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Date(s)
6 Jun 2024 - 7 Jun 2024
Location
Boston,
United States
Meeting type
Hybrid
Organizer
Demystifying Long COVID North American Conference 2024
General
What's New
About this Program
The Demystifying Long COVID North American Conference 2024 will be held on 6 - 7 June 2024. This conference aims to raise awareness, clarify misconceptions, promote understanding, and stimulate discussion amongst healthcare professionals, investigators, policymakers, and community representatives on the clinical manifestations, management, plausible preventive and therapeutic options, and public health challenges related to long COVID (or post-acute sequelae of COVID-19).
Knowledge of symptom-specific testing and diagnostic recommendations for Long COVID is still limited. The possible protective role of vaccination, as well as the possible effect of antiviral and other treatment strategies, remain an extensive area of research. This highlights the importance of sustained medical education and regular updates on guidelines.
The program will feature state-of-the-art lectures, case presentations, and interactive sessions tailored to address educational needs in global healthcare settings. Ample time is reserved for debates and panel discussions to enhance knowledge exchange and reinforce the implementation of clinical guidelines and recommendations.
This will be done in the unique context of the COVID-19 pandemic considering regional differences in epidemiology, morbidity and mortality, access to vaccines, tests, and medications, health system capacity, and public health measures.
General Information
Who Should Attend?
- Pulmonologists
- Neurologists
- Internal Medicine Physicians
- Infectious Diseases Physicians
- Family Doctors
- Cardiologists
- Psychiatrists
- Occupational Therapists
- Clinical/Translational investigators
- Policymakers
- Neurologists
- Internal Medicine Physicians
- Infectious Diseases Physicians
- Family Doctors
- Cardiologists
- Psychiatrists
- Occupational Therapists
- Clinical/Translational investigators
- Policymakers
Meeting Objectives
This meeting aims to:
- Raising awareness and educating HCPs
- Catalysing information sharing/scientific discussion
- Stimulating participatory research
- Facilitating translation of new findings into daily practice
- Raising awareness and educating HCPs
- Catalysing information sharing/scientific discussion
- Stimulating participatory research
- Facilitating translation of new findings into daily practice
Practical Information
Badges
All participants are requested to wear the badge at all times during the conference to ensure admission to the meeting.
Certificate of Attendance
A certificate of attendance will be sent to you after successfully completing the program and post-meeting survey.
Language
The official language of the conference is English
Translation will/will not be provided.
Translation will/will not be provided.
Disclaimer
This conference is intended for educational purposes only and aims to offer participants the opportunity to share information. The Organizing Secretariat of this event, Virology Education, cannot accept any liability for the scientific content of the sessions or for any claims which may result from the use of information or publications from this meeting. Virology Education disclaims all liability for injuries or losses of whatever nature incurred by individuals attending the conference.
Liability and Insurance
By registering for the conference participants agree that the organizers do not accept responsibility for medical-, travel- or personal insurance. Participants are advised to take out their own insurance policies.
Photographs, Audio, and Video Recording
Photographs, audio, and video recordings are not permitted at the official meeting sessions. Only the official medical writer appointed by the organization may make recordings. All presentations will be posted here as soon as possible after the workshop is finished, provided the speaker has given permission to do so.
Code of Conduct
All attendees, speakers, co-organizers, partners, endorsers, suppliers, volunteers, and employees at any of our programs are expected to observe our Code of Conduct. We cannot tolerate any form of discrimination, harassment, disrespect, or the marginalization of those involved in our programs. All participants of VE and AME-organized programs are expected to treat others with dignity and respect at all times.
Any individual who feels discriminated against, harassed, disrespected, or marginalized is encouraged to report the incident(s) to VE and AME via info@amededu.com or to one of our on-site personnel.
Any participant who is found to have exhibited any inappropriate conduct or behavior against others may be removed from the program.
Any individual who feels discriminated against, harassed, disrespected, or marginalized is encouraged to report the incident(s) to VE and AME via info@amededu.com or to one of our on-site personnel.
