ellenlu

Hi folks,
If you haven't registered for the Lyme Disease Association/Columbia
conference next week, please do so ASAP. Registration needs to be
received by November 12th. * To register go to
http://www.lymediseaseassociation.org * I am forwarding the press release
below, and, below that the excellent agenda of scientific speakers.
I hope to see you all next week at the conference. Ellen

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Lyme Disease Association/Columbia University College of Physicians &
Surgeons Conference Nov. 14 to Feature
New Research on Genomes of Lyme Bacteria

How Lyme Bacteria Cause Dementia Studied

NY Times Bestselling Author Amy Tan to speak on LymeAid4Kids Fund

Philadelphia PA, October 31, 2003-Open to physicians and the public, the
LDA/Columbia Conference offering 8.5 continuing medical education
credits (CME's) for physicians will feature new research in the area of
the genomic mapping of borrelia burgdorferi.* Mapping genomes and
identifying proteins can provide researchers with the key to unlocking
how some of the borrelia bacteria are able to produce Lyme disease while
others do not and can provide data for future vaccine development.

Work which provides insight into how Lyme disease in the brain causes
dementia will be showcased, as well as cutting edge studies on biofilms
and their potential medical implications, presented by one of the
world's leading experts on the topic. In addition, traditional
presentations on Lyme disease including testing, treatment, an
assessment of treating drugs, and psychiatric, neurologic,
gastrointestinal, and pituitary involvement will be made by noted
physicians and researchers. Other tick-borne diseases will also be on
the agenda.

Internationally acclaimed author Amy Tan will also appear and speak
about LymeAid4 Kids, a fund established by LDA for children whose
families cannot afford to have their children evaluated for suspected
Lyme disease. Ms. Tan is supporting the fund.

The conference will be held on Friday, November 14, at the Hyatt, Penn's
Landing, Philadelphia. Details and registration forms can be found on
http://www.LymeDiseaseAssociation.org
International Lyme & Associated Diseases Society (ILADS), a professional
medical society, conference on the clinical aspects of Lyme disease will
follow Nov 14 and 15 at the Hyatt and is open for members and non-member
health care professionals.
Details on http://www.ILADS.org.

Pat Smith
President
Lyme Disease Association
PO Box 1438
Jackson, NJ 08527
888 366-6611
732 938-7215 (fax)
LymeDiseaseAssociation.org
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DETAILS OF LDA/COLUMBIA CONFERENCE;
Friday, November 14
8 am – 6 pm
Hyatt Hotel at Penns Landing
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

For additional information and to register, see:
http://www.lymediseaseassociation.org

Friday, November 14, 2003
7:30-8:00 a.m.
Registration/Breakfast/Exhibits

8:00-8:05 a.m.
Welcome
Patricia V. Smith, President, Lyme Disease Association Introduction of:
Brian A. Fallon, MD,
Morning Session Facilitator

8:05-8:50 a.m.
Community Activities as Guides to the Search for Life: Are There
Connections with Medical Microbiology?
Ken Nealson, PhD

8:50-9:30 a.m.
Proteomic Approach to Identify Borrelia Antigens Steven Schutzer, MD

9:30-10:10 a.m.
Natural Genome Rearrangements in Borrelia Burgdorferi Sherwood Casjens,
PhD

10:10-10:25 a.m.
BREAK

10:25-11:05 a.m.
Borrelia Burgdorferi Persisting in the Brain Can Cause Dementia in
Tertiary Lyme Neuroborelliosis
Judith Miklossy, MD

11:05-11:45 a.m.
Pathologic Findings in Lyme Disease
Paul Duray, MD

11:45-12:00 a.m.
INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION

12:00N-1:00 p.m.
LUNCH

Steven E. Schutzer, MD, Afternoon Session Facilitator

1:00-1:40 p.m.
Laboratory-based Tests for Lyme Borreliosis Paul Fawcett, MD

1:40-2:20 p.m.
Leukoencephalopathy or Abnormal White Matter on Brain MRI-Lyme, Multiple
Sclerosis, and Other Causes
Carolyn Briton, MD

