{"podcast":{"title":"The Lyme+ Podcast","slug":"the-lyme-podcast-7049299","podcast_index_feed_id":7049299,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fb769cc8/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://gla.org","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/42088546/42088546-1773940334970-e195a2adf8768.jpg","author":"Global Lyme Alliance","episode_count":33,"summary":"Lyme+ is the podcast for anyone living with, caring for, or researching Lyme disease and tick-borne illness. Produced by Global Lyme Alliance, each episode features conversations with researchers, specialists, advocates, and survivors. Hosted by Lyme patients Kenzie Vath and Dan Wagner. Real stories. Real science. Real answers. New episodes every other Wednesday. Topics: chronic Lyme | Babesia | Bartonella | co-infections | diagnostics | treatment | tick-borne illness | patient advocacy","last_synced_at":"2026-06-30T04:17:25.504426+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lyme-podcast-7049299"},"episode":{"title":"What Doctors Aren't Taught About Lyme- And What ILADS Is Doing About It with Sarah Quillen","slug":"what-doctors-aren-t-taught-about-lyme-and-what-ilads-is-doing-about-it-with-sarah-quillen","published_at":"2026-03-30T13:57:23+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lyme-podcast-7049299/what-doctors-aren-t-taught-about-lyme-and-what-ilads-is-doing-about-it-with-sarah-quillen","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lyme-podcast-7049299","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lymeplus/episodes/What-Doctors-Arent-Taught-About-Lyme--And-What-ILADS-Is-Doing-About-It-with-Sarah-Quillen-e3h61jb","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fb769cc8/podcast/play/117687339/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-30%2F34d8173b-35ba-c0ff-fd99-8e44cd5bc8ce.mp3","summary":"In this eye-opening episode of the Lyme+ Podcast, Sarah Quillen, Executive Director of ILADS, the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society, joins us to pull back the curtain on what it actually takes to train physicians to recognize, diagnose, and treat tick-borne illness at every stage. Sarah brings over 25 years of nonprofit leadership to this role, and her path here is deeply personal. Her father was misdiagnosed with leukemia — steps away from starting the wrong treatment, before a correct diagnosis of Bartonella and Babesia finally changed the course of his care. That story became the entry point into a world she now helps lead. In this conversation, Sarah breaks down exactly what ILADS does, why it was founded, and why expanding physician education is the single most important lever for changing patient outcomes. Key Topics Covered: What ILADS is and why it's the only multidisciplinary medical society of its kind in the world The vectorborne illness fundamentals course, preceptorship program, and newly launched fellowship Why acute Lyme is far rarer than most assume — and what that means for the chronic patient majority The informal peer network inside ILADS that becomes a lifeline for newly practicing physicians Why "Lyme" is a catch-all — and why the real conversation is Bartonella, Babesia, and Rickettsia Lyme's political moment: HHS roundtables, the current administration, and what's on the horizon The growing global crisis and what ILADS is doing in Poland, the Nordic countries, and beyond The new pediatric committee and the gap in children's hospital education. How to find an ILADS provider, what membership costs, and how to apply for grants through ISADEV The views expressed on Lyme+ are those of the speakers and do not necessarily refl…","meta_description":"In this eye-opening episode of the Lyme+ Podcast, Sarah Quillen, Executive Director of ILADS, the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society, join…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3375,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-lyme-podcast-7049299/episodes/what-doctors-aren-t-taught-about-lyme-and-what-ilads-is-doing-about-it-with-sarah-quillen/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lyme-podcast-7049299/what-doctors-aren-t-taught-about-lyme-and-what-ilads-is-doing-about-it-with-sarah-quillen.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}