Rural Reach Webinar - Tick Talk You Don't Stop

Dr. Sarah Giles and Dr. Sean Moore will bring us "Tick Talk You Don't Stop" for the next Rural Reach Webinar.

Please note, this is not an accredited event.

Free for SRPC Members / $50 for General Admission

Date: Tuesday February 4th
Time: 8 PM (Eastern Time)
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Location: Zoom - The link will be in the confirmation email

Can't make it live? No worries! The session will be recorded and shared with registered attendees. 

This talk will provide an update on tick-borne diseases to the primary care and emergency physician. The changing landscape of ticks and climate change has dramatically changed the incidence of tick related visits.   We will review clinically important information about Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and Powassin virus.   Remember those patients with fever, chronic fatigue or unusual neurological symptoms that had negative Lyme testing but convincing histories of tick bites... There may be some clarity as we now understand the changing epidemiology of these diseases

Objectives:

• Explain the role of ticks as vectors for these diseases and briefly discuss removal of ticks and common rashes.
• Understand the clinical presentations of Lyme disease, Powassan, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, RMSF and Tick Paralysis
• Be aware of the importance of early diagnosis and treatment of these diseases.
• Provide guidance on tick bite prevention, tick checks and proper tick removal techniques
• Describe diagnostic tests available for tick-borne diseases.
  
  

Presenter:

Dr. Sarah Giles is a rural generalist who lives in beautiful Kenora, Ontario (or, as we call it, Mantario). Sarah spends most of her time working in the ER but also works as a hospitalist. Having practised
medicine on every continent, Sarah now enjoys the challenges of living in one place. A rabid fan of rural and remote medicine, Sarah considers the SRPC her professional home and she is thrilled to share it with others (especially learners) through co-organizing the 32nd Annual Rural and Remote Medicine Conference

Dr. Sean Moore is an FRCPC emergency specialist working in Kenora, Ontario. He has spent a career teaching and mentoring students, residents and staff physicians in the fields Transport Medicine, Simulation based education, and pain management. He is Chief of Staff at Lake of the Woods District Hospital, Northern Medical Director for Ornge, and Associate Medical Director of CritiCall.