Current Landscape of Long COVID Research
In this Science session Dr Elaine Maxwell will present on the landscape of pivotal, new and emerging Long COVID research, followed by a panel discussion with Dr Nisreen Alwan, Dr Athena Akrami, Dr Janet Prvu Bettger, Tuuli-Marjatta Latvala, Dr Claire Taylor and Dr Karen Matthews.
Dr Elaine Maxwell, Trustee Long Covid Support, and Visiting Professor London South Bank University, UK
Dr Nisreen Alwan, Associate Professor in Public Health, University of Southampton, UK
Dr Athena Akrami, Co-Founder Patient-Led Research Collaborative, and Neuroscientist at Sainsbury Wellcome Centre University College London (UCL), UK
Dr Janet Prvu Bettger, Associate Professor and Chair of Health and Rehabilitation Science Temple University College of Public Health, USA
Tuuli-Marjatta Latvala, Master of Health Sciences, Physiotherapist, Long COVID Advocate, Finland
Dr Karen Matthews, Long Covid SOS Trustee, UK
Darren Brown (he/him), Chair Long COVID Physio and Clinical Academic Physiotherapist, UK
Learning Objectives:
To better understand the breadth of Long COVID research including epidemiology, mechanisms and pathogenesis, treatments and interventions, disability, and rehabilitation
To better understand research gaps and emerging priorities in Long COVID research
Dr Elaine Maxwell
Tuuli-Marjatta Latvala
Dr Nisreen Alwan
Dr Karen Matthews
Dr Athena Akrami
Darren Brown
Dr Janet Prvu Bettger