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Demystifying Long COVID North American Conference 2024
Enduring Materials
Day 1 - Thursday, 6 June 2024
Opening and Welcome - 10:00
10:05 EDT
Opening Address
Session 1 - Understanding to Date in Adult and Pediatric Populations - 10:30
Melissa Stockwell, MD MPH
Priti Patel, MD, MPH
10:30 EDT
Epidemiology and Long COVID Prevalence - US
10:30 EDT
Epidemiology and Long COVID Prevalence - Canada
11:00 EDT
Understanding Long COVID Across the Lifespan
Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Mailman School of Public Health, United States
11:25 EDT
Impact of Long COVID on Society and Economy
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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
15:00 EDT
Discussion
15:15 EDT
Coffee Break & Poster Viewing
Session 3: Understanding Long COVID in Diverse Populations - 15:45
Candace Feldman, MD, MPH, ScD
Sindhu Mohandas MBBS, MD, MRCPCH
15:45 EDT
Long COVID among individuals who were pregnant at the time of infection
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
Abstract #2: Sleep Disturbances in Children with Long COVID
17:05 EDT
Abstract #4: Sex Differences and Symptom Burden Over Time in Children Seen in a Pediatric Long COVID Clinic.
Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
17:20 EDT
Discussion: Closing Research Gaps
17:50 EDT
End of Day 1
Day 2 - Friday, 7 June 2024
Session 4: Biostatistics Methods of Studying Long COVID - 09:00
Harrison Reeder, PhD
Tanayott Thaweethai, PhD
Kieran Quinn, MD PhD FRCP(C)
09:00 EDT
Defining a new syndrome without a gold standard
Massachusetts General Hospital Biostatistics and Harvard Medical School, United States
09:25 EDT
Methodological Challenges in Understanding the Impact of Vaccines/Reinfections
Massachusetts General Hospital Biostatistics, Harvard Medical School, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, United States
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
10:45 EDT
Discussion
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
Session 6: Panel Discussion on Care Pathways - 14:00
Netia McCray
14:00 EDT
Opening of the Panel Discussion - Poetry Reading
14:10 EDT
Panel Discussion on Care Pathways
Mbadika; COVID-19 Longhaulers Advocacy Project (C19-LAP); Long COVID Patient with Lived Experience, United States
Session 7: Prevention and Treatment Options on the Horizon - 15:30
Gordon McGregor, PhD
15:30 EDT
Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir for Treatment of Long COVID: What Do clinical Data Show?
15:55 EDT
REGAIN Study: Clinical effectiveness of an online physical and mental health rehabilitation programme
University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry University, University of Warwick
16:20 EDT
RECLAIM Trial
16:30 EDT
RECOVER Clinical Trials
16:40 EDT
Discussion
16:55 EDT
Closing of the conference
17:00 EDT
End of the Program
General
What's New
About this Program
The Demystifying Long COVID North American Conference 2024 was 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 featured state-of-the-art lectures, case presentations, and interactive sessions tailored to address educational needs in global healthcare settings. Ample time was reserved for debates and panel discussions to enhance knowledge exchange and reinforce the implementation of clinical guidelines and recommendations.
This has been 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 aimed 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 were 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 was English
Translation was not provided.
Translation was not provided.
Disclaimer
This conference was 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 agreed 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 were 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.
Committees
Organizing Committee
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.
Scientific Program Coordinator
Support
Silver Level
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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