SYMPOSIUM

Lyme Disease group to take part in symposium.

Sioux City Journal   www.siouxcityjournal.com
posted Sept. 17, 2007 1:55 PM

The Lyme Disease Association of Iowa will participate in an Infectious Disease Symposium on Tuesday, September 18th at the Sioux City Convention Center. The event is sponsored by Mercy Medical Center -- Sioux City.

The Lyme Disease Association will staff a booth from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with individuals suffering from Lyme Disease and representatives of the association.

About 1,300 people in Iowa have been debilitated by Lyme Disease, according to Judith Weeg, director of the Lyme Disease Association of Iowa.

For more details on Lyme Disease, visit www.iowalyme.org or www.lymeiniowa.org, contact the Lyme Disease Association of Iowa, PO Box 86 Story City, IA 50248, phone (515) 432-3628 or e-mail Weeg at ticktalk@mchsi.com.

Editor note:  According to Mercy Medical Center, the annual symposium is geared for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, nursing home administrators, respiratory therapists, funeral home directors, pre-hospital personnel and other interested healthcare professionals. This conference provides current information about the diagnosis, effective treatment and epidemiology of infectious diseases and the prevention and control of infectious agents. Continuing education credit is available for physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals.