Chronic Lyme Disease Project Seeks Physician Input

May 25, 2022

The American Medical Association (AMA) and Mathematica with assistance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is interested in learning how physicians manage patients with chronic Lyme disease.
They are seeking physicians who typically see five to 30 patients per year for chronic Lyme disease to join one of the focus groups below:

  • Primary care (family medicine, internal medicine, or pediatrics): June 13, 6-7 PM Central
  • Rheumatology: June 15, 6-7 PM Central
  • Infectious Disease: June 16, 6-7 PM Central
  • Psychiatry: June 21, 6-7 PM Central
  • Neurology: June 23, 6-7 PM Central

If interested, please email to register.

Are you a physician who typically sees five to 30 Lyme disease patients a year? If yes, your expertise is sought to participate in a June focus group presented by the AMA and Mathematica. Receive a $100 gift card for your time.

This project is a key step to improve support for physicians to effectively care for patients with concerns for chronic Lyme disease. Upon completion, physicians will receive a $100 Amazon gift card as a thank you for their time and expertise.

Project leads:
Arnold Chen, MD, Principal Investigator
Sue Felt-Lisk, Project Director
Chronic Lyme Disease Project
Mathematica, under contract with the American Medical Association, with CDC funding

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