Southampton, NY—Southampton Hospital’s Tick-Borne Disease Resource Center hosted its second public symposium on September 20 at the Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor. Highly qualified and experienced presenters covered diagnostic testing, treatment, tick-induced meat allergy, and prevention of tick-borne diseases. For questions about tick-borne disease and assistance finding appropriate treatment, please call (631) 726-TICK. Informational materials are available online at www.EastEndTickResource.org or by calling (631) 726-0452.
(l. to r.) Deborah Maile, RN, Southampton Hospital Director of Infection Prevention; Steven Schutzer, MD, Rutgers University NJ Medical School; Robert S. Chaloner, Hospital President & CEO; Benjamin Luft, MD, Stony Book School of Medicine; Erin McGintee, MD, ENT and Allergy Associates; Jerry Simons, RPA –C, East Hampton Urgent Care; and Karen Wulffraat, Hospital Community Outreach Coordinator.
