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Oakville, ON: Lyme disease panel discussion to take place Nov. 3, 2017

ByCanLyme Team

Encourage your physician to attend!!

 

Speakers will be…

Dr. Ralph Hawkins, Internal Medicine specialist, Calgary, AB

Dr. Tim Cook, Internal Medicine specialist, Toronto, ON

Melanie Wills, PhD, scientist and lead researcher at the G. Magnotta Foundation for Vector Borne Diseases Research Lab, University of Guelph.

Sue Faber R.N, BSc.N and Jennifer Kravis B.A,LL.B.
Co-founders of LymeHope.

When: 

Friday, November 3, 2017
7:00p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
(Doors open 6:30pm)

Where:

Clearview Christian
Reformed Church, 2300
Sheridan Garden Drive,
Oakville ON

For further details click here

 

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