Lyme Disease Past, Present and Future

Date:  May 13, 2021

Time: 11:00am PDT

Dr. Dattwyler will share his extensive experience on the clinical diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease including a brief history of Lyme Disease and how serological testing has evolved. He will discuss both the Standard Two-Tier Testing (STTT) and Modified Two-Tier Testing (MTTT) algorithms and the impact the new assays have on Lyme diagnosis and treatment. Finally, Dr. Dattwyler will comment on future directions in Lyme testing including what is required to improve diagnostic tools from a research perspective as we move forward.

Learning Objectives

• History of Lyme Disease and serological testing
• Origin of the Lyme Standard Two-Tier Testing algorithm
• Lyme Modified Two-Tier Testing and impact to Lyme Disease outcomes (Dx and Treatment)
• Overview of current and future research needs for Lyme Disease Testing

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