October, 2016

Bon Secours Retreat and Conference Center

An Osteopathic Perspective in the Treatment of Lyme and Associated Diseases

October 20, 2016, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

The Potel Room
Bon Secours Retreat and Conference Center
1525 Marriottsville Rd, Marriottsville, MD 21104

Dr. Mitchell is a graduate of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed an undergraduate fellowship in Osteopathic Manipulation in 2003. Her post graduate medical training includes a residency in Family Medicine in Baltimore, MD and a one year fellowship in Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (NMMOMM) in Bangor, ME. She is board certified in both NMMOMM and Family Medicine.  Dr. Mitchell has practiced in both private practice and group settings since 2006.  She is on the faculty of the Cranial Academy, The Biodynamics Program and the A Still-Sutherland Study Group.

September, 2016

Bon Secours Retreat and Conference Center

The Mindful Path Through Lyme Disease

September 21, 2016, 7:00 – 9:00 PM

Bon Secours Retreat and Conference Center
1525 Marriottsville Rd, Marriottsville, MD 21104

Brad Piergrossi, PhD has consulted with universities, schools, & business corporations about mindfulness. He has completed the Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) residential training and graduated from a 2-year Hakomi training program offered in Princeton, NJ, which explored ways to integrate mindfulness into psychotherapy. As an affiliate professor at Towson University and Loyola College of Maryland, he taught graduate-level students how to incorporate mindfulness into psychotherapy.  He currently has a private practice in Towson, MD.

June, 2016

Bon Secours Retreat and Conference Center

Living in Limbo: The Patient Experience of Lyme Disease

June 28, 2016, 7:00 PM

Bon Secours Retreat and Conference Center
1525 Marriottsville Rd, Marriottsville, MD 21104

Alison Rebman holds a MPH in Sociomedical Sciences from Columbia University. She is currently a Senior Research Program Coordinator for the Johns Hopkins Lyme Disease Clinical Research Center and a key member of Dr. John Aucott’s research team with 15 years of research experience. For the past 7 years, she has worked and published on Lyme disease, with interests in risk factors for chronic disease, sex and gender-based differences, and qualitative research.

May, 2016

Bon Secours Retreat and Conference Center

An Evening with Dr. John Aucott

May 18, 2016, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

The Potel Room
Bon Secours Retreat and Conference Center
1525 Marriottsville Rd, Marriottsville, MD 21104

John N. Aucott, MD, is a renowned expert in clinical research on the diagnosis and epidemiology of Lyme disease. An internist and Lyme disease expert in the Division of Rheumatology, he is the director of the Johns Hopkins Lyme Disease Clinical Research Center.  With more than fifteen years of research experience on the crippling effects of Lyme disease, he has numerous ongoing studies and published papers.