Tick-Borne Disease Working Group
                  
       July 8, 2020, TBDWG Meeting (on-line)
           
    
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July 8, 2020
| Time | Agenda Item | Speaker | 
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 am – 9:03 am | Welcome and Roll Call with Introductions | Jim Berger, DFO | 
| 9:03 am – 9:08 am | Recap of Meeting #13 Review of Meeting #14 Agenda and Goals  | Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair David Walker, Co-Chair  | 
| 9:08 am – 9:10 am | Overview of the Working Group’s Mission, Vision Statement, Values | Jim Berger, DFO | 
| 9:10 am – 9:15 am | Vector Borne Strategy Update | Ben Beard | 
| 9:15 am – 9:45 am | Public Comment | Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair David Walker, Co-Chair  | 
| 9:45 am – 10:30 am | Chapter 3: Tick Biology, Ecology, and Control - review - Images/table/graphic vote, if applicable  | Kevin Macaluso Beto Perez de Leon  | 
| 10:30 am – 11:15 am | Chapter 4: Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis, and Diagnostics - review - Images/table/graphic vote, if applicable  | Sam Donta Alt. FDA Rep, Todd Myers  | 
| 11:15 am – 12:00 pm | Chapter 5: Causes, Pathogenesis, and Pathophysiology - review - Images/table/graphic vote, if applicable  | Angel Davey Scott Commins  | 
| 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Working Lunch at Desk | - | 
| 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm | Chapter 6: Treatment - review - Images/table/graphic vote, if applicable  | Dennis Dixon Sam Donta  | 
| 1:45 pm – 2:30 pm | Chapter 7: Clinician and Public Education, Patient Access to Care - review - Images/table/graphic vote, if applicable  | Alt. CMS Rep, Scott Cooper Pat Smith  | 
| 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm | Chapter 8: Epidemiology and Surveillance - review - Images/table/graphic vote, if applicable  | Ben Beard Gene Shapiro  | 
| 3:15 pm – 4:00 pm | Chapter 9: Looking Forward - review - Images/table/graphic vote, if applicable  | Working Group | 
| 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm | Chapter 1: Background — review - Images vote, if applicable  | Working Group | 
| 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm | Chapter 2: Methods – review | Working Group | 
| 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm | Table of Contents and Title Page – review - Images vote, if applicable  | Working Group | 
| 5:30 pm – 5:35 pm | Public Comment Subcommittee Update | Scott Commins, Co-Chair Angel Davey, Co-Chair Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair  | 
| 5:35 pm – 5:45 pm | Review of Meeting #14 and Next Steps | Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair David Walker, Co-Chair  | 
| 5:45 pm | Adjournment | - | 
The 14th meeting of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group was held from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., EDT. For this meeting, the TBDWG reviewed the draft 2020 report to the HHS Secretary and Congress and graphics and images for the report. The 2020 report will address ongoing tick-borne disease research, including research related to causes, prevention, treatment, surveillance, diagnosis, diagnostics, and interventions for individuals with tick-borne diseases; advances made pursuant to such research; federal activities related to tick-borne diseases; and gaps in tick-borne disease research.
If you would like the meeting slide presentation, please send your request to tickbornedisease@hhs.gov.
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