HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONER INFORMATION

Clinical Guide to Diagnosing and Treating Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Illnesses

This activity has been designed to improve participants’ ability to recognize, diagnose and treat Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses.

It is intended to meet the educational needs of primary care providers – physicians, registered nurses, nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) – involved in the care and treatment of patients who are at risk for tick-borne diseases.

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Define Lyme disease
Explain the epidemiology of Lyme disease
Describe the various stages of Lyme disease
Recognize the system-specific symptoms of Lyme disease
Discuss the diagnostic challenges associated with tick-borne illnesses
List the common co-infections in patients presenting with Lyme disease
Explain the routine recommendations for testing and treatment of Lyme disease, and co-infections, based on the current guidelines

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© 2019 This CME-certified program is held as copyrighted by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine, the State of Delaware, Global Lyme Alliance, and RedMedEd. Through this notice, the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine, the State of Delaware, Global Lyme Alliance, and RedMedEd grant permission of its use for educational purposes only. These materials may not be used, in whole or in part, for any commercial purposes without prior permission in writing from the copyright owners.

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Revised July 2015