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Webinar #2 of a 3-part series on Lyme Disease – presented by Dr. Alexis Chesney. 10-20% of patients who have been treated following conventional guidelines for acute Lyme disease continue to have symptoms. Called the “great imitator,” Lyme disease can be difficult to diagnose and treat. In this presentation, Dr. Alexis Chesney will review the two standards of medical guidelines (IDSA/CDC and ILADS) regarding testing and treatment for the blacklegged tick-borne diseases like Lyme disease. Targeted natural therapies including botanical medicine will be explained. She will also discuss the framework and critical thinking she uses in the diagnosis and treatment of tick-borne disease. CE: 1.5 CEU (OBNM)

ALEXIS CHESNEY, ND BIO: Alexis Chesney MS, ND, LAc is a naturopathic physician and acupuncturist specializing in Lyme and tick-borne disease. Dr. Chesney received an MS in acupuncture and a doctorate in naturopathic medicine from the University of Bridgeport, in Connecticut. She works full time at Sojourns Community Health Clinic, in Westminster, Vermont and also has a private practice. She is a member of the AANP, Vermont Association of Naturopathic Physicians (VANP), the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) and a founding full member of International Society for Environmentally Acquired Illness (ISEAI). Dr. Chesney served on the Board of Directors and is currently the Naturopathic Medicine Committee Chair for the ILADS. She serves as a preceptor for the ILADEF Physician Training Program. She is the author of Preventing Lyme and Other Tick-Borne Diseases released through Storey Publishing, and speaks on tick-borne diseases at conferences and in the media.

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