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Join Us in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia for Lyme presentation

ByCanLyme Team

Jennifer MacLean and Amy Haynes-Desjardins have arranged for a Lyme and other tick-borne disease presentation to be held in New Glasgow, NS on Friday evening, September 6th, 2019 at the

Pictou Wellness Centre 2-2756 Westville Rd, New Glasgow, NS –

4:30 to 6:00 PM for Health Care Professionals

7:00 to 9:00 PM for the public

Presenters will include;

Vett Lloyd, Phd Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB

Richard Dubocq, MD Albion, Maine, USA

Marty Ross, MD Seattle, Washington, USA

Jim Wilson, President of CanLyme will be on hand to answer questions.

See poster for more details…

 

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6 Comments

  1. Hi there,

    Is 430-6pm still for healthcare professionals and 6-9pm for the general public?

    I plan on attending and want to make sure I get the right time because I seen the times above advertised somewhere else.

    Thanks!

  2. Isn’t the 4:30 – 6pm tine supposed to be for healthcare practitioners only and then a public session from 7-9?

  5. Hello, thank you for your question. The times on the poster above are correct.
    4:30-6 Healthcare Providers
    7-9 Public
    I am one of the organizers. Amy

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