Any participant who is found to have exhibited any inappropriate conduct or behavior against others may be removed from the program.
Registration
Registration is open.
Fees and Conditions
Physical Participation
|
Regular Delegates** |
Industry Delegates |
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|---|---|---|
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Early Fee (payment before/on 6 November 2023) |
$595 |
$835 |
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Standard Fee (payment before/on 26 May 2024) |
$835 |
$1075 |
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Onsite/Same Day Fee (Payment from 27 May to 6 June 2024) |
$955 |
$1195 |
Virtual Participation
|
Regular Delegates** |
Industry Delegates | |
|---|---|---|
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Early Fee (payment before/on 6 November 2023) |
$475 |
$715 |
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Standard Fee (payment before/on 26 May 2024) |
$715 |
$955 |
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Onsite/Same Day Fee (Payment from 27 May to 6 June 2024) |
$835 |
$1075 |
Discounts
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Early-Career Investigators / Academia from Resource-Limited Settings (RLS)* WITH accepted abstract |
Registration Fee Waived |
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Early-Career Investigators / Academia from Resource-Limited Settings (RLS)* WITHOUT accepted abstract |
50% Off Current Regular Fee |
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NGO Representatives / Government Representatives (i.e. MOH, NIH, NIAID, etc.) / Advocates |
50% Off Current Regular Fee |
|
Members of Endorsers |
25% Off Current Regular Fee |
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Sponsors |
Contact Secretariat |
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People Living with Long COVID |
100% Fee Discount |
*Countries included in the low-income and middle-income economies list of the World Bank Classification
** The "Regular Delegate" category includes the following:
- Healthcare professionals and patient representatives;
- NGOs, activists, and lobbyists;
- Government officials, representatives, and policymakers;
- Researchers; and
- Students in a relevant field.
Healthcare professionals are defined as professionals that provide any type of health care service to patients living with HIV or other diseases. If you are not sure, please do not hesitate to contact us at dominika.balounova@amededu.com.
If you have financial concerns, please contact the conference secretariat.
Important
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We strongly advise that you register early to ensure your registration. Registration will close when the capacity of the venue is reached.
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Submission of your online registration does not guarantee that your registration has been accepted. Your registration is final when full prepayment has been received and a confirmation of your registration has been sent.
Registration Fee Includes
For onsite attendees:
- Access to all scientific sessions, including poster area
- Conference pack, including abstract book and program
- Refreshments during the coffee breaks
- Buffet lunch on meeting days
For virtual attendees only:
- Access to all scientific sessions
- Digital workshop pack, including the program
IMPORTANT:
- No day rate is available
- Payment can only be made by credit card.
- Virology Education reserves the right to cancel improper registrations. Claims for a refund will not be honored.
- Access to all scientific sessions, including poster area
- Conference pack, including abstract book and program
- Refreshments during the coffee breaks
- Buffet lunch on meeting days
For virtual attendees only:
- Access to all scientific sessions
- Digital workshop pack, including the program
IMPORTANT:
- No day rate is available
- Payment can only be made by credit card.
- Virology Education reserves the right to cancel improper registrations. Claims for a refund will not be honored.
Early-Career Investigators / Academia from Resource-limited Settings (RLS)
We are pleased to waive the registration fee for early-career investigators and academia from low-income and lower-middle-income countries with an accepted abstract and a 50% discount on the registration fee without an accepted abstract.
IMPORTANT: The fee waiver is offered to the presenting author only.
To be eligible as an early-career investigator, one should either be a current Master/PhD student or have obtained an MD/PharmD/PhD degree in the last five years. An application form needs to be completed by a supervisor and received by the Virology Education secretariat at least two weeks prior to the start of the workshop. Virology Education will contact the early-career investigator with instructions regarding the registration procedure.
IMPORTANT: The fee waiver is offered to the presenting author only.
