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Lyme and TBD Conference, Newton, New Jersey
October 5, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
The Sussex County Community College Performing Arts Center will be the scene for the NWNJ Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Conference from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5.
The conference is hosted by the college and the Tick Squad. It will combine medical professionals and academic experts in the field of Lyme and tick- borne diseases.
The Tick Squad is a group of citizens who help educate the public about Lyme and other tick-related diseases.
The conference’s morning session will include talks on awareness, symptoms and treatments by medical doctors, Dr. Daniel Cameron, past president of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society and Dr. Kristin Reihman, author of Life After Lyme.
Keynote speaker Pat Smith will speak on Lyme Disease statistics, transmission of the disease as well as federal issues and legislation.
The afternoon session will discuss action to follow management of the tick population and how to help protect family and pets. These lectures will be presented by Dr. Alvaro Toledo, Dr. Dina Conde and conference facilitator Erin Collins, SCCC Supervisor of Agriculture and Horticulture Programs. Also on the attendance roster will be Senator Steve Oroho and local freeholders.
