80055445 - Fifth Annual Lyme Disease topics at Johns Hopkins


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Add to Calendar Fifth Annual Lyme Disease topics at Johns Hopkins 6/4/2021 8:50:00 AM 6/4/2021 5:15:00 PM America/New_York Online false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Friday, June 4, 2021, 8:50 AM - 5:15 PM EST

Target Audience
Specialties - Family Practice, Geriatric Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Nurse Practitioner, Nursing, Physician Assistant, Rheumatology

Overview
Lyme disease is a worldwide epidemic, with over 476,000 new cases each year in the US alone. Lyme disease is expanding geographically, impacting over 80 countries and all 50 US states, and endemic in regions including the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Upper-Midwest, Northern California and Pacific Northwest. When diagnosed in its earliest phase the outcome of infection is generally favorable. However, many cases are misdiagnosed, and treatments are delayed and/or inadequate. An estimated 10-20% of individuals suffer from Lyme disease associated persistent symptoms. The clinical practice of medicine of all manifestations of Lyme disease is challenging. This one-day symposium provides the latest information on Lyme disease and tick-borne disease in the era of COVID-19 and will help health practitioners better understand acute and “long haul” disease complexities and improve patient care.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This activity is intended for general practitioners, family practice, rheumatology, infectious disease, nurses, nurse practitioners and other health providers who may see patients with Lyme disease and tick-borne disease.

FEES
Physicians ...................................................................................................................................$150
Residents*/Fellows*/Nurses/NPs/PAs/Allied Health Professionals....................................$100
*with verification of status


Objectives
  1. Describe the clinical manifestations, current criteria and tests used for the diagnosis of the different stages of Lyme Disease
  2. Compare and contrast the symptoms, signs, and natural history of untreated Lyme Disease to those of Post-Treatment Lyme Disease
  3. Identify the challenges to the diagnosis and treatment of Post-Treatment Lyme Disease
  4. Describe Lyme carditis and other Lyme associated heart complications
  5. Identify and describe approaches to the management of fatigue in patients with Post-Treatment Lyme Disease
  6. Describe neurocognitive and neuropsychiatric impact in Lyme disease
  7. Compare and contrast the symptoms of Post-Treatment Lyme Disease and the newly described COVID Long-Hauler Illness.

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