To be eligible as an early-career investigator, one should either be a current Master/PhD student or have obtained an MD/PharmD/PhD degree in the last five years. An application form needs to be completed by a supervisor and received by the Virology Education secretariat at least two weeks prior to the start of the workshop. Virology Education will contact the early-career investigator with instructions regarding the registration procedure.
Payment
By credit card only: online or by written authorization (see online registration).
Cancellation Policy
In case of cancellation, the following refunds are applicable:
- Cancellation before/on 6 May 2024: 50% refund (minus an administration fee of €40)
- Cancellation after 6 May 2024: Unfortunately, no refund will be given
If you are unable to attend the conference, a substitute delegate is always welcome at no extra charge, provided that a letter of authorization from the original participant has been received and the conference secretariat has been notified of the name of the substitute delegate before 23 May 2024. A statement (email/letter) of cancellation must be sent to Virology Education.
- Cancellation before/on 6 May 2024: 50% refund (minus an administration fee of €40)
- Cancellation after 6 May 2024: Unfortunately, no refund will be given
If you are unable to attend the conference, a substitute delegate is always welcome at no extra charge, provided that a letter of authorization from the original participant has been received and the conference secretariat has been notified of the name of the substitute delegate before 23 May 2024. A statement (email/letter) of cancellation must be sent to Virology Education.
Liability and Insurance
By registering for the conference, participants agree that the organizers do not accept responsibility for medical, travel, or personal insurance. Participants are advised to take out their own insurance policies.
Disclaimer
This workshop is intended for educational purposes only and aims to offer participants the opportunity to share information. The organizing secretariat of this workshop, Virology Education, cannot accept any liability for the scientific content of the sessions or for any claims which may result from the use of information or publications from this workshop. Virology Education disclaims all liability for injuries or losses of whatever nature incurred by individuals attending the workshop. In case of cancellation of the meeting due to unforeseen circumstances, Virology Education cannot be held responsible for expenses made for travel, accommodation, visa applications, etc.
Program
Preliminary Program
The program of Demystifying Long COVID North American Conference 2024 is currently under development.
Day 1 - Thursday, June 2024
Opening and Welcome - 10:00
10:00 EDT
Opening Words
Session 1 - Understanding to Date in Adult and Pediatric Populations - 10:30
10:30 EDT
Epidemiology and Long COVID Prevalence - US
10:30 EDT
Epidemiology and Long COVID Prevalence - Canada
11:00 EDT
Definition, Risk Factors, Exposures
11:25 EDT
Impact of Long COVID on Society/Economy
11:50 EDT
Discussion
12:05 EDt
Lunch Break
Session 2: Pathogenesis - 13:05
13:05 EDT
SARS-CoV-2 Virology, Persistence, and Inflammation
13:30 EDT
Neuropathogenesis
13:55 EDT
Vascular Dysfunction
14:20 EDT
Long-COVID and ME/CFS: Overlaps and Distinctions
14:45 EDT
Abstract #1
15:00 EDT
Discussion
15:15 EDT
Coffee Break
Session 3: Understanding Long COVID in Diverse Populations - 15:45
Melissa Stockwell, MD MPH
Candace Feldman, MD, MPH, ScD
15:45 EDT
Understanding Long COVID Across the Lifespan
Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Mailman School of Public Health, United States
16:10 EDT
Long COVID and Social Determinants of Health
Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in the Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation and Immunity, United States
16:35 EDT
Long COVID among Individuals Who Were Pregnant at the Time of Infection
17:00 EDT
Abstract #2
17:15 EDT
Abstract #3
17:30 EDT
Discussion: Closing Research Gaps
17:30 EDT
Poster Viewing
19:15 EDT
End of Day 1
Day 2 - Friday, 7 June 2024
Session 4: Biostatistics Methods of Studying Long COVID - 09:00
Kieran Quinn, MD PhD FRCP(C)
09:00 EDT
Defining a new syndrome without a gold standard
09:25 EDT
Methodological Challenges in Understanding the Impact of Vaccines/Reinfections
09:50 EDT
Causal Inference, EHR, Longitudinal Analyses in Long COVID
Department of Medicine, Sinai Health System, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto; ICES, Canada
