Tick Talk 2025

Everything you need to know about tick borne illness - prevention, what to do if you are bitten, current treatments and the latest research.

About this Event

Welcome to Tick Talk 2025!

Join us at the Katherine Cornell Theater upstairs at Tisbury Town Hall for a morning filled with informative talks with plenty of time for audience Q&A. Our lineup of speakers includes medical doctors, biologists, researchers and more.

Mark your calendars and get ready for an unforgettable experience at Tick Talk 2025! We can't wait to see you there.

Agenda


🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:10 AM
A Brief Overview
Host: Gerry Yukeich

Info: Gerry Yukevich has been providing primary and urgent care to patients on MV since 1976 and has may likely treated more patients with TBIs than any other doc on the Island. Gerry will be our emcee for the day and will kick things off by giving us a brief overview of what lies ahead.

🕑: 09:10 AM - 10:00 AM
TBIs of the Vineyard
Host: Aubrey Ryan

Info: Aubrey is a registered PA and works in the ER at MV Hospital where she sees patients with tick bites and TBIs on a daily basis.

🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Preventing Tick Bites
Host: Patrick Roden-Reynolds

Info: Patrick runs the MV Tick Program. Paul is the inventor of TIckTogs.

🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Treating TBIs
Host: Gerry Yukevich

Info: Gerry, Kathleen and Bill are all MDs and all practice at Martha's Vineyard Medical, where they provide primary and urgent care to Island residents and visitors. They are widely considered to be the finest primary care doctors on the Island.

🕑: 11:15 AM - 11:35 AM
TBIs and Pets
Host: Jake Tedaldi

Info: Jake is the founder and owner of Vetcall, a veterinary clinic that provides house calls for all pets. He has deep experience treating pets with TBIs.

🕑: 11:35 AM - 12:00 PM
Personal Stories: Chronic Lyme Disease and Alpha-gal
Host: Jo Marie Solet

Info: Jo is Harvard Medical School professor and Chappy summer resident. Jo contracted Alpha-gal in 2023 and will relate her experiences navigating our often Alpha-gal ignorant world. Georgi contracted Lyme in 2023. The disease was misdiagnosed and she suffered a series of increasingly serious maladies. Her journey is an extraordinary one.

🕑: 12:00 PM - 12:30 AM
The Latest Research - Vaccines and more
Host: Isobel Renai

Info: Isobel is currently investigating the genetics and sexual biology of ticks associated with Lyme disease in the US. She has also recently launched a platform for tick researchers globally to share data and insights.

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