ILADS Events
Webinar: Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Carditis
March 7
5:30 PM ET
Presented by: Adrian Baranchuk, MD
Co-sponsored by: Project Lyme
Lyme carditis is an infection that occurs when Lyme bacteria enter your heart tissue. The bacteria affect your heart’s electrical system or can cause inflammation (myocarditis or pericarditis). According to a study, 90% of patients with Lyme carditis develop cardiac conduction abnormalities and 60% develop signs of perimyocarditis. 5-10% of cases may also present with fulminant myocarditis, which impacts the heart’s ability to fully contract.
Lyme disease is not the only infection that can cause carditis. Indeed, Mayo Clinic recognizes a broad range of viral, bacterial (including Lyme disease), and parasitic infections that can cause myocarditis. While not included in the Mayo Clinic list, tick-borne infections such as Bartonella, Babesia, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, and Powassan Virus should also be considered as part of the differential diagnosis.
Dr. Adrian Baranchuk is a cardiologist and professor based in Kingston, Ontario will join Project Lyme and ILADS to discuss cardiological manifestations of Lyme disease, specifcally Lyme carditis, and present on how he diagnoses and treats the condition.
Registration is free to all.
Webinar: Morgellons Disease and Vector-borne Infections: An Update for Clinicians
March 27
7-8 PM ET
Presented by: Virginia R. Savely, DNP, FNP-C
Health care providers, and especially those who treat vector-borne infections, are encountering an increasing number of patients who present with the unusual symptoms of spontaneously-appearing lesions and multi-colored filaments coming out of the skin.
In this presentation you will learn:
- Diagnostic features of Morgellons disease and the most common symptoms that all sufferers have in common
- Infections most commonly associated with Morgellons disease
- Different treatment approaches for sufferers of Morgellons disease
Registration fee: Free to ILADS members/$49 for non-members
Dr. Savely literally wrote the book on Morgellons disease and is considered the world's leading authority on it. She was the first to bring the disease to national attention by publishing a study correlating the disease with Lyme disease. She provides assistance to doctors all over the world who ask for help in treating their patients with the bizarre symptoms of Morgellons disease. She has been devoted to treating Morgellons patients for 21 years and vector-borne infections for 25 years.
ILADS European Scientific Conference
April 19-21, 2024
Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Starnberg
Muenchner Strasse 17
82319 Starnberg (near Munich)
Germany
25th Annual ILADS Scientific Conference
November 7-10, 2024
Grand Hyatt San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
The theme of this year's conference is "Redefining Lyme Disease: The Fusion of Science and Practice." If you are interested in speaking or presenting a poster at the 2024 ILADS Scientific Conference in San Antonio, please submit your abstract proposal using the form below or email conference@ilads.org
Past event and webinar videos are available for purchase at https://www.pathlms.com/ilads. 100% of the proceeds go to support ILADS' mission to educate medical professionals on the treatment of Lyme and tick-borne diseases.