10:15 EDT
Abstract #4
10:30 EDT
Abstract #5
10:45 EDT
Discussion
11:00 EDT
Coffee Break
Session 5: Clinical Management - 11:25
Sindhu Mohandas MBBS, MD, MRCPCH
11:25 EDT
Challenges in Providing Care for Adult Population / Rehabilitation
11:50 EDT
Challenges in Providing Care for Pediatric Long COVID / Rehabilitation
Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
12:15 EDT
Abstract #6
12:30 EDT
Abstract #7
12:45 EDT
Discussion
13:00 EDT
Lunch
Session 6: Panel Discussion on Care Pathways - 14:00
14:00 EDT
Panel Discussion on Care Pathways
Session 7: Prevention and Treatment Options on the Horizon - 15:00
15:00 EDT
Clinical Trial 1
15:25 EDT
Clinical Trial 2
15:50 EDT
Clinical Trial 3
16:30 EDT
Closing of the workshop
16:35 EDT
End of the Program
Committees
The members of the Organizing Committee are a group of carefully selected experts and inspirational leaders in their respective fields. They meet frequently to discuss the scientific program of the workshop, identify interesting topics and candidate speakers, and review all submitted abstracts.
Abstracts
The abstract submission portal for the Demystifying Long COVID North American Conference 2024 is closed!
Abstracts
The Demystifying Long COVID North American Conference 2024 accepted new original data as well as encored abstracts. All abstracts must have focused on Long COVID and contain up-to-date information at the time of the conference.
Registration fees were waived for early-career professionals with an accepted abstract. A 50% discount was offered to early-career professionals without an accepted abstract. The requirements for the application are specified here.
Abstract submitters were strongly encouraged to use person-first language in their abstracts. View the video tutorial and guidelines here
Abstract presenters are expected to attend the conference in-person to present their abstract.
Please contact the workshop/conference secretariat if this is not possible.
Categories for Abstract Submission
For purposes of review and programming, abstracts are divided into topical categories. The selection of the most appropriate category is important as it determines who reviews your abstract. The Program Committee reserves the right to reassign your abstract to a more appropriate category.
- Epidemiology
- Syndrome Definition and Diagnosis
- Pathophysiology
- Long COVID in Diverse Populations
- Prevention of post-COVID conditions
- Treatment Strategies
- Clinical Management and Models of Care
- Economic Impact
- Pediatrics
- Biostatistics
- Pregnancy
- Social Determinants of Health
- Epidemiology
- Syndrome Definition and Diagnosis
- Pathophysiology
- Long COVID in Diverse Populations
- Prevention of post-COVID conditions
- Treatment Strategies
- Clinical Management and Models of Care
- Economic Impact
- Pediatrics
- Biostatistics
- Pregnancy
- Social Determinants of Health
General Guidelines
Abstracts should contain the following four components:
- Background: A concise statement of the issue under investigation or a hypothesis;
- Material and Methods: The experimental methods used (including the statistical analyses employed);
- Results: Specific findings (promises such as "to be completed" or "to be presented" are not acceptable);
- Conclusions: A summary of findings that are supported by your results (statistical analyses used to support the conclusions, where appropriate, should be included; concluding statements such as "the results will be discussed" are not acceptable).
Please note that abstracts cannot be accepted if tables or graphs are included. The maximum word count for the abstract body is 500 words.
Abstracts are considered official communications to the conference and will be treated confidentially. Submitters of accepted abstracts agree to attend the meeting and present their abstract as scheduled.
We encourage you to use person-first language in your abstract(s). View our guidelines here: https://academicmedicaleducation.com/person-first-language
- Background: A concise statement of the issue under investigation or a hypothesis;
- Material and Methods: The experimental methods used (including the statistical analyses employed);
- Results: Specific findings (promises such as "to be completed" or "to be presented" are not acceptable);
- Conclusions: A summary of findings that are supported by your results (statistical analyses used to support the conclusions, where appropriate, should be included; concluding statements such as "the results will be discussed" are not acceptable).
