Lyme Disease Expert Lecture (Back to events)
- Fri, May 16th 2008, 6:00pm
- Located at : Abbott Hall, Buffalo NY
John J. Halperin, M.D., world-renowned authority on Lyme disease, will deliver the 17th annual C.K. Huang Lecture, “Lyme Disease: Facts and Myths.” The event will begin with a full buffet dinner in Room B5. A coffee and dessert reception will follow the lecture.
Infected ticks that spread Lyme disease have been found in Western New York. Halperin will describe the symptoms of Lyme disease, how the disease is diagnosed and treated, how to protect oneself from tick bites, and how to safely remove a tick. Halperin chaired the committee that published the American Academy of Neurology guidelines for treatment and diagnosis of Lyme disease. He received his undergraduate degree in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A graduate of Harvard Medical School, he is board-certified in internal medicine, neurology and clinical neurophysiology.
May 16, 6PM; $16 members of Friends of the Health Sciences Library/$18 non members/$9 students
Austin Flint Reading Room
University at Buffalo Health Sciences Library
Abbott Hall
UB South Campus
