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








  
  
    

  
      
March 3, 2020 - March 4, 2020
          
          
    
    
          
    
              
    


      **Day 1 - March 3, 2020**

Time
			Agenda Item
			Speaker9:00 am - 9:05 am
			Welcome
			Roll Call and Introductions
			Jim Berger, DFO9:05 am – 9:07 am
			Welcome Remarks
			Tammy Beckham, Director, Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy9:07 am – 9:17 am
			Recap of Meeting #11
			Review of Meeting #12 Agenda and Goals
			Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair
			David Walker, Co-ChaiR9:17 am – 9:19 am
			Overview of the Working Group’s Mission, Vision Statement, Values
			Jim Berger, DFO9:19 am – 9:21 am
			Overview of the Report to Congress Requirements and Rules
			Jim Berger, DFO9:21 am – 9:27 am
			Discussion of Report to Congress Template
			Jennifer Gillissen, Contractor9:27 am – 10:27 am
			Discussion of Report to Congress Outline
			Working Group10:27 am – 10:30 am
			CDC Tick Surveillance Update
			Ben Beard, CDC10:30 am – 10:45 am
			Break
			-10:45 am – 11:45 am
			Discussion of Rickettsiosis Subcommittee Recommendations
			Working Group11:45 am – 12:45 pm
			Discussion of Ehrichiosis and Anaplasmosis Subcommittee Recommendations
			Working Group12:45 pm – 1:45 pm
			Lunch
			-1:45 pm – 2:45 pm
			Discussion of Babesiosis and Tick-Borne Pathogens Subcommittee Recommendations
			Working Group2:45 pm – 3:45 pm
			Discussion of Alpha-Gal Subcommittee Recommendations
			Working Group3:45 pm – 4:00 pm
			Break
			-4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
			Discussion of  Training, Education, Access to  Care, and Reimbursement Subcommittee Recommendations
			Working Group5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
			Discussion of  Clinical Aspects of Lyme Disease Subcommittee Recommendations
			Working Group6:00 pm
			Adjournment
			Jim Berger, DFO

*This is a draft agenda and subject to change.*

**Day 2 - March 4, 2020**

Time
			Agenda Item
			Speaker9:00 am – 9:05 am
			Welcome
			Roll Call
			Recap of First Day
			Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair
			David Walker, Co-Chair9:05 am – 10:05 am
			Public Comment
			Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair
			David Walker, Co-Chair10:05 am - 11:05 am
			Discussion of Pathogenesis and Physiology of Lyme Disease Subcommittee Recommendations
			Working Group11:05am - 12:05 pm
			Discussion of  Tick Biology, Ecology, and Control Subcommittee Recommendations
			Working Group12:05 pm – 1:15 pm
			Lunch
			-1:15 pm – 1:20 pm
			Public Comment Subcommittee Update
			Scott Commins, Co-Chair
			Angel Davey, Co-Chair
			Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair1:20 pm – 1:22 pm
			Federal Inventory Subcommittee Update
			Ben Beard, Dennis Dixon, Sam Donta, Beto Perez de Leon, Pat Smith David Walker1:22 pm – 2:22 pm
			Review Report to Congress Outline to Ensure it Represents the Approved Recommendations
			Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair
			David Walker, Co-Chair2:22 pm – 3:22 pm
			Division of Report Writing
			Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair
			David Walker, Co-Chair3:22 pm – 3:45 pm
			Break
			-3:45 pm – 4:30 pm
			Discussion of Topics to Consider for 2022 Report
			Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair
			David Walker, Co-Chair4:30 pm - 4:45 pm
			Review of Meeting #12
			   - Approved recommendations
			Next Steps
			Next Meeting of the Working Group
			Leigh Ann Soltysiak, Co-Chair
			David Walker, Co-Chair4:45 pm
			Adjournment
			Jim 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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