Description
Title: Lyme Disease and its Impacts on Adrenal and Thyroid Function
Speaker: Dr. Usha Honeyman DC ND
For this 90-minute presentation an explanation of the changes to adrenal and thyroid function that arise because of Lyme disease will be provided. Changes to these organs are involved in the susceptibility to infection, course of disease and response to treatment. Specific discussion on how changes to thyroid and adrenals are managed in treatment will be a focus for this presentation
Learning objectives:
- Understand some of the challenges associated with the lab assessment of Lyme disease
- Know which tests to use to screen for Lyme disease
- Understand the utility of T cell testing and CD 57 testing in assessing Lyme disease
