Long COVID in Children and Young People
In this Discussion session chaired by Dr Jennifer Audette, Long COVID in Children and Young People will be discussed by Sammie Mcfarland, Kirsty Stanley, Dr Binita Kane, Dr Alison Twycross, Sarah Walker, Dr Eleni Iasonidou and Cara Kaup.
Dr Jennifer Audette, Physical Therapy Program Director and Associate Professor University of New England, USA
Sammie Mcfarland, CEO & Founder of Long Covid Kids, UK
Kirsty Stanley, Independent Occupational Therapist at Occupation4Life Ltd, OT at Long Covid Kids, and Co-Founder for Occupational Therapy for Long Covid and Long Covid Work, UK
Dr Binita Kane, Consultant Respiratory Physician in Manchester, Long COVID Kids Champion, UK
Dr Alison Twycross, Former Deputy Dean and Professor of Children’s Nursing, Editor-in-Chief Evidence Based Nursing, and Chair Long Covid Nurses and Midwives, UK
Sarah-Jayne Walker, Lead Conductive Educator Naomi’s Garden, UK
Dr Eleni Iasonidou, Paediatrician, President of Long Covid Greece, and Lead Long Covid Kids Representative for Greece, Greece
Cara Kaup, Long COVID Physio Peer Support Co-Director, Paediatric Physical Therapist, Canada
Learning Objectives:
To better understand how Long COVID and disability is experienced in children and young people
To better understand how rehabilitation can safely support children and young people living with Long COVID
Dr Jennifer Audette
Dr Alison Twycross
Sammie Mcfarland
Sarah-Jayne Walker
Kirsty Stanley
Dr Eleni Iasonidou
Dr Binita Kane
Cara Kaup