greg Lee, LAc is the driving force behind the Two Frogs Healing Center and GoodbyeLyme.com. He is experienced in using essential oils, Chinese herbs, and alternative medicines and treatments for healing persistent Lyme disease and multiple chronic infections.
Greg began his career as s a software engineer and manager, and worked on many NASA projects including the Hubble Space Telescope, the Goddard Robotics Lab, and the Antarctic Ozone Hole. He later obtained a Master’s degree in acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. He now has a private clinical practice where he has treated numerous patients with chronic pain, Fibromyalgia, and Lyme disease. He collaborates with other infectious disease researchers on identifying natural remedies for killing drug-resistant and biofilm infections and teaches online and live training courses for medical providers on the GoodbyeLyme System for Stopping Persistent Lyme Disease and Co-infections. He also is the founder of the Lyme CLEAR Research Community for developing next-generation anti-microbial remedies for persistent Lyme disease and co-infections.

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Greg Lee, LAc

Greg Lee, LAc is the driving force behind the Two Frogs Healing Center and GoodbyeLyme.com. He is experienced in using essential oils, Chinese herbs, and alternative medicines and treatments for healing persistent Lyme disease and multiple chronic infections.
Greg began his career as s a software engineer and manager, and worked on many NASA projects including the Hubble Space Telescope, the Goddard Robotics Lab, and the Antarctic Ozone Hole. He later obtained a Master’s degree in acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. He now has a private clinical practice where he has treated numerous patients with chronic pain, Fibromyalgia, and Lyme disease. He collaborates with other infectious disease researchers on identifying natural remedies for killing drug-resistant and biofilm infections and teaches online and live training courses for medical providers on the GoodbyeLyme System for Stopping Persistent Lyme Disease and Co-infections. He also is the founder of the Lyme CLEAR Research Community for developing next-generation anti-microbial remedies for persistent Lyme disease and co-infections.

Greg Lee, LAc
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Sagar Matharu, BS
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Jennifer Miller, PhD
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Robert Miller, ND
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Albin R. Obiltschnig, MD
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Andy Sanchez, MS

Mariia Shkilna, MD

Mariia Shkilna, MD, is an associate clinical professor at the Department of Infectious diseases I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University, Ukraine. She has over 25 years in general practice in infectious disease, 13 – in clinical immunology and more than 15 years in dermatology. She got her PhD in study of cclinical and pathogenic features of allergic dermatoses, associated with lambliasis. She developed his long-standing interest in skin problems, associated with different infectious among forestry workers first and then, residents of Ternopil region in general, which led to diagnosis and treatment of Lyme borreliosis and other tick-borne diseases among people of Ternopil region, located in the western part of Ukraine, an endemic region for Lyme borreliosis.

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Mariia Shkilna, MD

Mariia Shkilna, MD, is an associate clinical professor at the Department of Infectious diseases I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University, Ukraine. She has over 25 years in general practice in infectious disease, 13 – in clinical immunology and more than 15 years in dermatology. She got her PhD in study of cclinical and pathogenic features of allergic dermatoses, associated with lambliasis. She developed his long-standing interest in skin problems, associated with different infectious among forestry workers first and then, residents of Ternopil region in general, which led to diagnosis and treatment of Lyme borreliosis and other tick-borne diseases among people of Ternopil region, located in the western part of Ukraine, an endemic region for Lyme borreliosis.

Mariia Shkilna, MD
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Diana Uitdenbogerd-Drenth, PhD
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Sourabh Vellala, BS
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Neil Spector Humanity Award

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
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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.

 

Continuing Medical Education (CME)

Continuing Medical Education (CME)

To claim CME credit for the 2020 ILADS Annual Conference, go to https://www.pathlms.com/ilads

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.

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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.

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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.