Association Lyme Sans Frontieres
Commentary: I just returned home to the US after lecturing in Strasbourg, France. There were approximately 500 patients and another 150 health care providers who attended the 3 day symposium which was organized by Lyme Sans Frontieres at the Palais de Congres in Strasbourg. I did a comprehensive training for 8 hours (in french) on day one of the conference for health care providers, followed by training on Lyme and the MSIDS model during the next two days. There were many excellent speakers, including Dr Eva Sapi from the US (biologist), Dr Walter Berghoff (internist, Germany), Dr Wolfang Klemann (GP, Germany), Dr Viviane Schaller (biologist, France), Bernard Christophe (pharmacist, France) as well as doctors from the Chronimed group in France who specialize in Lyme and autism (Dr Phillipe Bottero, Dr Phillipe Raymond, and Dr Louis Teulières). The french physicians have had extensive experience treating autism (ASD) with antibiotics, and discussed how treating Lyme and associated bacterial infections have led to clinical successes in some ASD patients who were unable to get help with other medical approaches. They are presently involved in a multi center study of autism throughout France.
My book was also released in french this past weekend through Thierry Souccar publishing. I signed several hundred copies for the public, and I gave signed copies of the book to the Archbishop of Strasbourg, the mayor of Strasbourg and a local government official, Armand Jung, Conseiller General du Bas-Rhin, who was giving a copy to the French Minister of Heath, Marisol Touraine. I spoke to them about working in partnership to help stem the epidemic of tick-borne diseases that are spreading throughout France and Europe. There are photos on the site below showing highlights of the conference: