Conference

The 9^th UK Lyme and Tick Borne Diseases Conference

on Friday 3rd September 2010.

Wills Hall, University of Bristol, UK

Lyme disease is endemic in the UK, recognised cases are increasing and yet there are large uncertainties in both diagnosis and treatment. These uncertainties are not acknowledged within most of the NHS. Patients and carers have the opportunity this year to have their views noted.

This conference is the stepping stone for the UK’s search for scientifically based treatment of Lyme disease: we will be making a start on defining the research agenda. Workshops will gather information from delegates on the priorities for patients and carers and the resources that are required. Presentations will explore what patients can do to move things forward themselves.

Within easy reach of the M5, Wills Hall is on the outskirts of Bristol at Stoke Bishop with plenty of parking on site. Built of stone around an 18th Century house, the original Hall of Residence and quadrangle echo the traditions of academia. Adjacent accommodation and a conference centre were added in 1990.

Programme

Thursday 2nd Sept

• 18.00 Registration and room allocation
• 20.00 Conference dinner (optional, with additional charge)

Friday 3rd Sept

• 08.45 Registration opens
• 09.30 Conference starts

Presentations:

• Probiotics - not just Acidophilus
  Jalal Janmohamed, Wren Laboratories Ltd
• Making Sense of Science: how to make use of evidence and scientific reasoning to separate useful medicine from ineffective practices
  Dr Leonor Sierra, Sense about Science
• NHS Complaints - How it works for you
  Sue Stone, Somerset PCT

Workshops: Delegates will split into smaller groups for focused discussion. Everyone will have the opportunity to participate in all groups and conclusions will be summarised and presented at the end.

• Hurdles: identifying the hurdles in the patient’s and the carer’s pathway through Lyme disease.
• Complaints: Sharing experiences and solutions and identifying the most important principles to apply and where useful resources could be provided
• Treatment: A survey of alternative treatments that delegates would like investigated.
• Priorities: Allocating priorities to inform the research agenda. What do patients and carers feel are the most important issues to be addressed?

Conclusions

• 17.15 Conference conclusion: where we go from here

Places can be booked via our online system at www.LymeDiseaseAction.org.uk

Conference fee £35

Sponsored by Sunvil www.sunvil.co.uk

All enquiries : Please contact the conferenceteam

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Transcripts / Programmes from our previous conferences.

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