The Infectious Diseases Society of America has selected presenters to speak before its Lyme disease guidelines review panel on July 30. (This is part of the guidelines review process mandated by the IDSA’s settlement with the Attorney General of Connecticut.) The speakers representing patient advocates are Tina Garcia, of the Lyme Education and Awareness Program (LEAP) and me. Three researchers that are not affiliated with either ILADS or IDSA will speak: Drs. Brian Fallon from Columbia, Ben Luft from Stony Brook, and David Volkman, previously from the National Institute of Health (NIH). The following members of ILADS will be presenting: Drs. Daniel Cameron, Ken Liegner, Steven Phillips and Raphael Stricker. In addition, Allison Delong, MS, of Brown University, and Dr. Donta, a member of IDSA, will present. Those advocating for the IDSA guidelines include Drs. Phillip Baker (President of the American Lyme Disease Foundation and previously with NIH), Barbara Johnson (Centers for Disease Control), Eugene Shapiro, Sunil Sood, Allen Steere, Art Weinstein and Gary Wormser.

Below is the final order of presenters:

1. Tina Garcia (patient advocate )
2. Lorraine Johnson (patient advocate)
3. Daniel Cameron (physician-scientist)
4. Phillip Baker (physician-scientist)
5. Ben Luft (physician-scientist)
6. Allison Delong (scientist)
7. Barbara Johnson (physician-scientist)
8. David Volkman (physician-scientist)
9. Sam Donta (physician-scientist)
10. Eugene Shapiro (physician-scientist)
11. Brian Fallon (physician-scientist)
12. Sunil Sood (physician-scientist)
13. Ken Liegner (physician-scientist)
14. Allen Steere (physician-scientist)
15. Steven Phillips (physician-scientist)
16. Art Weinstein (physician-scientist)
17. Raphael Stricker (physician-scientist)
18. Gary Wormser (physician-scientist)