Living with Lyme: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Healing
Course Overview
Episode 1: Understanding and Diagnosing Lyme Disease
Lyme disease is a complex condition that can mimic many other illnesses, making accurate diagnosis difficult. This episode explores the stages of the disease, challenges in testing, and the importance of clinical judgment. Listeners will learn how to identify key symptoms, evaluate risk factors, and navigate diagnostic uncertainty to better support patient outcomes.
Episode 2: Treatment Strategies and Support for Lyme Disease
Effective treatment for Lyme disease requires a personalized, integrative approach that goes beyond antibiotics. This episode discusses complementary therapies, long-term symptom management, and the emotional toll of chronic illness. Listeners will gain strategies to manage side effects, support patient resilience, and incorporate holistic care practices in clinical settings.
Listen, Learn, and Earn CE Hours with this podcast course. Available on Apple, Spotify, and other podcast apps.
Learning Outcomes
Upon the completion of this course, the learner should be able to:
- Identify the causes, symptoms, and diagnostic challenges of Lyme disease.
- Apply diagnostic and treatment strategies for managing Lyme disease in their clinical practice.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of diagnostic techniques and treatment plans for Lyme disease, making necessary adjustments to optimize patient outcomes.
About the Author/Presenter
Candace Pierce: DNP, MSN, RN, CNE, is a nurse leader committed to ensuring nurses are well prepared and offered abundant opportunities and resources to enhance their skills acquisition and confidence at the bedside. With 15 years in nursing, she has worked at the bedside, in management, and in nursing education. She has demonstrated expertise and scholarship in innovation and design thinking in healthcare and education, and collaborative efforts within and outside of healthcare. Scholarship endeavors include funded grants, publications, and presentations. As a leader, Dr. PIERCE: strives to empower others to create and deploy ideas and embrace their professional roles as leaders, change agents, and problem solvers. In her position as the Sr. Course Development Manager for Elite, she works as a project engineer with subject matter experts to develop evidence-based best practices in continuing education for nurses and other healthcare professionals.
Cheryl Cuozzo, FNP-C, FAIHM, PLLC, is a dual board-certified Adult and Family Nurse Practitioner, researcher, educator, author, and distinguished Fellow of the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (FAIHM). She is the first and only NP in Connecticut to earn FAIHM credentials. Cheryl is the founder of Cuozzo Health and Intentional Wellness. Cuozzo Health is her CT-based integrative medicine practice that specializes in Lyme disease and co-infections, Long COVID, and “undiagnosable” conditions that may stump mainstream medicine. Intentional Wellness is Cheryl's private, 1:1 health consulting and coaching program, helping motivated individuals across the U.S. lead active, fulfilling lifestyles while healing from Lyme disease or other tick-borne illnesses.
Audience/Accreditations and Approvals
TRC Healthcare/ NetCE
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by TRC Healthcare/ NetCE. TRC Healthcare/NetCE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This course is designed for the following healthcare professions (select your profession for details):
Nursing
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