2:20-3:00 p.m.
Microbes and Mood - Does Lyme Disease Really Cause Psychiatric Problems?
Brian Fallon, MD

3:00-3:15
BREAK

3:15-3:55 p.m.
Diagnosis & Treatment: A Retrospective study of Lyme Disease Patient
Records
Joseph Burrascano, MD

3:55-4:35 p.m.
The Pituitary Involvement of Lyme Disease Jacqueline Springer, MD

4:35-5:15 p.m.
General Considerations of Antimicrobial Agents Used in Treatment of Lyme
Disease
Mitch Hoggard, RPH

5:15-5:55 p.m.
Borrelia, Bartonella, Mycoplasma & Helicobactor Infections, All
Associated with Abdominal Pain
Martin Fried, MD

5:55-6:00 p.m.
Interactive Discussion

6:00 p.m.
Thanks and conference closing remarks.

6:15-8:15 p.m.
Reception (Included)
**
An educational and networking event featuring prominent speakers on
tick-borne diseases.

Brian A. Fallon, MD, MPH, MEd Course Director Faculty

Carolyn Barley Briton, MD
Neurologist
Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology, Columbia University College
of Physicians & Surgeons
Former Chair, Neurology/Neurosurgery Section, National Medical
Association
New York, New York

Joseph Burrascano, MD
Internist
Southampton Hospital: Chairman ad hoc Committee on Lyme Disease,
Chairman, Transfusion Committee, Co-chair Medical-Nurse Practice
Committee; Board of Directors, International Lyme & Associated Diseases
Society
East Hampton, New York

Sherwood Casjens, PhD
Professor, Division of Cell Biology & Immunology, Department of
Pathology, Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology, University of Utah
College of
Medicine; NIH Committees: Advisor to National Center for Biotechnology
Information's Viral RefSeq Genomes Database, Study Section on Regional
Centers of Excellence in Biodefense Research; American Academy of
Microbiology workshop on Future Directions for Bacterial Genomics Salt
Lake City, Utah

Paul Duray, MD
National institutes of Health, Department of Pathology, National Cancer
Institute
Bethesda, Maryland

Brian A. Fallon, MD, MPH, MEd
Director, Lyme Disease Research Program
New York State Psychiatric Institute;
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry Columbia University, College
of Physicians and Surgeons New York, New York

Paul Fawcett, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Thomas Jefferson University,
Philadelphia Pennsylvania;
Senior Research Scientist, Head of Immunology Laboratories, Alfred I.
DuPont Hospital for Children Wilmington Delaware

Martin Fried, MD
Director of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Jersey Shore
Medical Center
Neptune, New Jersey

Mitch Hoggard, RPH
President, Chico Hyperbaric Center
Director, Sacramento Hyperbaric Center
Former President/Owner, Northern California Pharmacy Associates, Inc.
Chico, California

Judith Miklossy, MD
Assistant Professor, Medical Faculty, University of Lausanne The
University Medical School & Hospital (CHUV) & University of Lausanne
(UNIL): Current research at Center for Neurovirology & Cancer Biology of
Temple University, Philadelphia Pennsylvania & Columbia University of
Vancouver, Canada Lausanne, Switzerland

Kenneth Nealson, PhD
University of Southern California Wrigley Professor of Geobiology;
Member Space Science Exploration Committee (Congressional Committee);
Member, Mars Exploration Science Working Group, NASA; Editorial
Board:Geobiology Journal, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, FEMS
Microbial Ecology, Geomicrobiolgy Journal, Symbiosis California

Steven E. Schutzer, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry
New Jersey (UMDNJ)
Newark, New Jersey

Jacqueline Springer MD
Endocrinologist
Olathe, Kansas

ellenlu

There is still time to register for the conference. This is an
excellent program with some cutting edge research that would be of
interest to everyone here. Please sign up by going to
http://www.lymediseaseassociation.org