Between 20,000 and 25,000 cases of Lyme disease are reported in the United States each year, with numbers continuing to rise. The latest research
on the diagnosis and treatment of the disease will be presented at the Lyme Disease Symposium on May 8, 2010, hosted by the University of New
Haven (UNH) in Dodds Hall Theatre. Complete Program Schedule (speaker bios below):
DOORS OPEN: 7:30 am
OPENING REMARKS: 8:00 - 8:15 a.m.
LUNCH BREAK: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Ronald Nowaczyk, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, UNH
Eva Sapi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Research Scholar/UNH
Pat Smith
President, Lyme Disease Association
"A National Overview of Lyme Disease and its Impact on Children, Families and Schools" 2:00-2:25 p.m.
Key Note Presentation: Charles Ray Jones, M.D.
Private Practice/New Haven CT
"Pediatric Lyme Disease: Making a Difference in a
Child's Life"
8:15- 8:35 a.m.
Jeff Wulfman, M.D.
Integrative Family Physician/Vermont
"Integrative Approach to Lyme Borreliosis and Chronic Illness in Children"
2:25-3:10 p.m.
AFTERNOON BREAK: 3:10-3:25 p.m.
David Luecke
Graduate Research Scientist: UNH
"Borrelia Burgdorferi Biofilm: Evidence and Implications"
8:35-9:10 a.m.
Judy Leventhal, Ph.D.
Private practice, New York
"Sensory Sensitivities and Cognitive Difficulties in Children and Adolescents with Lyme Disease: Impact on School Performance"
3:25-3:50 p.m.
Saion Sinha, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Research Scholar/UNH
" Nanotechnology Meets Biology : Probing Deep into the World of Lyme Bacteria "
9:15-9:45 a.m.
Sandy Berenbaum, L.C.S.W., B.C.D.
Private Practice Brewster, NY
"Complex Illness - Complex Challenges: Living with Lyme Disease in Childhood and Adolescence"
3:50-4:15 p.m.
Eva Sapi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Research Scholar/UNH
"Antibiotics and Natural Agents Against Borrelia's Cyst and Biofilm Formations"
9:45-10:15 a.m.
Sheila Statlender, Ph.D.
Private Practice, Massachusetts
"The Homeschooling Option: Creative Education for Students with Lyme Disease"
4:15-4:40 p.m.
MORNING BREAK: 10:15-10:30 a.m.
Judith Miklossy, M.D., Ph.D.
University Medical School of Lausanne, Switzerland
"Alzheimer Disease - A Neurospirochetosis.
Analysis of the Evidence Following Koch's and Hill's Criteria"
10:30-11:10 a.m.
Meet the Doctors and Researchers
Panel Discussion
4:45-6:00 p.m.
Andrew Wright, M.D.
Private Practice, United Kingdom
"Infection, Inflammation, Immune Disturbance and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in People with CFS/ME and Lyme and Their Similarities"
11:10-11:55 a.m.
Networking Reception
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Joseph Burrascano, M.D.
East Hampton, Long Island, NY
"Chronic Lyme Disease: The Possible Role of Newly Discovered Pathogens"
11:55 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Conference Workshop :
Leslie Amatrudo, L.M.T.
"Manual Medical Massage Techniques for Lyme Disease Patient"
2:00-7:00 p.m. Dodds Hall, Room 205
Ahmed Kilani, Ph.D.
President, Clongen Laboratories
"Summary of a Nationwide Tick Study and an Update on the Latest Advances in Detection of Infectious Agents"
12:30-1:00 p.m.
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