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March 3-4, 2020, TBDWG Meeting (in-person)

Tick-Borne Disease Working Group
March 3-4, 2020, TBDWG Meeting (in-person)

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March 3, 2020 - March 4, 2020

Day 1 - March 3, 2020

TimeAgenda ItemSpeaker
9:00 am - 9:05 amWelcome
Roll Call and Introductions		Jim Berger, DFO
9:05 am – 9:07 amWelcome RemarksTammy Beckham, Director, Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy
9:07 am – 9:17 amRecap of Meeting #11
Review of Meeting #12 Agenda and Goals		Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair
David Walker, Co-ChaiR
9:17 am – 9:19 amOverview of the Working Group’s Mission, Vision Statement, ValuesJim Berger, DFO
9:19 am – 9:21 amOverview of the Report to Congress Requirements and RulesJim Berger, DFO
9:21 am – 9:27 amDiscussion of Report to Congress TemplateJennifer Gillissen, Contractor
9:27 am – 10:27 amDiscussion of Report to Congress OutlineWorking Group
10:27 am – 10:30 amCDC Tick Surveillance UpdateBen Beard, CDC
10:30 am – 10:45 amBreak-
10:45 am – 11:45 amDiscussion of Rickettsiosis Subcommittee RecommendationsWorking Group
11:45 am – 12:45 pmDiscussion of Ehrichiosis and Anaplasmosis Subcommittee RecommendationsWorking Group
12:45 pm – 1:45 pmLunch-
1:45 pm – 2:45 pmDiscussion of Babesiosis and Tick-Borne Pathogens Subcommittee RecommendationsWorking Group
2:45 pm – 3:45 pmDiscussion of Alpha-Gal Subcommittee RecommendationsWorking Group
3:45 pm – 4:00 pmBreak-
4:00 pm – 5:00 pmDiscussion of  Training, Education, Access to  Care, and Reimbursement Subcommittee RecommendationsWorking Group
5:00 pm – 6:00 pmDiscussion of  Clinical Aspects of Lyme Disease Subcommittee RecommendationsWorking Group
6:00 pmAdjournmentJim Berger, DFO

This is a draft agenda and subject to change.

Day 2 - March 4, 2020

TimeAgenda ItemSpeaker
9:00 am – 9:05 amWelcome
Roll Call
Recap of First Day		Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair
David Walker, Co-Chair
9:05 am – 10:05 amPublic CommentLeigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair
David Walker, Co-Chair
10:05 am - 11:05 amDiscussion of Pathogenesis and Physiology of Lyme Disease Subcommittee RecommendationsWorking Group
11:05am - 12:05 pmDiscussion of  Tick Biology, Ecology, and Control Subcommittee RecommendationsWorking Group
12:05 pm – 1:15 pmLunch-
:15 pm – 1:20 pmPublic Comment Subcommittee UpdateScott Commins, Co-Chair
Angel Davey, Co-Chair
Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair
1:20 pm – 1:22 pmFederal Inventory Subcommittee UpdateBen Beard, Dennis Dixon, Sam Donta, Beto Perez de Leon, Pat Smith David Walker
1:22 pm – 2:22 pmReview Report to Congress Outline to Ensure it Represents the Approved RecommendationsLeigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair
David Walker, Co-Chair
2:22 pm – 3:22 pmDivision of Report WritingLeigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair
David Walker, Co-Chair
3:22 pm – 3:45 pmBreak-
3:45 pm – 4:30 pmDiscussion of Topics to Consider for 2022 ReportLeigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair
David Walker, Co-Chair
4:30 pm - 4:45 pmReview of Meeting #12
   - Approved recommendations
Next Steps
Next Meeting of the Working Group		Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair
David Walker, Co-Chair
4:45 pmAdjournmentJim Berger, DFO

The 12th meeting of the Tick-borne Disease Working Group was held at The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. For this meeting, the TBDWG discussed and voted on recommendations for the 2020 TBDWG Report to Congress. Most of the recommendations the TBDWG considered were from the reports of eight TBDWG subcommittees, which were created to examine critical topic areas related to tick-borne diseases.

Federal Register Notice

Written Public Comment

Meeting Summary Day 1

Meeting Summary Day 2

Archived Webcast Day 1

Archived Webcast Day 2

If you would like the meeting slide presentations for Day 1 and/or Day 2, please send your request to tickbornedisease@hhs.gov.

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Content last reviewed January 16, 2020