Stephen Sears, MD Related seminars and products: 1

Epidemiologist & Maine CDC Clinical Advisor — COVID-19 Response Team

Dr. Stephen Sears joined the Maine CDC as a clinical advisor in March 2020. Dr Sears was the Chief of Staff at the VA Maine Health System. Dr. Stephen Sears was an Epidemiologist in Maine. He was the Vice President for Medical Administration and Chief Quality Officer at Mercy Hospital from 2007 to 2010. He was the Chief Medical Officer at MaineGeneralHealth from 1988 to 2007. He was a practicing infectious disease clinician. Dr. Sears has degrees from the University of California, Berkley, the University of Maryland, and the UCLA Harbor General Hospital. In the last 20 years, Dr. Sears has been very active in public health challenges in Maine. He is a member of numerous task forces and commission for infectious and chronic disease epidemiology for the State of Maine. He is a member of several non-profit boards, including the Maine Center for Public Health, the American Lung Association and the American Diabetes Association. He received the Koch Award for outstanding contributions to reporting, monitoring, prevention and control of Tuberculosis in Maine in 2007, as well as recognition as one of the top 25 most influential people in the fight against tobacco in the previous 25 years by the American Cancer Society, New England Chapter. A daughter in graduate school at Cornell, a son working as a production designer in Boston, and a son in college in Florida are all part of the Sears family. Dr. and Mrs. Sears have a cat, a canoe, and two kayaks.

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Meghan May, PhD Related seminars and products: 3

Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences (Microbiology and Infectious Disease)

University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine

Dr. May joined the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the University of New England College of Medicine. She was appointed as a research assistant professor in the Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathology at the University of Florida after working as a research fellow in the Department of Biological Sciences at Towson University. Dr. May received her degrees from the University of New Hampshire and the University of Connecticut. Her research focuses on the evolution of virulence, not only to determine how new diseases appear and where they come from, but also how to predict what new disease might arise next. She studiesbacteria, parasites, and viruses in order to explore this. She works up unusual clinical ID cases and tries to invent new diagnostic tests. She contributes pieces to local and national print media on infectious disease in her spare time. Dr. May is a Co-Principal Investigator on a research grant from the National Institutes of Health, the past chair of the American Society for Microbiology’s Division G, and an elected member of the International. She is a volunteer for the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization and the American Society for Microbial Pathology. She is the author of 35 peer-reviewed publications and 10 invited book chapters.

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Nick Birtcil Related seminars and products: 1

Executive Director

Osteopathic Physician and Surgeons of California

The Executive Director of the Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons of California is Nick Birtcil. He has 12 years of experience operating one of the largest political action committees in California. Nicholas majored in Politics at Willamette University. Nick was the Associate Vice President of Political Operations for the California Medical Association. Nick’s experience in helping osteopathic physicians navigate the landscape of the COVID-19 global Pandemic, as well as his own experience as a patient who came down with the illness, can be found on his Twitter account.

Mr. Birtcil does not have any disclosures.

Josephine Conte Related seminars and products: 1

Maine Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency Program

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She completed a Family Medicine Residency and an NMM Plus One Residency at UNECOM. She is a patient of Family Medicine, Neuroscienceskeletal Medicine, and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. She is a member of the board of directors and co-chairs the education committee.

Her first degree is in dance and she was the artistic director. It’s Baraka! Since 1993 the Middle Eastern Dance ensemble has been performing in Maine. She is a RYT 200 yoga instructor with specialty training in Ayurveda yoga.

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Jason Haxton Related seminars and products: 7

The Museum of Osteopathic Medicine has had a director since 2001. He makes multiple international trips each year to provide lectures, historic research materials and promote the principles of osteopathic medicine, as well as managing the Museum that was created in 1934. He is a professor at A.T. Still University in Kirksville, teaching medical students and welcoming guests from around the world to the museum. The Museum was recognized as a Shining STAR organization by the American Osteopathic Association for its work promoting the osteopathic profession worldwide.

Dr. Haxton has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients relative to the content of this presentation.

Jodie Hermann Related seminars and products: 3

University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine

In 2006 she received her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine. She graduated from the University of Connecticut in 1980 with a B.S. in Athletic Training/Sports medicine. Her internship was at a hospital. In 2010 she completed her Internal Medicine residency at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA. She completed her internship and residency at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine and the University of Arizona. She is a board certified in Internal Medicine by the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine. The University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine has a chair in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. She is a hospitalist at Maine General Medical Center. She was an assistant clinical professor at UNE COM and the head hospitalist at Waldo County General Hospital. She was an athletic trainer in sports medicine working with various teams and levels of athletes from Olympics to high school, most recently going to Hungary with the USA Boxing for a World Competition.

Dr. Hermann does not have any Disclosures.