As of February 2024, more than 15% of households in the United States have reported having symptoms of “long covid.” “Long COVID” also know as “long haulers” and clinically as Post Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC) or Post COVID Condition (PCC), is documented with more than 200 known symptoms that can affect multiple body organs. People with PCC can take weeks or longer to recover from the condition with some still reporting symptoms since becoming infected with COVID-19 in 2020. What do you know about this condition? How do we get the latest information about “long COVID?” How do you talk about this condition with your doctor? Have you been diagnosed with “long COVID” but don’t know where to get more information? Join Disability Network West Michigan through the virtual webinar series “Let’s talk long COVID.”
Join us from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. EST on Wednesday, August 21st and Thursday, August 22nd to hear from medical, public health, and research professionals talk about what PCC looks like, what health interventions we can use to reduce and manage symptoms, what PCC may look like for veterans, and how we can advocate for our own health.
Some of the speakers for “Let’s talk Long COVID” includes
Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly, M.D, the Director of the Clinical Epidemiology Center, and the Chief of Research and Education Service at Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System and named one of 2024 Time magazines “Most influential in Health.”
Dr. Katharine Seagly PhD, Director of the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Rehabilitation Program and Co-Director of the Post-Covid Conditions Clinic and Adult Clinical Psychologist at the University of Michigan.
Becca Squires, LMSW, Becca is a clinical social worker at Michigan Medicine at the University of Michigan, currently working in Rehabilitation Psychology, both clinical group facilitation and program coordinator for the post-COVID and Concussion clinics.
Krista Coombs Director of Policy/Programs with COVID-19 Longhaulers Advocacy Project and Long COVID Advocate with the Vermont Center for Independent Living.
Dr. Walter J. Koroshetz, Director of National Institute of Neurological and Stroke (NINDS), National Institute of Health (NIH) and the Co-Chair of the RECOVER initiative. Dr. Koroshetz will talk about what is Post COVID Condition (PCC or “long COVID”) and how research has helped with understanding and managing this disease.
After each presentation, time permitting, there will be a question-and-answer period. For more information…
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
10 am to 10:30 am Dr. Walter J. Koroshetz
10:30 am to 11 am Dr. Katharine Seagly, PhD and Becca Squires, LMSW
*Disability Network West Michigan will do everything possible to make sure that this event is accessible to all attendees. If you need an
accommodation to participate, please indicate that when you RSVP for the event. We will do our best to accommodate all requests, but please submit them as soon as possible.*
