The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) held an all-day webcast of its Lyme Disease Review Panel hearing to hear presentations from patients, physicians and scientists that are relevant to the 2006 IDSA Lyme Disease Guidelines. The hearing was broadcast live from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday, July 30, and is now archived. The archives include a video recording of each of the 18 invited presenters, plus an introduction and conclusion to the hearings. All of the video presentations can be individually accessed at: http://webcast.you-niversity.com/idsaArchives/

There are technical requirements your computer must meet in order to be able to view the video presentations. You must have an internet connection and an internet browser such as Internet Explorer. In addition, Microsoft Silverlight 3.0 and Windows Media Player 9.0+ need to be installed on your computer. A more detailed explanation of the technical requirements, plus links to install the needed software, can be found at:
http://webcast.you-niversity.com/idsaArchives/

Printed summary statements by the presenters, as well as slides and are other submitted materials, can be accessed at:
http://www.idsociety.org/Content.aspx?id=15026

Related Links:

California Lyme Disease Association Blog on IDSA Hearings
http://www.lymedisease.org/news/idsa_lyme_hearing/index.1.html

Under Our Skin blog including IDSA Hearings takeaways
http://underourskin.com/blog/

CT Attorney General’s May 2008 Press Release on IDSA’s
Reassessment of Lyme Guidelines
http://www.ct.gov/ag/cwp/view.asp?a=2795&q=414284

Agreement between CT Attorney General and IDSA
http://www.ct.gov/ag/lib/ag/health/idsaagreement.pdf