From the Harvard Wellness Initiative: Lyme disease and other complex illnesses can have a profound impact on your sense of identity and purpose. Prolonged and debilitating symptoms can affect your day-to-day function, and, over time, derail the future you’d envisioned for yourself. “Invisible” illnesses like Lyme disease, with symptoms that are not always apparent to others, can come with the added stressors of being dismissed and disbelieved by family, friends, and even health professionals. The illness itself, along with its…

From ILADS: The Evaluation and Treatment of the Unusually Sensitive Patient Join us Wednesday, May 24 for an informative webinar from Dr. Neil Nathan on How to Treat the Unusually Sensitive Patient. Description: Patients are becoming increasingly sensitive to their medications, supplements, chemicals, light, sound, and EMFs. This presentation will discuss the details of what is happening inside the body to create these sensitivities, and then provide a discussion of the approaches that can allow the body to heal and resolve…

Tick Talk Ireland's National Lyme disease conference will be held in Portlaois, Ireland, on May 27. It will include the following speakers: Dr. Krzysztof Majdylo (Poland) Danielle Stram LMHC (USA) Dr. Carsten Nicolaus (Germany) Dr. Armin Schwarzbach (Germany) Dr. Jack Lambert (Ireland) Monica Wilde MSc Herbal Medicine Napier’s Dr. Ronald Stram (USA) Dr. TBC St George Clinic (Germany) Janna Neitzel MS RD Nutritionist (USA) Dr. Sigrid Blehle MD, MBA (Germany) This is an in-person event, not online. Click here for…

From ILADS: Join us Wednesday, May 31 at 7 PM ET for an important presentation by Alexis Chesney, MS, ND, LAc on the Prevention of Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases. This webinar is free and open to all. Description: lex Share this important and educational webinar with your friends and family to help raise awareness and prevent Lyme. Free Registration: This webinar is free and open to both patients and medical providers. Registered attendees will receive access to the recording for…

From ASPIRE (The Alliance to Solve PANS and Immune Related Encephalopathies): Speaker: Daniel A. Kinderlehrer, MD Webinar: Microbes and Mental Illness: Tick-Borne Infections and PANS Date/Time: Sunday, June 11,ne at 12:00 pm Eastern Time Register for this webinar: Via Zoom About this Webinar The most prominent symptoms of Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections are musculoskeletal and neurological, but neuropsychiatric symptoms can overshadow the clinical picture. Patients with anxiety, depression, OCD, eating disorders and even psychosis are often diagnosed with a primary…

From Invisible International: We are co-organizing the third European "Crypto-Infections Conference," to be held in Dublin, Ireland on June 17. The event will focus on Lyme disease, hidden infections, and bacterial persistence. Highlights include talks on the persistence of Lyme and Bartonella, long COVID, microbe-induced Alzheimer’s, neuropsychiatric manifestations of persistent infections, and more, with speakers from Europe and the U.S. The conference can be attended in person or online and will be available for CME credit. In addition to Invisible…

The Health and Human Services Lyme Innovation initiative is a patient-centered, data-driven approach to the threat of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. The Lyme Innovation Co-Creation Workshop will share HHS updates and recent progress. This is an online event on June 28, 2 pm Eastern Time. This will be followed by interactive working sessions that define “human-centered design” and “co-creation” while connecting diverse partners from all sectors to advance the Lyme disease field with patients at the core of…

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) is sponsoring a workshop looking into the issue of long-haul diseases, including long COVID, persistent Lyme disease, ME/CFS and multiple sclerosis. “Toward a Common Research Agenda in Infection-Associated Chronic Illnesses: A Workshop to Examine Common, Overlapping Clinical and Biological Factors,” has been scheduled for June 29-30 in Washington D.C. The event will be hybrid—available both in person and via zoom. Registration information here. The idea is to bring together researchers from…

From Project Lyme: Brain waves can reveal important information about our overall brain function, including stress levels, thought patterns, and emotions. Dr. Robert Hedaya, a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown University Medical Center, uses a qEEG (Quantitative Electroencephalogram) to map brain wave patterns and help patients with Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. Dr. Hedaya explains how in our upcoming webinar on Thursday, June 29, at 5:30 p.m. ET. Click here to register.

As part of its Congressional Lyme Series, the Center for Lyme Action will present a webinar on The State of Lyme Disease Research in the United States. The event is scheduled for July 24, 3 p.m. Eastern Time. It is free and open to anyone. The webinar will feature the following two speakers: John Aucott, MD Barbara Townsend Cromwell Professor in Lyme Disease and Tick-borne Illness Director, Lyme Disease Research Center Associate Professor of Medicine Division of Rheumatology Johns Hopkins University…

How to Balance It All - The Intricate Relationship Between Hormones, Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Infections Presented by: Jaquel Patterson, ND Join us Tuesday, July 25 at 7 PM ET for an informative webinar from Dr. Jaquel Patterson on the relationship between hormones and tick-borne illness. Description: Dr. Jaquel Patterson will present case studies and clinical findings showing how to manage Lyme disease flares and symptoms through management of the hormonal cycle. The data presented will help providers to…

From Project Lyme: Dapsone is a sulfur-based drug originally used to treat leprosy. It has been adopted for treating Lyme disease because of its anti-inflammatory qualities, ability to attack persister cells, penetration into the central nervous system, as well as increasing patient’s immune responses. Dr. Horowitz has been on the cutting edge of adopting this therapy for use in treating tick-borne diseases. In 2020, Dr. Horowitz published an in vivo study outlining the efficacy of his double dapsone protocol on…

