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Posted by SandiB (Member # 1557) on :

Announcement:
Florida Lyme/CFS/ME/GWS/MCS Conference

There will be a one day conference at the Vinoy Resort in St. Petersburg, Florida on January 19th, 2008. Check AGENDA below for speakers.

"Similarities and Paradoxes in Chronic Illnesses".
( The overlapping symptoms and immune dysfunction in tick-borne disease, CFS/ME/GWS/MCS and other chronic illnesses.)

If you wish to receive a brochure, kindly email us and send us your home address. We will be happy to send you a brochure.

Registration can be made on the Internet at the University of South Florida website set up specifically for this purpose.

Go to: www.cme.hsc.usf.edu/lyme

This is a medical conference jointly sponsored by University of South Florida Medical College, Morton Plant Mease Hospital and The Lanford Foundation - Lifelyme, Inc.

CME - Continuing Medical Education credits are being offered for physicians and other health care practitioners. Patients are welcome.

Registration fee: $150.00
Fee includes a Buffet Lunch at the Renaissance Vinoy Resort

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/tpasr-renaissance-vinoy-resort-and-golf-club/

Questions or Additional Information call:
The Office of Continuing Professional Development
(813-974-4296) or (800-852-5362)
or email: [email protected]

Looking forward to seeing you at the conference.

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C O N F E R E N C E A G E N D A

Course Director: Dr. Leslie Fein, MD
7:00 - 8:15am Registration

8:15 - 8:30 am Welcome
President - Sandi Lanford, Founder - Advocate
Vice President - Dr. Ernie Lanford, Ed.D. Kinesiology
Professional Golf Management, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

8:30 - 9:15am
"Summary of Tick Borne Disease Agents in Florida"
Kerry Clark, Ph.D., M.P.H., Associate Professor Epidemiology
& Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of North
Florida, Jacksonville, FL

9:15 - 10:00am
"What I have learned in the past 20 years"
Leslie Fein, MD Private Practice, Internal Medicine, Rheumatology
and Lyme Disease." E. Caldwell, NJ
10:00 -10:15am BREAK

10:15 -11:00am
"The Positive Side of Lyme Disease"
Kenneth Friedman, Ph.D.Associate Professor, College of Pharmacology
and Physiology, Medical School of New Jersey

11:00am - 11:45pm
"The Three Phases of Lyme Borrelia burgdorferi, Treatment and
Evaluation"
Joseph Jemsek, MD Infectious Disease and Internal Medicine, founder
of the Jemsek Clinic for Lyme Disease and HIV/AIDS, Huntersville, NC.
11:45 - 1:15pm LUNCH BREAK @ the Vinoy
1:15 - 1:30pm Recognition of Special Advocates &
Support Group Leaders

1:30 - 2:15
"Biomarkers of Lyme Disease and Controlled Treatment Trials"
Brian Fallon, MD, M.P.H., Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at
the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Director
of the Center for the Study of Neuroinflammatory Disorders & Biobehavioral
Medicine, Columbia University.

2:15 - 3:00pm
"Current CFIDS Research"
Nancy Klimas, MD Professor of Medicine, Psychology, Microbiology and
Immunology at the University of Miami School of Medicine. Dr. Klimas is
the principal investigator of one of the 3 NIH sponsored CFS Research
Centers and President IACFS ( International Alliance for Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome)

3:00 - 3:45pm
"An Overview of Tick Borne Disease in Children & the Autism
Connection"
Charles Ray Jones, MD, Pediatrician, Private Practice in Hartford
Connecticut.

3:45 -5:00pm
Recognition Award & Honors for Dr. Charles Ray Jones
Tribute presentation by Dr. Brian Fallon & Ken and Pamela Marks & family

Posted by Kerryblue (Member # 4077) on :

[Cool]

Hi, Bump UP

Posted by alexbabet (Member # 4934) on :

Finally....come on Floridians lets support this conference. To the top !
Alex

Posted by bettyg (Member # 6147) on :

way to go florida for getting this together!!! [group hug]

suggestion to all!

i'm going to forward this info to my STATE HEALTH DEPT'S. INFECTIOUS DISEASE DIRECTOR!! how about you all doing the same.

recommend that they or someone from their dept. atend this updated info LYME conference!

besides for those of us now getting winter, this will be a nice summer WORK vacation!!!

Posted by hshbmom (Member # 9478) on :

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Posted by Skyler (Member # 11549) on :

hmmm if (like I was told by my duck doctor) there is no lyme in FL, why would they be holding this conference???

I love this is happening! and I think I might have to send this info on to my old duck... [Big Grin]

Posted by kbholley (Member # 12938) on :

Same with me Skyler, I was told its not common in florida and that I needed to be treated for depression. I'm going to send conference info to my duck to see if she will open her eyes and ears.