Tick-Borne Disease Symposium In Saratoga NY Itinerary and LIVE STREAMING INFO

Original post about this symposium:  http://lymebites.com/a-forum-on-tick-borne-diseases-whats-next/

Itinerary:

Schedule ~  Please note that all times are approximate

Arthur Zankel Music Center

9:00              Morning Session Opens Christina T. Fisk, Co-Chair Organizing Committee

Welcome to LymeNEXT Congressman Chris Gibson, 20th Congressional District, NY

9:15                Keynote Address

Into the Woods: The Patient Journey through Lyme Disease

Pamela Weintraub, Executive Editor, Discover Magazine and author of Cure Unknown: Inside the Lyme Epidemic

10:00          The Scope and Economic Burden of Lyme Disease

An Epidemic of Lyme Disease?  Holly Ahern

The Economic Impact and Burden of Lyme Disease   Lorraine Johnson

11:00             Break

11:15            A Diagnosis that Fits the Disease – Multiple Chronic Infectious Disease Syndrome (MCIDS)    Richard I. Horowitz, MD

Noon                 Lunch Break

An optional one-price ($10) dining option is available for Forum attendees. Lunch will be held in the Murray-Aikins Dining Hall on the Skidmore Campus. See program for menu.

1:20                Afternoon Session Opens    Christina T. Fisk, Co-Chair Organizing Committee

1:30            Protecting Physicians who Treat Lyme Disease   Daniel Cameron, MD

2:00              Preventing Transfusion-Transmitted Babesiosis   David Leiby, PhD

2:30               Break

2:45            New Methods for Lyme and TBD Detection    Ahmed Kilani, PhD

3:15             A “Manhattan Project” for Lyme Disease    Kenneth Liegner, MD

4:00               Closing Remarks    Congressman Chris Gibson

A Forum on Tick-Borne Diseases – What’s NEXT?

Skidmore College  Saratoga Springs, New York

May 21, 2012

Honorary Chairman: Congressman Chris Gibson

LIVE VIDEO STREAMING

Honorary Chairman Congressman Chris Gibson (NY-20) and the LymeNext Organizing Committee invite all individuals, communities, organizations, or enterprises with interests pertaining to Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases to join the Congressman for a unique public forum he will be hosting in the Zankel Music Center, Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, on May 21, 2012 from 8:00 am to 5:00pm.

The Lyme Next Forum will be broadcast live over the Internet this Monday starting at 9:00 am.  The website you need to go to is:

www.livestream.com\skidmorevideo

A link to this and detailed information is also available at the Lyme Forum website:

www.lymenext.org