From Harvard Medical School: Date & Time: Sep 27, Noon, Eastern Time Due to environmental changes, the geographic range of black-legged ticks has spread far beyond New England. And as a result of warmer winters, ticks pose a threat through the entire year. Isobel Ronai, PhD, is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University who studies ticks and tick-borne diseases. Drawing on her research, Dr. Ronai will describe the biological characteristics that make…

From the Bay Area Lyme Foundation: Wednesday, Oct 4 • 6:00pm Pacific   LIVE ONLINE via Zoom Link to be provided by email once you RSVP Join us for an evening discussion with Lyme disease specialist Dr. Sunjya Schweig and Lyme patient Nancy Chimsky Recovering from tick-borne illnesses can be aided through carefully devised combinations of conventional and functional medicine, tailored to the individual person. In this meeting, Dr. Schweig will discuss the top four lifestyle areas critical to recovery and explain…

From PA Lyme Disease Network: DOCUMENTARY SCREENING.  PA Lyme will host a free screening of the award-winning documentary The Quiet Epidemic.  We hope you'll join us on October 12 from 6-9:30 PM at the Philadelphia Film Society East (screening will start at 7PM). There will be an engaging post-screening Q&A with filmmaker Lindsay Keys and local Lyme Disease experts.  You'll have access to helpful resources and will be able to meet and network with those in the Lyme community. RSVP here to…

The Lyme Disease Association will hold its 22nd annual scientific conference, Lyme & Other Tick-Borne Diseases: Research & Clinical Advances 2023, held virtually via zoom on October 13 & 14, 2023. Lyme Disease Association Inc. and Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons are joint providers of the the CME* conference. (*CME pending approval) This conference is designed for medical and health professionals and researchers, but it is also open for registration to the general public. Brian Fallon, MD, Columbia University,…

From ILADS: Registration is Now Open Early-Bird Rates Expire August 1 2023 ILADS Annual Scientific Conference October 19-22, 2023 Boston, MA Join us Thursday, October 19 through Sunday, October 22 in Boston for the 24th Annual ILADS Scientific Conference. Our theme this year is "Vector-Borne Diseases: Understanding the Impact of Microbial Communities." ILADS conferences showcase the latest in evidence-based scientific advances and best practices in the clinical care of patients with Lyme disease and related infections. Our Mission The mission…

From IACC-PAC: We’re pleased to invite you to the Infection-Associated Chronic Conditions Patient Advocacy Coalition (IACCPAC) national webinar. This is long a part of the IACCPAC Initiative, led by The Long Covid Alliance, Solve ME/CFS Initiative, COVID-19 Longhauler Advocacy Project, Dysautonomia International, and Patient-Led Research Collaborative, with support from the CDC Foundation through the Infection Initiated Chronic Conditions Understanding and Engagement (ICUE) program. We have previously brought together patient advocacy groups and community-based organizations working on infection-associated chronic conditions to…

From the California Association for Outdoor and Environmental Education: Online Workshop: Tick Talk Do ticks give you the heebie-jeebies? Don't let them stop you from spending time or running programs outdoors! Join us for an interactive and information workshop from Bay Area Lyme Foundation's Director of Education Jo Ellis. Tick Talk: Learn how to avoid them and what to do if you encounter one. This workshop is for anyone who teaches outside, runs nature-based programs, or spends time exploring the outdoors. You…

From the Foundation for Total Recovery: New Developments in Understanding Chronic Illnesses: The Role of Immune Dysfunction and Infections Date & Location: Wednesday, November 8, 2023, 10:00 AM - Friday, November 10, 2023, 3:00 PM, Marriott Marquis, Washington, DC Target Audience Specialties - Allergy/Immunology, Family Medicine, Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Pain Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Psychology , Rheumatology Professions - Non-Physician, Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Physician Overview There are over 20 million Americans suffering from a group of chronic disabling disorders…

2023 LymeBytes!™ Schedule Thursday November 9 Online events: Dr Lindsey Wells ~ Bartonella and Pediatrics Dr Myriah Hinchey ~ Efficacy of Tick-borne disease (TBD) testing *NO CEU*   Friday November 10 7:30am -7:55am: Registration 7:55 am: Welcome! Intro for partner in Lyme 8 am – 9 am: Dr Alexis Chesney ~ Common Myths in TBD, ISDA vs ILADS 9 am-10 am: Dr Nancy O’Hara ~ TBD/PANS/PANDAS 10 am-1030 am: VENDOR BREAK 10:30 am-11:30 am: Dr James Neuenschwander ~ Lyme disease…

From TheQuietEpidemic.com: North Carolinians—mark your calendars for a FREE screening (with RSVP) of The Quiet Epidemic on Tuesday, November 14th at 7:00 pm ET. Location:  The Carolina Theatre of Durham | 309 W Morgan St, Durham, NC This screening is hosted by Denise Spector, in honor of the beloved Dr. Neil Spector. The post-screening discussion will feature Bill Rawls, MD (local Lyme-literate healthcare provider), David Alcorta, PhD (research scientist, Duke University), Ed Breitschwerdt, DVM (infectious diseases expert, NC State University), Marcia Herman-Giddens,…