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May 20th events: VBSR conference with ANA-VT panelist speaker, and COCA call on Lymes disease

Posted over 4 years ago by Meredith Roberts

VBSR 31st Annual Conference 2021 May 20:

VBSR’s 31st Annual Conference, a full-day virtual event will include a keynote address by Dr. Ellonda Williams, Director of Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion for B Lab; 11 interactive workshops; networking; and wellness.

EVENT DETAILS:

Virtual: Thursday, May 20th, 7:30AM – 4PM

The conference will center around three key themes: Anti-Racism, Business Resiliency, and The Climate Crisis. Our keynote speaker for the conference will be Dr. Ellonda Williams, Director of Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI, at B Lab. The virtual conference will include 11 interactive workshops, opportunities for wellness and networking, a virtual exhibitor hall, and more.

View the full conference agenda and Learn about our workshop presenters.

 

Also as a quick note, SHRM-certified professionals who attend the conference will be eligible to receive 6 SHRM PD credits. We will also be offering closed captions via live transcription as an accessibility feature for all of the conference workshops.

 

If you have any questions at all about the conference, please don’t hesitate to reach out to: carrac@vbsr.org. We hope to see you there!

This event is open to VBSR members and non-members alike

Link to the conference schedule https://www.vbsrconference.org/schedule 

Lyme Disease Updates and New Educational Tools for Clinicians

 

Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vector-borne disease in the United States. The number of confirmed and probable reported cases more than doubled from 1998 to 2018. Understanding Lyme disease’s epidemiology and clinical features is valuable for clinicians in emerging areas, clinicians in endemic regions who need a refresher course, and healthcare providers in non-endemic regions who see travel-related cases.

During this COCA Call, presenters will review updates in Lyme disease epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention and share new educational tools for both healthcare providers and their patients.

If you are unable to attend the live COCA Call, the recording will be available to view on demand on the COCA Call webpage a few hours after the live event ends.

The slide set will be available under "Call Materials" on the COCA Call webpage the day of the call.

Free Continuing Education (CE) will be offered for this COCA Call.

Advanced registration is not required.

Date: Thursday, May 20, 2021

Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm (ET)

A few minutes before the webinar

starts, please click on the Zoom link

below to

join: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/

1609659767?pwd=ZTFEaTBlak55Mn

ZuRWE1OXRPbE1LUT09

Or one-tap mobile: 

US: +16692545252,,1609659767#,,,,*075778#

or

+16468287666,,1609659767#,,,,*075778# 


Or Telephone: +1 669 254 5252 or

+1 646 828 7666

Webinar ID: 160 965 9767

Passcode: 075778


International numbers available:

https://www.zoomgov.com/u/adQH8DoSZ3 

Activity-specific Objectives

At the conclusion of the session, the participant will be able to accomplish the following—
  1. Describe populations at risk of contracting Lyme disease in the United States.
  2. Describe early signs and symptoms of Lyme disease.
  3. Identify the appropriate use of diagnostic tests for Lyme disease.
  4. Cite the appropriate use of antibiotics to treat Lyme disease.
  5. Effectively promote clinician and patient education on early signs and symptoms of Lyme disease, tick bite prevention, and post-exposure prophylaxis.

COCA Call Objectives

At the conclusion of the session, the participant will be able to accomplish the following—
  1. Cite background information on the topic covered during the presentation.
  2. Discuss CDC’s role in the topic covered during the presentation.
  3. Describe the topic’s implications for clinicians.
  4. Discuss concerns and/or issues related to preparedness for and/or response to urgent public health threats.
  5. Promote health improvement, wellness, and disease prevention in cooperation with patients, communities, at-risk populations, and other members of an interprofessional team of healthcare providers.

Presenter

Grace Marx, MD, MPH

LCDR, U.S. Public Health Service

Medical Epidemiologist, Bacterial Diseases Branch

Division of Vector-Borne Diseases

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention