The Afternoon Report.

What Every Clinician Needs to Know About Ticks

With Jeff Levy, Owner & CEO, Martha’s Vineyard Medical; Dr. Gerry Yukevich, Medical Director, The Tick Center at Martha’s Vineyard Medical

Tick-borne illnesses and allergies, including Lyme disease and alpha-gal, are complex and can be difficult to diagnose. And cases are surging, with the CDC reporting that ER visits for tick bites just hit their highest level in nearly a decade. In this session, you’ll hear how Martha’s Vineyard Medical’s Tick Center approaches comprehensive, whole-patient care on the frontlines of one of the highest-incidence regions for tick-borne illness in the country.

• Why no single provider has all the answers
• How an individualized, coordinated care plan connects all the treatment dots
• The fundamentals of diagnosing and treating tick-borne health conditions
• What tick-borne health conditions look like when they’re mistaken for other illnesses
• Why it’s important to identify ticks
• How to help your patients avoid tick bites

Smarter Cardiac Care: How AI Imaging Is Changing Cardiac Diagnostics in Concierge Practice

With Dr. Min, Clearly Health; Dr. Rogers, Heartflow; Dr. Osbourne, Clear Cardio

AI cardiac imaging tools like Cleerly and HeartFlow are moving into primary care, and a growing number of PPA members are already using them. This session walks through how these tools work and provides a clinical framework for deciding which patients you can work up in-practice and which warrant a cardiology referral.