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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.
You will also learn:
- 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