Chronic Lyme - Is This a Thing?
Description
Title: Chronic Lyme - Is This a Thing?
Target Audience
This activity is directed to physicians, medical students, nurse practitioners, nurses, and physician assistants.
Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
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Review the definitions of Chronic Lyme vs Infection Associated Chronic Illness vs Lyme Associated Chronic Illness vs Post Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS).
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Discuss epidemiology and incidence of Lyme infections in the USA.
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Discuss in detail the PTLDS and how it’s defined and what the literature says about diagnosis and treatment.
Course Directors:
Tony R. Tarchichi MD — Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC.) Paul C. Gaffney Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine.
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
Andrew Nowalk MD, PhD — Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
No other planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.
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