Please note that abstracts cannot be accepted if tables or graphs are included. The maximum word count for the abstract body is 500 words.
Abstracts are considered official communications to the conference and will be treated confidentially. Submitters of accepted abstracts agree to attend the meeting and present their abstract as scheduled.
We encourage you to use person-first language in your abstract(s). View our guidelines here: https://academicmedicaleducation.com/person-first-language
Abstract Submission
Authors can submit their abstracts electronically until 19 April 2024 at 23:59 EDT.
By clicking the abstract submission link, you will be redirected to the submission website. Please follow the step-by-step directions to upload the abstract.
To ensure your abstract retains any special characters or formatting, the abstract must be in Microsoft Word format.
By clicking the abstract submission link, you will be redirected to the submission website. Please follow the step-by-step directions to upload the abstract.
To ensure your abstract retains any special characters or formatting, the abstract must be in Microsoft Word format.
Early-Career Investigators / Academia from Resource-limited Settings (RLS)
We are pleased to offer a 100% discount on the Early Academia fee for early-career investigators and academia from low-income and lower-middle-income countries with an accepted abstract.
IMPORTANT: the registration fee waiver is offered to the presenting author of the abstract only.
Applicants should:
- Be a current Master/ PharmD/ PhD student; OR
- Have obtained an MD/ PharmD/ PhD degree in the last five years.
An application form (available below) needs to be completed by a supervisor and received by the Virology Education at least 2 weeks before the start of the conference.
Virology Education will contact those with instructions regarding registration for the conference once the application has been received.
IMPORTANT: the registration fee waiver is offered to the presenting author of the abstract only.
Applicants should:
- Be a current Master/ PharmD/ PhD student; OR
- Have obtained an MD/ PharmD/ PhD degree in the last five years.
An application form (available below) needs to be completed by a supervisor and received by the Virology Education at least 2 weeks before the start of the conference.
Virology Education will contact those with instructions regarding registration for the conference once the application has been received.
Notification of Abstract Acceptance and Presentation Format
t is the responsibility of the corresponding/presenting author to inform all co-authors of the abstract’s status. We aim to send out notifications at least 1.5 months prior to the start date of the event. Please notify the Conference Secretariat if you have not received a notification by May. If your abstract is accepted, one author is required to register for the conference and present the paper as scheduled. Guidelines for preparing your oral and/or poster presentations will be sent after your abstract has been accepted.
Support
Support Our Initiative
Financial backing to the Demystifying Long COVID North American Conference 2024 helps us deliver an impactful meeting experience to the benefit of healthcare professionals, researchers, and community representatives.
This collaboration plays a vital role in both the organizational as well as scientific success of the program.
To show your commitment to the cause, get in touch with us for a tailored
support package by contacting Kim Go at kim.go@amededu.com or call +31 30 230 7140.
Benefits of Support
By supporting this program, we can offer the following advantages for your company.* Please contact us for the most recent support level benefits for this program.
- Symposium opportunities
- Non-commercial interviews with company representatives
- Verbal acknowledgement during the program
- Discounted and complimentary registrations for your representatives
- Company acknowledgement on digital meeting materials including but not limited to newsletters, flyers, the streaming platform, and our website
- Company acknowledgement on printed meeting materials including but not limited to banners and the program book
- Digital and printed advertising opportunities
- Social media shout-outs
- Logo on the conference bag
*Subject to the support level.
Endorsers
Endorsers
The Demystifying Long COVID North American Conference 2024 is endorsed by the following societies and organizations:
Become an Endorser
If you would like your organization to endorse or become a media partner of the Demystifying Long COVID North American Conference 2024, please contact Ms. Dominika Balounová at dominika.balounova@amededu.com.
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