The 14th LDA Conference,Saturday September 12th 2015,Buckingham House, Murray Edwards College,University of Cambridge Book here The theme for the 2015 conference will be treatment of Lyme Disease. The programme will include a substantial interactive discussion with the panel of speakers. Overnight accommodation is limited and bookings cannot be guaranteed unless booked and paid for by […]
more...The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) are jointly developing a systematic review and guideline on treatment of Lyme disease. The Project Plan has been open to public comment between March 9th and April 9th. Although these guidelines are intended for the […]
more...Public Health England has provided copies of all presentations from this day. The chair for the whole day was Dr Jenny Harries, Regional Director, South of England, PHE. The Countess of Mar gave a brief introduction followed by Dr Tim Brooks, Clinical Services Director, RIPL. Dr Brooks had only just returned from Sierra Leone and […]
more...PHE are now sending out confirmation of places at their open day on March 25th in Kensington. This includes an updated programme. The main changes are The Scottish View on Lyme Disease will be presented by Dr Roger Evans alone – Dr Emma Watson is not listed “PHE tick awareness campaigns” is no longer listed, […]
more...Kirsty has a friend fighting Lyme disease, and is raising money with a sponsored skydive on Sunday 29th March. We wish her well – please support her by visiting her MyDonate page.
more...Public Health England (PHE) will be holding a Lyme Disease Open Day on Wednesday 25th March to discuss the latest research and developments in the field of Lyme disease. This day will be the second in a series of PHE Lyme Disease Open Days and it will provide an opportunity for patients, physicians and organisations […]
more...Update 5/3/2015: At the moment due to all sorts of difficulties, including the public having little time to prepare, it is highly probable that the date will be moved Proposed Date: Thursday March 26th may be moved Venue: London, Coin Street Conference Centre, a short walk from Waterloo. This conference is open to everyone and […]
more...The Tick Activity Project at the University of Liverpool is working with the Medical Entomology & Zoonoses Ecology group at PHE Porton to assess the seasonal activity of the sheep tick, Ixodes ricinus, across England and Wales. The aim is to record climate and weather variables at the same time to analyse the effect on tick questing […]
more...In our January newsletter we said that a meeting, organised by a patient’s MP, was to take place at the House of Commons. LDA was asked not to attend this meeting, but we said that we would provide feedback. We have now heard from several people present and we have read on-line accounts. We have […]
more...January’s newsletter has just been published. There is news on- LDA’s 2015 conference Willy Burgdorfer’s obituary and Canada’s federal framework on Lyme disease UK tick collecting planned Other events coming up in the UK Negative Lyme disease serology – our concerns LDA help desk experience So what are we doing? Newsletters will now be published […]
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