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Lyme Disease Conference – Dublin

Feb 3, 2012 Lyme Comments Off

Clontarf Castle, Dublin. 5/6 June 2012

WHEN:

Half day Tuesday 5th June – protection & prevention tips, plus tick-borne infections in animals

Full day Wednesday 6th June – lyme disease in humans including testing, treatment & research

WHERE:

Clontarf Castle, Dublin (close to the airport, city centre, motorways & ferry terminals)

WHO:

The conference will be suited to the following audience:

Tuesday session – members of the public who enjoy walking, camping or hunting, pet owners, farmers, park rangers & vets

Wednesday session – patients of diagnosed or suspected tick-borne diseases, doctors, nurses & interested scientists

TOPICS OF PRESENTATIONS:

Afternoon Tuesday 5th June:

Dr Healy – tick habitation & methods of tick baiting to control numbers in Ireland
Jenny O’Dea – results of our tick studies & the challenges being faced plus methods of protection

Anticipated speakers *–tick-borne infection in animals, blood testing & understanding tick life cycles

All day Wednesday 6th June:

Dr Joseph Jemsek – treatment of lyme disease & tick-borne co-infections in humans
Dr Eva Sapi – sharing her latest research studies at the University of New Haven on lyme disease
Dr Armin Schwarzbach – current available testing plus a look at some exciting new developments
Kate Bloor – discussion of the latest survey results from Lyme research UK & Ireland

Anticipated speakers * –alternative & supportive remedies in patient/symptom management

Please note that space will be allocated to allow for questions & answers

(* Anticipated speakers have been contacted – final agenda will follow shortly!*)

For details on registration & conference starting times go to: http://www.ticktalkireland.org/lymeconference.html#info

For information on places to stay go to: http://www.ticktalkireland.org/confaccom.html

Cheap Flights are available through Ryanair or Aerlingus.

Reserve your tickets for the Lyme Conference at :
http://www.ticktalkireland.org/lymeconference.html

Exhibitor’s & sponsors also welcomed, more details in the link above

Check out our new survey results published Januray 2012: http://ticktalkireland.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/latest-survey-results-ireland/

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and the CDC: A Long, Tangled Tale (by David Tuller)

Nov 24, 2011 Uncategorized Comments Off

http://www.virology.ws/2011/11/23/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-and-the-cdc-a-long-tangled-tale

The journalist, David Tuller, has written a detailed piece on the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in the US and its involvement with CFS over the years.

Although long, it is not particularly technical – doesn’t require any particular knowledge of science or mathematics. After reading this, people should have a reasonably good understanding about where many advocates (such as myself), and some concerned clinicians and scientists, are coming from.

It includes coverage of the CDC’s (so-called) empiric criteria about which I set up a petition which has over 2500 signatures (more are welcomed) : http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/empirical_defn_and_CFS_research/index.html

The Irish ME Trust Dublin Conference

Oct 30, 2011 ME/CFS Leave a comment

The Irish ME Trust has organised a free conference http://www.imet.ie/imet_website/meetings_events/dublin_conference.html on M.E. for Dublin for 2pm, Saturday, November 5.

The speakers are Drs. Nigel Speight (right) and Vance Spence (left), both highly regarded in the UK (Dr. Spence would also be highly regarded in Ireland but probably not that many people in Ireland would know Dr. Speight).