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Small Bites for GPs

Prof. Jack Lambert is a Professor in Medicine and Infectious Diseases at Mater Misericordiae University Hospital and UCD School of Medicine, Dublin, with both extensive clinical and research expertise. As part of our series "Lyme Disease - Small Bites for GPs", he introduces Lyme disease and its origins.

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PRESENTATION	PRESENTER	TIME
1: What is Lyme disease and where does it come from?	Prof. Jack Lambert	8m 17s
2. Why can't we always just treat Borrelia with an antibiotic and expect it to be eradicated?	Prof. Jack Lambert	3m 15s
3: How do you test for Lyme disease?	Prof. Jack Lambert	10m 57s
4: What is the infection rate from a tick bite?	Prof. Jack Lambert	5m 17s
5: Can you test ticks removed to see if they carry bacteria?	Prof. Jack Lambert	2m 14s
6: Where and when are you most likely to contract Lyme disease?	Prof. Jack Lambert	6m 23s
7: Is incidence of Lyme disease and tick-borne infection rising?	Prof. Jack Lambert	7m 54s
8: Why is Lyme disease such a controversial topic and diagnosis/treatment so challenging?	Prof. Jack Lambert	11m 10s
9: What role should primary care play in Lyme disease?	Prof. Jack Lambert	9m 11s
10. How will patients with Lyme disease be likely to present in primary care?	Prof. Jack Lambert	3m 59s
11: How do you safely remove a tick?	Prof. Jack Lambert	2m 55s
12. What should I do if a patient has received foreign Lyme test results?	Prof. Jack Lambert	3m 20s
13: What do I do when there is a history of a tick bite ? but no symptoms?	Prof. Jack Lambert	1m 32s
14: What to do if symptoms of early Lyme but no memory of tick bite?	Prof. Jack Lambert	2m 24s
15: What does an Erythema Migrans rash look like?	Prof. Jack Lambert	2m 10s
16: What are the symptoms of early Lyme disease?	Prof. Jack Lambert	3m 45s
17: What are the symptoms of late/untreated Lyme disease?	Prof. Jack Lambert	3m 04s
18: The NICE Guidelines	Prof. Jack Lambert	5m 22s
19: Are there any other Lyme guidelines available?	Prof. Jack Lambert	3m 19s
20: What causes persistent symptoms in Lyme disease?	Prof. Jack Lambert	5m 39s
21: Why is Lyme Disease called the Great Imitator?	Prof. Jack Lambert	2m 46s
22: Difference between chronic and post treatment Lyme disease?	Prof. Jack Lambert	3m 00s
23: Important takeaway messages for GPs, nurses and pharmacists	Prof. Jack Lambert	4m 40s
24: How can we raise awareness and understanding of Lyme disease?	Prof. Jack Lambert	2m 32s
25: How do Lyme specialists treat tick-borne infections?	Prof. Jack Lambert	4m 40s
26: Should GPs prescribe on the advice of private consultants?	Prof. Jack Lambert	3m 03s
27: What are the symptoms of different strains of Borrelia?	Prof. Jack Lambert	2m 36s
28: Why are there sometimes false negative antibody tests?	Prof. Jack Lambert	7m 31s
29. Long COVID vs. chronic Lyme	Prof. Jack Lambert	4m 33s

Lyme DiseasE Small Bites for GPs

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Lyme DiseasE
Small Bites for GPs